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Benefits for schools, teachers, parents THE CHEST OF SECRETS

We wrote The Chest of Secrets because… Most of small children talk using single words or build very short sentences. If they make attempts to tell a story, their speech is rarely coherent. Some children are afraid of reading, they learn short texts by heart, or make guesses. In situations of conflict they tell on each other, fight, offend each other and cry. In a conflict situation, while looking for solutions, they can't see any or find only one solution. Working in a group is difficult for children. Some children can't even work in pairs.

We wrote The Chest of Secrets because… to speak using simple sentences and not single words to speak in a logical and coherent way not to be afraid of reading to be able to predict consequences of their and other people's behavior to look for several solutions while facing a conflict situation to be able to work in pairs and small groups to be brave and self-reliant We want children

Development of key competences Child’s activity Benefits Parent’s activity– cooperation with school Learning relevant to everyday life Learning through playing

Why The Chest of Secrets? Five stories with introduction in which children meet the main character called Julka. Magnifier Drawing Button Card Glass The stories are specially prepared to work with the use of three tools: branch, cloud, tree. By using the TOC tools, teacher only moderates a situation. It is the first package (proposal), that teaches step by step how to use the tools (even a teacher with a little experience in using TOC tools can feel safe).

Why do the stories with card, glass, magnifier...help children? Objects which are related to the stories, seemingly meaningless for adults, have tremendous value for children. Children unlike adults, are not pragmatic. When they become like that, it means they grow up.

Why do the stories with card, glass, magnifier...help children? The real ‘problems of children’: taking other people’s things without asking, mess in the room, fear of a dangerous dog, collecting things and envy, dissagreements with peers and adults.

Children learn about the tools structure

Children learn to decode (read) the story from pictures and pictograms. Encoding and Decoding

By introduction of wordless writing (pictograms, schematic drawings, emoticons) children obtain the ability to read single words and sentences more quickly. Encoding and Decoding

Why pictograms?

Children identify emotions of the characters in the story. Children identify and name their own emotions. If I take somebody’s thing. If the fact I took somebody’s thing is revealed. If somebody takes my thing. Why emoticons?

Children analyze the conflict. They think what emotions occur in the first phase of the conflict. They present the mood with an emoticon and a dark blue cloud. How to distinguish demand from need ? Children talk to each other. They talk about their needs and assign a prop to the situation (a bright blue cloud and an emoticon).

Picture analysis of the conflict

At first, children work in pairs, and later on they start working in larger groups. What can do a note?

By using the sun of solutions, children notice that each problem has a few possible solutions. Creative proposals of the solutions.

Thanks to a graphic presentation of the tools, children ”see” their thoughts (consequences). Can one see thinking?

They justify their choices in a logical and clear way. Creative argumentation

With the help of the ambitious target tree they can plan and join up to help organizing a Christmas party, a trip or a museum outing… Small children– Great planning

Thanks to a practical application of the TOC tools children become ”tutors” for their parents, teaching them how to use the tools in adult life. The Chest of Secrets - parents Children’s cards Parent’s cards

Education Through Movement

Worksheets = instructions Thanks to a graphic presentation of the tools, children ”see” their thoughts (consequences). e.g. If I see a dangerous dog, then…

Before children start writing, they should speak fluently

The Chest of Secrets Teacher’s materials

All stories have been gone through with the children.

Box for school

The Chest of Secrets Teacher’s materials

Clear methodological framework teacher’s book The Chest of Secrets Teaching materials

Children discipline adults When we get a chance to take the role of the teacher, we build self-esteem, develop self-reliance and willingness to take initiative and act. This lets YOU "see" our thinking. Children make adults perceive problems from their perspective. The degree of difficulty is reflected (from simple games and activities to more complex ones).

5 scenarios – the teacher’s text is on the other side

Story cards – 5- 6 pictures for each text

Resources cards for teacher (100)

Two mats in each school set

One box in each school set

Children’s set box – each child has his own one

Cards from children’s set

If a teacher usues The Chest of Secrets If I feel satisfaction with my work Children learn faster and behave better I run qualitative and substantial classes I know how to implement TOC while working with children I have ready-made lesson plans and resources I have the Chest of Secretsss

If a child uses The Chest of Secrets...

The Chest of Secrets

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