Cape On, Moms, Dads, and Caretakers!
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We hope these Lil’ Adventures are teaching you and your kiddos about feeling emotions and empowering you to do so in a healthy and responsible way.
The handy dandy discussion guide to follow can help you go deeper into these important conversations about emotions, as well as open a discussion around the social justice topics addressed in the stories.
Feeling and developing a healthy relationship with our emotions is a lifelong journey, and together, we can help point our kids along the way. We encourage you to be open, revealing some of the toughest emotions you’ve experienced in a way your kids can understand. Then invite them to do the same and be ready to hold space and support for whatever comes up. Remember what Mrs. Moo says: “Feeling emotions is our right as human beings!”
Cape On!
Lil’ Amina: The Adventure of Grief Discussion Guide
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Questions
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• What are some of the toughest emotions you’ve felt? How did you handle them?
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• What have you learned about Grief from this book, from me,(y)our family, or anyone?
• Amina is grieving because her mom has died. What have you lost that was important to you, and how did it make you feel?
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• Amina feels a heaviness in her heart and many emotions like; sadness, anger, confusion, even some joy when she is grieving.
• What happens in your body when you feel grief?
What other emotions do you feel?
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• What could you do for yourself or someone else when grieving?
• What did you learn about the Muslim culture and Islamic Faith from this story?
• What are you learning about emotions?
Lil’ Artie: The Adventure of Isolation Discussion Guide
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Questions
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• What are some of the toughest emotions you have felt? How did you handle them?
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• What have you learned about isolation from this book, from me, (y)our family, or anyone?
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• Artie is feeling isolated for many reasons. When have you felt isolated? What did you do with this feeling?
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• Artie feels hot on his face and almost as if he can’t breathe in his lungs when he feels isolated. What happens in your body when you feel isolated?
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• What could you do for yourself or someone else if they feel isolated?
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• What do you know about prison or jail?
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• What are you learning about emotions?
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• Who can you talk to when you are feeling isolated?
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• Where is your heart? (*Child points to heart*) Let’s put a hand on our hearts and say, together, This is where I am, where I will always be. This means you’ll never be alone.
Lil’ Sass: The Adventure of Anger Discussion Guide
Questions
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• What are some of the toughest emotions you’ve felt? How did you handle them?
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• Sass feels really angry that the dance moves are so hard. Have you ever felt angry about something being hard?
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• Sass got even more angry when the bicyclist broke the rules! How do you feel when other kids break the rules?
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• After Sass allows herself to feel her anger, she realizes that the little angers are covering up a bigger anger, has that ever happened to you?
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• Have you ever felt so angry you wanted to karate chop something? Let’s do something silly: let’s try to karate chop a pillow together right now! How did that feel?
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• Are there things you should not karate chop or punch, even if you’re feeling really, really angry?
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• Sass gets hot when she is angry. What happens in your body when you’re angry?
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• What are you learning about emotions?
Lil’ Sass: The Adventure of Sadness Discussion Guide
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• What are some of the toughest emotions you’ve felt? How did you handle them?
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• Have you ever seen me feel sad? Your friends? Your siblings? Other grown-ups?
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• Sass feels really sad about her dad being gone. What are some things that make you feel sad?
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• Sass gets a knot in her stomach and throat when she is sad. What happens in your body?
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• What have you done in the past when you’ve felt sad?
• What could you do the next time you feel sad?
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• What are you learning about emotions?
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• What other emotions are you curious about?
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Lil’ Sass: The Adventure of Joy Discussion Guide
Questions
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• Sass feels really joyful about her performance! Have you ever felt joyful about something you worked hard on?
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• What else makes you feel joy?
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• Sass gets a feeling of butterflies in her stomach when she is experiencing joy.
What happens in your body? Where do you feel joy in your body?
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• Did you ever feel jealous of another kid? If so, how did you handle that?
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• Did you ever think another kid may be jealous of you? What was that like for you?
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• Do you think there is such a thing as “jinxing”?
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• What are you learning about emotions?
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• What other emotions are you curious about?