Morals and Values Education
The Copperhead
On Friday at school, Rachel is in trouble for accidentally causing another student to hurt herself. Rachel is often in trouble- she finds it difficult to follow her mother’s advice to ‘stop, think and do the right thing’. After school, Rachel, along with her parents and younger brother Tim, visits her older brother’s farm. Rachel loves being on Roger’s farm and loves looking for reptiles (which in Australia can be poisonous). Rachel goes looking for reptiles but when younger brother Tim gets too hot he decides to go back, then it happens! Rachel hears Tim call and he is holding a copperhead, a dangerous snake and then the snake bites him. That is when the danger really starts, how will Rachel save her brother and dare she face the wrath of the grown ups!
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.
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