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#101 Babies Have it Made |
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| Wimzie wants attention one morning and
asks her parents to help her do little things like tie her shoes and
pour a glass of milk. Rousso and Graziella are busy with Bo and remind
Wimzie that she is a big girl and can do these things for herself.
Wimzie observes how Bo is catered to, and decides that babies have
it made. She wishes she was a baby so that she could experience the
same treatment. At nap time, her wish comes true in a dream. The experience
turns out to be not as great as she thought and when she wakes up,
she has a new appreciation of what Bo goes through. She also realizes
that she is happy being just who she is. |
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Vocabulary: |
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Suggested Activities: |
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| Before you view: In this show Wimzie wishes for something. Ask the children to watch to find out what it is. | ||||||||||
| While you view: See suggestions in "How to use this guide". | ||||||||||
| After you view: Go back to the pre-viewing activity and have the children respond to the question. (Answer: She wished to be a baby again.) Talk about what you have seen and take some time to discuss it. | ||||||||||
Extended Learning Activities |
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| Option 1: When I was a Baby I (Discussion
Activity) Materials required: None |
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| Ask the children if they have ever wished they could be a baby again. See if the children have any baby stories to share. They may want to tell about when they were babies or about another baby they know. Ask the children if they can remember something that they liked to do when they were younger, or a favorite toy that they had. Have the children think about what is different in their lives now that they are older. Ask them if there is something they could not do when they were babies that they can do now. If they have younger brothers or sisters, ask them what can they do that their younger siblings can not. | ||||||||||
Option 2: Watch Your Tone (Voice Activity) Materials required: None |
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| Rousso explains to Wimzie that Bo can understand the feelings behind her words by her tone of voice. Even if babies can not understand the words themselves, they can understand the tone. Have the children repeat the sentence "I want to do that" in different tones of voice. For example: happy, angry, scared, sad, surprised. Emphasize that the way we say things, our tone of voice, is also important when speaking not only with babies but with other people as well. | ||||||||||
Theme Related Books: |
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| Peter's Chair,
Ezra Keats, Trophy Press, 1983. Poor Carl, Nancy Carlson, Viking Press, 1992. Julius, The Baby of the World, Kevin Henkes, Greenwillow, 1990. I Love My Baby Sister (Most of the Time), Elaine Edelman, Penguin, 1984. |
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