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- Fairy tales: Another point of view
- This lesson is on comparing and contrasting (alike and different) two different versions of The Three Little Pigs. Students will use the original fairy tale The Three Little Pigs previously learned in the lesson “Fairy Tales” and compare it to the story The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. This story gives the wolf's point of view.
- Author: Audra Penrod and Vivian Lages
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1)
- The meaning behind the mask
- Students explore the cultural significance of masks, discuss the use of masks in stories, and then investigate the role masks play in ceremonies and on special occasions in various African cultures.
- Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
- Format: lesson plan (grades K–2)