BEN:You're now the only sunflower in the garden, you're all alone. I'm all alone too without Breagha today. She's been playing with someone else.
BEN:Radha's been busy too. Oh I do feel a bit funny and droopy today sunflower.I'm not quite sure what it is?
RADHA:Hiya Ben! How are you feeling today?
BEN:Well, I've been feeling a bit funny this morning. And a little bit sad, because Breagha's not here to play with me. I've been all by myself with just my sunflower. And I've been feeling… Oh, what am I feeling Radha?
RADHA:I think you're feeling a bit lonely. 'If you've ever felt really left out of things… 'Or even been surrounded by people who aren’t taking any notice of you. 'Or you feel as though you just cant tell someone how you're feeling. 'Then you might be feeling lonely.'
RADHA:So Ben, why don’t you tell us more about how you're feeling and what made you feel lonely?
BEN:OK Radha, if you think it'll help.
BEN:'When I woke up this morning. 'And Breagha wasn't there, I felt all alone and sad inside. 'As I couldn’t say "Good Morning!" to her.
BEN:'Then I thought about how Breagha must be having 'so much fun with her friend. 'And without me.
BEN:'I had my breakfast without Breagha. 'And I really missed her.
BEN:'Radha was busy and couldn't play with me.'So I tried to do something to cheer myself up! 'Like playing with my toys.
BEN:'But It wasn’t the same without Breagha there. 'So, I decided to water my sunflower. 'My sunflower was all alone too. 'And I wondered if he felt like me? 'Because he's the only sunflower in the garden.'
RADHA:Oh Ben, I can understand why you're feeling lonely. But you know what? Breagha's going to be back really soon. And why don’t we our feelings friends to join us? They might be able to help you feel a bit better?
BEN:Oh yes please!
RADHA:Hello Louis, hello Cia!
CHILDREN:Hello!
BEN:Do you know, I feel a bit better now our feelings friends are here.
RADHA:That’s great Ben, if someone's feeling lonely you can help them feel better by just saying "hi!"
BEN:Shall we say "hi" to my sunflower? Because he's the only sunflower in the garden. And he's feeling lonely too.
RADHA:That's a good idea!
ALL:Hi!
RADHA:Why don’t we pull some funny faces to make Ben feel better? So I'll go first. Ready?
BEN:That’s great!
RADHA:How about you Louis? That’s a good one! Your turn Cia?
BEN:Wow! Very good, oh that's really cheered me up!
RADHA:Why don’t we play a game of musical statues?
LOUIS:Yeah.
BEN:Oh yes!
RADHA:And when the music stops, I want you to… Freeze! OK are you ready? Let's go!
BEN:OK.
UPBEAT MUSIC
RADHA:Good freezing! Let's try again. Ready?
UPBEAT MUSIC
BEN:Oh, that was fun.
BREAGHA:Hi everybody.
BEN:Oh I really, really missed you Breagha!
BREAGHA:Oh, I really missed you too Ben. It was lots of fun at my friend's house but I kept wishing you were there.
BOTH:Fuzz, fuzz, fuzz.
RADHA:Ben's been feeling a bit lonely without you Breagha.
BEN:I feel much better now. Talking to you about it and our feelings friends has made me feel not so lonely anymore. I feel like happy Ben again!
RADHA:Thank you so much Louis and Cia for all your help today.
ALL:Be!
Video summary
Dr Radha Modgil is joined by her two puppet friends, Ben and Breagha, to find out about what can make you feel lonely and what to do if that’s how you are feeling.
This clip is from the series Feeling Better.
Teacher Notes
You could ask your class to share times when they have felt lonely and how it made them feel.
You could then ask them to think of ways they can help someone to feel better if they are feeling lonely.
This clip is relevant for use with children at Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and Scotland.
It is also suitable for teaching PSHE at KS1 and Health and Wellbeing at Early and 1st Level.
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