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Programs > A Window in My Heart: A Story About Bullying

A Window in My Heart: A Story About Bullying

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Description

In this bullying assembly, using music, singing and storytelling Alden Phelps tells tale of a child who gets bullied at school, and how he stops it, with help from students and adults. A Window in My Heart: A Story About Bullying is narrated by a man who has the unique job of school custodian on an intergalactic spaceship! All the child characters in a Window in My Heart are fanciful blue aliens, emphasizing the fact that no matter what we look like on the outside, we’re all the same inside.

Sample Common Core connections
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.2 Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including
visually, quantitatively, and orally.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.1 Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations
with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

Audience Limit 300

Program Length 45 minutes

Technical Requirements

- A cleared performance space with adequate light
- Access to an electric outlet near the performance area
- No interruptions during the performance (bells, announcements, etc.)