Don`t Be Afraid of the Dark

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Study Guide–DVD 1
Fear/Worry
Episode 1
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
Activities
1.Have pictures of various objects
At a sleepover, Gibby is so afraid of the dark, she tries to stay up
all night. Raimundo pulls out his guitar and sings a song, helping
Gibby get over her fear.
Questions and Comments
1.Bertrum, Raimundo and Gibby were going camping. What does it mean
to “camp”? You put up a tent and sleep outdoors.
2.Where did the friends camp? In Bertrum’s living room.
3.What did they use to make a tent? Chairs and blankets.
4.What caused Gibby to feel afraid? Gibby was afraid of the dark.
5.What did Gibby put in her backpack to help her not feel afraid of the
dark? Her flashlight or “click-click”.
6.What happened to Gibby’s “click-click”? The flashlight fell out of her
backpack on her way to Bertrum’s house.
7.Bertrum was going to share his prize for winning the race with
everyone. How does sharing make everybody feel? Happy.
8.What does it mean to “work together”? Everyone shares in doing the
work by doing his/her part.
9.How does working together make everything better? The work gets done
more quickly and people enjoy work more when they work together.
10.Who did Raimundo call a “hero”? Sammy the Supersnail.
11.What is a hero? A hero is someone who always tries to make things
better for everyone.
12.Why didn’t Gibby tell Raimundo and Bertrum that she felt afraid of the
dark? She was afraid they would think that she was a “baby”.
13.Why was Gibby unable to sleep? She didn’t have her flashlight and she
was afraid of the dark.
14.What did Bertrum find as they were taking Gibby home? Her flashlight
(click-click).
15.Who else in the story used to be afraid of the dark? Raimundo.
16.What things in Gibby’s room did she think were scary in the dark?
Teddy bear, doll, Bertrum.
17.How did Raimundo help Gibby not be afraid of the dark? He helped
her play a game in which she pointed with the flashlight to the things
she felt afraid of in the dark, showing her that everything in her room
besides her was her stuff.
18.Have you ever felt afraid of the dark? What did you do?
(bed, pillow, lamp, flashlight,
blanket, teddy bear, moon,
star, sun, bicycle, ball, swing,
butterfly etc.). Have students
choose the objects that relate to
nighttime. Discuss the nighttime
objects and their purpose.
2.Draw a picture of where you
sleep.
3.Draw a picture of one thing you
like about nighttime. Tell about
your picture.
4.Draw a picture of one thing you
don’t like about nighttime. Tell
about your picture.
5.Cut star and moon shapes from
sponge or other material suitable
for “stamping.” Using yellow
tempera paint, let students stamp
star and moon designs on black
construction paper.
6.Using black construction paper,
draw a “nighttime” picture using
fluorescent colored crayons or
pencils.
7.Show pictures of nocturnal
animals: Owls, opossums,
raccoons, foxes, bats, sea turtles,
skunks, badgers, toads, moths,
fireflies, etc. Talk about why
these animals need the nighttime
and their nighttime behaviors.
8.Have several familiar objects
in a bag. Allow students to
take turns being blindfolded,
simulating darkness. Allow the
student to pick an object from
the bag and try to guess what
it is. This can either be done
by letting the student feel the
object or having another student
describe the objects.
Don’t Be Afraid
of the Dark