Generosity
Arthur’s Giving and Keeping Game Materials
Book Corner
Arthur Character Cards: Francine, Buster, Binky
Becker, Shelly Charles, Faustin Cleveland, Rob Henkes, Kevin
Vocabulary List (optional)
Objective: Students explore the interactive game and engage with buddies to help them gain an understanding of what it means to share things (including time) with others 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
(see Appendix, Recommended Books for more selections)
20–45
minutes
GE NE ROS IT Y BIG B uddy S ession 1:
Introduction Preview the game
Explain the concept and 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: In Arthur’s Giving and Keeping Game, you will help Arthur decide how to share things (chocolates, money) and his time with three of his friends—Francine, Buster, and Binky. When you play the game with your Little Buddy, you will talk about being generous— whether or not it’s hard to be generous and how other people might feel because of the decision you made to share or not to share.
Introduce and discuss: generosity Arthur’s Giving and Keeping Game asks students to help Arthur decide how to share things among his friends. It also considers the impact of Arthur’s generosity on others (and on
78 Big Buddy Session: Arthur’s Giving and Keeping Game
