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Bravery - Discussion Plans for Year 2
Warm
up Question:
Have you ever done something brave? What made
it brave?
Discussion - What is Bravery?
1) Are
people who go on roller coasters brave? Why?
2) Is someone
who lets a spider crawl up their arm brave? Why?
Two cases
to consider:
Molly climbs up a ladder, fast as lightning, not
scared a bit, has done it hundreds of times.
Milly climbs up
a ladder, slowly, inch by inch, terribly frightened but still making
it to the top.
Q - Who is braver, Molly or Milly? Why?
3) Do you have to be scared to be brave?
4) Can you be
brave if you are not scared?
Three cases to consider:
Sandy jumps off the bottom step onto the ground, and walks
away to buy her lunch.
Candy jumps off the highest diving board
at the swimming pool, lands with a splash, and swims to the ladder.
Mandy jumps off the top of her house, lands with a splat, breaks
both legs and both arms and gets taken to hospital.
Q - Is
Sandy brave? Why or why not? Is Candy? Why? Is Mandy? If Mandy isn’t
brave, what is she?
5) Do you have to do something dangerous
to be brave?
6) If you do something very dangerous indeed,
are you brave?
7) Are you brave if you do something that isn’t
dangerous, but it is something you are scared of? (like let a harmless
spider walk on your arm?)
Two cases to consider:
Ann risks being eaten by a ravenous lion in order to grab a lollipop.
Jan risks being eaten by a ravenous lion in order to save a
baby.
Q - Are both Ann and Jan brave? Is one braver than the
other? Why?
8) Are you brave if you risk your life for
something unimportant?
9) Are you only brave if what you are
trying to do is very important?
Discussion - Bravery
in Different Contexts
1) Does a teacher ever have to be
brave? Give some examples.
2) Does a doctor ever have to be
brave? Examples?
3) Does a shop assistant ever have to be brave?
Examples?
4) Do you ever have to be brave when you are learning
in the classroom? Examples?
1) Can an animal be brave?
Give some examples.
2) Are there some animals that can’t be
brave? Why?
3) Are there some people who can’t be brave?
4) Is someone who is scared of nothing brave?
5) Is it
ever better not to be brave?
Discussion - Bravery
and Heros
Warm up question: Do you know of anyone who
is a hero? What did they do?
1) Do you have to be brave
to be a hero?
2) Could you have a cowardly hero?
3) Could
you be a hero without being a brave person?
4) Could you be
a hero without doing a brave action?
5) If you do one brave
thing, does that make you a brave person?
6) What makes someone
a brave person?
By Vanya Kovach |
