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Rainbow Fish Seth Caron
Summary This Is a story about a fish that had the most beautiful scales in the whole ocean. They were all different colors and every other fish wanted to be just like him, but he acted like he was better than everyone. They always asked if they could have one of his scales but he kept saying no. Until one day he wondered why nobody liked him. The wise octopus made him realize that the right thing to do would be to share his scales. At the end, when he had given away almost all his precious scales, he was the happiest because everyone welcomed him as one of them.
Why Rainbow Fish? Conflict resolution Communication skills Cooperation and competition Power and social influences Energy bus
Conflict Resolution “The Rainbow fish shared his scales left and right” • No one wanted to be his friend • Went to the wise octopus • Determined the problem • Compromised
Communication Skills “Give a glittering scale to each of the other fish. You will no longer be the most beautiful fish in the sea, but you will discover how to be happy.” Didn’t care what the other fish had to say Listened and learned from the wise octopus
Cooperation and Competition “you want me to give you one of my special scales? “Who do you think you are?” Started as a competitor Became cooperative
Power and Social Influence “The other fish were amazed at his beauty.” Unintentional social influence Conformity Distributing scales, distributed power
Energy Bus “Come on, Rainbow Fish, they would call. Come and play with us! But the Rainbow Fish would just glide past, proud and silent, letting his scales shimmer.” Other fish wanted him on their bus He was the energy vampire
Family Dynamics • Conflict resolution • Many different ways of deciding conflict • Vortex bat • Power and social influences • Morals and beliefs • Parent influences on each other