Grown-Up's Guide
Pip's Feelings Club · Episode 9: New Bird at School
"Hi! I'm Pip."Step 1: say hi
"What do you like to play?"Step 2: ask a question
"Me too!"Step 3: find something you both like
The steps from the episode
Say hi → Ask a question ("What do you like to play?") → Find something you both like. Pip remembers her own fluttery first day, and that is why she hops over. Kip is still a bit fluttery at the end: he has played one game and he knows two names. A friendship has started, not finished. Feeling shy is okay, and a grown-up can stand with your child the first time they say hello.
Doing a sheet
Watch the episode together first: scan the code on Sheet 1, or visit pipsfeelingsclub.com. A calm 10 minutes, never as a consequence. You read the comic, your child does the pens. Practise the question at home, where it is easy: words practised with you are words they can find with someone new. Finish with a play card.
What to talk about
Sheet
Ask them
Do together
Friend Finder
"How did Kip feel on the log?"
"What did Pip say first?"
"What did she ask him?"
Practise the three steps with a teddy, then with each other.
Me Too!
"What did Pip and Kip both like?"
"Was Kip still a bit fluttery at the end?"
"What do you like to play?"
Think of one child they could say hi to this week.
When they meet someone new
1. Before: "Shall we say hi together?"
2. Stand with them. A small "hi" is enough.
3. Whisper the question: "What do you like to play?"
When they're shy
Shy is a feeling, not a fault.
A wave or a smile counts as a hello.
Not today? "That's okay. We can try again."
Do it out loud yourself
Let them hear you greet someone new.
"Hi, I'm ___. What do you like to do?"
Later: "I felt a bit fluttery too."
Catch them doing it well
"You said hi. That was brave."
"You asked a question and listened."
"You found something you both like!"
Try to avoid
"Don't be shy," or "the shy one."
Speaking for them every time.
Expecting a best friend after one game.
Every day (2 minutes)
At dinner: ask, "What do you like to play?"
Find one thing you both like.
A star each time they say hi or ask.