be brave little one

By Marianne Richmond
activity kit

I am brave when

____________________

_________________

Fill in the blank,

and then color in
the hot-air balloon!

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By Marianne Richmond
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What Does It Mean to Be Brave?

Bravery can mean many different things. What

does it mean to you? Circle the answer you
think is best, and then discuss why you chose
that answer with the group.

I am brave when:
A. I try something new
B. I tell someone I am scared
C. I say hello to a new classmate
D. All of the above

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Can you tell how the boys and girls in the images below are feeling based
on their faces? Fill in the blanks next to each picture with your best guess at
their emotions, and then give an example of what makes you feel that way.

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Use your imagination to draw yourself doing something
brave in the thought bubble!

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Be Brave Little One

Courage Chant
Teach all of your brave little ones the following courage
chant by repeating the italicized lines and accompanying
arm motions.

Brave is a feeling
ACTION: Raise right arm

Brave is a choice
ACTION: Raise left arm

that I get to make

ACTION: Point to yourself

with my heart and voice.

ACTION: Cross arms over heart

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Summary
A beautifully written and illustrated story that defines bravery in unique ways.

Characteristics of the Text

Genre: Realistic fiction
Text Structure: First-person narrative describes what being brave means.
Content: Ways to be brave
Themes and Ideas: A person can be brave in many ways.
Language and Literary Features: First-person narrator
Meaning enhanced with pictures
Sentence Complexity: Beginning uses complex sentences; main part of book gives examples of bravery using opposites
emphasized in colored words.
Vocabulary: Uses idioms and opposites to give examples of bravery.
Illustrations: Realistic drawings support text.
Book and Print Features: Illustrations on every page.
Words defining bravery are in different colors.

Guided Reading
Read the title to the children and talk with them about what being brave means. Encourage children to share as many
examples as time allows.

Front load text features by explaining that authors often use methods such as bold facing or changing the color of words
for emphasis.

Read the book through once, showing children the pictures as you read with expression and feeling.

Read the book again, showing the pictures as you think aloud and share the below questions and prompts.

Page 3: Who is in the picture? What do you think the wish will be?

Page 4: Answer the question: What do you think the wish will be? (Answer: Be brave, little one!) Ask the question: Who is
the little one? (Children will soon identify that the little one could be them. Encourage the idea of universality.)

Page 5: What is that little voice inside your heart? Have you ever heard it? What does it say?

Pages 6–15: Give examples of what being brave can mean. Point out the colored words. Discuss some examples as you
read.

Page 15: Circle back to the idea of the voice in the heart.

Page 16: Restate what the voice in the narrator’s heart is telling the little one—be brave!

Ask children what the voice of their heart tells them. Children can write about it and illustrate.

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