My School and My Friends
Primary 2 · Social and Religious Studies
My School and My Friends
Lesson 2 of 3
13 min
Let's begin
The break bell rings. Gatete and Habimana both run for the one football. Four hands grab it at the same time.
"It is mine!" "No, I took it first!" They pull. Nobody plays.
There is a better way, and it is not hard. Today you will learn how to share, take turns, say sorry, and settle a small quarrel without anyone getting hurt.
Uwase brings one orange to school. Mutesi has nothing. Uwase breaks the orange in two and gives Mutesi half.
That is sharing: giving your friend some of what you have. Uwase still has enough, and now two children are happy instead of one. Sharing does not make you smaller. It makes your friendship bigger.
There is one skipping rope and three girls. Keza skips while the others count to twenty. Then she passes the rope to Umutoni, who skips while they count to twenty again. Then it is the third girl's turn.
That is taking turns: first you, then me, then her. Turns are how one thing can make many children happy.
Ishimwe wants Keza's blue pencil. He does not grab it. He asks, "Keza, may I please use your blue pencil?" Keza says yes. Ishimwe says, "Thank you."
Grabbing turns a friend into an enemy. Asking turns a pencil into a gift. Always ask first.
Byiringiro is running and knocks Umutoni's water bottle off the desk. She is upset.
He says, "Sorry, Umutoni. I was running and I did not see it." Then he picks the bottle up and puts it back.
A real sorry has two parts: you say it, and then you fix it or change what you do. Saying sorry and then doing the same thing again is not a real sorry.
Now back to Gatete and Habimana, still pulling the ball. Watch how they fix it, step by step.
Look what happened. Two boys wanted one ball, and in the end both of them played. Nobody cried and nobody was punished.
Mutesi is sitting alone by the wall. Everyone else is playing. She looks down at her shoes.
You do not need permission to be kind. Walk over and say, "Come and play with us." Those five words can change a child's whole day.
Tip
When you feel angry, remember three words: hands down, words up.
Hands down means: no grabbing, no pushing, no hitting. Words up means: say how you feel out loud, in a calm voice.
Hands make quarrels bigger. Words make quarrels smaller.
Decide what you would do, then tap Show answer to check.
You have five groundnuts. Your friend has none and is watching you eat.
Answer: share some with her. You will still have enough, and now you both enjoy the snack.
You want to use Mugisha's ruler. What exactly do you say?
Answer: "Mugisha, may I please use your ruler?" Then "thank you" when he gives it, and give it back when you finish.
You bump into Keza and her book falls in the dust. What do you say and what do you do?
Answer: say sorry, then pick up the book and dust it off. A real sorry is said and then fixed.
Two of you want the same swing. Give a fair plan.
Answer: take turns. One swings while the other counts to twenty, then you swap.
A boy pushes you and will not stop, even after you asked him calmly.
Answer: do not push back. Walk away and tell your teacher. Pushing back would only make two children in trouble instead of one.
What you learned today
Quick check
Settle a quarrel. Put the steps in order.
Tap the cards in the right order.
