Winning and Losing - Parents 2

Your child is participating in classroom activities focused on learning the importance of good sportsmanship (winning and losing).

Definition: Winning means to be successful or to have a favorable result. Losing means the opposite of winning or to be defeated. Good sportsmanship means displaying politeness before and during games. It also means using socially appropriate/polite phrases at the end of a game, regardless of whether you were the winner or the loser.

We would love for you to keep the discussion going at home! Here are just a few ideas to help get the conversation started:

• Why is it important to win?
• Is it OK to lose?
• Is it important to know and/or follow the rules of the game you are playing? Why or why not?
• Should you scream, yell and hit when you lose?
• Is it OK to be a bad sport?