Ice cream, ice cream in a bowl (make a circle with your hands) Why is Gerald so sad when his ice cream melts?.Why did Gerald want to share his ice cream?.It will cause all kinds of giggles and become your kid’s favorite part.Īsk questions as you go through the story When you get to the part when the ice cream melts, give a long anguished, “Noooooooooo” with Gerald. Point to some of Gerald’s expressions and ask the children to guess how he is feeling. Invite the children to predict what Gerald will do based on his page by page deliberation. In short, this is a fun story to share with your kids. The observation that things don’t always go to plan, is a nice touch at the end of the story. I appreciate the underlying theme of friendship and sharing in this story. Children will identify with Gerald’s struggle to share and the ending is delightful. Moreover, they also happen to be about things that interest preschoolers. I particularly love the ice cream shaped speech bubble describing the ice cream.Īll the Elephant and Piggie books are great books for wriggly preschoolers. The book is written as a comic book with speech bubbles and that just adds to the charm. A delightfully wicked grin when Gerald realizes that, “Piggie is not here.The beads of sweat that come with the realization that it will be hard to share.His love struck expression as he contemplates the yummy ice cream.
The best part of the story are Gerald’s expressions Sharing a flavor Piggie does not like would be wrong.” So funny! For example, “Maybe Piggie does not like this flavor. I love the hilarious reasons Gerald expresses for not sharing his sweet treat.
This book is a delight to read, because it is so funny.
Gerald wrestles with the decision until his ice cream melts, but everything works out in the end. Should he share his sweet treat with Piggie? He knows that Piggie would really enjoy the treat but, doesn’t want to share it. Gerald (Elephant) is in raptures over his “awesome, yummy, sweet, super, great, tasty, nice, cool ice cream awesome, yummy, sweet, super, great, tasty, nice, cool ice cream.” But he has a dilemma. SHOULD I SHARE MY ICE CREAM? BY MO WILLEMSĪnyone that has read an Elephant and Piggie story, knows that this book is bound to be a hit with preschoolers. Your kids will love this sweet holiday.ĭid you know that June the 6 th is Ice Cream Day? How did I not know this before? As far as I’m concerned, every day can be ice cream day! However, in honor of the “official” ice cream day I have a wonderful story to share. Includes an art project, pretend play, learning activities and free printables. Read the book and enjoy some fun activities with your preschoolers. We are celebrating ice cream day with wonderful story “Should I Share My Ice Cream?” by Mo Willems.
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