It's Getting Messy in 8th Grade

Students squeezed an entire tube of toothpaste onto a paper plate.  Then they were asked to put the toothpaste back into the tube.  As they went through this exercise, they discussed gossip and how it cannot be taken back once it is out.  

5 Ways Gossip is like Toothpaste

  1. More = bigger mess.
  2. It really sticks to you.
  3. It's difficult to clean up.
  4. It has many varities but they all do the same thing.
  5. Once it's out, you can't put it back the way it was.
students squeezing toothpaste onto a paper plateStudents squeezing toothpaste out of the tube onto a paper plate.
Students squeezing toothpaste out of the tube onto a paper plate.Students squeezing toothpaste out of the tube onto a paper plate.