Sophie's temper flares when her sister demands a turn playing with a favorite stuffed gorilla. The story is of anger and sibling rivalry and how to deal with unfair situations.
Motivational activities:
How does Sophie cool off in the story?
Is the way Sophie handles the situation appropriate?
How could Sophie of handle the situation differently?
How should one handle an unfair situation as the one Sophie was in?
How do you think you would have handled a situation life this?
Have the children make a list of good things to do when feeling overly emotional and good things to do to when feeling overly emotional.
Personal Reflection:
This book allows communication of feelings and how to handle them to be had. It allows children to come up with alternative actions to overwhelming emotions such as anger. This book demonstrates that even when things feel out of control, ones perception of their surroundings can be effected as well. The book doesn't put a negative notation on emotions. It allows children to embrace them and learn how to deal with them.
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