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Episode 1 Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark Study Guide–DVD 1 Fear/Worry created by Laura J. Wellington Questions and Comments 1. Bertrum, Raimundo and Gibby were going camping. What does it mean to “camp”? You put up a tent and sleep outdoors. 2. Where did the friends camp? In Bertrum’s living room. 3. What did they use to make a tent? Chairs and blankets. 4. What caused Gibby to feel afraid? Gibby was afraid of the dark. 5. What did Gibby put in her backpack to help her not feel afraid of the dark? Her flashlight or “click-click”. 6. What happened to Gibby’s “click-click”? The flashlight fell out of her backpack on her way to Bertrum’s house. 7. Bertrum was going to share his prize for winning the race with everyone. How does sharing make everybody feel? Happy. 8. What does it mean to “work together”? Everyone shares in doing the work by doing his/her part. 9. How does working together make everything better? The work gets done more quickly and people enjoy work more when they work together. 10. Who did Raimundo call a “hero”? Sammy the Supersnail. 11. What is a hero? A hero is someone who always tries to make things better for everyone. 12. Why didn’t Gibby tell Raimundo and Bertrum that she felt afraid of the dark? She was afraid they would think that she was a “baby”. 13. Why was Gibby unable to sleep? She didn’t have her flashlight and she was afraid of the dark. 14. What did Bertrum find as they were taking Gibby home? Her flashlight (click-click). 15. Who else in the story used to be afraid of the dark? Raimundo. 16. What things in Gibby’s room did she think were scary in the dark? Teddy bear, doll, Bertrum. 17. How did Raimundo help Gibby not be afraid of the dark? He helped her play a game in which she pointed with the flashlight to the things she felt afraid of in the dark, showing her that everything in her room besides her was her stuff. 18. Have you ever felt afraid of the dark? What did you do? At a sleepover, Gibby is so afraid of the dark, she tries to stay up all night. Raimundo pulls out his guitar and sings a song, helping Gibby get over her fear. 1. Have pictures of various objects (bed, pillow, lamp, flashlight, blanket, teddy bear, moon, star, sun, bicycle, ball, swing, butterfly etc.). Have students choose the objects that relate to nighttime. Discuss the nighttime objects and their purpose. 2. Draw a picture of where you sleep. 3. Draw a picture of one thing you like about nighttime. Tell about your picture. 4. Draw a picture of one thing you don’t like about nighttime. Tell about your picture. 5. Cut star and moon shapes from sponge or other material suitable for “stamping.” Using yellow tempera paint, let students stamp star and moon designs on black construction paper. 6. Using black construction paper, draw a “nighttime” picture using fluorescent colored crayons or pencils. 7. Show pictures of nocturnal animals: Owls, opossums, raccoons, foxes, bats, sea turtles, skunks, badgers, toads, moths, fireflies, etc. Talk about why these animals need the nighttime and their nighttime behaviors. 8. Have several familiar objects in a bag. Allow students to take turns being blindfolded, simulating darkness. Allow the student to pick an object from the bag and try to guess what it is. This can either be done by letting the student feel the object or having another student describe the objects. Activities Produced and Distributed by www.ncyi.org 1-800-477-8277
