It has the hallmarks of a classic children’s show – a catchy theme song, a host and a cast of loveable characters. But the idea for Fredrick Fox and Friends was borne out of modern-day necessity and physical distancing.
Stoffel was teaching students from kindergarten to Grade 7 at Seven Stones Community School when the Saskatchewan government cancelled classes to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.
With that came a challenge – how to get kids moving and being musical without having the same access to classroom resources and instruments.
Stoffel, along with other creative arts educators, began putting together home-based activities related to the curriculum for students to do throughout the week. “Just to know that there are kids