Keeping the Scaries Away Shop
This learning experience provides prompts for creating a play space where the children create an imaginary store that will keep the “scaries” away. It is designed to be offered to children after you have facilitated the Scared Stuffy learning experience. If you do not want to facilitate the Scared Stuffy, you could offer these play…
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This learning experience is designed to support children to understand what being scared is and how to help someone who is scared. This unit of work was created by Katy Pérez. View Lesson PLan Check out the professional development video for an example of how the Scared Stuffy learning experience was facilitated. Professional development video…
Read MoreThe Giant Who Threw Tantrums
A drama about facing our fears From within the protection of a fantasy about a make-believe village threatened by a tantrum throwing giant, this drama gives young children the chance to consider how people respond when they are afraid. In particular, it explores what happens to a group of people living in a small village…
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A drama about community fear of the unknown This drama is designed to stimulate critical thinking about culture, multi-culturalism, assimilation, religion, and racism, but it is also useful for considering how communities respond in a crisis or when something strange and unusual happens to disrupt day to day life. It uses an old tale about…
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