Honesty
Francine’s Tough Day Materials
Book Corner
Arthur Character Cards: Francine, Binky, Mr. Ratburn, Muffy
Aesop The Boy Who Cried Wolf Anderson, Hans Christian The Emperor’s New Clothes Breathed, Berkeley Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big Cocca-Leffler, Maryann Princess K.I.M. and the Lie That Grew Demi The Empty Pot Farrell, Darren Doug-Dennis and the Flyaway Fib McKissack, Patricia C. The Honest-to-Goodness Truth Rankin, Laura Ruthie and the (Not So) Tiny Lie
Vocabulary List (optional)
Objective: Students explore the interactive comic with buddies to help them gain an understanding of what it means to be honest and how telling the truth can be hard to do.
30–45
minutes
H ONE S T Y LITTLE B uddy S ession 1:
Introduction Preview the story
Introduce the concept and main idea of the story. You might want to say: During our next session with our Big Buddies, you are going to listen to a story called Francine’s Tough Day. The main characters in the story are: Francine, Mr. Ratburn, Binky, and Muffy. Place the character cards on display for students to view. In Francine’s Tough Day, Francine has a hard time being honest and telling the truth. She forgets to do her homework and lies about it to Mr. Ratburn. Then she exaggerates her role in a soccer game. Finally, she can’t decide whether or not to tell the truth about a sleepover that her friend was not invited to. As you listen to the story together, you’ll talk with your Big Buddy about telling the truth, why people tell lies, how it feels to lie or be honest, and whether it’s ever okay to tell a lie.
35 Little Buddy Session: Francine’s Tough Day