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Empathy, Kindness

1. The villagers in this story were frightened of the bear. But Breeze was not. Why wasn’t she frightened of the bear?

2. In this story, Breeze imagines how the bear must feel. This is called “empathy”. How do you think having empathy might help us live together?

Independent Thinking

1. Do you think it is always a good idea to trust wild animals? Why or why not?

2. Why was Breeze not frightened of this particular bear?

3. Do you think she took enough care for her safety when she approached the bear? Why or why not?

Credits:

Bedtime Story written by Lale Sanem Şekercioğlu

Illustrated by Halina Prakapenka

Music Video by “Morning” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Thinking Music” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Casa Bossa Nova” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Hidden Agenda” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Dreamy Flashback” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Goblin Tinker Soldier Spy” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Scheming Weasel (slower version)” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Fireflies and Stardust” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Bushwick Tarantella” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Independent Thinking

1. How do you think scientists study particles that are too small to see?

2. Can you think of some useful things in your everyday life that might be affected by particle physics or electromagnetism?

Credits:

Bedtime Story written by Miro Maitre

Illustrated by Faishal Aziz

Music Video by “Digital Lemonade” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Airship Serenity” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Jerry Five” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Doobly Doo” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Blippy Trance” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Ethernight Club” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Delightful D” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Laser Groove” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Danger Storm” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Independent Thinking, Conversation

1. Can you think of some other nice things about the dark?

2. What is your favourite memory of darkness? What were the nice feelings you have about that memory?

Bedtime Story written by Jade Maitre

Illustrated by Yesim Serce

Music Video by “Crinoline Dreams” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Community, Good Manners, Independent Thinking

1. Do you think Crunch should have taken one of Sherry’s delicious figs? Why or why not?

2. What is another way Crunch might have found a way to eat one of the figs, while respecting Sherry’s rules?

3. When we try to find a way for more than one person to be happy, it is sometimes called a ‘compromise’, because each person gives up a little bit to make sure both are happy. In this story, why do you think Sherry decided to find a compromise with Crunch?

Bedtime Story written by Anu Madhavan

Illustrated by Yesim Serce

Edited by Jade Maitre

Music Video by “Casa Bossa Nova” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Del Rio Bravo” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Two Finger Johnny” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Hyperfun” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “DarxieLand” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Vivacity” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Creativity, Independent Thinking

1. What other things could Lebo and Gogo have done together, to have a nice time while Gogo was hurt?

2. Can you think of three more fun activities for someone who is hurt and has to sit down?

Bedtime Story written by Siphosethu Zantsi

Illustrated by Elizabeth Sparg

Designed by Sashni Govender

Edited by Mariam Mahomed

Music Video from zapsplat.com

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Creativity, Empathy

1. Can you imagine the world as Luthando must have seen it, before he got glasses? What can you see? What can’t you see? How does your house look? How about your school?

Independent Thinking

2. Can you think of some other good reasons why people might bump into things?

3. What things do you think Luthando will do better now, now that he can see clearly?

Bedtime Story written by Suzanne Boucher

Illustrated by Hylton Warburton

Designed by Sinomonde Ngwane

Edited by Sarah Heron

Music Video from zapsplat.com

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Creativity, Independent Thinking

1. Can you think of some other ways that the Easter Bunny might have been delivering Easter eggs from the sky?

2. Can you think of some other reasons Henny Penny might have felt a bump on her head?

Bedtime Story written by Jade Maitre

Illustrated by Tanja Tomusilovic

Book Design by Jade Maitre

Music Video by “Meanwhile in Bavaria” Kevin MacLeod, “Four Beers’ Polka” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Dvorak Polka” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Super Polka” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Glee Club Polka” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Independent Thinking

1. Why do you think each animal in this story sleeps in the way that they sleep?

2. How do you sleep? Why do you think you sleep like this?

Bedtime Story written by Dianne Awerbuck

Illustrated by Alex Latimer

Designed by Georgia Demertzis

Edited by Dianne Awerbuck

* THE STORY ‘HOW DO YOU SLEEP’ WAS CREATED BY BOOK DASH AND IS LICENSED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION 4.0 LICENSE. MINOR FORMATTING CHANGES MAY HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORIGINAL WORK FOR EASE OF READING ON OUR WEBSITE.

Music video by Bummin on Tremelo Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Passion, Independent Thinking

1. Henrietta is passionate about being famous. What do you understand when we describe someone as “passionate”? Do you think it’s a good thing or a bad thing? Why?

2. Do you think it would be better for Henrietta to be like all the other chickens, or for her to continue to pursue her crazy ideas? Why?

3. Do you think it’s important to be passionate about things that other people can understand? Why or why not?

Bedtime Story for Kids written by Andrea Kaczmarek

Illustrated by Poornima Dolamullage

Book design by Jade Maitre

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