#109 To Share Or Not To Share
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Wimzie is annoyed about having to share her toys all the time.
Yaya tries to re-instill the value of sharing in her granddaughter
and succeeds temporarily. But when Wimzie receives a camera
as a present, she refuses to share it. The other kids are angry
at her and won't even pose for pictures. Yaya encourages Wimzie
to share the camera. She does and it breaks accidentally. Thanks
to sharing, Wimzie's special present is broken and she is very
upset. Yaya realizes that Wimzie has a point and sets up a system
where she and the other kids can put aside several toys a day
that only their owner can play with.
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- Children will learn that when
you play with your friends it is important to share.
- Children will learn that although
it is not always easy to share, it can make us feel good,
just as we feel good when others share with us.
- Children will learn that it's
okay to have special things that you don't share.
- Children will learn that grown-ups
can make mistakes.
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Vocabulary: |
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Suggested Activities: |
| Before you view:
Today Wimzie gets a special present from someone. Watch to see
what the special present is and who sends it to her. |
| While you view:
See suggestions in "How to use this guide". |
After you view:
Go back to the pre-viewing activity and have the children respond
to the question.
(Answer: Uncle Ernest sent Wimzie a musical camera.) Talk about
what you've seen and take some time to discuss it. |
Extended Learning Activities |
Option
1: About Sharing (Discussion Activity)
Materials required: None |
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Have a discussion about sharing.
Ask the children why they think it's important to share. Was
Wimzie being mean because she didn't want to share? Ask the
children what they like about sharing and what they don't
like about sharing. See if there are any toys or other special
things that the children would rather not share. How do they
feel when they see others playing with their things?
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Option 2: My Special Things Box (Collage Activity)
Materials required: Medium sized cardboard boxes (shoe box size),
one for each child; glue/paste/tape; old magazines; markers/crayons;
children's scissors (optional) |
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each child a box and an old magazine. Have them tear or cut
out pictures of things that they like. Then have them decorate
their own box by pasting pictures in a collage fashion. Have
the children talk about (share) the things they choose to put
in their "special things box". How are these things meaningful
to them? |
Theme Related Books: |
Don't
Touch My Room, Patricia
Larkin, Little, Brown (cloth) Joy Street/Little, Brown (paper),
1985.
Nobody's Perfect, Not Even My Mother, Nora Simon,
Albert Whitman and Company, 1987. |
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