In Team Kererū, we’ve been reading *Mophead*, a story written and illustrated by Selina Tusitala Marsh. It tells the story of an Afakasi girl who is teased at school for her big, frizzy hair, and the other kids calling her “mophead.” She tries different ways of tying her hair up to fit in, but soon realises it’s okay to be different and decides to let her hair down, embracing who she is. As part of our MITEY learning, we have shared moments when we’ve been teased or have heard unkind comments about ourselves or others. We’ve also reflected on how we sometimes judge others and discussed what we can do differently to become our best selves.
Before reading our story we unpacked what we thought a Mop Head might be.
After reading the story be brainstormed what we might say or think if we were being bullied for being different…
Next we drew eyes and the judgments we make or think other people might make when they first meet us.
What things do you say to yourself to block out negative opinions and how might you change the way you might judge people before you meet them?
