Rainbow Fish
My friends in first grade
were having a little trouble being kind and being friends with one another. So
for this week’s guidance with 1st grade, I decided to talk about
Rainbow Fish.
First we talked about
different parts of a friend. Examples included: good listener, plays nice, says
nice things, sits with you at lunch, etc. We then talked about parts of a not
so nice friend. Examples included: bullying, pushing, saying mean things,
tattling, etc.
We then watched Rainbow
Fish. I found this awesome video on YouTube. It reads the story and
incorporates a song along with visuals from the book. It is more of a movie
instead of the book just being read.
You can find it at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzZuS3ze-Ho
After watching Rainbow
Fish, I asked the students about Rainbow Fish. Questions included:
- Does Rainbow Fish fit our parts of a good friend or not so nice friend?
- How did Rainbow Fish make friends?
- How did Rainbow Fish keep his friends?
- How can we be more like Rainbow Fish at school?
- How can we be like Rainbow Fish at home?
I then handed out a
sentence activity. Students were instructed to complete the sentence: “A good
friend…”
I found this writing
activity for FREE on TeachersPayTeachers by Leticia Gallegos. The
link to the store is: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Leticia-Gallegos
After they completed their
sentences, I handed out a Rainbow Fish for them to make their own as a reminder
of how to be kind , make, and keep friends. (Found on Pinterest).
Overall, I was really
happy with the lesson and the students loved the video! I think the video kept
their interest that way they really concentrated on the message of the overall
lesson.
Here are some of the finished projects:
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