The Rainbow Fish
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6 minPre-KK1st2ndReading & Writing (ELA)Social-Emotional Learning
Summary
The Rainbow Fish has dazzling shimmery scales but no friends, because he won't share. He learns that giving away his most beautiful scales brings him something better: friendship. Read by Ernest Borgnine.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
The Rainbow Fish has dazzling shimmery scales but no friends, because he won't share.
- Why doesn't the Rainbow Fish have friends at first?
- What does he decide to share?
- How does sharing change how he feels?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: scales, share, friendship.
Try it: Write about something you shared and how it made you and someone else feel.