2nd Grade

Oh, What A Tangled Web We Weave! (Suggested for grades 2 -5) – All Dilworth 2nd Grade Classes Materials: Ball of yarn Arrange ahead of time to have your child or another student help you with this demonstration. Secretly ask the child to give false answers to each question that you ask. This will begin after he/she has taken a seat in a chair front of the class. Have your child come up and take a seat in a chair in front of the class. Next, ask your seated child a simple question such as, "Why didn't you get your homework done for today?" As she answers with a lie, such as the dog ate my homework, wrap a long string of yarn around her once. Then ask a follow-up question based on her reply, such as "How did the dog get your homework?” As she makes up another answer, wrap the yarn around her again. Continue to ask follow-up questions until she is entangled in a web of yarn. After the class has observed the situation, explain that you asked this person to make up answers to all your questions (to lie). Discuss the following with the class: 1. Ask them if they can see what telling lies can do to someone. Emphasize how one lie usually leads to another and how quickly we can become trapped and embarrassed by lies. 2. Ask them what will be experienced by the person who always tells the truth (not having to remember what your last lie was or how to cover it up, peace of mind, and feeling good about oneself.) 3. Ask the students to tell about a time when they were caught in a lie and had to tell another lie in order to cover it up. 4. Ask why it is important for us to always tell the truth (trust, respect, because it's the right thing to do.)