#136 Cinderloulou
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Horace, Wimzie and Jonas are playing games that Loulou is either
too unskilled or too small to play. They start taking advantage
of her because she's the smallest. They con her into doing their
chores and clean-ups in exchange for letting her participate.
In the meantime, Yaya has promised the children special treats
if they all do their chores promptly and well. But Yaya discovers
that the older children are taking advantage of Loulou. When
it comes time to give out the treats, Yaya arranges it so that
Loulou is the last in line and there are no treats left. Horace,
Wimzie and Jonas feel awful and, while still trying to hide
what they were doing, insist on giving Loulou their treats.
A few pointed questions later, the three culprits confess and
apologize to Loulou. To make it up to her, they offer to play
one of the games she likes best: the limbo!
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- Children will learn that it
does not feel good to lose someone's trust, or to have their
trust broken.
- Children will learn that while
their own needs are important, they must balance them with
the needs of others.
- Children will learn that it
is hurtful to pick on, dismiss or make fun of others.
- Children will learn that it
is good to include others who are perceived as being different
from themselves.
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Vocabulary: |
earn
chore
solarium |
Suggested Activities: |
| Before
you view: Today Yaya makes
special treats for the kids. Watch to see what kinds of treats
they are. |
| 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: People crackers.) Talk about what you've seen and take
some time to discuss it. |
Extended Learning Activities |
Option
1: Review "Cinderloulou" (Discussion Activity)
Materials required: None
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Have the children sit in a talking
circle. Review today's show by asking the following questions.
Discuss their responses. Remind the children that the kids
won't play with Loulou because she's too small to play a particular
game.
- What do the other kids tell
Loulou she has to do in order to play this game with them?
(Answer: She has to do their chores then she can play.)
- Do the other kids keep their
promise and let Loulou play with them? (Answer: No, they
don't keep their word and they continue to "take advantage"
of Loulou by promising she can play with them after she
finishes more of their chores.)
- Yaya says that Wimzie, Jonas
and Horace were behaving just like characters in a certain
fairy tale. What fairy tale was it? (Answer: Cinderella.)
- Which characters are they like
and which character is Loulou behaving like? (Answer: Wimzie,
Jonas and Horace are like the mean step sisters and Loulou
is like Cinderella.)
- How do you think the others
feel when Yaya praises them for the hard work they have
done? How do you think the others feel when there are no
more special people crackers for Loulou who really was the
one who did all the work? (Answer: They feel ashamed and
guilty because of the way they treated Loulou.)
- Wimzie, Jonas and Horace take
advantage of Loulou because she is the youngest. Ask the
children if they can tell you what it means to take advantage
of someone?
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Option
2: Limbo (Movement Activity)
Materials required: A long pole such as a mop or broom handle,
audio tape (reggae or calypso music is suggested) |
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the children play a game of limbo. Play the music. Have two
people hold each side of the pole. Have the children form a
single file line. Have each child go under the pole. The goal
is not to touch the pole with any part of your body. (If you
do you're out.) When the last person in line goes under the
pole, have the "pole holders" lower the pole a little and
repeat the process until no one can fit underneath. |
Theme Related Books: |
A Lion
for Lewis, Rosemary Wells, Dial, 1982.
Cinderella, Charles Perrault, Scribner's (cloth) Aladdin
(paper), 1954.
Baby O, Nancy White-Carlstrom, Little, Brown & Company,
1992 . |
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