Humble Pie Lesson Plan Why a Shared Slice is Sweeter
Lesson Plan • Pre-K Social-Emotional Learning
Humble Pie
Duration
30 Minutes
Audience
Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Focus
Humility & Sharing
Why This Lesson?
Understanding humility and sharing at a young age helps children develop empathy, learn positive social behaviors, and build stronger friendships. This lesson lays a foundation for respectful interactions by contrasting kind behavior with "showing off."
Learning Objective
"Students will be able to identify humble behavior (sharing) and boastful behavior through a story and a simple sorting activity."
Materials Needed
Humble Pie Story Slides
Picture Sort Activity Cards
Poster Board Pie Crust
Paper Slices, Crayons, Glue
Lesson Procedure
5 min
Intro
Warm Up: What is a Friend?
Introduce the concepts of humility and bragging using the opening slides.
Discussion Prompts: "What does it mean to be a good friend?" or "What makes you happy when you play with others?"
10 min
Story
Read-Aloud: "Humble Pie"
Navigate through the story slides. Emphasize the feelings of the characters when they share vs. when they show off. Use different voices for the characters to keep interest high!
7 min
Sort
Sorting Game
Use the "Humble vs. Bragging Picture Sort."
Describe each scenario clearly. Ask students: "Is this heart-filling (humble) or heart-hurting (bragging)?" Let students place the cards on a shared chart.
5 min
Craft
"Our Humble Pie" Class Craft
Explain that the class will make a giant pie together. Each "slice" is a kind action. Students draw one way they can be humble on their paper slice and add it to the giant crust.
3 min
Wrap-Up
Reflection Circle
"What is one way we can be humble and share today? How does it feel when we share?"
Teacher Prep Checklist
Review "Humble Pie" story slides for pacing.
Print and cut the Picture Sort cards.
Pre-cut the giant paper "pie crust" circle.
Pre-cut individual "slices" for each student.
Humble Pie Story Slides Humble Pie
Why a shared slice is sweeter!
Welcome students and get them thinking about being a good friend.
Welcome, Friends!
What does it mean to be a good friend?
How do we share and play nicely?
Sharing
Kind Words
Helping
What is Humility?
Being humble means being kind and not bragging.
It means thinking about others too!
"I am happy to share this with you!"
What is Bragging?
"LOOK AT ME! I AM THE BEST!"
Bragging is when we only talk about ourselves and how great we are.
It can make others feel sad or small.
Our Humble Pie Story
Once upon a time, there was a yummy pie! Two friends wanted the biggest piece.
What should they do?
Sharing the Pie
One friend said:
"Let's share! We can both have a piece!"
The other friend agreed. They cut the pie equally.
A Sweet Lesson!
They both enjoyed their pie! Sharing made the slice taste even sweeter.
Being humble means everyone gets a turn and feels happy.
Remembering Our Lesson
Who can tell me one way to be humble today?
Humble vs Bragging Picture Sort Humble vs. Bragging
Picture Sort Activity
Name:
Date:
How to Play:
Look at each picture card. Decide if the person is being Humble (sharing and thinking of others) or Bragging (showing off and making others sad). Place them in the correct pile!
Sharing Toys
"Would you like to play with my toy?"
Bragging Art
"My drawing is the bestest ever! Yours is yucky!"
Winning a Race
"Good race, everyone! You did great!"
Showing Off
"Nyah nyah, I have this new toy and you don't!"
Helping a Friend
"Let me help you with those crayons!"
Me First!
"I go first because I'm the fastest and the best!"
Taking Turns
"It's my turn now, but after me, it's your turn!"
Working Hard
"I worked hard on this and I'm proud!"
Humble Behaviors
(Heart-Filling)
Bragging Behaviors
(Heart-Hurting)
Humble Pie Craft Guide Our Humble Pie Craft
A Collaborative Classroom Baking Project
Objective
Students will contribute to a collaborative "Humble Pie" by drawing or writing about ways they can show humble behavior.
Materials List
• Large butcher paper circle (The Crust)
• Construction paper "slices" (Triangles)
• Crayons, markers, and glue sticks
• Safety scissors
Instructions for the Classroom
1
Prepare the "Pie Crust"
Pre-cut a giant circle from poster board or butcher paper. Draw dotted lines on it like a pizza or pie to show where the slices will go.
2
Illustrate Humility
Give each student one paper triangle "slice." Ask them to draw one kind, humble action they can do (like sharing a swing or helping a friend stand up).
3
Assemble the Pie
Once drawings are finished, students bring their slices to the "Giant Crust." Help them glue their slice into one of the open spots.
The Sweetest Part
Display the finished pie on your classroom wall! Whenever you see a student being humble or sharing, point to the pie and say:
"You just added some sweetness to our Humble Pie!"
Student Pie Slice Template
Photocopy this page and cut out the triangles to give to students.
Draw your humble act here!
My Name
Draw your humble act here!
My Name