Commitment

From the story "The Quiltmaker's gift", the children discovered that sometimes gifts come with responsibilities. The King gave the boy a marble. He could play with it, paint with it, etc. but when he decides that he doesn't want it anymore, he can store it somewhere or give it to someone else. In the same story, the King gives away a bowl of fish. Living things require care and commitment. The children connected that situation with the fish that we recently received. As a group, they all decided to take responsibility and care for the fish. We read "The Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister and the children found out that fish live in water and that they need friends. While we were looking at our fish bowl, we realized that the water is very dirty - it needs CARE! All the children in the wind group agreed to commit as a group and take care of the fish. Emilie: "I am sure the fish will appreciate that"; Simon "They will show their appreciation by letting us admire them and feed them". Together we gathered all the things needed to change the water and yes, it required lots of patience, attention and work, but we all enjoyed the process. 
The children will make sure that the fish are fed 3 times a day, that the water is clean and to let everyone know that they need to take care and be gentle around the bowl. 

The Water will be changed every week and we hope that our fish will enjoy and appreciate the generous act the children are showing.