Noticing what rejection can feel like, even when it is not meant unkindly.
Exploring the difference between a friend not wanting to play right now and a friend not wanting to be friends anymore.
Understanding that friendships can include more than two people, and that a friend playing with someone else does not mean they care about you less.
Seeing what it looks like to sit with a sad or rejected feeling and find a way through it.
Daniel Tiger is having a picnic with his family and is playing with his car when he sees Prince Wednesday. He approaches Prince Wednesday and asks him to play. Prince Wednesday is already busy playing with his brother and does not want to play with Daniel. Daniel goes back to his family and is sad. His family remind him he can find something else to do.
• How do you think Daniel felt when Prince Wednesday did not want to play?
• Do you think Prince Wednesday wanted to hurt Daniel's feelings?
• Has there been a time when a friend was busy and you felt left out?
• What is the difference between a friend not wanting to play right now and a friend not wanting to be friends anymore?
• What could someone do if they felt sad because a friend was busy with someone else?
• Can you think of a time when you were busy with someone and a different friend may have felt left out?
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