Mine! Mine! Mine!

by Shelly Becker, Hideko Takahashi (Illustrator) For Ages 3-5 years old This book is about a little girl called Gail hose !a"orite ords are #$i%e, $i%e, $i%e&' Her $other teaches Gail ho to share a%d be %ice, but Gail (ust ca%)t *uite see$ to get it right& +he% her cousi% ,laire co$es to "isit $o$ tells Gail to be %ice a%d !i%d so$ethi%g they ill both e%(oy& Gail goes o% to sho i%g ,laire all her lo"ely toys re$i%di%g ,laire their %ot hers a%d that she ca%%ot -lay ith the$& ,laire the% starts to cry a%d $oa%s, here $o$ ste-s i% agai% a%d gi"es Gail so$e $ore ad"ice- hich she takes.. Examples of activities that can be used while reading Mine! Mine! Mine! and throughout the day to promote social and emotional skills. A!ter readi%g the book /i%e. /i%e. /i%e., talk about ho she could share better ith her cousi% ,laire a%d hat the right thi%g to do ould be& +e ould also talk about ho e should share the thi%gs e like a%d %ot so$ethi%g e do%0t -lay ith& Ask the childre% i! they k%o hat shari%g is a%d that he% you share a toy ith so$eo%e, they do%0t get to kee- it !ore"er& 12-lai% to the childre% that i! e do%)t a%t to share tha% e ill set a ti$er a%d e2-lai% he% the ti$er goes o!!, it0s ti$e to let the other child ha"e a tur%& +he% they see that they ill get their toys back, they $ay be $ore likely to gi"e it u- i% the !uture& 3lay a ga$e hile sitti%g i% a circle a!ter readi%g the book /i%e. /i%e. /i%e. that you -ass a toy arou%d the circle a%d he% you say sto- tha% the child that has the toy gets to -lay a%d hold the toy !or a !e $i%utes u%til e say go& +he% e say go re-eat -assi%g it arou%d u%til you say sto-& 3lay u%til e"eryo%e gets a cha%ce to #-lay' ith the toy& +he% do%e e2-lai% to the childre% that e (ust shared $y toy ith e"eryo%e&

Ideas, activities, and teaching opportunities to enhance social and emotional skills. Block res! Share co%structio%& 4o you ha"e a%y buildi%g blocks sitti%g arou%d5 /aybe e"e% so$e 4u-lo5 They)re -er!ect !or buildi%g a se%se !or shari%g& 6oi% the child i% creati%g hate"er they like, both assisti%g a%d creati%g your o % -ieces 7 a%d e"ery %o a%d the%, ask the child to ha%d you a block& I! they)re relucta%t to ha%d o%e o"er, sho the$ ho your creatio% ill look i! they hel- out& 1"e%tually you)ll be creati%g all sorts o! %eat thi%gs ith the ki%d o! ca$araderie you)d bee% ho-i%g !or i% the !irst -lace&

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