Each Friday I will feature a book, website, material, recipe, software, etc. Today's feature is one of my favorite children's books, Matthew and Tilly by Rebecca C. Jones. This book will help your children understand how important it is to get along with each other. It is the perfect book to kick off a unit on FRIENDSHIP or just to begin a discussion on friends. And what better time than at the beginning of a new school year!
Synopsis:
Matthew and Tilly live in the same neighborhood in the heart of a big city, and they do everything together: ride bikes, play street games, sell lemonade. But even the best of friends quarrel now and then--in this case, a broken purple crayon is the problem, and Matthew and Tilly go their separate ways. It is not long, though, before the two realize that everything is more fun when they have each other. Apologies come quickly and easily, and the two are "together again."
Matthew and Tilly live in the same neighborhood in the heart of a big city, and they do everything together: ride bikes, play street games, sell lemonade. But even the best of friends quarrel now and then--in this case, a broken purple crayon is the problem, and Matthew and Tilly go their separate ways. It is not long, though, before the two realize that everything is more fun when they have each other. Apologies come quickly and easily, and the two are "together again."
You will find this book will be a class favorite and there can never be too many favorite books about the importance of friendship and forgiveness. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
I read this book today to my 4K students and it was very beneficial. I was so suprised that they really understood the content of the book, because you know 4 year olds at the begining of the year; they can't sit for longer then 2 seconds. It was a good opening to my lesson on how to handle conflicts.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the good selection,
Victoria 4K Teacher in Dillon 2