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    This document provides discussion topics, activities, and games for teaching key concepts from the book "I Am Human" by Susan Verde. It suggests exploring concepts like uniqueness, possibility, curiosity, and compassion. Suggested activities include drawing a path showing interests and goals, completing a survey of hobbies, and creating a "helping hand" to list helpful acts. Follow-up ideas are making a paper chain of connections to others and a tree identifying skills.

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    I AM HUMAN

    Susan Verde
    Illustrated by Peter H Reynolds
    Publisher: ABRAMS
    Age group: Curriculum links:
    KS2 English
    Art & Design
    PSHE
    Key vocabulary/ concepts: Lesson details:
    Unique 2+ sessions (depending on time
    Possibility allocated to exploring vocabulary/
    Curiosity concepts and PSHE activities)
    Discovery
    Wonder Small group/ whole class
    Perfect
    Mistake
    Choice
    Compassion
    Equality
    Connected
    Tips for teaching vocabulary:
    Check that children understand the words in the box above. If not,
    give them a simple explanation and an example. Encourage them to
    reflect on their own experiences (e.g. what is unique about them).

    If you want to help children remember the words you can write them
    (or draw pictures to represent them) on to cards and play matching,
    pairs, lotto or guess-the-word/ describing games.
    Talking points:
    - What are your interests and paths you like to follow? What is
    unique about you?
    - What are you curious about?
    - Think about what makes you: fearful/ hurt/ playful/ timid.
    - Can you describe a mistake you made? Is there anyone you would
    like to say ‘sorry’ to?
    Activities: Games:
     Draw a winding path and  Role play listening instead of
    write or draw where you fighting (give children
    would like to go. scenarios to choose from;
     Complete a survey to find out these could be real examples)
    what activities others enjoy.  We are all Unique! Sit in a
     Helping Hand- draw around circle. Ask the children to
    your hand and cut it out. Can ‘stand up if you…’ (like
    you think of 5 helpful things chocolate/ are left-handed
    that you could write on the etc). This will help identify
    fingers (and thumb!)? what we have in common too.

    Follow-up activities:
    Think about a different or better choice you could have made. How
    could kindness make “a bad day become a GREAT day”? Draw a
    picture of this or write about it.

    Make a paper chain with all the things that connect you to others.
    These could be colour-coded for different areas (e.g. food, activities,
    interests). How do these connections make us stronger?

    Tree of ‘I Can…’ - make a paper/ card tree where each child is a


    branch of the tree, with leaves that have affirmations written on them
    (e.g. I can ride a bike). These can be added to as new skills are
    developed (adults can have a branch too).

    This could be a good time to discuss human rights. A child friendly


    version of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child can be found
    here: www.sites.unicef.org/rightsite/files/uncrcchilldfriendlylanguage.pdf

    *There is also a meditation activity at the back of this book.

    About Peace Pledge Union:


    The Peace Pledge Union is the oldest secular pacifist organisation in
    Britain. Since 1934 it has been campaigning for a warless world.
    For more information see: https://www.ppu.org.uk/
    A path template:

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