CosmoKidz Activities: 31 Scenarios
Tattling
Deshawn sees something a classmate has done, but he’s not sure if telling the teacher would be tattling.
1. What do we mean when we talk about tattling? What are some examples?
2.
What do kids DO when they are tattling? What does it look like? Sound like? Feel like? Give some examples.
3.
Why do kids tattle? What do they want to happen?
4.
What is the difference between tattling and reporting? How can you tell the difference if you’re not sure what to do? Who can help you decide if it is a tattle or a report?
5.
When would telling be tattling? When would telling be reporting?
6.
What can you do if you want to report something but you’re afraid to?
Act A
Let’s play a game: When is it a good time to tell the teacher? When is it better to talk things out with the other person?
| What happened? | Tell the teacher | Talk it out |
| Another student got in front of you in line. You asked them to move, and they did. | ||
| A student bit you. | ||
| Another student did not clean up after learning centers. | ||
| You saw a student take something that did not belong to them. | ||
| A student called you an ugly name. | ||
| A student continues to hit or push you and they do not stop even when you ask them to. | ||
| A student is playing rough on the playground. | ||
| You know the person next to you is copying your test answers. |
Click a puppet to change expression.
Deshawn sees something a classmate has done, but he’s not sure if telling the teacher would be tattling.
1. What do we mean when we talk about tattling? What are some examples?
2.
What do kids DO when they are tattling? What does it look like? Sound like? Feel like? Give some examples.
3.
Why do kids tattle? What do they want to happen?
4.
What is the difference between tattling and reporting? How can you tell the difference if you’re not sure what to do? Who can help you decide if it is a tattle or a report?
5.
When would telling be tattling? When would telling be reporting?
6.
What can you do if you want to report something but you’re afraid to?
Act A
Let’s play a game: When is it a good time to tell the teacher? When is it better to talk things out with the other person?
| What happened? | Tell the teacher | Talk it out |
| Another student got in front of you in line. You asked them to move, and they did. | ||
| A student bit you. | ||
| Another student did not clean up after learning centers. | ||
| You saw a student take something that did not belong to them. | ||
| A student called you an ugly name. | ||
| A student continues to hit or push you and they do not stop even when you ask them to. | ||
| A student is playing rough on the playground. | ||
| You know the person next to you is copying your test answers. |
Click a puppet to change expression.
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