Blake Rajhan is a 6 year old boy living in Georgia USA and has designed a shirt to wear on his first day back at school. Mum told Blake he could wear whatever design he wanted; a superhero; football team; a cool dragon; Blake said he wanted to wear a shirt with the message, "I will be your friend".
Blake said he wanted to wear the shirt, "For all the kids who need a friend to know that I am here for them."
News of the shirt quickly spread and people started wearing shirts with the message #Blakesfriends.
When Blake was told about the other shirts, he said, "Oh good, now more and more people are going to have more and more friends."
What do you see in the picture?
why do you think the child is wearing this shirt?
when would be a good time to wear the shirt?
explain the story
- what is the first day back at school like?
- what different feelings do children have when they start school?
- why do you think Blake chose to wear this shirt?
- why doesn't Blake;s shirt say, "I will be your friend if you are black" or "I will be your friend if you are white" or "I will be your friend if you are Christian"?
- does Blake care about the race or religion of his friends? Do you think Blake cares if his friends have disabilities, different genders or different families?
- what kind of person do you think Blake is?
- do you think Blake will have lots of friends? Why?
- why are people wearing shirts with the message #blakesfriends
- What can we learn from Blake?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?
No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in primary schools by Andrew Moffat
Reclaiming radical ideas in schools: Preparing young children for life in modern Britain by Andrew Moffat
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