Fairy Tales and Gender Roles

Overview

This lesson will allow students to explore factors that influence self-identity, including gender roles and identity. Fairy Tales are a wonderful genre to explore how gender has been portrayed historically and in current times. Traditional fairy tales and fractured ones (modern day ones with a twist) allow primary students to think critically about how men and women are portrayed and compare these portrayals to themselves, their families and communities.

Curriculum References

English Language Arts, 2

• Big Ideas: Everyone has a unique story to share.
• Curricular Competencies: Demonstrate awareness of the role that story plays in personal, family, and community identity, create stories and other age-appropriate texts to deepen awareness of self, family, and community.
• Content: Elements of story.

English Language Arts, 3

• Big Ideas: Stories and other texts help us learn about ourselves, our families, and our communities.
• Curricular Competencies: Explain the role that story plays in personal, family, and community identity, create stories and other texts to deepen awareness of self, family, and community.
• Content: Elements of story.

Physical and Health Education, 2/3

• Big Ideas: Our physical, emotional, and mental health are interconnected.
• Curricular Competencies: Identify personal skills, interests, and preferences and describe how they influence self-identity.
• Content: Factors that influence self-identity.

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