The Fake Mustache Collection / The Lint Dinosaur Collection
From Carl the Collector · 2024
23 minPre-KK1st2ndSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
Carl works out how to tell the twins Nico and Arugula apart and learns to see each of them as their own person, while another story shows a friend kindly setting a boundary about their own things.
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Discussion questions
Carl learns the twins are two different people, and friends set fair limits.
- How did Carl finally tell Nico and Arugula apart?
- Why does it feel good to be seen as your own person?
- What is a 'boundary'? Can you give an example?
- How can you respond kindly when a friend says 'please don't touch my things'?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: individual, boundary, respect
- Name one way you are different from a sibling or friend.
- Practice a kind way to say 'no thank you' when someone wants your things.