What Is Hope?

This learning sequence is designed to help children (and teachers) gain greater insight into the notion of hope. The sequence begins with the educator sharing a picture book or short animated film. The educator then employs the teacher in role convention and acts as one of the characters from the book/film.

The sequence concludes with the children selecting an arts activity from their chosen genre (i.e. drama, music, dance, visual arts) to further explore hope.

There are further resources that can be useful for this learning experience:

• Picture Book & Film Resources - a descriptive list of picture books and short animated films that explore hope.
• Play Space Ideas - a detailed table with additional ideas of how to facilitate the play space.

 
This unit of work was created by Professor Julie Dunn (Griffith University, Australia).