Sam's Successful Day
Sam, a young boy at primary school, learns the importance of wisdom and fairness when he faces a day filled with challenges. From being left out of a game to struggling with sharing his toys, Sam's emotions run high. He must find a way to understand and solve these problems with the help of a wise teacher, leading to a successful day at school.
It was a busy Tuesday and Sam was enjoying recess, playing with his friends. He usually loved playing games, but today was different. He felt something was wrong. He and Harry were playing with the blocks, but Sam sensed something wasn't fair. "I want to use all the blue blocks because I'm building the biggest tower," Sam said. His friends expressed that they also wanted to use some of the blocks as they were building a play groud. This annoyed Sam, he didn't like sharing.
Sam's friend, Mia kindly said, "Sam, we need to share the blocks. If you take all of them then are none left for us." Sam frowned and crossed his arms. He could feel anger starting to rumble in his belly. He hated sharing. "But I can't share because I need them!" Sam shouted. His cheeks stared to get hot. His teacher, Ms. Lee, was watching from her duty. She approached Sam and reminded him that we need to share the school resources, that they are for everyone. Sam was not happy.
Later that day, it was time for UOI group work. Sam was annoyed because Bossy Ben decided that he would be the leader. Bossy Ben wasn't his real name, that was the name that Sam had given him. "I should be in charge because I'm the smartest," he said loudly. But Miss Chan chose Mia to lead the group. Sam felt sad and a bit mad. " "It's not fair," he thought. "Why am I never chosen to be the leader?"
During art class, Miss Jess has given the students a Christmas themed task but Sam couldn't find his favoUrite red pen to colour his Santa." "Where is my crayon?" he asked, feeling worried. Nobody seemed to hear him. Feeling this was unfair, he shouted loudly, "WHERE IS MY CRAYON?" Suddenly, he saw out of the corner of his eye that Ben was using his crayon. "Hey that's mine, give it back!" Sam yelled. he teacher instantly turned and scolded Sam for shouting. She said he would miss his lunch recess. Sam was furious.
Sam tried to get the crayon, but Ben said, " "Sorry Sam, I lost mine and I saw you were using black so I borrowed it. I should have asked, I'm sorry. I'm almost done." Sam's heart sank. He watched as Ben finished, feeling impatient. " "Hurry up, please," Sam whispered. It seemed like nothing was going right.
At lunch, Sam wanted the last sandwich, but Mia got to it first. " "Hey, that's mine!" Sam was furious. "You give that to me NOW." Sam screamed. "Sam, please don't be angry. I know you want the sandwich but I took it because then we can share." Mia suggested. Sam didn't like the idea. He hated sharing, this was the worst day ever.
Sam sat alone, he felt his feelings. He felt hurt that Mia didn't understand him, he felt annoyed that Bossy Ben took his colour without permission, he was sad that Miss Jess has scolded him when he did nothing wrong. He felt empty. His brain started racing with negative thoughts. Why is everything so hard today?" he thought to himself. He thought about giving up trying to be fair." "Maybe I should just go home," he sighed.
He stood up, grabbed his bag and just as he was about to walk away, Ms. Lee approached him. "Hey Sam, it seems you've had a tough day. Want to chat about it?" she asked calmly. "Everything feels unfair," Sam admitted. Ms. Lee nodded, " I understand Sam. Sometimes it's hard, but sharing and waiting is so important. Sharing and waiting, and taking turns teaches us so many things." Sam listened carefully.
The next day, Miss Lee gave Sam a big welcome smile when he entered the class. During class community time Ms. Lee explained a new game to the class. " "Good morning class, today we are going to play a game about taking turns," she suggested. As she explained the rules, the game was to wait patiently until it was your turn, without calling out and without getting upset. "I can wait my turn," he realised. Waiting wasn't so bad after all. It felt good to see everyone working together to take turns and be kind to each other.
By the end of the day, Sam had a huge realisation. "Actually, I quite liked taking turns and sharing today. It felt good to be kind to others, and it felt kind to myself because I am always learning and growing" he told Mia. For the first time, he felt proud and happy. " "Today was a successful day," Sam thought. "I'm excited to see how I can learn and grow tomorrow! He and Mia ran to the playground and played happily together.
It was a busy Tuesday and Sam was enjoying recess, playing with his friends. He usually loved playing games, but today was different. He felt something was wrong. He and Harry were playing with the blocks, but Sam sensed something wasn't fair. "I want to use all the blue blocks because I'm building the biggest tower," Sam said. His friends expressed that they also wanted to use some of the blocks as they were building a play groud. This annoyed Sam, he didn't like sharing.
Sam's friend, Mia kindly said, "Sam, we need to share the blocks. If you take all of them then are none left for us." Sam frowned and crossed his arms. He could feel anger starting to rumble in his belly. He hated sharing. "But I can't share because I need them!" Sam shouted. His cheeks stared to get hot. His teacher, Ms. Lee, was watching from her duty. She approached Sam and reminded him that we need to share the school resources, that they are for everyone. Sam was not happy.
Later that day, it was time for UOI group work. Sam was annoyed because Bossy Ben decided that he would be the leader. Bossy Ben wasn't his real name, that was the name that Sam had given him. "I should be in charge because I'm the smartest," he said loudly. But Miss Chan chose Mia to lead the group. Sam felt sad and a bit mad. " "It's not fair," he thought. "Why am I never chosen to be the leader?"
During art class, Miss Jess has given the students a Christmas themed task but Sam couldn't find his favoUrite red pen to colour his Santa." "Where is my crayon?" he asked, feeling worried. Nobody seemed to hear him. Feeling this was unfair, he shouted loudly, "WHERE IS MY CRAYON?" Suddenly, he saw out of the corner of his eye that Ben was using his crayon. "Hey that's mine, give it back!" Sam yelled. he teacher instantly turned and scolded Sam for shouting. She said he would miss his lunch recess. Sam was furious.
Sam tried to get the crayon, but Ben said, " "Sorry Sam, I lost mine and I saw you were using black so I borrowed it. I should have asked, I'm sorry. I'm almost done." Sam's heart sank. He watched as Ben finished, feeling impatient. " "Hurry up, please," Sam whispered. It seemed like nothing was going right.
At lunch, Sam wanted the last sandwich, but Mia got to it first. " "Hey, that's mine!" Sam was furious. "You give that to me NOW." Sam screamed. "Sam, please don't be angry. I know you want the sandwich but I took it because then we can share." Mia suggested. Sam didn't like the idea. He hated sharing, this was the worst day ever.
Sam sat alone, he felt his feelings. He felt hurt that Mia didn't understand him, he felt annoyed that Bossy Ben took his colour without permission, he was sad that Miss Jess has scolded him when he did nothing wrong. He felt empty. His brain started racing with negative thoughts. Why is everything so hard today?" he thought to himself. He thought about giving up trying to be fair." "Maybe I should just go home," he sighed.
He stood up, grabbed his bag and just as he was about to walk away, Ms. Lee approached him. "Hey Sam, it seems you've had a tough day. Want to chat about it?" she asked calmly. "Everything feels unfair," Sam admitted. Ms. Lee nodded, " I understand Sam. Sometimes it's hard, but sharing and waiting is so important. Sharing and waiting, and taking turns teaches us so many things." Sam listened carefully.
The next day, Miss Lee gave Sam a big welcome smile when he entered the class. During class community time Ms. Lee explained a new game to the class. " "Good morning class, today we are going to play a game about taking turns," she suggested. As she explained the rules, the game was to wait patiently until it was your turn, without calling out and without getting upset. "I can wait my turn," he realised. Waiting wasn't so bad after all. It felt good to see everyone working together to take turns and be kind to each other.
By the end of the day, Sam had a huge realisation. "Actually, I quite liked taking turns and sharing today. It felt good to be kind to others, and it felt kind to myself because I am always learning and growing" he told Mia. For the first time, he felt proud and happy. " "Today was a successful day," Sam thought. "I'm excited to see how I can learn and grow tomorrow! He and Mia ran to the playground and played happily together.
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