Kit and Arlo find a way

Teaching consent to 8–12 year olds

Ingrid Laguna, Vanessa Hamilton

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Acer
01 June 2022

Primary & middle schools; Teachers' classroom resources & material; Educational: Personal, social & health education (PSHE); Personal & social issues: body & health (Children's&YA)

Age range: 8 to 12

Kit goes to school with her friends Harley and Vanya, and always tries her best at everything she does. Arlo is too loud, too close, just too... much. But when a moving van pulls up next to Kit’s house one weekend, Kit and Arlo find out they have a lot more in common than they thought. Join Kit, Arlo and their friends as they navigate school, home life and friendships, and learn more than a few things about how to get along.

Kit and Arlo Find a Way: Teaching consent to 8–12 year olds is a much needed consent teaching resource for Grades 3 to 6. An action-packed and relatable fictional chapter book, Kit and Arlo is a page-turning journey of upper primary school kids – Kit, Arlo, Harley and Vanya – developing and exploring friendships with plenty of ups and downs. Entertaining and compelling as a standalone narrative, Kit and Arlo’s secret weapon is that it contains all of the complex components of consent and includes respectful relationships education in an age-appropriate format.

Teachers and parents can read the story, chapter by chapter, and then use the discussion points and ‘read and respond’ notes to facilitate conversations around consent in child-friendly ways. For schools and families needing a more in-depth consent and respectful relationships curriculum, a dedicated Kit and Arlo teaching resources platform houses evidence-based teaching activities, videos, webinars, podcasts, resource links and lesson plans designed to tie in with the story.

Key topics include:

body boundaries and safety verbal and non-verbal cues developing a sense of self, personal strength and self-determination understanding that the responsibly of ‘yes’ or ‘no’ should be shared understanding that shared activities should have enthusiastic, affirmative and ongoing consent having the courage to withdraw consent understanding gendered stereotypes, coercion and power imbalances learning to have empathy for others managing disappointment when someone changes their mind how to be an upstander when someone is being harmed the keys to respectful relationships and better friendships.

Kit and Arlo Find a Way is a vital resource for schools and families doing the essential work of empowering kids with decision-making skills that will carry through to their interactions and relationships later on in life.

By: Ingrid Laguna, Vanessa Hamilton
Imprint: Acer
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm,
Weight: 150g
ISBN: 9781742866536
ISBN 10: 1742866530
Pages: 172
Publication Date: 01 June 2022
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Short-listed for Educational Publishing Awards Australia 2023 (Australia)
Short-listed for Educational Publishing Awards Australia: Best Primary Chapter Book 2023 (Australia)
Winner of Educational Publishing Awards Australia: Best Primary Chapter Book 2023 (Australia)
Winner of Educational Publishing Awards Australia: Outstanding Winner 2023 (Australia)