Sheila Rae, the Brave

Sheila Rae is not afraid of anything - not even the dark or spiders! Children associate with Sheila Rae when she loses her way, faces her fears and gains a new respect for herself and her little sister. The CD has seven catchy sing-along songs, and an on-screen map for children to increase their navigation skills to locate a hidden surprise in the park.

The Classroom Activities

If Butterflies Could Talk - children explore Sheila Rae, the Brave, looking for the butterfly on each page. Incorporate your discoveries into creative stories the butterfly might tell.

How Are You Feeling Sheila Rae? - in this activity children explore how feelings change, both in Sheila Rae, the Brave and in their own experiences.

Nothing Scares Me! - in this activity children dramatise the fears and coping strategies of Sheila Rae and her friends.

The Inside Story - in this activity, children explore a page and record the sequence of actions that result from their mouse clicks.

Puzzle Power - children extend their knowledge of Sheila Rae, the Brave by solving a crossword puzzle. Then they create their own puzzles.

Dear Sheila Rae and Louise - children first write letters that describe problems in the story and then take on the role of problem solvers, writing up their advice.

Animal Counters - in this activity, children keep a tally of all the animals, hidden or on view, which they discover in Sheila Rae, the Brave.

Ins and Outs - children examine and compare the sisters in the story, and extend their observations to their own friends and family.

Going Home - children explore homes, find out more about the countries or cultures they suggest, and develop stories or reports about what they have discovered.

A Mouse House - children design a house for Sheila Rae and Louise, and compare homes for captive animals with their habitats in the wild.

Where Am I? - map making activity to help children to bridge the gap from the real world, to 3 dimensional models, to 2 dimensional maps.

Finding Our Way - introduces children to the Map Game found on the CD ROM.

Butterflies Flutter By - this activity explores the life cycle of the butterfly.

A Walk in the Woods - identifying various sorting strategies to divide objects into categories.

I’m All Alone - the song ‘All Alone’ is used to help your children work with their own feelings.

Emotions ABC - children explore their own feelings as well as those of Sheila Rae.

Brave as a…. Mouse? - predator prey relationships and why it’s right to be wary of people, and animals, you don’t know.

Toys Are For Us - if you could design a toy for a child, what would it be?

Hop, Skip and Jump - children investigate their jumps and compare them graphically with their heights.

How Does a Spider Do That? - investigation of spiders’ webs: strengths of materials, patterns, actual logistics of how it is made.

Why Does a Spider Do That? - the second part of the above activity.

Stepping Stones - shapes - squares, triangles and so on, how do they fit together and what can we make of them?

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? - what happens when an animal or a person gets stereotyped?

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