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RESOURCES FOR 6 YEARS & UNDER

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What is a  Journey?
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Title of Lesson
Time Required
Age Range
Resources required
What is a Journey?
6 x 20 minute sessions
6 & under
The Raft - by Lucia Salemi
(available on Amazon UK:  
https://amzn.to/2HYeH3L)

Video version of the book available here:  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKT9AdqYesw 
Lesson Objective
Knowledge and Understanding (Global Theme covered)
Global Skills covered
Global Values and Attitudes covered
To explore feelings and needs through story and role play 
Social justice and equity
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Empathy 
Self awareness and Reflection
​Communication


Value diversity
​Commitment to participation and inclusion

  • Introduction
  • Main Activity
  • Plenary
  • What were the Outcomes?
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Use key question "What is a journey?" to establish children's understanding of the vocabulary. Name and identify different vehicles from  familiar to unfamiliar forms of transport. Introduce the idea of a raft: What is it? How does it travel? How far can it travel? What are its advantages and disadvantages?



Adapt and retell the story "The Raft" using actions and mime to introduce the characters of mouse, rabbit, toad, monkey and chick and the contents of their suitcases through the telling of the story:

Mouse - ray of sunshine to overcome fear of darkness
Chick - rainbow to overcome sadness 
Toad - Cloud of rain to overcome thirst
Monkey - blanket to overcome cold
Rabbit - heart to overcome challenges

Use role play for children to explore the fears and emotions embodied in the story (fear, thirst, hunger, cold, hope) through discussion of the characters and how they help each other. Relate to school and life.

Consolidate learning by asking children to paint the characters, with their symbols. Revisit the story in sections to reinforce the vocabulary, message and story of each character during circle time.

Display art work as a reference point for future discussions on values, cooperation, feelings, friendship to build classroom ethos.

Extend learning across the curriculum - for example,  make rafts out of recycled and natural materials to explore floating and sinking in water play/construction tasks.



Ask the children what the characters would have found when they reached a new place to live. What new place would the animals like to find?

How would we welcome a mouse, a chick, a rabbit etc that have come from afar. What would it be like to speak in another language, eat different foods? Could the contents of their suitcases help the new friends they will meet in the future?
Share the idea that everyone has an "invisible suitcase" which they can use to help themselves and others. Collect ideas of what the children carry with them - kindness, helpfulness, bravery, friendliness, smiles etc that they can use at any time. 


This activity was trialled in short sessions over a period of three weeks and it was successful at improving communication and empathy between children from different backgrounds and cultures. Quieter children participated as they were not afraid of giving a "wrong" answer.  Children were more able to discuss their feelings and ask questions about different countries and cultures. They referred to the story and the characters in conversation long after the activities had been completed.
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Lesson submitted by Raffaela Basile, Italy

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  • Home
    • About the project & objectives
    • Timeline - IOS project
    • School partners
  • IOS TEACHING RESOURCES
    • What is a journey?
    • Finding Connections
    • A Sweet World
    • Playing with Empathy
    • Multicultural Roman Empire
    • New People New Places
    • Migration Journeys - Why the Journey?
    • Migration Journeys - Who will you take on the Journey?
    • Migration Journeys - How was the Journey?
    • War ... what if it happened here?
    • More Equal Than Different
    • The Path of Hope
    • Shoes Clues
    • Mystery Dinner Guests
    • Mobile Phones, Me and Migration
    • Problems of the World
    • Emma's Story
  • Global Skills Passport and Tracking Charts
  • Blog
  • Thinking Otherwise project