Week 11/18/2013: Little Bee's
We have transitioned from friendship into understanding giving. With the Thanksgiving holiday season rapidly approaching, we wanted to review the meaning of giving thanks and that giving comes in many forms. We read the book "The Giving Tree." During reading, we analysed the positioning of the tree to express emotion, we pondered why the tree is happy when the boy seems to get everything and the tree is often left alone. As a reinforcing activity I asked each of the students the following. Who is your favorite person, someone you love very much:
Wiley: My Mom
Syndey: My Dad
Laura: My friend Isabella
Then I gave them the following scenario: "I'm a magic genie, you can wish to give your favorite person anything you want to make them happy":
Wiley: A new TV
Syndey: A new couch
Laura: A flower
Then I gave them the following scenario: "I'm still a genie, but now your favorite person is very sad, if you could give them anything to make them feel better and happy what would you wish for":
Wiley: to be her friend
Syndey: a hug
Laura: a hug
I was elated to see they understand the meaning and difference in giving without any prompting from me.
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