About This Lesson
17 Minute Video Lesson
The pull toward home can be as strong as the tides. This Russian folktale touches on themes of responsibility, generosity and honesty. If we are not true to ourselves, if our community does not conspire to help us tap into our inner passions, great consequences lie in store.
This story is powerful for discussions of community particularly with immigrants and individuals that have experienced a relocation of home.
This is a complete micro lesson on Social Emotional Development through the ethical lens of the Four Awesome Questions: Is it True?, Is it Fair? Will it Build Community and Better Friendship? Will it be Helpful to those Involved? Following the story, selected discussion questions are presented to engage critical thinking and authentic discussion.
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More micro-lessons can be found for free at www.epicethics.org/free-stories/ Epic Ethics for Peaceful Schools is an Ethics-Based Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum for K-6th grade. www.epicethics.org
