#113 Who Do You Trust?
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Understanding trust and how it's lost and earned is the basis
of this story. The kids decide not to watch TV for twenty-four
hours and the winner, will get a prize. Meanwhile, Yaya tries
to explain trust by playing the "trust game" in which a friend
falls backwards and trusts you to catch him. Jonas says he'll
catch Wimzie but is distracted at the moment of catching and
lets Wimzie fall. Later, Jonas lies about having watched TV.
Eventually Jonas earns back everyone's trust by playing the
trust game, but this time he's the "faller" and Wimzie's the
"catcher".
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- Children will learn that trust
is earned.
- Children will learn that when
a friend disappoints you, it can hurt.
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Vocabulary: |
trust
distracted |
Suggested Activities: |
| Before
you view: Today the children
have a contest to see who can go the longest without watching
TV. Watch to see what the winner of the no TV contest gets.
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| 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: A cosmic power piggies power ring.) Talk about what
you've seen and take some time to discuss it. |
Extended Learning Activities |
Option
1: Understanding "Trust" (Discussion Activity)
Materials required: None |
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1. What game did Jonas play with
Wimzie? (Answer: the trust game)
2. How do you play the trust game? (Answer: one person falls
backwards and trusts a friend to catch him/her.)
3. What did Jonas do when playing this game with Wimzie? (Answer:
he became distracted and let her fall.)
4. How do you think Wimzie felt when she trusted Jonas to
catch her and he let her fall? (Answer: she felt like she
couldn't count on Jonas; she lost trust in him.)
5. How else did Jonas lose the trust of his friends? (Answer:
he lied about watching TV while playing the "No TV Contest".)
Talk to the children about the concept of trust. How do they
think trust is built and how do they think trust is broken?
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Option 2: The No TV Contest
Materials required: None |
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a no TV contest of your own. Ask that the children to agree
to not watch TV for one night. Have the children pretend that
TV or computers haven't been invented yet. When the children
return the next day ask them to tell you about their experience
with the "No TV Contest". What did they do instead of watching
TV. How did they feel during the contest? Was it easy or hard?
Were they able to go the entire night with absolutely no TV?
You may wish to extend this activity by asking a friend or relative
who grew up without or before TV to talk to the children about
what it was like to be a kid in those days. |
Theme Related Books: |
Fix
It, David McPhail, Dutton
(cloth) Unicorn (paper), 1984.
Tales of a Gambling Grandma, Dayal Kaur Khalsa, Potter,
1986. |
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