Llama Llama Mess, Mess, Mess

Name: Llama Llama Mess, Mess, Mess
Author: Anna Dewdney

A story that explores responsibility and opens a conversation with your child.

★★★★★ Loved by families

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♥ This book teaches: Responsibility. owning your choices and their consequences.

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Guiding Questions for Parents.

Definition: doing what needs to be done without complaining. In short: Do what needs to be done.

Summary: “What if Mama Llama never cleaned…” What would it be like? Little Llama Llama dislikes picking up his toys until he considers what life would be like if his mom didn’t take care of their home. Messy - and not very nice! He decides he’d prefer to live and play in a clean house, and when he picks up his toys, his mama is proud of him and he’s happy, too. Lesson Objectives:

Students talk about the results of not keeping things clean, and they are more motivated to take care of their classroom, and their space at home.

Guiding Questions:

What are Llama Llama’s jobs at home?
What does he want to do when his mama tells him to clean up?
Llama Llama starts to imagine what would happen if his mama never did jobs around the house. How does that change his mind about doing his jobs?
What would happen if she threw the clean laundry into the air? Threw the towels on the floor?
What would the living room look like if Mama didn’t clean it?
What would the kitchen smell like if no one cleaned it?
What are some of the things Llama Llama does to clean up his mess? Why do you think he feels good after doing his jobs?
What would our classroom be like if we never took care of it? What are some of the ways you help keep our classroom neat and clean?
What are some of the ways you help clean at home? If you aren’t helping, think about what you can do and do it!
What does the word “responsibility” mean to you, and what’s one way in which you are responsible?

🌿 Virtue Connection: Responsibility means owning what is yours, including your choices.

About the Story.

This guide is part of the Values & Virtues library, a free collection of 400+ book guides and activities organized around 12 core virtues for children from pre-K to 6th grade. Each guide includes Guiding Questions designed to open a real conversation with your child in 10 minutes or less.