Definition:

Patience means having self-control, waiting and enduring when one would rather not.

In short:

Stay calm while you wait.

Summary:

Winnie the Pooh is a friendly bear who loves honey too much and this gets him into trouble. He has some funny and challenging adventures as he pursues opportunities to get his favorite food. Pooh’s relentless efforts to satisfy his appetite take him to Rabbit’s house where he eats all of his friend’s honey. Pooh’s complete lack of self-control makes it impossible for him to get unstuck as he tries to exit Rabbit’s house. Day after day, poor Pooh remains stuck but at least his friends keep him company. This is a wonderful and hilarious lesson about self-control! 

Lesson Objectives:

1. Teachers guide students in a discussion about what are the consequences of losing self-control, sharing real examples with which students can identify.
2. Students will learn and practice methods that promote self-control.

Guiding Questions: 

1. What happens to Winnie the Pooh after he does his exercises? 
2. How did Pooh try to get the honey from the hive in the tree at first? 
3. What did he do next to get the honey? 
4. Why did Pooh make unsafe attempts to get the honey in the tree? 
5. Do you think Rabbit was too polite when he let Pooh eat all his honey? If not, what could he have said to his friend to get him to stop?
6. Do you think Pooh regretted that he didn’t use more self-control? Why or why not? 
7. If what happened to Pooh happened to you, do you think you’d make the same mistake again - eat too much honey? 
8. Have you ever wanted something so much you’d do anything to get it? What was it and what happened? 
9. How would you talk yourself out of eating too much of something? 
10. Share about a time when you ate too much of something and felt sick afterwards. If that never happened to you, ask one of your family members the same question.