Lesson summary
Children explore how to be helpful, and how not to be helpful, through this picture storybook resource.
Lesson guides and printables
Lesson details
Curriculum mapping
Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity
1.4 Children learn to interact in relation to others with care, empathy and respect
Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world
2.1 Children develop a sense of connectedness to groups and communities and an understanding of their reciprocal rights and responsibilities as active and informed citizens
2.2 Children respond to diversity with respect
2.3 Children become aware of fairness
2.4 Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment
Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing
3.1 Children become strong in their social, emotional and mental wellbeing
3.2 Children become strong in their physical learning and wellbeing
Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners
4.1 Children develop a growth mindset and learning dispositions such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity
4.2 Children develop a range of learning and thinking skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating
Resources required
- art materials – coloured pencils and textas
- Dani the Dingo text
- please consider supporting the author by purchasing a physical copy of the book here
- device capable of showing a video to students (optional)
- Student Worksheet.
Skills
This activity is designed to build students’ competencies in the following values:
- achievement
- caring/kindness
- communication
- helpfulness
- listening
- problem-solving
Additional info
This is an original Cool+ lesson.
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