BOOGIE MAN CHAMP THE LAKE MONSTER CHAMP LIVES

BOOGIE MAN = CHAMP THE LAKE MONSTER, CHAMP, LIVES IN LAKE CHAMPLAIN WHICH BORDERS VERMONT AND NEW YORK STATE. IS THIS A MYTH, LEGEND, OR REALITY? CHILDREN SOMETIMES BECOME AFRAID OF SWIMMING, BOATING, OR PLAYING NEAR BEAUTIFUL LAKE CHAMPLAIN

LAKE MONSTER CHAMP? OR A TREE BRANCH IN THE LAKE?

ABC NEWS – YOU TUBE INFORMATION ABOUT CHAMP

FEAR = ENCOUNTERING CHAMP IN OR NEAR THE LAKE

SOLUTION = INTERACTING WITH SOMETHING TO EMPOWER THE FEARFUL ONE

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EMPOWERED THROUGH STORIES TOLD IN BOOKS, VIDEOS, & PLAYS.

EMPOWERED THROUGH ILLUSTRATIONS BY OTHERS

EMPOWERED THROUGH OUR OWN VISUAL ART CHAMP by Austin age 5

Empowered through an entire community’s cultural acceptance. Echo Science Museum: Adult Program. Champ: Myth or Reality? 5: 00 – 6: 00 PM Wednesdays

Join Champ's Kids Club is a free program for kids 12 years old and younger! Kids Club member benefits include: Free Admission to five (5) Vermont Lake Monster home games, Champ's Kids Club Membership Card, invitation to exclusive Kids Club events, opportunity to be a part of the action and participate in on-field promotions, receive 10% off merchandise on Kids Club days at the ballpark and much more. Call 655 -4200 for more Champ Mascot Minor League Baseball

THIS IS ONLY ONE EXAMPLE OF A… *BOOGIE MAN *FEAR *MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS = CHAMP = GOING NEAR THE LAKE = EMPOWERING THROUGH EDUCATION – PASSED DOWN, ECHO SCIENCE MUSEUM CLIMBING SCULPTURE, ART STORIES – FICTION & NON-FICTION, BOOKS, PLAYS COMMUNITY CULTURE – RESPECT MASCOT BASEBALL TEAM NAME EVIDENCES OF BOTH VIEWS OF CHAMP PROGRAMS NAMED FOR CHAMP THIS COMMUNITY MODELED AND TAUGHT HOW TO THINK CRITICALLY (DECIDING WHAT TO DO, CREATE, OR BELIEVE), VIEW EVIDENCE FROM DIFFERING POINTS OF VIEW/BELIEF, COME TO A PERSONAL CONCLUSION AND STAND BY IT, AND RESPECT THE FREEDOM OF OTHERS TO STAND BY THEIR CONCLUSIONS.

*TAKE A BOOGIE MAN OR GENERATE A BOOGIE MAN. *WRITE THE STORY INCLUDE THE CHARACTERS. B= BOOGIE MAN IS________________________________________ TIE THE BOOGIE MAN STORY THAT YOU CHOOSE TO A REAL LIFE SITUATION : CHILDREN SENT FROM GUATEMALA ALONE TO AMERICA: FAMILY FINANCES FROM RICHES TO RAGS OVERNIGHT: REFUGEES: HOMELESS CHILDREN: CHILD SOLDIERS: NEED MORE IDEAS…. . YOUR IDEAS HERE…. . F= FEAR IS ____________________________________________ S = SOLUTIONS ARE (TO FEAR THUS DISPELLING THE BOOGIE MAN)_____________________________________ *MAKE THE STORY PHYSICAL. Book with finger puppets: Play with props: Animation: Your ideas here… and here….