We began our morning by repeating our 'I am thinking of a number between...' game from yesterday. Today we used our large number line and instead of fly swatters, we used our bodies to narrow the parameters. After this, we practiced counting by 5s and 10s. In the spirit of our first unit on counting, we then played a game called penny dice. Students took turns rolling a dice, and collecting the correct amount of pennies. When the pile of pennies got smaller in the middle, they had to roll the correct number in order to pick them up. At the end of the game, we counted up or pennies to see who had more. This was a great way to introduce dice games and money. We will be doing a lot of activities this year that involve playing games, taking turns and being resepectful to a partner. After break, we read the story: 'The Bully and the Shrimp' and talked about how mean words and actions can hurt our feelings. While reading the book we had to really think about the main character's feelings and the author's message. After reading the book I passed out a small paper heart to each student. We talked about words that hurt us or times we were teased. With each mean word or action, we crumpled up our heart. After that, we talked about nice things that have been done for us, and tried to smooth out our heart. However, by the end, the heart was a wrinkled mess that could not be smoothed out perfectly. The kids made the connection that our own hearts feel wrinkled and crumpled sometimes when we don't like what someone says. Words do hurt. After this, we recited this poem: Before you speak, Think and be smart. It's hard to fix a wrinkled heart. This is one of my favourite lessons of our getting along unit! What a wonderful concrete way to show how our actions have consequences.
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