The Hare-Shaped Hole

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Our next three sheets are writing prompts, but you can also use them as discussion ideas as well for your children to talk about times that we have lost things, and the final image within the book, which gives you some clues as to how Gerda understands what Bertle is going through. Our first three sheets, include the cover, and two colouring sheets. One encouraging children to fill the hare-shaped hole with happy memories, and then to colour in a sheet with Bertle and Hertle as well.

Bertle then starts to feel despair. What do you think despair means. Look at the picture to give you clues. John Dougherty was born in Larne, Northern Ireland. He studied psychology at university and then tried his hand at a number of jobs including YMCA hostel worker, factory machine operator, and unsuccessful singer-songwriter, before becoming a primary school teacher. Please use the questions you feel appropriate for the child. I have purposely not used ‘your lost person or pet’ because it’s important children don’t feel the loss is their fault. I have use ‘disappeared or gone’. This heartwarming tale provides not only comfort but also valuable lessons about courage, friendship, and resilience. It’s an excellent resource to help children understand and cope with the concept of loss.As a newly qualified ELSA, Debbie's amazing resources have helped me, more than anything else, to get a practical foothold in my role. Often created in response to the needs flagged up by fellow ELSAs, they're diverse, engaging, accessible and form the much of the core of my sessions, planning and assessment." Powerful and moving text from children's author and poet John Dougherty is paired perfectly with warm illustrations from the wonderfully talented Thomas Docherty in a thoughtful and sensitive approach to this difficult topic. This moving picture book can be used as part of a gentle conversation about death and grief with children. About This Edition ISBN: This Self Esteem intervention Year Six, is for a group of six children and is led by a teaching assistant. It covers emotions, relaxation, calming…

The Hare-Shaped Hole is a beautiful, touching and poignant picture book that gently explores themes of grief and loss. Draw some cloud shapes to represent memories and ask the child to draw their memories of the person or pet that has gone. John Dougherty is an award-winning Northern Irish children's writer, born in the town of Larne in 1964. He now lives in Gloucestershire. Bertle looks for Hertle but can’t find her. Have you ever looked for the person or pet that has gone? Grief is a complex emotion, especially for children. To help guide them through the challenging process of loss, we at KiddyCharts are proud to introduce our new grief worksheets for kids, these are free, and also a companion to our free Shelf Care book club for kids as well. Don’t forget to sign up to that to get the free eBooks every month as well as these new worksheets for kids monthly too.Express Emotions Creatively: Art, music, or writing can be therapeutic outlets for children to express their feelings. Hurtle and Bertle were a pair, they had always been a pair. One was a turtle and one was a hare but they didn’t matter to the pair, best friends forever hey were always together until … unexpectedly … there was an end. Renata’s wren encounter proves magical, one most children could only wish to experience outside of this lovely story. The Hare-Shaped Hole is a beautiful, touching, and poignant picture book which gently explores themes of grief and loss. Description Description "A beautiful, gentle, rhyming exploration of grief and mourning." - Joe Coelho, Waterstones Children's Laureate