This morning we expanded on our studies of being a good citizen. We worked in our FL Studies Weekly packet on the topic. The content primarily focused on honesty, secrets (for example secrets are good when not spoiling a surprise, but if something bad has occurred, it is not good to keep it secret), privacy, bullies, good sportsmanship, and the importance of telling an adult when something negative has happened. We discussed the concept of privacy with various examples. It would be beneficial to reinforce this concept at home, particularly when discussing not sharing information with strangers. Danny scored a 3/3 on the follow-up assessment. Our packet also includes a literacy connection. Today we examined sentences based on our packet and determined if they needed a period (telling sentence) or a question mark (asking sentence). Additionally, in the packet, Danny sequenced pictures, found the starting letter for four pictures to then make the word “good”. He searched the text on page 1 to see how many times he could find “good”.
We read the book, Franklin Fibs by Paulette Bourgeois. In this story, young Franklin the turtle, tells his friends that he can do something that he really can't do. As they are expecting him to back up his statement by proving it, he starts to not feel well. He loses his appetite and feels sick as he's dealing with this fib. He finally admits his lie to his friends and feels much better with the resolution. Danny and I discussed Franklin's actions and discussed his choices and what he should do throughout the story. We then worked in his interactive notebook on a new section entitled, Being a Good Citizen. He worked on the flip picture tab for "honesty". We colored the pictures, using realistic colors, and Danny wrote the sentence, “Always tell the truth.” We will continue to discuss characteristics that make a good citizen.