Generosity
Arthur’s Giving and Keeping Game Materials
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Arthur Character Cards: Francine, Buster, Binky
Becker, Shelly Charles, Faustin Cleveland, Rob Henkes, Kevin
Vocabulary List (optional)
Objective: Students explore the interactive game with buddies to help them gain an understanding of what it means to share things (including time), even when it's hard to do.
Lester, Helen Mora, Pat Pfister, Marcus Polacco, Patricia
Mine! Mine! Mine! The Selfish Crocodile Drum: A Folktale from India Sheila Rae and the Peppermint Stick All for Me and None for All Birthday Basket for Tia Rainbow Fish Chicken Sunday
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30–45
minutes
GE NE ROS IT Y LITT LE B uddy S ession 1:
Introduction Preview the game
Explain the concept, main idea, and format of the game. Let students know that there are three parts to the game and within each part there are lots of choices to make about sharing. You may want to say: During the next session with your Big Buddy, you are going to play a game called Arthur’s Giving and Keeping Game. In this game, you will help Arthur decide how to share three different things: chocolates, money, and his time. For each thing, he has to decide how much to share with Francine, Buster, and Binky. Point to the Francine, Buster, and Binky Character Cards. When you play the game with your Big Buddy, you will talk about whether or not it’s hard to share something and how other people might feel because of the decisions you make.
43 Little Buddy Session: Arthur’s Giving and Keeping Game
