Introduce your students to the concept of fables, and discuss how they differ from myths, fairy tales or other stories they may be familiar with. Compare the fables of Aesop to other fables from around the world. Observe how they differ, and note what elements remain the same between tales.
Have students write their own fable, allowing them to update it with contemporary themes, and then allow your students to read them aloud to the class. Note the elements they mimic in their own stories, such as characterization similarities and story morals. Also discuss the differences between their contemporary settings and Ancient Greece.
Provide or have your students write a script based on one or more of the fables your class has studied. Create paper costumes and scenery, memorize lines and then put on a short skit for another classroom, or break into several groups and perform different skits for each other.
Encourage your students to identify the human-like traits authors sometimes give animals in stories by providing images for them to add to a poster-sized collage. Have your students label the human-like traits they find and present their findings to the rest of the class at the end of the session.