Value Assembly

1. ACCEPTANCE
OUR NEW VALUE FOR JANUARY

2. IS THIS ACCEPTABLE?

3. IS THIS ACCEPTABLE?

4. IS THIS ACCEPTABLE

5. Tolerance is another word for
Acceptance.
• Children think that tolerance means:
• Listening to other people’s views.
• Showing respect for each other.
• Knowing that people have different views and
showing that we value those views.
• Showing patience.
• Cooperation.
• Accepting that we make mistakes and not
blaming others.

6. TUSKTUSK TUSKTUSK
David McKee
Arrow Books

7. Once, all the elephants in the
world were black or white.
They loved all creatures,
Once, all the elephants in the world were black or white. They loved all creatures,

8. but they hated each other,

9. and each kept to his own side of the jungle.

10. One day the black elephants decided to kill all the white elephants and the white
ones decided to kill the black ones.

11. The peace-loving elephants from each side went to live deep in the darkest jungle.
They were never seen again.

12. A battle began.

13. It went on…

14. and on, and on…

15. until all the elephants were dead.

16. For years no elephants were seen in the world.

17. Then, one day, the grandchildren of the peace-loving elephants came out of the
jungle. They were grey.

18. Since then the elephants have lived in peace.

19. But recently the little ears and the big ears have been giving each other
strange looks.

20. Some things to try in the
classroom.
• Have a class
discussion:
• Those who like
Marmite against
those that don’t.
• Because there is
nobody in the
middle!

21. Some things to try in the
classroom.
• Have a class
discussion:
• Those who like
spiders against those
that don’t.
• Because there is
nobody in the
middle!

22. Words can wound.
• Draw round
one child.
• Tear a piece
off for every
insult.
• Now patch
the child
together.
• Are the
wounds still
there?

23. ACCEPTANCE
•DON’T ACCEPT SOMETHING
BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT
IS.
•ACCEPT IT BECAUSE IT IS
RIGHT.