#103 The Magic Crayon
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To help Horace get
over his grumpy mood, Yaya makes him a magic crayon that can
draw in the air. Meanwhile Jonas arrives with his "Mevoca",
a voice disguising megaphone, and distracts Horace from his
crayon. Loulou finds the crayon and, not knowing that it belongs
to Horace, gives it to Wimzie as a gift. Horace sees Wimzie
parading with his magic crayon and is so angry he can not even
ask for the crayon back. With Yaya's help the matter is cleared
up, showing that it is better to say what's bothering you than
to keep it bottled up.
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- Children will learn that talking
about feelings can help, and keeping feelings in can hurt.
- Children will learn that they
should ask before taking something that may belong to someone
else.
- Children will learn that talking
to their friends can help to clear up misunderstandings.
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Vocabulary: |
crisis
magical
creation
prickly
pleasure |
Suggested Activities: |
| Before you view: Tell
the children that in this show Jonas brings a special toy that
he invented. Watch and see what it is. |
| While you view:
See suggestions in "How to use this guide". |
After you view:
Go back to your pre-viewing activity and have the children respond
to the question.
(Answer: A mevoca; it disguises your voice.) Talk about what
you've seen and take some time to discuss it. |
Extended Learning Activities |
Option 1: What I Do When I Feel
Unhappy (Discussion Activity)
Materials required: None |
| Ask the
children if they can think of times when they felt angry or
unhappy about something. How did they let people know how they
felt? For example: crying, needing to be alone, talking to someone,
looking sad. Help the children to think of ways to manage their
unhappy feelings. What can they do to feel better? For example:
talking with an adult, coloring, singing a song, getting their
favorite toy or blanket. |
Option 2: Feelings and Faces (Art and Improvisational Activity)
Materials required: mirror (optional) |
| Making
faces: Ask the children to show how they look when they are
sad. Have them show different faces for different emotions.
Use a mirror so that they can see themselves. You may also wish
to pair up two children. Have the children take turns making
a happy/sad/mad face and have the partner guess what emotion
is being shown. |
Theme Related Books: |
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Feelings,
Aliki, Greenwillow (cloth) Mulberry Press (paper), 1984.
Some Days, Other Days, P.J. Peterson, Charles Scribner
Sons, 1994.
Sometimes I Feel Like a Mouse: A Book About Feelings,
Jeanne Modesitt, Scholastic Inc., 1992.
Proud of Our Feelings, Lindsay Leghorn, Magination Press,
1995.
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