Trouble With Friends

What are some of the facts you gathered while listening to the story.

Identify the problem.

What caused the problem?

• Lizzie is too bossy and doesn’t care about what Sister wants to do.

• Sister won’t let her friend choose even though it is Lizzie’s house.

• Neither Lizzie nor Sister are thinking about what the other person might want.

• The girls are not very good friends. They are mean.

Brainstorm some remedies to solve this problem.

Which options are the best?

• Sister goes home and shouldn’t be friends with Lizzie anymore.

• Sister and Lizzie can take turns making the choices.

• Lizzie is new so she should make the choices.

• The person who is visiting makes the game choices.

• Sister and Lizzie can talk and decide together what to do.

What are the pros and cons of Sister and Lizzie deciding together what to do?

What are the pros and cons of Sister and Lizzie taking turns to decide what to do?

What are the pros and cons of the visitor choosing what to do?