Central Idea:
Being generous can help us connect with one another
Generous, it's not a word the children hear often yet it's such a big part
of how we all interact with each other.
A pre-assessment reveals some of the children's prior knowledge:
What is generosity?
"Being friendly" - Esme
"Helping people" - Alfie
"Feeding a cat is generous" - Sofia
An Australian 8 year old girl named Penny has made several blogs on her understanding of the world, we watched her blog on generosity. Penny's ideas of what generosity is . . .
- sharing
- giving to other people
- sharing talents and time
- thinking about what others need
- praising people
- recycling is being generous to people in the future
The children discussed these ideas and we'll explore them in upcoming group times. I presented them each with a Generosity Journal which will become a regular part of group time. It will be an opportunity to tell the others of a time they were generous and to draw a picture of it.
In the beginning as they develop their awareness of their generous acts I will take pictures throughout the day when I see someone doing something generous. You can help generate ideas too if your see you child showing generosity at home - just send me a quick description by email.
Yay generosity
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Roc started his new pre-school today
coincidentally named "Creative Kids centre"
Big hugs & smiles from Trinidad
Robin + Rocco
Hi Robin and Rocco, we miss you both and hope you're settling in. The kids have put Rocco's picture from his lunch mat on the fridge to remember him by :)
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