For the last few weeks of school, Grades K and 1 are having fairy tale fun! First we talked about why Mr. Dewey put fairy tales in the 300s section with books about culture: because there are many different versions of each fairy tale, and they vary slightly based on the culture where they’re being told.
We examined Cinderella and all the different versions that exist (Caribbean, Jewish, Persian, Egyptian, Irish, Indian, Chinese, Korean, Cajun, Native American, etc.) – it’s amazing how one story can be told in so many different ways!
Then all classes had the treat of watching different fairy tale videos: Peter and the Wolf, Hansel and Gretel, or Jack and the Beanstalk.
Hooray for fairy tale fun!
