Friendship, play and difference is the subject of 'All Join In'. It tells the story of a group of young children coming together for the first time and learning to get along. It aims to encourage inclusion, communication and emotional literacy.
The storyline is held together by a series of whispered questions that came from listening to children as they watched early edits of the video, for example, 'Who is this?' 'What's this video about?' 'Where are you?' 'What did you do?'
'All Join In' encourages children to wonder about each other and about differences in a positive way. Each child is introduced carefully using children's own descriptions of themselves including likes and dislikes such as, 'Fraser doesn't like babies, girls or having to eat his Brussel sprouts'. Differences are handled in a matter of fact way, 'Tasha needs a wheelchair to get about', 'Jacob needs help to stay safe'.
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