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Meet the cast — the characters who teach this

Each one stands for an idea you’ll practice. Tap a character to read their illustrated story and hear their audio drama.

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Who first painted with fingers?

About a hundred years ago, a teacher called Ruth Faison Shaw said she got the idea when she saw a child smearing something on a wall. Children like to smear, she thought. In 1931 she made a paint that was safe for children.

From the life of Ruth Faison Shaw, a teacher (her paint, 1931).