If
you have a bad day, you shouldn't scream at your mom. This
is the message we learned in this story. Franklin sent a
letter to Otter because he missed her. This is something
we can do when we feel bad.
Franklin
Plays the Game
Franklin
teaches us that if you win or lose it doesn't matter. You
are still a good player. He also shows us that it's okay
if you lose because your teammates will still be your
friends. We learned that you should always work as a team
and if you work hard, your team could win.
Franklin
Is Bossy
Franklin
teaches us that we should not fight with our friends. We
need to take turns and let everyone have a chance to pick
the game we are going to play. One way to do this is to
have the smallest person pick the first game and then move
along to the biggest person. If there are different roles
in the game, we could take turns at being the different
parts. Other ways of handling a disagreement is to not
play the game. We thought Franklin should ask his friends
if they want to play something, not just tell them. When
we don't agree, we can split into groups and play
different games.
Franklin's
Stopwatch
In
this story we learned that you don't have to be the
fastest, that you don't need to be good at everything, and
that it is more important to beat your own record than
others'.
Franklin
Plays Hockey
In
this story we decided that you have lots of time to learn
how to do something like play hockey. We decided that if
somebody isn't good at something you should still give
them a chance. Sometimes some people have gifts to share
that are special or unique to them that will help you. If
you are good at something you can help others. It was
important for us to recognize that if you lose a game you
don't have to cry because you can play another game.
Story Themes
