Simons Story


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To the Teacher Use this story for life skils, health or cultural studies lessons, or as reader in English class. The following key concepts are dealt with:

  • Grief brings overwhelming feelings.
  • It is all right to have these feelings
  • Adults can help children by acknowledging these feelings.
  • When you are suffering grief, it helps to let your feelings out and cry.
  • It is important to have memories of people who have died and to go back to them.
  • It takes time, but the sadness does get better eventually.
  • It is all right to have fun even when you are grieving. 
Young adults are more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS than anyone else. We should encourage children to develope self-respect and respect for others from an early age. This is one of the JAWS HIV/AIDS readers developed for primary school learners.The story conveys the subtle psycho-social dimensions of the pandemic affecting learners' lives (personal and social developement). It can be used as a reader, or to help teachers introduce subject matter that is  difficult to manage in the classroom.

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This is Book 1 in the Junior African Writers: HIV/AIDS Readers Series. See all Junior African Writers: HIV/AIDS Readers books here.

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