Saying we Share: Proverbs and Fables

By Norma Tong Lee

Sayings We Share 3rd Grade

Day 1 Writing Prompt

Have you ever heard the saying “What’s worth having is worth waiting for”? Think about what it means. Now write a story about a time

when you waited for something that was worth

having.

Sayings We Share 3rd Grade

Day 2 Writing Prompt

All of us have read folktales. Think

about a folktale you have heard or read. Now write a folktale with you and your

friends as characters.

Sayings We Share 3rd Grade

Day 3 Writing Prompt

Everyone has rules to live by. Think about

one rule that you live by that you think is

important. Now write about that rule

and tell why it is important.

Sayings We Share 3rd Grade

Day 4 Writing Prompt

In “The Tortoise and the Hare,” the hare loses a race. Think

about what mistakes the hare made. Now write a letter to the

hare telling him what to do differently the next time he’s in a

race.

Sayings We Share 3rd Grade

Day 5 Writing Prompt

In most fairy tales the wolf is “the bad guy.” Write your own imaginary story that has a wolf

as a main character. In your story, let the wolf be “the good

guy.”