Students will enter the project through a playful folktale experience, notice that two versions of a story can be alike and different, and begin reflecting on what stories can teach about themselves and others.

Students will listen to and compare two folktale versions, gather picture-based evidence about what characters want, feel, and do, and use story maps, partner talk, and revision routines to build empathy for characters and connect story perspectives to themselves and others.

Students will use evidence from folktales they already know to name what characters want, feel, and do, then turn those ideas into a simple How Might We design brief for a puppet show audience. They will brainstorm several puppet-show directions, get peer feedback, choose one plan with child-friendly criteria, and prepare a clear retell-and-message plan for the next phase of building and rehearsal.

Students will turn their chosen folktale plan into quick puppet-show prototypes, test their ideas with peers and a visiting audience, revise at least two parts based on feedback, and complete a final rehearsal check before the showcase.

Students will share their finished puppet shows with an authentic audience, show how feedback shaped their final choices, and reflect on what stories taught them about themselves and others.