#213 I Think I Forgot Something
Loulou and Horace
are playing detectives and, along with Yaya, catch Wimzie
and Jonas breaking the rule against throwing in the house.
Wimzie protests she was just "practicing" with the whizzer-ball
for a contest. Wimzie and Jonas sneak another throw and
this time get caught by Rousso. Wimzie insists on throwing
her special throw and it knocks Rousso out cold. When he
comes to he has amnesia and doesn't know who or where he
is. The children are very worried and try to restore his
memory; Yaya gets involved and is cross that they didn't
tell her right away. Eventually, after many efforts and
more mishaps, Rousso remembers everything. Everyone was
happy, even though with all the worry, Yaya forgot the cookies
and they burned.
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- Children will learn that when
you break the rules at home, things can go really wrong.
- Children will learn that if
things go wrong, like someone getting hurt, you should get
a grown-up right away.
- Children will learn that even
though you want to break the rules, having rules is a good
idea.
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Vocabulary: |
detective
practicing
amnesia |
Suggested Activities: |
| Before you view:
Wimzie makes a big problem. Watch to 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: When Wimzie throws the ball that hits
her daddy's head, he loses his memory - he has amnesia.) Talk
about what you have seen and take some time to discuss it. |
Extended Learning Activities |
Option 1: Breaking
Rules (Discussion Activity)
Materials required: None |
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children a story about when you were little and you broke a
rule and what happened to you, and what you did, and how you
still remember all the feelings. Ask children to share any experiences
they have had breaking rules. Discuss why we have rules. Discuss
if rules ever can be broken - share experiences. Occasionally
there are emergencies that require children to break rules;
children should be encouraged to think about consequences and
making choices. |
Option 2: Reviewing Rules (Discussion Activity)
Material required: Chart or other big paper, marker |
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Ask the children what rules there
are in your child care home. If they come up with lots, you
can suggest that they tell what are the "most important ones"
so you can write them on a chart. Then write them. You can
add a few too, if they seem to forget. Discuss how some rules
are important for babies but not for them, and how rules change
over time and in different circumstances. See if they think
any rules are really, really important (e.g. not going in
the street without a grown-up, not touching electric plugs,
etc.).
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Theme Related Books: |
Curious
George Flies a Kite, (And
other Curious George books too.) H.A. Rey. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin, 1941.
Harry in Trouble, Barbara Ann Porte. NY: Greenwillow,
1989.
Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain, Edward Ardizzone.
NY: Puffin, 1983.
Big Anthony and the Magic Ring, Tomie dePaola. NY: Scholastic.
A Big Fat Enormous Lie, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. NY:
Scholastic. |
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