We've been working on learning that we choose our feelings. I was really excited to find these finger puppets because I had an idea. So late, late one night, I wrote a poem/story called "Don't Be An Angry Bird." I'm gonna test it out with the kids and cousins and then maybe use it for preschool. I wrote it for my kids thinking we would use it for family night or something. I'm gonna post my poem but please don't judge me as this may be my best work. Poems and drawing aren't my strengths so as silly as this story may be ... it certainly could have been worse :)
Don’t Be An Angry Bird
By: Joey Tracy
The sun came up and the birds
went out to play.
Mr. Polite Pig asked to join
them today.
The
first bird scrunched his eyes down tight.
“I
am an Angry Bird and I use my eyes to fight.”
The
next bird said, “We don’t want to play with you.
I
use words to fight. I’m an Angry Bird,
too!”
The third bird made his
voice very loud.
“Go away Pig! You can’t fly in the clouds!”
Mr. Polite Pig asked Bird
Number Four,
“Can you help me Bird
Four? I can’t open this door.”
Angry Bird Four wouldn’t
even reply.
He flapped his wings and
flew on by.
Pig and Bird Five were left to
be last.
“Bird Five, let’s play now and
have a blast!
We can take turns with toys,
what do you say?”
Bird Five stomped his feet and marched
away.
Mr.
Pig was all alone out there.
He
said, “I can be happy everywhere!
No
matter what happens along the way,
I
will choose to be happy every single day!”
Angry
Bird One heard Mr. Pig’s song.
He
thought maybe being angry is wrong.
He straightened
out his face and went back to play.
“I’m
not going to be angry. I’ll enjoy this
day!”
Angry Bird Two saw Bird One
go back out.
He thought it might be more
fun not to pout.
“I’m sorry for my angry
words, Mr. Pig.
I’m going to use nicer
words while I grow big.”
Angry Bird Three was sorry
he raised his voice.
He apologized to Pig and
made a better choice.
He thought if he tried to
keep his voice down,
His friends and family
would not need to frown.
Angry Bird Four said, “Ignoring
you wasn’t nice.
I’ll try harder to do better
and always think twice.”
Now
Angry Bird Five saw everyone back at play.
“I
wonder if I can change my whole day.
I’m
sorry, Mr. Pig, that I stomped my foot at you.
I
can be more patient and share the toys, too!”
Mr.
Pig and all five birds were playing in the sun.
Mr. Pig exclaimed, “Choosing to be happy means we all have won!”
