This week in class, we’re reading “How Boots Befooled the King” by Howard Pyle.
In this folktale, a wise king offers his daughter’s hand in marriage to whomever can make a fool out of him.
As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Prejudice & Discrimination and Resilience & Success as they relate to the text. We are trying to answer these big questions :
“Why do people succeed?” and “How does prejudice emerge?”
Ways to support your child:
- Ask your child about this folktale at home:
- What was “How Boots Befooled the King” about?
- What did you learn about? About Resilience & Success?
- Watch the following video on Multiple Intelligences at home with your child.