Stimulus scenario:
You have a snack that your friend really wants. They ask you to share, but you’re really hungry and don’t want to share it today.
Ask your class to imagine the scenario, or have a couple of children role play it. Ask them what it makes them wonder.
Possible questions:
Should you share your snack?
Should we always share?
Should we share everything?
Is it okay to say no sometimes?
What is most important: our own feelings or our friend’s feelings?
Big ideas / concepts include: sharing, fairness, politeness, friendship, saying no, resistance, assertiveness, generosity, kindness.
Oracy activites
Can they remember what everyone else said?