What does it mean to be a friend?
Eliza- "To be nice."
Dylan-"Saying I love you."
Eli-"Taking turns!"
Molly-"Playing with each other."
Jacob-"Making drawings."
Hannah-Inviting people to my house."
Ezra-"Inviting people to my Birthday Party!"
Then we read The Sandwich Swap again. One of our favorites! It's about two girls that are best friends, hurt each others feelings, spend a short time time being mad at each other, and at the end of the story they apologize/take responsibility for their actions, forgive and make things right!
When we finished the story we talked about how even best friends don't get a long all the time, can say hurtful things and make mistakes. The important thing is to apologize and make things right if you can. But it takes two people to make thing right, being able to forgive is not an easy thing to do no matter how old you are. It takes lots of practice too! It was a great discussion if you get a chance ask your children about it.
Thank you so much for making this part of your curriculum. Its been really helpful.
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