Friendship: Is Sharing Easy or Hard?

Yesterday I asked the children what friendship means.

"Sharing"- Ryleigh

"Making bracelets" - Sofia

"Racing" - William

I used their ideas to plan todays group time. "The Best Gift of All" is a story that identifies friendship being the best gift of all rather than material things.

The children made bead bracelets. As they exercised hand-eye co-ordination and focused on stringing the tiny beads I asked if they would share their bracelets or keep them. At first everyone except Tyreese said they would keep their bracelets. After a reminder that sharing is different than giving away they decided they would share their bracelet.

Who will you share it with?

My little brother - Bela

My brother - Michael

My mom and my brother even though he's mean to me - Ryleigh

My dad - Billy

My sister - Chloe

Later in the day, I noticed that some chose to share with other children at school.

Is sharing hard or easy?

The children reflected on this and had 4 choices; easy, hard, a little bit easy or a little bit hard 

A little bit hard - Bela and Ryleigh

A little bit easy - Billy and Chloe

Easy - Tyreese

Hard - Michael