The Adventures of the Little Tin Tortoise: A Self-esteem Story With Activities for Teachers, Parents And Carers

142 Pages·2005·3.87 MB·English

by  Deborah Plummer

The Adventures of the Little Tin Tortoise
also by Deborah Plummer
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The Adventures of the
Little Tin Tortoise
A Self-Esteem Story with Activities
for Teachers, Parents and Carers
Deborah Plummer
Illustrations by Jane Serrurier
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
London and Philadelphia
First published in 2006
by Jessica Kingsley Publishers
116 Pentonville Road
London N1 9JB, UK
and
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Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA
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Text copyright © Deborah Plummer 2006
Illustrations copyright © Jane Serrurier 2006
The right ofDeborah Plummer to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
PSHE guidelines for Key Stage 1 on pp.128-131, © QCA are reproduced with kind permission from QCA
(Qualifications and Curriculum Authority).
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Library ofCongress Cataloging in Publication Data
Plummer, Deborah.
The adventures ofthe Little Tin Tortoise : a self-esteem story with activities for teachers, parents, and carers /
Deborah Plummer.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN-13: 978-1-84310-406-3 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-84310-406-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Self-esteem in children. 2. Self-esteem--Study and teaching
(Elementary) I. Title.
BF723.S3P57 2006
649'.7--dc22
2005022440
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
ISBN-13: 978 1 84310 406 3
ISBN-10: 1 84310 406 7
ISBN pdfeBook: 1 84642 465 8
Printed and bound in Great Britain by
Athenaeum Press, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
This book is dedicated to
the memory of Lovena Seevathean
and to her baby daughter Yovena,
who is her precious gift to the world
Acknowledgements
My desire to write this book has its origins in the creativity of my parents,
Chris and Berna, who coloured my childhood with their story-telling.
My grateful thanks go to Jane Serrurier, a gifted primary school teacher
andconsummatestory-tellerwhosetalentsanddeterminationneverceaseto
inspireme.Shewasthefirstpersontohearthestoryof thelittletintortoise
andhasgivenagreatdealofhertimetoreadthroughthedifferentstagesof
thisbookandtomakemanyhelpfulsuggestionsandcomments.Shehasalso
provided the illustrations that appear throughout.
Dorothy Clarke, a speech and language therapist and Colleen Carpen, a
nurse at a children’s unit in Cambridge, have been fantastically supportive
andhavealsogivengenerouslyof theirtimetoreadingandcommentingon
the manuscript.
IamalsogratefultoSavitri,Coumaren,LovenaandYowhohelpedmeto
fallinlovewiththeirbeautiful,vibrantcountryandwhosegenerosityleaves
me breathless.
A note on the text
All the characters in this book are fictitious and any resemblance to actual
persons is purely coincidental.
PleasenotethatthroughoutPart1ofthetextthepronouns‘he’and‘she’
have been used interchangeably.
Contents
Part 1: Theoretical and Practical Background
1 Introduction 11
2 The Nature of Story-Telling 13
3 The Nature of Healthy Self-Esteem 17
4 Guidelines for Sharing the Story 21
Part 2: The Adventures of the Little Tin Tortoise
1 Waking Up 29
2 Thoughts and Feelings 35
3 Making a Decision 39
4 Making Friends 45
5 Coping with Worries 51
6 Choices 57
7 Different Perspectives 63
Part 3: Practical Resources
APPENDIX A ACTIVITY SHEETS AND GUIDANCE NOTES 73
APPENDIX B TABLE OF EXPANSION TOPICS RELEVANT TO THE ENGLISH
NATIONAL CURRICULUM GUIDELINES FOR PSHE AND
CITIZENSHIP (KEY STAGE 1) 127
APPENDIX C EXPLANATION OF DRAMA STRATEGIES 133
APPENDIX D PICTURES TO COLOUR IN 135

Part 1
Theoretical and
Practical Background