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Anti Bullying week

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  Young girl responds to boy who called her hair 'crazy' - Upworthy What do you see in the picture, what do you notice, what do you think this story is about? Leila Danai is 3 years old and goes to nursery. Most of the children in Leila's nursery have white skin and Leila has black skin. Her beautiful afro-textured hair looks different to the hair the other kids have. Do you think kids in nursery notice differences? Look at the photo above; do you think Leila is happy even though she is different to other kids in her class? One of the boys in Leila’s class struggled to understand about being different. He kept being rude about her hair, calling Leila names and saying her hair looks “crazy”. Why is the boy doing that? How would you describe that behaviour? If a child is being called names again and again, what is that behaviour called? How do you think Leila responded? Leila smiled at the boy  Why do you think she smiled at the boy? Leila said to the ...
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Remembrance day

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                                         https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbgxbdm What do you see in the picture? What flowers are these? Why are people talking about these flowers this week? This week is Remembrance day. What is Remembrance day about? Remembrance day is held every year. People across the world are remembering soldiers who died in World War 1, World War 2 and all other wars. It is a time we give thanks to all soldiers who have died. At 11:00 on 11 th November people across England hold a two minute silence when they think about people wo have died while fighting in wars. Do you know why that day and time is chosen? World War 2 officially ended at 11:00 on 11 th November 1945. Why do  people wear poppies? People wear poppies because after World War 1, poppies grew on the fields where battles were held. The poppies have become a symbol of re...
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Roll around the world

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                              https://scoop.upworthy.com/travel-blogger-who-has-explored-41-countries-in-his-wheelchair-hopes-to-inspire?fbclid=IwAR3x3Dgylxk9SI90CqQ6WKh6-gRTtSH7X--XQfLaNKcCnR5bEgW1G1aHW8A What do you see in the pictures? What do you notice, where are they taken? What do you think this story is about? When Corey Lee went to his first job interview after college, the manager immediately said he wouldn't be able to do the job because it involved a lot of travel.  Why do you think the manager thought Corey would not be able to travel?  He thought Corey would not be able to travel because Corey used a wheelchair.  What do you think about that? How do you think Corey felt about the manager saying that? What do you think Corey decided to do about it? Corey decided to launch his own website about accessible travel to show wheelchair users how to travel easier.  What does accessible t...
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Different families

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                          https://scoop.upworthy.com/rabbit-and-cat-raising-babies-together?fbclid=IwAR3-sOQFpnStHIwlV2Me6KSQPLNrWUqqH9mQ8mKW1elU-yZeltblprMM-X8 What do you see in the picture? What animals are together in the picture, why is this picture interesting and unusual? This photo was taken at an animal rescue sanctuary in North Carolina, USA and it shows a cat and a rabbit raising their litter together.  what is a litter? The video was posted on social media and went viral quickly as people shared the pictures of a different family. Why is this a different family? Destiny Hampton works as a farmer at the sanctuary and asked for advice as she shared the images; "shall I separate the babies or let them raise them together?" Why do you think Destiny was asking for advice?  What would you expect a cat to do to a baby rabbit? Do you think she should separate the babies? An animal welfare association in Ameri...
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Fiona the sheep

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                                    https://www.upworthy.com/fiona-worlds-loneliest-sheep-rescued-ex1/?fbclid=IwY2xjawU4JmhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMk1rNGdpVzNQVGprRXF2c1FzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEecgsrWDF_97nVGM5cpH2NG9jT8-ktF6jN4C6_-TD7vK9027eUeSY2gqbEtrY_aem_-3Q_KYFx37wTiCp5X7lpuw What do you see in the picture? What do you notice? What do you think this story is about? The picture shows a sheep on a cliff in Scotland. What do you know about sheep? Sheep are usually highly social animals; they don’t like isolation. What is isolation? Why do you think sheep don’t like isolation? This story is about a sheep who spent two years in isolation on at the bottom of a cliff in Scotland. The sheep became something of a local legend as it kept being spotted by people passing by on fishing boats. The first person to spot the sheep was a kayaker in 2021. What is a kayak? Two years later the...
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sign language

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                                    https://scoop.upworthy.com/school-teaches-all-its-student-sign-language-to-communicate-with-deaf-cafeteria-worker-wholesome?fbclid=IwAR0yRXm04RXfvAxfk0tHUVlH6OJrRhraEMnJMagFKpO4ueprrcJWhOVdV14 What do you see in the picture, where are they, what are they doing? What do you think the story is about? Leisa Duckwall works in the cafeteria in Nansemond Parkway Elementary school in Virginia, USA. She has worked there for four years serving food to students and in those four years, no students have ever spoken to her when they choose their food.   Why do you think this is? How do the students get the food they want if they don't speak to Leisa? The students just point at the food they want when they get to the counter, and Leisa serves it to them. What do you think about that behaviour? Leisa is deaf. In four years no-one has ever communicated a "good morning...
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Feels like home

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                                    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/17/wildlife-african-wild-dogs-longest-journey-zambia-conservation-aoe?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other What do you see in the picture, where are they, what do you think this story is about? A pack of wild dogs, all brothers, have made history by making the longest ever recorded single journey made by any mammal in Africa. Why might these wild dogs travel long distances? How far do you think these dogs travelled? When a young dog comes of age in the wild, he must travel to find a new territory and a mate to start a family of his own. These three dogs travelled together from Kafue National Park in Western Zambia to Luangwa Valley in Eastern Zambia. This is a total of 2500 miles over 8 months. How do you think we know they did this? Scientists have been monitoring the dogs to find out how they work together as teams to reach th...
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