#115 The Best Hiding Place On Earth
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Jonas boasts that he has a scientific search method to find
anyone's hiding place. A hide-and-seek challenge is made and
Wimzie is determined to not be found. She and Loulou go to a
great hiding place, which Jonas can't find. Jonas refuses to
give up and say "uncle" and Wimzie and Loulou refuse to come
out. Graziella and Rousso want to take the kids to a movie and
ask Jonas to round up the girls. Wimzie thinks it's one of Jonas'
tricks to get the girls to reveal their whereabouts and she
decides to stay put. The adults are annoyed and then become
worried that the girls are lost or hurt. Finally, Wimzie and
Loulou do come out, to the relief of her parents who nevertheless
scold them. The girls don't get to go to the movie. But then
Jonas says he shouldn't go either since he refused to admit
he had lost the challenge.
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| Theme:
Knowing When to Stop |
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- Children will learn that parents
have feelings too.
- Children will learn that their
behavior has consequences.
- Children will learn that there
is a time when it is necessary to stop playing a game.
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Vocabulary: |
scientific
method
"say uncle" |
Suggested Activities: |
| Before
you view: Graziella and
Rousso are concerned for the safety of Wimzie and Loulou. Watch
and see why they are so worried. |
| 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: Rousso and Graziella were worried because they couldn't
find Wimzie and Loulou.) Talk about what you've seen and take
some time to discuss it. |
Extended Learning Activities |
Option
1: Test Your Memory Game
Materials required: None |
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Read the statements out loud and
have the children fill in the blanks
- Today Wimzie, Loulou, and
Jonas play a game of (hide-and-seek).
- Jonas says that he always
wins when he plays hide-and-seek because he uses a (scientific
method).
- Wimzie tells Loulou that she
won't come out of her hiding place until Jonas says "uncle".
- Graziella and Rousso have plans
to take the children to the (movies).
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Option 2: Hide-and-Seek House (Craft Activity)
Materials required: A variety of colored paper, colored markers/crayons,
children's scissors, tape/glue/paste and reproducible
"Wimzie's House" cut out. Note: You may need to pre-cut
the opening for very young children. |
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children will be making a hide-and-seek house. Have them draw
a small picture of themselves or their favorite Wimzie's House
character on a piece of paper. Next, have the children take
the reproducible "Wimzie's House".
Help them tear or cut along the dotted line of the door so that
it can open and close. Place the paper with Wimzie's House on
top of the page with the character so that the character appears
in the doorway. Tape in place. |
Theme Related Books: |
| Pigs
in Hiding, Arlene Dubanevich,
Scholastic, 1989. |
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