Humility
Year 2: Being humble helps me to be a good friend.
Core Story
Eeyore finds the Wolery, A.A. Milne (see Y2 Humility). When Owl’s house falls down Winnie the Pooh and his friends help him to search for a new home. Eeyore is delighted when he thinks he has found the perfect place. When he takes everyone to see the house he found, Piglet is astonished that he is being led to his own home! Everyone forgets it’s Piglets home, and agrees it will make a wonderful home for Owl. Piglet shows his humility by not saying a word and allowing Eeyore and Owl their happiness in having solved Owl’s problem.
Drawing out the virtue
Eeyore finds a new house for Owl. What’s the problem with this house? It’s Piglet’s house.
What does Piglet say or do? Nothing, he keeps quiet.
How is Piglet a good friend to Owl? He lets him have his house to live in.
Is the situation fair for Piglet? No not really, but Piglet is humble and is thinking more about Owl than himself.
Activity 1: Strengths
Have a pile of friendship qualities cards at the front of the room (see the resource Y2 Humility). Ask the class to stand up. Choose a pupil to take a card from the pile and read it aloud to the class. They should choose a classmate they think displays this quality and use a full sentence to explain a reason for their choice eg. ‘I think Katie is caring because she helped me when I fell over’. When a pupil has been chosen, it is their turn to come to the front and choose a card. They should return to their place but sit down so they cannot be chosen again. The children are showing humility by recognising others’ strengths and also by noticing when their classmates have done something humble.
Library books
The Little Peacock’s Gift by Cherry Denman
The Magic Goldfish by Demi
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe (an African tale)
Fox and Fables by Dawn Casey
The Frog and the Ox – Aesop’s Fable
The Fox and the Crow – Aesop’s Fable
Young Crab and Her Mother – Aesop’s Fable