Should I Share My Ice Cream?: questions to ask and activities to try
Gerald has a delicious ice cream, and Piggie loves ice cream. Should he share? He thinks about it for too long. A funny Elephant & Piggie book about sharing.
What age is Should I Share My Ice Cream? for?
Should I Share My Ice Cream? is best for ages 3–7.
Should I Share My Ice Cream? (Mo Willems)
- Age
- 3-7
- Best for
- Sharing, and thinking about others when it's hard
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Let your child shout advice to Gerald as he decides. At the end, talk about what Piggie did and how it felt.
Is this book right for your child?
- Age
- 3–7 (nursery to Year 2)
- What they'll enjoy
- Gerald has a delicious ice cream, and Piggie loves ice cream. Should he share? He thinks about it for too long. A funny Elephant & Piggie book about sharing.
- Helps with
- Sharing, and thinking about others when it's hard
- Buy or borrow?
- Borrow it from the library first if you can. If your child asks for it again and again, it’s one worth owning, and the questions and activities on this page work best with the book open next to you.
What it helps with
- Sharing
- Thinking about a friend's feelings
- Making decisions
- Early reading
Comprehension and discussion questions for Should I Share My Ice Cream?
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “Why did Gerald find it hard to decide?”
- “What reasons did he think of for not sharing?”
- “What happened while he was deciding?”
- “What did Piggie do?”
- “Is it ever hard for you to share?”
- “How does it feel when someone shares with you?”
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5-minute activities to try together
Share it out
Next snack time, let your child share something fairly with someone else. Talk about how it felt.
Gerald's choice
Act out the story: one person is Gerald deciding, the other gives advice.
Should I Share My Ice Cream? activity sheet: printable worksheet and questions
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- Page 1, talk about it: questions about the story, each tagged with the reading skill it practises, with space to answer or tick
- Page 2, my favourite part: a drawing box, a sentence starter and a “how did I do?” self-check
- Page 3, notes for the adult: curriculum links, a 20-minute session plan, extension activities, and support and challenge ideas
- Read it togetherEnjoy the story first.
- Ask 2 or 3 questionsFrom the list above, while everyone is calm.
- Print the activity sheetAn activity sheet with questions, a drawing page and notes for you.
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Use it as a lesson plan
Children can listen to Should I Share My Ice Cream?, answer questions about it and give a reason for their ideas, and talk about sharing.
A 20-minute session for ages 3–7 (nursery to Year 2), for a class, a small group or one child at home.
- Warm up (2 minutes). Show the cover and read the title. Ask: “What do you think this story will be about?”
- Read aloud (6 minutes). Read it all the way through. Tip: Let your child shout advice to Gerald as he decides. At the end, talk about what Piggie did and how it felt.
- Talk about it (4 minutes). Pick two or three of the comprehension and discussion questions above. “Why did Gerald find it hard to decide?” works well to start.
- Activity (6 minutes). Do Share it out. Next snack time, let your child share something fairly with someone else. Talk about how it felt. Children who finish early can try Gerald's choice.
- Wrap up (2 minutes). Ask each child for one thing they will remember from the story, and why.
Want to go further? The Should I Share My Ice Cream? activity sheet has these questions with space to answer, a drawing and writing page, and notes for the adult.
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- Age
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 25 October 2026
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