3rd Grade Guidance Class- Friendship Pie

In third grade I am encouraging students to think about what kinds of characteristics make good friends, and a great book to help get us thinking about this is, Enemy Pie by Derek Munson.  In this book a new boy moves into the neighborhood and becomes the narrator's #1 enemy.  Thankfully, his dad has an old recipe for Enemy Pie that helps get rid of them.  All that he must do is spend one entire day with the new kid, and then have enemy pie for dessert.  Soon, the narrator realizes that Jeremy Ross is actually a friend and that enemy pie is really delicious.

After reading the story, students we able to create their own "Friendship Pie" recipes using ingredients that make friendships delicious too!