tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489343071822286211.post8278027699886971912..comments2013-04-03T10:37:03.753-07:00Comments on The blog for children's ministries at St. George's Church, Campden Hill: Yet another "what would you do?" situation!Margaret Pritchard Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388962861592395863noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489343071822286211.post-54069764942886546002012-01-16T12:58:05.845-08:002012-01-16T12:58:05.845-08:00Hey, what happened to the spacing in my comment? ...Hey, what happened to the spacing in my comment? It's all squooshed up.Big Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074094445507725086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489343071822286211.post-2027054587536232812012-01-16T12:56:49.435-08:002012-01-16T12:56:49.435-08:00Maybe have said, "Well, the moral is somethin...Maybe have said, "Well, the moral is something that you work out FROM the story. It's not a part of the story itself. But I wonder what you think the moral is?"<br /><br />[Kid: "The moral is: don't be a bully!"]<br /><br />Then maybe say: "X thinks the moral of the story is, 'Don't be a bully.' I wonder what there is in the story that makes X say that."<br /><br />... and maybe work the discussion back to "What is the most important thing in the story" via that route.<br /><br />Or maybe just let them take the lead and go to work on morals; it is, after all, certainly age-appropriate at that stage, especially when it COMES FROM THEM. I think you did fine.Big Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074094445507725086noreply@blogger.com