#119 Official Backwards Day
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The children play a game where "no" means "yes," "hello" means
"good-bye," "good" means "bad," etc. Graziella and Yaya warn
the kids not to take the game too far. Everyone is having a
great time except for Rousso, who is not playing "Backwards
Day" and is looking for his calculator. He asks the children
if they've seen his calculator and Wimzie answers no, meaning
yes. A frustrated Rousso goes to the store to buy another calculator.
Wimzie finds out about this and realizes that she is in trouble
for having pushed the game too far. Rousso comes back without
a calculator after remembering something Yaya said about the
Backwards Day Game. The kids are relieved and learn the lesson
of carrying things too far.
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| Theme:
Knowing When to Stop |
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- Children will learn about
carrying a game too far.
- Children will learn about
opposites.
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Vocabulary: |
| calculator |
Suggested Activities: |
| Before
you view: Rousso loses
something today, watch to see what he loses. |
| 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: his calculator.) Talk about what you've seen and take
some time to discuss it.it. |
Extended Learning Activities |
Option
1: Opposite Game (Verbal Activity)
Materials required: None |
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Say a word and have the children
say the opposite word. For example: bad/good; soft/hard; front/back;
hello/good-bye; straight/crooked. Have the children think
of other opposites.
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Option 2: Our Own "Backwards Day" (Role Play Activity)
Materials required: A kitchen timer or alarm clock |
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the children, "We are going to have our own 'Backwards Day'
like they did at Wimzie's House." Use a timer so that everyone
knows when official backwards day begins and ends. Follow the
same rules as in the show. |
Theme Related Books: |
Animals
Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing,
Judi Barrett, Atheneum (cloth) Aladdin (paper), 1970.
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Laura Joffe Numeroff, Harper
& Row/Harper Collins, 1985. |
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