00.00.01
Parents and teachers express enthusiastic interest in the value of the audio-visual resource Sarah and the Whammi.
00.01.00
The series treatment of emotional issues relevant to children of Key Stages 1–2 prompts comment from its writer and producer, Joe Mahon, with illustrative excerpts from Programme 2.
00.05.30
P2 and P3 teachers in north Belfast primary schools observe how the series raises relevant and serious issues in non-threatening ways, pupils identifying easily with the language level. An excerpt from Programme 3 is included.
00.08.30
Year 2 teachers find Sarah’s ‘magic eye’ trick invaluable for promoting emotional empathy and critical for helping to change cultural prejudices in young minds. Joe Mahon observes that we need to make explicit that all children are of equal worth.
00.12.40
A Year 5 teacher and the principal of an east Belfast primary school evaluate the series approach to personal and interpersonal issues such as bullying, self-respect, respect for others, friendships and family relationships.
00.16.07
Parents and playgroup leaders appreciate the programmes’ wide appeal and relevance for a wide age range, particularly helpful for children’s understanding of diverse cultural identities.
00.18.03
A Year 4 teacher in a Portadown primary school prepares his class for viewing Programme 2 in one of the ways that the Sarah and the Whammi Teachers’ Guide and producer Joe Mahon recommend.
00.21.12
The ‘Sarah’ programmes meet the criteria for a wide range of EMU (Education for Mutual Understanding, Citizenship and cross-curricular themes, and parents and teachers also value how they can be revisited and closely interrogated across the entire P1–P7 age range.
00.23.45
The author of the very useful Teachers’ Guide and illustrator of the similarly supportive accompanying Story Book observe how the series supports all aspects of the Northern Ireland Primary Curriculum and the Pre-School Guidelines for Northern Ireland.
00.25.27
Using further excerpts from Sarah and the Whammi, Joe Mahon concludes with observations about the fundamental importance of emotional intelligence to child development.
00.29.00
End credits
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