Friday 18 January 2013

We are Generous Beings #2 - What is generosity

The Water group began this unit by telling others who we are (the transdisplinary theme). The children told what they like to do and some of the qualities they have.  
Next we looked at Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree. The children immediately noticed that the tree always gives the boy something when he visits the tree. Enxin commented: "Genenosity is sharing so the tree is being generous." Natalya noticed that the tree is just a stump in the end of the story. Peter added: "Yeah, the tree has nothing left." I asked the children: "Do you think the tree is happy?" Below are some of their answers:

Aiden: "The tree is happy when the boy is happy."
Cameron: "No, the tree is not really happy. Sometimes I don't have to share my legos."
Jayla: The tree is angry.



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