How Will You Get to the Top of the Star Tree? - Activity Instructions

Tune In

Upon finishing reading ‘Charlie’s Tales: Sylvie and the Star Tree’, pose the question:

“Did Sylvie get the star all by herself?”

Use this as a springboard to discuss teamwork and the different roles different characters in the book played, for example, gnomes trying to reach the stars by climbing the tree, Charlie’s idea that they needed someone smaller, and Sylvie squeezing through the hollow.

Find Out

Discuss the ways in which the children see their strengths/characteristics and the way they can benefit a team.

“Different characters used their different strengths to work together to reach the stars. What sort of things can you do to help out when you are part of a team?”. Children might suggest