Noticing how much Benny loves spaceships and how happy building one makes him.
Exploring how a deep interest can bring someone a lot of joy and energy.
Thinking about how Benny's spaceship knowledge becomes really useful to his friends.
Considering how a deep interest can turn into a strength that helps other people.
Benny the spaceman finally gets his chance to build a spaceship. Benny has wanted to build a spaceship for the whole adventure. He gets so excited that he shouts 'Spaceship!' over and over. Benny builds the spaceship quickly and flies his friends out of Lord Business's tower. He happily pilots the spaceship while calling out 'Spaceship, spaceship, SPACESHIP!'
• What did you notice about how Benny feels when he builds his spaceship?
• How could you tell that spaceships are really important to Benny?
• What is something you love as much as Benny loves spaceships?
• How do you feel when you get to do or make your favourite thing?
• How did Benny's deep interest help his friends?
• How could your deep interest be helpful to other people?
• What is something you know a lot about because you love it?
• What is one thing about your interest you would like to share?
• Can you think of any famous people who use their deep interest for a career?
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