Keep Your Head

Episode   29                                                                 Planet:  self

Learning concept of the episode: Anger should not be expressed by yelling, hitting etc.  Instead anger should be handled by finding ways to calm down and then calmly working out a solution to the problem that caused that anger.

Story Summary

When Bing and Bong arrive, they encounter a group of bickering Locals, Bing quickly intervenes, offers them two coloured balls to play with, and continues on with Bong to the frozen yoghurt stand in the distance. But the journey is not an easy one for Bing; Bing is tripped by one of the Locals’ balls, splattered with mud and bumped on the head. After each incident, Bing performs a releasing tension routine to keep anger in check. Bing teaches the same routine to Bong when Bong is angry that the frozen yoghurt stand is broken. Soon, though, after a Local fixes the machine, Bing and Bong are able to enjoy their cones.

Focus Early Learning Goal

Personal, Social and Emotional Development 8: Work as part of a group or class, taking turns and sharing fairly, understanding that there needs to be agrees values and codes of behaviour for groups of people - including adults and children - to work together harmlessly.

Linked ELGs

PSE4, PSE5, PSE13, P6

Preparation

• Watch the Tiny Planets episode 
• Talk about what Bing and Bong did in the story

Talk about…..

• Feelings
• How do we display that we are angry
• What makes us angry
• What made Bong angry?
• How did Bing help Bong when he felt angry?

Focus Activity

 Feelings Mask

Follow-on Activities

• Draw pictures of angry faces
• Draw or write about what makes us angry
• Make angry sounds and movements
• Relaxation techniques

Feelings Mask

Aim

For the children to understand about feelings and to make a mask to show this

Resources

• Paper plates
• Mirror
• Sticks or kitchen roll middles
• Crayons
• Collage materials

Guidelines

• In small groups discuss feelings focusing on happy and angry.
• Ask the children to pull happy and angry faces into the mirror.
• Let the children decorate two plates. One angry and one happy.
• Attach them back to back onto the stick.

Key Vocabulary

Angry, happy, relaxed, cross, feelings

Health & Safety

Encourage the children to hold the sticks carefully so as not to poke each other with them.

Ensure that the materials used are non-toxic