You Cant Scare Me!
#5 of 55 in Goosebumps Series
What’s inside...
The book is about a group of children who try to scare their fearless classmate by taking her to a haunted forest inhabited by legendary creatures known as mud monsters. Goosebumps now on Disney+!
Discussion points
How did the characters in the story handle their fears?
What would you do if you were in a similar situation as the characters?
Can you think of a time when you were scared and how you overcame that fear?
What do you think is the main message of the story?
How do you feel about the way the story ended?
Tip: Role play these questions
Keep the tone light and encouraging to make the child comfortable in expressing their feelings about fear.
Relate some of your own experiences with fear and how you dealt with them to make the conversation more relatable.
Praise your child’s insights and ideas to boost their confidence and encourage them to share more.
Ask follow-up questions based on your child’s responses to delve deeper into their thoughts and feelings.
Encourage your child to draw or write their own story about overcoming a fear, inspired by the book.
Key lessons
Example Lesson: Courage in the face of fear
Explanation: Throughout the story, characters are confronted with spooky and intimidating scenarios. Despite their fears, they find the strength to face these challenges.
Real-World Application: Children can learn to manage their own fears and realize that being brave doesn’t mean a lack of fear, but rather, facing fear and overcoming it.
Example Lesson: Importance of teamwork
Explanation: The characters in the book often collaborate to solve mysteries and overcome obstacles, showing that teamwork can achieve results that might not be possible alone.
Real-World Application: This encourages children to value cooperative efforts and supports enhancing social skills and group problem-solving in school or play.
Example Lesson: Critical thinking
Explanation: As the characters encounter various strange occurrences, they use reasoning and logic to figure out what is truly happening, distinguishing fantasy from reality.
Real-World Application: This teaches children to question and analyze situations rather than accepting them at face value, which is a critical skill in academic and everyday decision making.
Example Lesson: Resilience
Explanation: Characters face setbacks and challenges but continue to push forward, illustrating resilience.
Real-World Application: This lesson can help children understand that setbacks are a part of life and that persistence and resilience are key to overcoming them.
Example Lesson: Handling peer pressure
Explanation: Throughout the book, characters sometimes face peer pressure in various forms. Learning to make independent choices is a highlighted theme.
Real-World Application: It helps children learn to trust their instincts and make choices that are right for them, even when faced with opposition or peer pressure from others.