ICanHelp

About the book

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Dear Parents, 

This book highlights the values of empathy and helping in young children through simple events drawn from their everyday world and through animal characters that are dear to their hearts. 

The book aims to instill confidence in children in their ability to help through small actions that can make a big difference, encouraging initiative and cooperation. It also seeks to develop their social skills and strengthen their sense of belonging to a group and care for others. 

The book also emphasizes that people around us have different needs and that children naturally differ in their ability to help, while affirming the meaningful value that accompanies every act in which a child helps others, no matter how small. 

Through conversation, we strengthen the child’s self-confidence

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Let’s Talk: 

Who needs help? How can we help? How do we feel when we help? Have we helped someone before? Through conversation, we strengthen the child’s self-confidence and belief in their ability to help, even in simple ways. 

We introduce the child to words used in communication with others

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Enriching Our Language: 

• We revisit the animal traits mentioned in the book and explain their meanings: big, small, gentle. 

• We introduce the child to words used in communication with others, such as “thank you” and “you’re welcome.” 

We act out the story with our child, using animal toys available at home. 

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Let’s Create: 

• We act out the story with our child, using animal toys available at home. 

• We prepare drawings or pictures of the story’s characters, cut them out, and then glue them together—with adult help—and create our own story by adding new characters and simple events suited to children’s age and abilities. 

We create a family “helping board.”

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Let’s Play: 

We create a family “helping board.” Each time a family member helps another, a star is added to the board. When the board is full, the family takes part in a special group activity as a form of encouragement.