arm

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/07/24/boy-with-one-hand-met-soccer-player-with-same-limb-difference-photo-went-viral/

What do you see in the picture?
where are they?
how are the two people different and how are they the same?

Joseph Tidd is a one year old soccer fan living in  Florida. Carson Pickett is a soccer player and the two have something else in common; they both have a different left arm.

When Carson heard Joseph's family cheering her on at a match, she ran over and repeatedly touched Joseph's arm with hers.

Why did she do that?
How do you think Joseph felt?

 It took a minute for Joseph to realise, then Joseph shrieked with glee. 

Why did he react in that way?

Joseph's Mum says he spent the whole car ride home looking at his arm and giggling; Mum says this is because "he knew he had a friend."

Why do you think this made Joseph giggle?

Mum says Joseph is fine about having a different limb. Kids used to grab his arm to look at it and he was confused about this, but his older sister told him he had a "lucky fin" like the character in the
movie Finding Nemo.

Why do you think Children used to grab his arm, is that ok? Are they being nasty?
Why was Joseph confused?
Why do think his sister told him he had a lucky fin?
Joseph's parents could buy him a longer sleeved shirt to hide his arm, why don't they do that?
why do you think Joseph's family wanted him to meet Carson?

Joseph's parents want other kids with different limbs to know, "although they may do something differently from others, they should take pride in who they are."

- Carson is a soccer player- what does this show about disability in sport?
- "although they may do something differently from others, they should take pride in who they are." what does this mean?
- what can we learn from Carson?
- what can we learn from Joseph?
- why is this story about No Outsiders?
- Which British Value is this about?

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No Outsiders: We belong here by Andrew Moffat  (scheme of work for primary schools) 




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