This week’s theme is compromise. Having been at home for so long and sharing the same space with others, you may have experienced, like us with our own families, disagreements with family members. Maybe disagreements have been over activities, shared spaces, or something as simple as socks (Zach likes to leave his on the floor near the tv!).  

Tasks: 

  1. Read: Bink and Gollie: Don’t You Need a New Pair of Socks? By Kate DiCamillo 
  • This book is available online via Tumblebooks. It would be great for your child to learn how to use this amazing resource on the Gilmore Library site.  To access Tumblebooks, go to the Gilmore Library website and click on Web Resources
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  • Once you’ve clicked on Web Resources, click on “TumbleBook Library” to be taken to the online library  

  • Click the the TumbleSearch function at the top right with the magnifying glass. 

  • From here, you can search for “DiCamillo, Kate” in the Search by Author function 

 

  • Lastly, scroll down until you find “Bink and Gollie: Don’t You Need a New Pair of Socks?” From here you click on the story and read   

 

It can also be found on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMQkI2dj_8I 

There are three chapters to this read aloud; “Bink and Gollie: Don’t You Need a New Pair of Socks?” is the first chapter of the book.  

2. With your family, discuss these “Thinking Questions After Reading”: 

  • How does Gollie feel about Bink’s socks? How do you know? 
  • Why does Gollie not feel like making pancakes for Bink? 
  • What is a compromise? 
  • How do Bink and Gollie feel about their unwillingness to compromise… Bink won’t remove her socks and Gollie won’t share her pancakes? 
  • What compromise did Bink and Gollie reach? 
  • Why do you think both decided to compromise in the end? 

3. Practice: 

Read the following 5 situations on the Compromising Worksheet. Discuss and/or write what a compromise could look like for each. *OPTIONAL: Share a copy of this with Ms Shellard 

PDF LINK: https://media.centervention.com/pdf/GRIN-Compromise.pdf 

Try: 

During the week, look for opportunities to make compromises and show your efforts by dividing a strip of paper into 3 equal parts. Draw a picture on each end of what each person wanted to do and in the center section, draw a picture of how you met in the middle and compromised. *OPTIONAL: Send a picture of how you compromised to Ms Shellard

Here is an example: 

4. Reflection:  

  • How did it feel to compromise?  
  • Was the process difficult or easy for you? Why do you think this was?  
  • Would you be willing to try compromising more in the future? Why? 

**Feel free to send any of these reflections to Ms Shellard