#114 Friendship Day
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While preparing to celebrate Friendship Day, the kids agree
that it's easy to be friends. They have a poetry contest and
Jonas is the judge. Jonas chooses Horace's poem because he thinks
it is the best. Wimzie becomes very angry at Jonas for choosing
Horace's poem. Wimzie feels that because she and Jonas are best
friends that he should have voted for her. Yaya uses her special
powers to show Wimzie that always doing and liking the same
things as your friend isn't always best. Yaya helps the children
realize that friendship is hard work and that friends can like
different things and can even make you angry or hurt you, but
they can still be your friends - if you work at it.
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- Children will learn that sometimes
friends do things that disappoint you, but this does not
mean that they cannot be your friends.
- Children will learn that good
friends do not have to like or dislike the same things or
people.
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Vocabulary: |
remind
sculpture
poetry |
Suggested Activities: |
| Before
you view: Today the children
have a contest. Watch to see what kind of contest it is and
who wins. |
| While you view:
See suggestions in "How to use this guide". |
After
you view: Go back to your
pre-viewing activity and have the children respond to the question.
(Answer: Horace wins a poetry contest.) Talk about what you've
seen and take some time to discuss it. |
Extended Learning Activities |
Option
1: We Are All Different and Alike (Discussion Activity)
Materials required: None |
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Have the children sit in a talking
circle. Ask them if they remember why Wimzie was angry at
Jonas for choosing Horace's poem. (Answer: she felt that because
they are best friends he should have chosen her poem.) Ask
the children if they think that their friends should do everything
that they want them to do. Do they think that their friends
should always like the same things that they like? Have the
children talk about the things they like to do. Some examples
might be: coloring, playing with blocks, dramatic play or
different sports. Are these the same things or are they different
than what their friends like to do?
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Option 2: What's Your Favorite Food? (Comparing Activity)
Materials required: Reproducible activity sheet, pencils/crayons |
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the children that friends can like the same things and they
can also like different things, but either way they can still
get along. Use the foods they like and dislike to illustrate
this point. Give each child a reproducible activity sheet. Have
the children circle the foods that they like. When they are
finished ask them to compare their choices with their friends.
Do they like the same foods or different foods? |
Theme Related Books: |
Friends,
Helme Heine, McElderry (cloth) Aladdin (paper), 1982.
The Hating Book, Charlotte Zolotow, Harper, 1969.
Rosie and Michael, Judith Viorst, Atheneum, 1974. |
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