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Grade K-3
Subject English Language Arts
Resource type Lesson plan/Unit plan
Duration 30 minutes

About This Resource

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 their own families and communities. This instructional sample allows students to explore relationship dynamics, and factors that influence self-identity, through a gender-based lens.

*updates coming 2024/2025

Fairy Tales and Gender Roles