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Grade 3 - How we express ourselves
The Magic of Stories
Central Idea
Traditional stories are told to help people make sense of the world and to teach values that are still important today.
An inquiry into:
- Why people tell stories
- The characteristic elements of traditional stories
- What traditional stories teach us
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- Aesop's Fables (13:00) Four timeless favorites from the Greek master of fables are included in this program brimming with colorful animation, lively music, and poetry. After each fable, the viewer is given the moral of the story. fables include:"
- "The Grasshopper and the Ants" - The grasshopper dances and plays the summer away, only to learn the folly of his ways. Students learn that "When you need your daily bread, it's always best to plan ahead."
- "The Tortoise and the Hare" - Being the fastest, strongest, or best at something doesn't always mean you'll come out on top. What's often more important is persistence and determination.
- "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" - Youngsters see the folly of lying and straying from the truth - when you're known to tell lies, people won't believe anything you say, even if it's true.
- "The Horse's Mistake" - Teaches the benefits of cooperation and shows that an uncooperative person may wind up doing more work than if he or she had cooperated from the beginning.
- TEAMS: Student as an historias: Family stories (58:58) The importance of oral histories is explored in this program. Students learn how matriarchs and patriarchs of a family can be the sources of wonderful family stories and other information.
- Long ago, yesterday, and today (15:00) Compare the lives of people living in a community today to those who lived recently and long ago. Re-creations, artifacts, photographs, and time-lines tell the stories of how our parents, grandparents, and other ancestors lived on a daily basis. Includes different types of shelter, food, clothing, transportation, recreation, and forms of education
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