Hello Hello by Brendan Wenzel

Year EYFS / Y1 No Outsiders lesson plan 

Text: Hello Hello by Brendan Wenzel lesson plan by Andrew Moffat http://www.equalitiesprimary.com/

Learning intention: To make friends

Success criteria: I know in my class we are not all the same / I know we are different / I know I can make friends with different people / I know how to make friends.

Starter: Show the front cover of the book- what does it say? When do we use the word “Hello”? What does it mean? Why do we say “Hello”? Do you have to know who someone is first to say hello?

Main: Read “Hello Hello” and discuss: -       What do you notice about the animals in the book? (all different) -       Look at the page ‘hello colour, hello bright’ contrast the animals  -       Why do you think the animals are saying hello to each other? -       Many of the animals look happy – why do you think that is? -       “A world to see, a world to know” what does this mean? -       “Where to begin, hello hello” why is “hello” a good beginning?

Role play: use photo cards of children or name cards. Say you want to make sure this is the friendliest class in the school where everyone says hello to each other and we are going to practice. Ask a child to select a name card randomly; they approach the child selected and say, “hello!” before the child replies with a “hello!”. Are the children smiling? Why do you think they smile when they say hello? What signal does a smile give? Ask different children to randomly select a name and approach, smile and say hello. Is this a friendly game to play? How does it make us feel when someone approaches, smiles and says hello?

Activity: Children draw two of the animals in the book or two children in our class with the words “hello”.

Plenary: what other languages have a word for hello? Do we know any other ways of saying hello? Share with class, search on white board for more examples. Why do all languages have a word for hello? What does that show about different people around the world? Why is hello a great word to use when you don’t know someone? (because when you say hello people will usually say hello back) If you are meeting someone new and you say hello, what is a good thing to say next? Extension: the back of the book lists names for the animals used in the book and encourages children to find out more about the endangered species.

Afl questions: What is a good way to make friends with someone new? Why is this story about No Outsiders?

For a whole school curriculum of 'No Outsiders' lesson plans based on picture books, see "No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in Primary Schools" by Andrew Moffat

For 'No Outsiders' parent / child workshop plans based on picture books see "Reclaiming radical ideas in schools: Preparing young children for life in modern Britain" by Andrew Moffat