FORGIVENESS
Buster’s Growing Grudge Materials
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Arthur Character Cards: Buster, Binky
Bruchac, Joseph Havill, Juanita Jones, Rebecca C. Marshalll, James Mulcahy, William Rockliff, Mara Udry, Janice May
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Objective: Students explore the interactive comic with buddies to help them gain an understanding of what it means to let go of feeling angry, upset, or disappointed with someone who as hurt you or done something wrong.
The First Strawberries Jamaica’s Blue Marker Matthew and Tilly George and Martha Zach Apologizes The Grudge Keeper Let’s Be Enemies
20–45
minutes
Forgi v eness BIG B uddy S ession 1:
Introduction Preview the story
Introduce the concept and main idea of the story. Tell students that the next story they will listen to and read with their Little Buddies is called Buster’s Growing Grudge. Ask students: Who knows what a grudge is? <pause for responses> A grudge is when you think badly of someone and are upset with them because you think they did something wrong to you. What do you think it means to “hold” onto a grudge? <pause for responses> It means you just can’t let go of your bad feelings about that person. Has that ever happened to you? There are two main characters in this story: Buster and Binky. <Point to their Character Cards.> In the story, Binky does something to upset Buster. Buster can’t forgive Binky and develops a grudge against Binky. Buster needs to figure out how holding onto his grudge affects his feelings, his thoughts, his behavior, and the people around him. Tell students
73 Big Buddy Session: Buster’s Growing Grudge
