DISCUSSION PROMPT 5
Tink of a time when you have had to wait or when you have felt bored. What did it feel like? What happened next? Did being bored ever lead to something exciting, surprising, or unexpected?
DISCUSSION PROMPT 3
Te kid on the horizon needs to move slow. What do the friends do next? What happens aſter the kids slow down?
Talking points: Educators might emphasize that moving slow isn’t less fun. Encourage students to think about the different things that can happen when the group slows down. For example, when we slow down, we discover new or different things: no longer zooming along on his scooter, the child with the yellow helmet discovers a cool stick with the kid in the pink hat. Te others notice a carnival poster and together they create a new and imaginative game.
Talking points: Educators can use this part of the book to scaffold an open-ended con- versation about having to wait and/or being bored. In the book, having to wait led some people on the bus to become frustrated, while for others, waiting was filled with an- ticipation and resulted in a happy reunion. Encourage kids to share about an experience of being bored or having to wait. What did it feel like and what came of it?
DISCUSSION PROMPT 4 Look at the expressions on the faces of the people on the bus. What do you think the different characters are feeling or thinking?
Talking points: Because of the text, students will likely begin by noticing that many of the people on the bus looked bored or frustrated, and it’s true, bus rides can be slow and boring! Lowering the bus ramp can take time and sometimes waiting for things that take time can be hard. Students will also note that some of the friends look excited. Invite students to think about why people might look one way or another. For example, What do you think the person holding the screaming baby or the person with the grocery bag is thinking? Why do you think the person with the green sweater is checking his watch? Why do you think the sleeping person is so tired? Why do you think the friend holding the caterpillar jar looks so happy? Te bus illustration also gives educators and students the opportunity to talk about how sometimes we don’t always know how people are feeling based on how they look on the outside. A person might appear bored or anxious but is actually lost in pleasurable thought. Or a person might seem happy on the outside but could actually be feeling lonely. One way to know how people are doing is to ask them!
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