Our new Unit of Inquiry is entitled "Listen up". We have been exploring the central idea " Folktales teach us values, feelings and or beliefs in an entertaining way". The children are quite enthusisastic about this unit. We brainstormed the meaning of folktales and the children came up with interesting 'I wonder' questions! "Why are there animal characters in folktales and why do animal characters talk?" are a few of the questions the children constructed. We started the week exploring folktales from different cultures. Thus far, we have travelled to China, Finland, Ukraine, Liberia and Mexico! We discussed and explored the characters, setting, as well as the beginning, middle and end of stories. We also investigated the morals/lessons found in the stories. Come by and take a look at our illustrations of 'The Dragon Painter', a folktale from China and our book of 'The Mitten', a folktale from the Ukraine. Next week, we will begin taking a look at legends and fables ! If you would like to come in and read a folktale to the class, please let me know!