What are the benefits and downsides to being a human? What are the benefits and downsides to being a dog? Max and Jacob decide that being a dog is better than being a human. Does that seem right to you? Are all dogs’ lives the same? Are all humans’ lives the same? If you could … I Am the Dog
Draw what you imagine you might wear on your wedding day. Why did you draw what you did? Are you a girl? A boy? Neither? How do you know? Can you be both the bride and the groom in a wedding? How about neither? Why? What is love? How do you know you love someone? … Worm Loves Worm
What makes someone poor? Why is the little girl so poor? Is it the girl’s responsibility to provide money for her family? Whose responsibility is it? Did the little girl choose to dream about the large iron stove? Do we choose what we dream about? Is she dreaming of the stove and dinner or is … Little Match Girl
Is an imaginary friend real? What is good about an imaginary friend? Are imaginary friends better than real world friends? What is the difference between a real friend and an imaginary friend? Can a real person be an imaginary friend (i.e., could someone who is real but who you don’t actually know be your imaginary … Adventures of Beekle The Unimaginary Friend
How much of your personality and beliefs come from your parents? What parts of us are important to who we are? What parts aren’t as important? What kinds of things can we gain and learn from making friends with different kinds of people? Are we necessarily more like the people we look like? What kind … Gaston
What are dreams? What are some different kinds of dreams? Is it important to have dreams? What are ways that people can hold fast to dreams? How could a dream die? How could a dream go? What are your dreams? How do you hold fast to them? Have you ever had a dream die? Here … Dreams
How is one destined to be glum or happy? Is there destiny? Why do people feel so uncomfortable around an unhappy person? Is it wrong to be gloomy? Does one have the right to be unhappy? How does the kiss help Pout-Pout Fish to become cheerful? Is it okay to kiss someone you don’t know? … Pout-Pout Fish
What is happiness? What is joy? What is sadness? What is a good feeling? Is a good feeling the same as happiness? Is a bad feeling the same as sadness? What makes you happy? What makes you feel good? What makes you sad? What makes you feel bad? Activity: After the discussion, you can bring in … Little Brute Family
Just because you find something does that make it yours? Is there such a thing as an appropriate way to deal with death? Are the dog and rat certain that the rabbit is dead? How do they understand ‘death’? Why did dog and rat tie the rabbit to a kite if they weren’t sure it … Flat Rabbit
Are holes part of the world? Are holes physical objects? What are they made of? If holes are made of nothing, how do we perceive them? What makes something a hole? Does it have a shape? Do holes really exist? If you fill a hole, is it no longer a hole? Activity This activity takes … Hole
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