September 12 - Thursday

Class Work

1. What did you find out about the Number Three? Walk around the room. Share your three most interesting facts with three others in the room. Add to your list if you hear something unique or new!

2. Let's look at some "3" stories:
Why are there three critters? Is it a simple matter of "good, better, and best?" Or, is it something else? Consider

 

• "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"
• http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=ApELuP4TbCS.w.gaZ8nh0SubvZx4?fr=yfp-t-122-s&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&p=goldilocks%20and%20the%20three%20bears
• "The Three Little Kittens"
• http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oGdWYaZC9SwRoAW75XNyoA;_ylc=X1MyNzY2Njc5X3IyYmNrNWVoZGNjaDkyN212MSUyNmIlM0Q0JTI2ZCUzRDhoY3VNMXRwWUVJamJLOFVLNERMVzdXZjlNRUhVVU1TaXV5R1FnLS0lMjZzJTNEazclMjZpJTNEaDlMM0VUaUQwVlZqU2JkN05ibjRjc3JjcHZpZEozaFpkVW9HZEVkWFJheGtVaVBiNFFtQ1NOT3dsVkl2WkJvQURVRHJmcnlmcC10LTEyMi1zZnIyc2ItdG9wZ3ByaWRJeWlocTVqSVQxNmV4WUpUaVZMQndBbl9yc2x0MTBuX3N1Z2cxMG9yaWdpbnNlYXJjaC55YWhvby5jb21wb3MwcHFzdHJwcXN0cmxxc3RybDI0cXVlcnlUaGUgdGhyZWUgbGl0dGxlIGtpdHRlbnN0X3N0bXAxMzc4ODM3NTYzMTA3?p=The+three+little+kittens&fr2=sb-top&fr=yfp-t-122-s
• "Three Billy Goats' Gruff" http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oGdUM6ZC9SniAAeFhXNyoA;_ylc=X1MyNzY2Njc5X3IyYmNrNWVoZGNjaDkyN212MSUyNmIlM0Q0JTI2ZCUzRDhoY3VNMXRwWUVJamJLOFVLNERMVzdXZjlNRUhVVU1TaXV5R1FnLS0lMjZzJTNEazclMjZpJTNEaDlMM0VUaUQwVlZqU2JkN05ibjRjc3JjcHZpZGJybnNiMG9HZEVkWFJheGtVaVBiNFFJYVNOT3dsVkl2WkRvQUNraXFmcnlmcC10LTEyMi1zZnIyc2EtZ3BncHJpZEkzNlRGYlE0VEVDYlo4ODFmdzRnWUFuX3JzbHQxMG5fc3VnZzEwb3JpZ2luc2VhcmNoLnlhaG9vLmNvbXBvczFwcXN0clRoZSB0aHJlZSBiaWxseSBwcXN0cmwxNnFzdHJsMjdxdWVyeXRoZSB0aHJlZSBiaWxseSBnb2F0cyBncnVmZnRfc3RtcDEzNzg4Mzc2NDczMzg-?p=the+three+billy+goats+gruff&fr2=sb-top&fr=yfp-t-122-s  (1st)

Knowing what you now know about the number three, is there special significance of the three characters in these stories?

3. More tales with numbers:

1. "The Three Wishes" from England - p. 220
2. "The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey" from Ancient Greece p. 179
3. "The Wolf and Seven Little Kids" from Germany p. 109
4. "Thousand-Furs" from Germany p. 126
5. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" from Germany and Disney p. 53
6. "The Three Hares" from Turkey p. 497
7. "The Two Old Women's Bet" from Southern United States p. 671
8. "Three Magic Oranges" from Costa Rica p. 760
9. "The Five Brothers" from Chile p. 776

Join one of the nine groups.
First: Research the number. Is it special in any way. If you have the number "3", share the information with the group and quickly move on.
Next: Read the story. See if the number is important to the tale.
After that: Consider the story again. What if there were a different number? How would that change the story? Discuss as a group and write down your ideas.
And then: Discuss if the culture from which the story sprang would be receptive because of the number within the story? Is that number important in the culture? (Use the Internet to help you here!)
Finally: Outline the events of the story and be prepared to share the story with the class - outline and all. Also, be ready to share the significance of the number within the story.

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How well do you know Cinderella? For homework, read or watch a version of Cinderella - the French version. Disney's version is based on the French version. Either will do. Be ready to participate in a class discussion of the princess and her tale!