Worst Best Friends :: Resources


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Worst Best Friends is a comedy series that has wide appeal to children from years 2 to 5, providing a valuable teaching resource across a wide range of KLA’s and topics. It evolves around the life of young Roger Thesaurus, whose two best friends are worst enemies. Conceived and written by award winning novelist and script-writer Max Dann, Worst Best Friends features characters from Max’s highly successful children’s book series Adventures with My Worst Best Friend, Going Bananas, and Dusting in Love. The series has particular relevance to English and SoSE outcomes and the themes of civics and citizenship and identity and friendship. Viewing and discussing Worst Best Friends provides a focus by which sensitive and controversial issues may be introduced into the classroom, including bullying and family breakdown. Order the videos Resources Free lesson plans and classroom worksheets to accompany the videos are listed below. Students will also enjoy exploring the character descriptions in the Media Kit, which is accessible via links in the lesson plans.

KLA, Year Level and Theme	Description
Year Level: Year 1 to Year 8 KLA: The Arts; English; SOSE; Health and Physical Education Theme/Topic: Families; Growth and Development; Cultural Studies; Stereotypes; Our Place in Space and Time	1. Food For Thought Students explore how rituals, customs, traditions, celebrations and foods are similar and different across cultural groups and consider how living in a multicultural society enriches our lives. Worksheets: Bake Bread at School Celebration Survey worksheet.


Year Level: Year 1 to Year 8 KLA: The Arts; English; SOSE; Health and Physical Education Theme/Topic: Self and Relationships; Growth and Development	2. Friends Forever Students explore issues about friendship, trust and loyalty. They share ideas about what friends are like, how they act, things they do and share with friends. Worksheets: Friendship Bingo Friendship Circles Friendship Shield worksheet Media Kit


Year Level: Year 1 to Year 8 KLA: The Arts; English; SOSE; Health and Physical Education Theme/Topic: Cultural Studies; Civics and Citizenship	3. Lending A Hand Students explore the concept of civics and citizenship. What makes a good citizen? How we can work effectively together on group projects and actively contribute to our community. Worksheets: Helping at Home Contract Helping Our Community.


Year Level: Year 1 to Year 8 KLA: The Arts; English; SOSE; Health and Physical Education Theme/Topic: Self and Relationships; Growth and Development	4. Me, Myself and I Students explore identity, what makes each unique and events and factors that helped to shape us. They share ideas about what they like, what is important to them and what they would like to achieve. Worksheets: Media Kit My Passport


Year Level: Year 1 to Year 8 KLA: The Arts; English; SOSE; Health and Physical Education Theme/Topic: Families; Ethics, Values, Justice; Growth and Development; Cultural Studies	5. One Big Happy Family Students explore the concept of family and how families are similar and different. They share ideas about roles and responsibilities within families and how they change over time. Worksheets: Action Plan


Year Level: Year 1 to Year 8 KLA: The Arts; English; SOSE; Health and Physical Education Theme/Topic: Ethics, Values, Justice; Growth and Development; War and Conflict; Bullying	6. Push And Shove Students will clarify what conflict and bullying is and identify ways these behaviours can affect us. They will share ideas about why people become bullies and strategies they can use to develop resilience and to avoid conflict, bullies and bullying. Worksheets: Who Am I?


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