Noticing how Sadness helps Bing Bong by sitting with him and listening.
Exploring how being heard can help someone feel better.
Thinking about how Joy means well, even though cheering up does not work this time.
Considering how staying close and caring shows a friend you understand them.
Joy, Sadness and Bing Bong are trying to find their way to the train station. Bing Bong's special rocket is taken away and lost forever, and he is too sad to move. Joy tries to cheer him up with funny faces and tickles, but it does not help. Sadness sits beside Bing Bong and gently talks with him about how much his rocket meant. After Sadness listens, Bing Bong feels better and is ready to keep going.
• How do you think Bing Bong felt when his rocket was gone?
• How did Joy try and comfort Bing Bong? Did it work?
• What did Sadness do to help Bing Bong feel better?
• When have you felt sad like Bing Bong?
• How does it feel when someone really listens to you?
• Who is someone who listens when you are sad?
• How could you show a friend that you are listening?
• What kind words could you say to a sad friend?
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