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Worksheet
When your children come to the questions on this worksheet, you may notice that they have a little difficulty coming up with Good Thinking answers. They may need to be coached to think rationally about the situation and not think mean or vindictive things (shoot the rabbit).
A good response is something like the Crow’s conversation, “You don’t know
if the rabbit might not be better off if the garden were changed. Why are you so responsible for the rabbit?” Compromise thinking, such as letting a little of the garden stay in collards, is a good indication that they will have the ability to evaluate options and this type of thinking should be encouraged.
As in all of these examples, there may be mixed emotions, some sadness but not too bad, maybe some anger for having to compromise. The main point to get across is that it is okay to have these somewhat negative emotions if you are in control of them. You should be doing what you are doing because it is what is best for you and not because you are trying to be mean or trying to manipulate someone else.
If they understand that they should not allow themselves to be manipulated, they should be able to verbalize that she would change the garden. They should be able to verbalize that she is not being mean to the Rabbit. The rabbit may not be happy and even if the rabbit is very sad or even angry, it is because the manipulation failed and the girl should not feel bad.
1. What Good Thinking could the Young Girl have had when the Rabbit told her about how miserable he was going to be if she changed the garden? (Help them come up with rational ideas...like that of Cosmos)
2. What OK emotions would go with this Good Thinking?
(Your audience should recognize that the Young Girl might be a little sad or concerned. They may say she would feel okay. You want them to recognize that with Good Thinking, she would not feel guilty)
3. What could have been her Thumbs Up behavior?
(For this question, a compromise is fine...leave a little for the rabbit...but she will change her garden)
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