Thursday, 7 September 2017

No Outsiders: The cow who climbed a tree by Gemma Merino

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A small number of the picture books used in the No Outsiders scheme are now out of print so I have replaced them with new books that fit the No Outsiders ethos.

All picture books used in No Outsiders can be ordered from letterboxlibrary

Y5
Text: The cow who climbed a tree: Gemma Merino
Lesson plan by Andrew Moffat / equalitiesprimary
Learning Intention: To exchange dialogue
Starter: write ‘assertive’ on board; children define the word and feedback
Discuss the LI: what does “Exchange dialogue” mean? In what situations might a person exchange dialogue?
Main: Read “The cow who climbed a tree”. Why is the book about being assertive? Look at page 1 where Tina reads a book; why do you think Tina wants to read? Look at her facial expression compared to the expression on the other cows’ faces; how would you describe the different expressions? Tina had a ‘thirst for discovery’ – what does that mean? How would you describe the behaviour of the other cows? Why do you think the cows tell Tina to stop thinking differently? What changed the cows’ minds?
Activity 1: In the story the cows do the same things every day and are afraid of finding out about new things. How does Tina change their minds? She exchanges dialogue.
Some people don’t know about No Outsiders. Some people think the world is a better place is everyone has the same skin or same faith or does the same things. Ask the children to find a partner and give each pair a copy of the Equality Act poster (see appendix 1) or put it on the board. Check children know what each of the protected characteristics mean.  Children to label themselves A and B.  Imagine Child A doesn’t know about the Equality Act; B must share and explain what the equality Act is and how it affects us. Include reference to the ‘No Outsiders’ message we have in school. Swap roles so both children get a turn explaining. Ask children to combine their explanations and feed-back some to the class. Why do we have the Equality Act and why is the Equality Act important? How is the act relevant to us in our school?
Put the following questions on the board and discuss: What can we say if…..
·         Someone says people of different faith cannot get along,
·         Someone says people from different countries can’t get along
·         Someone says it’s wrong to be Gay or Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender (see plenary below for guidance on this)
Activity 2: Children make a “No Outsiders in our school” poster in their pairs showing the different protected characteristics.
Plenary:  Well done everyone for being respectful and calm in our dialogue today. Remember it’s ok to have different ideas; different ideas about faith and culture can co-exist alongside each other. The UK is a great place to live because we have people who believe different things and live in different ways, living alongside each other and showing respect to each other.
Afl questions: Why is the Equality Act 2010 relevant to me? How is No Outsiders relevant in school today?



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