Noticing that people in a group can have different preferences.
Understanding that voting is one fair way to make a group choice.
Exploring how it feels when a choice does not match what you wanted.
Thinking about ways to find something good in a different outcome.
Building on the idea that your choice still matters, even when the group chooses something else.
The children are at school at snack time. Teacher Harriet asks the class to vote on whether to eat their snack inside or outside. The children stop, think, and choose, and Teacher Harriet counts the votes. Most of the class votes to eat inside, so that is what they do. Prince Wednesday is upset because he wanted to eat outside and the vote did not go his way.
• What did the children vote about in the video?
• How did Prince Wednesday feel when the vote did not go his way?
• Do you like to eat your snack inside or outside?
• How do you feel when a group chooses something you did not want?
• What could Prince Wednesday do to feel better about eating inside?
• What is something good about eating snack inside?
• How could you be kind to a friend who is feeling disappointed?
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