#105 Scaredy Cats
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Wimzie's
first sleep-over threatens to become a disaster when Loulou
wants to go home because she is afraid to stay at someone's
house overnight. Horace makes fun of Loulou's fears but has
to deal with his own when he learns they'll be sleeping in the
dark. He eventually confesses his fear and the others help him
to feel safe and comfortable.
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- Children will learn that it's
not nice to make fun of people.
- Children will learn that laughing
at people can hurt feelings.
- Children will learn that just
because someone is brave in one situation, it doesn't mean
he/she is brave in all situations.
- Children will learn that it's
okay to talk about their fears and ask for help.
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Vocabulary: |
sleep-over
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Suggested Activities: |
| Before you view: Loulou
is afraid to do something that she's never done before. Watch
to see what it is. |
| While you view:
See suggestions in "How to use this guide". |
After you view:
Go back to your pre-viewing activity and have the children respond
to the question or comment stated. Can anyone remember what
Loulou was afraid of?
(Answer: sleeping over at Wimzie's house). Talk about what you've
seen and take some time to discuss it. |
Extended Learning Activities |
Option 1: Everyone Has Fears
(Discussion Activity)
Materials required: None |
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Have the children sit in a talking
circle and review some things that happened in the show.
- What was Loulou afraid of?
(Answer: sleeping away from home and scary stories.)
- What did Horace say to Loulou
when he was teasing her? (Answer: he called her a "scaredy
cat".)
- How did Loulou feel when Horace
called her a "scaredy cat"? (Answer: it hurt her feelings.)
- What did Loulou want to do
after Horace made fun of her? (Answer: she wanted to go
home.)
- What was Horace scared of?
(Answer: the dark.)
- Why didn't Horace want to tell
his friends how he felt? (Answer: he wanted them to think
he was brave and he was afraid that his friends would make
fun of him.)
Tell children that now we know why
Loulou and Horace were afraid. Ask what frightens them. Share
with the children your own childhood fears. Explain that it's
normal to have fears. Discuss things to do when you are afraid.
For example: tell a parent, teacher or other trusted grown-up
or talk to a friend.
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Option 2: Helping Children
Deal with Fears (Discussion Activity)
Materials required: None
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development specialists recommend involving children in the
development of ways to handle their fears. This activity is
designed to give them an opportunity to create solutions to
their problems. Remind the children that Horace resolved his
fear of the dark by sleeping with the light on. Come up with
a list of things the children are afraid of, such as the dark,
monsters, the basement, the toilet, dragons, etc. Have the children
suggest things they can do to ease their fears. Solutions might
include: a night-light, a pretend can of monster spray, a monster
picture to scare away the monsters. |
Theme Related Books: |
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Arthur's First Sleepover,
Marc Brown, Little, Brown & Company, 1994.
Ira Sleeps Over, Bernard Waber, Houghton Mifflin, 1972.
Scared Silly, Marc Brown, Little, Brown & Company,
1994.
The Something, Natalie Babbitt, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
(cloth) Sunburst (paper), 1987.
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