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How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun Lesson PlanHow Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun Lesson Plan
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How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun

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Students explore U.S. history by reading a Native American tale in class. In this cultural storytelling activity, students read the story How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun and discuss the characters and themes of the Native American story. Students create puppets from the story and re-enact it with them.

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u.s. history, cultural storytelling, how grandmother spider stole the sun, native americans, english language arts
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Grade
K - 4th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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