Generosity and feelings.

Today we talked about the King's feelings and the way that things influence our life. Together, we retold the story "The Quiltmaker's Gift" and on a chart, we glued the feelings that the King expressed throughout the story. The children realized that for a very long time, the King was very unhappy, angry and lonely. A few times, he showed a more caring side; Trystan "He started to worry that the Quiltmaker will get hurt". However, it didn't last for too long. As soon as he saw that the Quiltmaker was happy, the king was unkind again. 
Simon "It took a very long time for the King to smile". 
In the end, the children showed understanding when the King tried to change and to give things away. Emilie "It started with a marble....". 
In the end, the King's feelings changed, and he went from being greedy and unhappy, to being joyful and kind. “His smile shows that he is very excited and very happy”, Trystan said. 

The children thought about the King's experience and they decided to share some of their things with other people. Please help them choose something that they don't use/need anymore and at the end of the unit, we will share those things with other people in need of clothes, toys, food, etc. 

Thank you!