Morals and Values Education
Shapeshifters
Lei-lei is a new girl at Penny’s school. Acacia the class bully tries to steal her lunch but Lei-lei has special ‘shape shifting’ skills and briefly uses them to change Acacia into a prickly tree and stops her bullying. Penny is intrigued and wants to learn shape shifting but shape shifting can be dangerous if used for the wrong reasons, will it be ok or will Penny find it too hot to handle?
Teaching Points
Develops values:
- The self, recognising that we are unique human beings capable of spiritual, moral, intellectual and physical growth and development
- The book encourages children to achieve and be good at what they do where ‘good’ is a commonly shared value of excellence and achievement.
- relationships as fundamental to the development and fulfilment of ourselves and others, and to the good of the community. We value others for themselves, not only for what they have or what they can do for us
- society we value truth, freedom, justice human rights and the collective effort for the common good.
Who should buy?
- All primary and secondary schools (key stage 2 and 3) libraries and English departments
- All prep schools
- Libraries
- Parents who are interested in supporting their children’s reading development
- Literacy hour co-ordinators
- Special needs co-ordinators
- Area advisors for English
- School Librarians
- School clubs
- Schools of education at university level.
- Teacher trainers at university level