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Curiosity, Creativity

1. Why do you think the children in this story were curious about what was under Mr McLattice’s hat?

2. How do you think curiosity can help us in life?

3. What is the most crazy thing you can think of, that Mr McLattice might have been hiding under his hat?!

Credits:

Bedtime Story written by David A. Miller

Illustrated by Faishal Aziz

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Imagination, Creativity

1. When Thembsie can’t have a dog, she uses her imagination. Can you use your imagination and think of some other things she could have imagined was her own pet dog?

2. What kind of games do you think Thembsie could have played with her balloon dog?

3. What games couldn’t she play with her balloon dog?

Bedtime Story written by Brenda Daniels

Illustrated by Cristy Zinn

Designed by Salma Haffejee

Edited by Zanri Kritzinger

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Friendship, Feelings, Feeling Scared

1. In this story, Bonke helps his friend Peo to feel brave. What are some other feelings that friends can make us feel?

2. Do you think the meerkat is a new friend for Bonke and Peo? Why or why not?

3. How do you think that Bonke, Peo and the meerkat could play together?

Bedtime Story written by Tumisang Shongwe

Illustrated by Isabella Kuijers

Designed by Monique Cleghorn

Edited by Kelly Norwood-Young

Music Video by “Clear Air” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Community

1. Why do you think it might be important to take care of our shared natural spaces?

Responsibility

1.Who do you think is responsible for taking care of the environment? Why?

Credits:

Bedtime Story written by Crissel Kane Gicaraya

Illustrated by Boosy Nasser

Music Video by www.zapsplat.com and additional music by “Fretless” 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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Responsibility

1. Why do you think Ollie’s parents wanted to make sure he could care for a puppy, before they got him a pet puppy?

2. What do you think it means to be ‘responsible’? Do you think it’s good to be responsible for something?

Credits:

Bedtime Story written by Andrea Kaczmarek

Illustrated by Faishal Aziz

Music Video by”Sock Hop” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Feelin Good” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Funin and Sunin” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Trying New Things, Kindness

1. Why do you think Ollie wanted to show Tiny Snowman the summer?

2. Why do you think we enjoy doing nice things for people we like and love?

Conversation

1.What is your favourite season? Why?

Credits:

Bedtime Story written by Andrea Kaczmarek

Illustrated by Tamara Nguyen

Music Video by “Oh, Christmas Tree” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Life of Riley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Mister Exposition” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Casa Bossa Nova” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Friendship

1. Santa is really worried when Iris goes missing! He spends a long time looking for her. Why do you think he does this?

2. What other kinds of things do people do for their friends?

Bedtime Story written by T. Ferries

Illustrated by Halina Prakapenka

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Organisation, Growth Mindset

1. In this story, Little Snail shows Santa how to be more organised in delivering his Christmas presents. How do you think it can help us when we try to be organised in our tasks?

2. What are some things that you could organise in your life, to make things better?

3. What are some things that you already do, to be organised?

Credits:

Music Video by “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Dvorak Polka” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Holiday Weasel” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Manic Polka” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Oh, Christmas Tree” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “We Wish you a Merry Christmas” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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