Resources:
Video: Episode Four of Johnson & Friends: The
Thing Outside.
McDuff the concertina does a very brave thing and Squeaky the robot
finds a home.
The video of Johnson & Friends comprises the first six episodes
of the series.
See Education Catalogue for video purchasing details and order
form.
Other:
For the medal: light cardboard, string, wool or ribbons, silver foil,
coloured paper, glue, glitter.
To make a house: boxes of different sizes, crayons or textas, safe
scissors.
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Key Questions and Activities
• What things are people afraid of?
• What makes people afraid of some things and not others?
• What have you been scared to do but done anyway?
• The toys think “the thing” is dangerous because they
don’t know her. How do you know if someone is safe to be with? Discuss
how children meet new people, e.g. at school, through their family.
• Discuss what children like about each character, pointing out how
they are different.
• McDuff is given a medal by Diesel for being brave going out to meet
Squeaky, the “thing” they were all afraid of. What do people
get medals for?
• Make a medal for something special the children have done – using
string or coloured wool, a cardboard circle with foil wrapped around it
or coloured paper.
• Johnson is trying to build a house big enough for himself. Build
a house big enough for your teddy or favourite toy.
Extension Activity
View Video In Your Shoes from Lift
Off 2, ACTF.
Activities to accompany this episode of Lift Off
are available online in the Lesson Idea I
Can Do It.
See Education Catalogue for video purchasing details and order form.
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