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Buddy Bench Workbook

Buddy Bench Aware Program Workbook 2016


Written by Jeffrey Gormly
Illustrations by Ross Stewart
Buddy Bench Ireland
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A message from
Buddy Bench Ireland

to you:

You are a special child of the universe.


You are needed, you are loved
and there is no-one on earth who is just like you.
We know you can find the power inside yourself
to dream your dreams and make them all come true,
because we at Buddy Bench Ireland believe in you.

And remember:
Look up.
See those around you that might need a friend.
Remember
being different means being unique
not the odd one out.

K UP, L K AROUND,
K OUT FOR EACH OTHER!
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A child was sitting on a bench

What is the childs name?

Where does the child go to school?

What class is the child in?

What is the childs teachers name?


What is the childs favourite colour?

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Draw a picture of the child

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On Monday,
a child sat on the bench,
when along came a fox.
She was slinking along,
head down, ears back,
nose to the ground.
As she passed the child,
the fox stopped for a
moment and looked up.
The fox was curious.
What are you doing?
asked the fox.
I am just sitting here,
said the child.
Just sitting? said the
fox.
I am thinking, said the child.
Ah, said the fox. The fox understood thinking, because the fox
was always thinking of ways to get her next meal.
I like thinking, said the fox. A penny for
your thoughts. And she looked long, long
into the childs eyes. The foxs eyes were a
deep dark pool in the woods. The foxs mind
was a forest. Birds sang in the distance there,
and the wind ruffled leaves in the treetops.
Thank you, said the child. And the fox
went her way. The foxs name was Kin.

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What do you understand these keywords to mean?


curious
thank you
understood
thinking
What do you think the child was thinking about?
Draw a picture of the childs thoughts.

What would you say to the child?

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On Tuesday,
the child sat on the
bench. The leaves
were turning brown.
A squirrel came
scurrying along,
collecting nuts. The
bench sat in the
shade of a hazel tree.
The squirrel looked
up.
What are you
doing? the squirrel
asked the child.
Why are you sitting
alone?
I am having a
feeling, said the
child. I am sitting here feeling my feeling.
Ah, said the squirrel, who understood feeling, for it often felt
very big and interesting feelings while it slept through the long
winter, its tummy full of lovely nuts.
I like feelings, said the squirrel. Here is a nut for your feelings.
Thank you, said the child. And
the squirrel, whose name was Elfe,
hopped away.

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What do you understand by the word feeling?

Name some feelings. Make a list.


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For each feeling think of a colour, or an image, or a kind of weather.


What feelings are you feeling now?
Draw a picture to describe those feelings.

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On Wednesday,
the child sat on the
bench. It was a sunny
day.
A robin perched on the
bench.
What are you doing
child? asked the robin.
Why are you sitting
there alone?
I have no one to play
with, said the child. I am
afraid to ask to play with
the other children.
Oh, chirruped the robin. The robin understood being afraid,
because he practiced not being afraid every day.
When I am too afraid, I go to my nest, said the robin. Isnt it
lucky for you that you have this nest to go to? The robin meant
the bench. The robin thought the bench was the childs nest.
Yes it is, said the child.
Here is a feather for your nest, said
the robin, and he puffed out his chest
and flew off. The robins name was
Red.
Thank you, said the child.

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What do you understand these keywords to mean?


alone
afraid
practiced
lucky
nest
Think of a time when you didnt want to be alone.
What did you do?
What did you need?
Do you have a nest? Where is it?
Draw a picture.

Think of ways you could practice not being afraid

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On Thursday,
the child was sitting on
the bench. The child
was wearing a frown.
A monkey was
capering through the
tree above the bench.
Suddenly the monkey
dropped onto the
ground.
What are you doing
child? asked the
monkey.
I feel lonely, said the
child. I feel different
from everybody else.
Ah, said the monkey. The monkey understood being lonely. Being
lonely was how it felt when you could not join in with your monkey
brothers and sisters. Feeling different was when you wanted to
dance, when everyone else wanted to climb.
Being different is good, said
the monkey. There is only one
of each of us.
The monkeys name was Neeke.
Neeke sang:
With a wave and a smile,
I hold out my hand.
If you want to make friends
Here I am.

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What do you understand these keywords to mean?


frown
capering
lonely
join in
friends
different
Can you remember a time when you wanted to join in, but
wanted to be alone too?
Think of all the feelings you felt at this time.
Draw a picture of a smile

Think of actions to go along with the song:


With a wave and a smile,
I hold out my hand.
If you want to make friends
Here I am.

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On Friday
What do you think happened on Friday?
Draw a picture.

How can you tell what someone else is feeling?

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When might you wish to sit


on the Buddy Bench?
if you are new to the school
if you want to make new friends
if your friends are away that day
if you want to play a different game from the one your friends are
playing
if you are having a problem with your friends and you cant solve it
right now, or you simply want a break
if you want to be a buddy
if you are feeling a feeling, or thinking a thought
CAN YOU THINK OF OTHER REASONS?
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU SAW SOMEONE SITTING ON THE BUDDY
BENCH?
GOOD QUESTIONS TO ASK:
How are you feeling?
Why are you sitting on the Buddy Bench?
Would you like to join us?
Is there anything you need right now?
PRACTICE YOUR ACTIONS TO THE SONG:
With a wave and a smile,
I hold out my hand,
If you want to make friends
Here I am.

K UP, L K AROUND,
K OUT FOR EACH OTHER!
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Dear Parents and Teachers,


We hope you enjoy helping your children work with our Buddy Bench Aware Workbook.
The function of the Buddy Bench Aware Program is simply to start and encourage
a thought process about feelings: what they are, how they change, how to express
them, and how to receive others expressions. Please remember that emotional
development varies from child to child and so therefore all answers are valid, even if
thats no answer!
Give your children space to take on the thoughts presented in this book in their own
time, at their own pace, in their own words and in their own order.
Encourage your child to find their own answers to these open questions, and
remember that these answers can, and should, change over time.
For this reason, its not always necessary for children to write their answers into the
book. Allow and encourage them to think about the questions, to discover their own
thoughts and feelings, to explore their own ability to imagine, to be creatively inspired
to draw, write, sing, dance, walk, talk, cook, laugh, explore
The best example you can give is to accompany your child through this process, by
offering your own honest and open responses to the questions inside.
There are no right answers,
only answers that feel right at the time.

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Enjoy!!
Buddy Bench Ireland

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