Empathy
So Funny I Forgot to Laugh Materials
Book Corner
Arthur Character Cards: Arthur, Sue Ellen, Buster
Estes, Eleanor Ferry, Beth Henkes, Kevin Hughes, Shirley Ludwig, Trudy Polacco, Patricia Yashima, Taro
Vocabulary List (optional)
Objective: Students explore the interactive comic with buddies to help them gain an understanding of their own feelings, other's feelings, and different perspectives.
The Hundred Dresses Stick and Stone A Weekend with Wendell Alfie Gives a Hand The Invisible Boy Mrs. Katz and Tush Crow Boy
(see Appendix, Recommended Books for more selections)
30–45
minutes
E mpath y LITTLE B uddy S ession 1:
Introduction Preview the story
Introduce the concept and main idea of the story. You might want to say: The online story you are going to read with your Big Buddy is called So Funny I Forgot to Laugh. There are three main characters in the story: Arthur, Sue Ellen, and Buster. Show Character Cards and/or project them on your whiteboard to help students remember the characters. Then you can say: In the story, Arthur teases Sue Ellen about a sweater she is wearing. When you talk about the story with your Big Buddy, some of the things you’ll discuss are why kids tease each other, how teasing can make someone feel, and what you can do about teasing.
29 Little Buddy Session: So Funny I Forgot to Laugh
