When students arrive in the morning they have bell work to do. As we go through Aesop's Fables, the students are supposed to briefly summarize the story and then draw a picture on the back. This works in two ways: the student has the put the story into their own words and then draw what they see in their minds. Here is a great example of one student's artwork. The Ant and the Grasshopper In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest. "Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?" "I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same." "Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; we have got plenty of food at present." But the Ant went on its ...