Art By Elio
It’s My Beanbag Chair!
Enjoy a mini graphic novel about personal space.
By Katie Mach
From the December 2025/January 2026 Issue
Learning Objective: Children will discuss how and why people compromise with one another.
About the Story
English Language Arts Focus
Genres of literature
Social and Life Skills Focus
Relationship skills
Step-by-Step Lesson Plan
Implementation
- Whole group
Pairings and Text Connections
- Suggested book: We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen; It’s Mine! by Leo Lionni
Before-Reading Resources
- Video: What Is a Comic? (5 minutes) Explore how comics use pictures, thoughts, and dialogue to tell a story.
Suggested Reading Focus
Self-management (20 minutes)
- Ask students to think about what happens when two friends do not want to share something. What could they do to solve the problem? Tell children to keep their ideas in mind as they listen to the comic.
- Read the comic with expression. Check children’s comprehension after each panel. Children can also turn and talk to discuss.
- Using the Talk It Out questions, discuss the comic. Encourage children to make personal connections to the idea of compromise. Can they think of a time where they decided to compromise? How did they compromise? Why is compromising important?
After-Reading Skills Practice
- Skills: problem-solving (15 minutes)
Text-to-Speech