Words Can Hurt

This afternoon, we did a lesson on how our words can hurt peoples feelings. The students cut out a heart, then crumpled it up. The crumpling up signified hurtful words (you are not my friend, you cannot play with us, I don't like your drawing). Then, we tried to make it better by smoothing out the heart and saying sorry. The students soon realized that it was impossible to get out all the wrinkles, just like it is impossible to take back hurtful words.