Noticing how a group can include people who are very different from each other.
Exploring what it feels like to belong somewhere.
Considering how trust can grow between people over time.
Thinking about the ways friends show they care and look out for each other.
Exploring that a group can become like a chosen family.
Manny, Sid, and Diego travel with a human baby. Manny the mammoth had risked his own safety to save Diego from danger, and Diego is reflecting on that. Diego asks Manny why he helped him after almost getting hurt. Manny says that in a herd you look out for each other.
• What did you notice about how Manny, Sid, and Diego treat each other?
• How could you tell that Diego had become part of the herd?
• Who are the people in your own group or crew?
• What do you like to do with the people you feel close to?
• How do you feel when you are with people who accept you?
• What might help someone to find their group?
• What is one way you could look out for someone in your group?
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