The Pout-pout Fish (Pout-Pout Fish Adventure) (Pout-Pout Fish Adventures): 1

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The activity that I would have 1st graders do would write a piece about their very first day of school and what they remember. We did an activity with this on the first day of school and how it is different or similiar than their first day of Kindergarten.

The Pout-Pout Fish Goes to School" is one book out of a series about Mr. Fish, the main character who is referred to outside of the book as the "Pout-Pout Fish" in question. The story tells about Mr. Fish's first time going to school when he was young and his doubts of learning and being able to keep up with the rest of the fish in the school. He gets reassurance, though, that things will be okay and there is time for him to learn. In the story The Pout Pout Fish, the main character is described as quite glum until another fish surprises him with a kiss. It is a sweet story that brings up different ways that might cheer someone up. This book is about Pout-Pout the fish who starts his very first day of school. He is very scared at looking at all of the classrooms. He begins to go into Math, Art, and Writing class, and he does not think he is good at anything. He gets very discouraged and wants to go home. Before he left the school, a new teacher had come across him and asked for him to go with her since he was not in the right classroom. She was his Kindergarten teacher and he was very happy to be in a place where he was smart and he could do well in. Deborah Diesen is an American children's book author. Her book The Pout-Pout Fish was chosen by Time magazine as a Top 10 Children's Book of 2008. [1] It was also selected for the Michigan Reads! literacy program. [2]

Encourage the kids to share what makes them feel happy or smile when they are sad with drawings or words. I also like to encourage conversation at our table while we write and draw. A simple phrase like “Tell me about your picture” can get a kid talking and often lead to conversation. After being kissed by the Silver fish, the Pout-Pout fish’s purpose seems to be making other fish feel better. Is this purpose meaningful, or is it pointless? As the Pout Pout Fish swims through the ocean with his big pout in our featured story today all of the other animals offer advice on how to cheer up. This is a wonderful example of friendship and empathy for preschoolers who often have ideas about what might cheer up their friends. As part of the Virtual Book Club for Kids, my co-hosts and I share activity ideas for preschoolers to help extend beloved books. While reading aloud is absolutely enough, kids often enjoy crafts and learning activities based on their favorite books. Below are some ideas if you want to extend some of your favorite ocean read alouds. The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Deisen is a wonderful book that helps to begin age appropriate conversations with children about emotions and feelings. The Pout-Pout Fish is a story about Mr. Fish who has a perpetual frown on his face. He always feels sad much to the concern of his friends in the ocean. His friends try to give him advice and want him to smile and be cheerful, but Mr. Fish is convinced that this is just the way he is. That is until one little fish gives him a kiss and changes his whole outlook on things. The Pout-Pout Fish becomes the Kiss-Kiss Fish and sets about making his friends as happy as he is.

Playful rhymes. Repetitive text. A comically drawn main character. And a book that talks about turning that frown upside down. Really what more could you want in a read aloud? I can’t even look at the cover without smiling. After the Silver fish kisses the Pout-Pout fish, his life seems much better. Do you think it is because he’s feeling happy or because he has a new purpose in making others feel better by kissing them? Diesen lives in Grand Ledge, Michigan. [3] In addition to a writer, she is the financial manager for a nonprofit. [4] Bibliography [ edit ] The Pout-Pout Fish [ edit ]Original questions and guidelines for philosophical discussion by Tristan Leigh and Sally Donovan. Edited June 2020 by The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics. How much does having a meaningful purpose contribute to having a good, happy life? Can someone be happy without a purpose? Or have a purpose, but not be happy?