About This Lesson
9 Minute Video Lesson
This is an incredible folktale from the Grimm Brothers canon that demonstrates empathy, ecological justice and forgiveness. At a time when it is helpful to instruct Earth friendly behaviors, the Queen Bee stresses the wisdom of treating the natural world with respect and empathy.
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 friendships? Will it be helpful to those involved? Following the story, selected discussion questions are presented to engage critical thinking and authentic discussion.
More micro-lessons can be found for free at www.epicethics.org
Epic Ethics for Peaceful Schools is a K-6 Ethics-Based Social Emotional Learning curriculum.
