Saturday, 15 August 2020

Cushions

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-derbyshire-52914934/brothers-make-cushions-for-tired-key-workers

Ronnie and Reggie are brothers; Ronnie is 10 and Reggie is younger. They have been making cushions for tired NHS workers and supermarket staff. Ronnie says, “They are saving lost of lives and when Reggie was being born, they saved his life as well. So we want to say ‘thank you’ for it.”

Reggie was born with cerebral palsey, which means he moves in a different way to others. Reggie finds it difficult to hold a needle and thread and sew but he wanted to help and he asked Ronnie to help him. Now they have made 100 cushions and they are also raising money for charity by selling them. Watching the video you can hear how Ronnie helps his brother by encouraging him.

-        Why do you think Ronnie and Reggie wanted to make cushions?

-        Why are nurses and supermarket staff tired?

-        What is cerebral palsey?

-        Why do you think Reggie wanted to help his brother make cushions?

-        Why didn’t Ronnie say to his brother, “No, you can’t sew, you can watch me instead”?

-        Why doesn’t Ronnie just take the needle and thread and do it for his brother?

-        What sort of things does Ronnie say to encourage his brother? How does this help?

-        How do you think Reggie felt when he finished his first cushion?

-        How do you think Ronnie felt?

-        In the video we see Mum crying; why do you think Mum is crying?

-        What can we learn from Reggie?

-        What can we learn from Ronnie?

Why is this about No Outsiders?

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