New Theme: Empathy

New month calls for a new theme: Empathy.  For November we discuss Thanksgiving, giving thanks, and understanding how special we are and grateful for all of the things we have.  

This month we are taking a closer look at the word Empathy. After explaining the word (understanding someone's feelings) and giving examples (when someone is hurt you don't laugh, you help or when someone misses their mom during the school day, we feel sad for them too). 

We read the book The Invisible Boy by: Trudy Ludwig. This a very sweet story about a little boy how feels invisible and how he doesn't feel that way at the end of the story. Now, this story may have been a little too deep for first graders, but we talked about how that little boy must felt.  I asked some high level thinking questions: 

What would you do if you saw the boy?

What would you say to the boy at recess? 

How do you the boy change? 

Extension: Retell the story using beginning, middle, and end worksheet.