Giraffe Heroes Project

The Giraffe Heroes Program for grades K-2

The K-2 version of the Giraffe Heroes Program gives the facilitator a user-friendly, three-ring binder containing—

• 200+ pages of lesson plans,
• 30 stories and photos of Giraffe Heroes,
• student handouts,
• a video featuring Giraffe Heroes, and
• audiotapes of stories told by Stan Tall
and Bea Tall, twin giraffe mascots.

This version takes students through a natural three-stage learning process:

Stage 1: Hear the Story
Kids take in the stories of Giraffe Heroes, people who have stuck their necks out for the common good, told to them by Stan Tall and Bea Tall.

Stage 2: Tell the Story
They take what they’ve learned and look for more heroes, in storybooks, in media, in their communities, and in their families.

Stage 3: Become the Story
Moved by the stories they’ve absorbed, the kids emulate Giraffe Heroes, choosing a problem they care about and creating their own service project to address that problem. The story of their project then becomes one that can inspire others.