#219 Wimzie Sees It All
After some pretend
allergies on the part of Jonas and Horace, the big event
of the day occurs: Graziella enters with a present for Wimzie.
It is a new telescope, given to her as an award, that she
gives to Wimzie because Wimzie wants to be an astronaut.
The children are disappointed that they cannot use the telescope
during the day; finally night arrives and Wimzie and her
mother look at constellations and the moon. The next day
Wimzie wants to use the telescope and looks at clouds, then
at the neighbor: Mr Ludwig is somersaulting in his pajamas!
Looking at her own front porch, she sees Horace's mother
tucking away a new red bicycle. Soon all the children are
gazing around the neighborhood, laughing their heads off
at the various sights. Yaya catches on, and reprimands the
children for not respecting others' privacy. Wimzie lets
the news about the new bicycle slip out and is chagrined
at spoiling the surprise for Horace. Later, Horace smells
smoke and Wimzie cleverly uses the telescope to detect a
fire in the neighborhood but is in conflict about whether
to tell Yaya. She does and Yaya calls Rousso who puts the
fire out. Wimzie gives the credit to Horace. Bo tells on
Wimzie for using the telescope. Wimzie says she wasn't playing,
but checking on something dangerous. Rousso says the firehouse
will give medals to both Horace and Wimzie.
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- Children will learn that in
dangerous situations, it is sometimes all right not to follow
the rules.
- Children will learn spoiling
surprises makes others unhappy.
- Children will learn respecting
others' privacy is important.
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Vocabulary: |
constellation
telescope
spying
respecting privacy |
Suggested Activities: |
| Before
you view: Wimzie gets
a wonderful telescope today. But what does she do with it? |
| 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: She uses it to see constellations, spy on the neighbors,
ruin Horace's surprise, and stop a fire.) Talk about what you
have seen and take some time to discuss it. |
Extended Learning Activities |
Option
1: Making Telescopes (Craft Activity)
Materials required: Paper towel tubes are perfect but stiff
paper rolled into tubes and taped is fine too; star stickers,
paint, markers |
| Decorate
tubes and talk about what would be fun to see. Look out the
window through the telescopes, or go outside and look around.
Talk about the difference between these play telescopes and
real ones (play ones do not make faraway objects look bigger
and closer). If you have a telescope, binoculars, or magnifying
glasses, children can try them out and see how lenses change
what we see. |
Option 2: Making A Water Drop Magnifier (Science Activity-Older
Children)
Materials required: Newspaper, plastic wrap, straws or eyedroppers. |
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Put a small square of newspaper
on table and cover with plastic wrap. Let children use dropper
or straws to make a big water drop on the plastic over a word
on the newspaper and see how the word looks bigger through
the water drop.
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Option 3: Thinking About Privacy (Discussion Activity)
Materials required: None |
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discussion applies more to older children than younger. Talk
about times we are doing things we don't want everyone to watch.
Going to the bathroom? Taking a nap? Telling our mother a secret?
Feeling sad when we did something not quite right? Children
may think differently about privacy than adults do. |
Theme Related Books: |
Owl
Moon, Jane Yolen. NY:
Scholastic.
Each Peach Pear Plum, Janet and Allen Ahlberg. NY: Scholastic.
Mooncake. Moondance. Moongame, All by Frank Asch. NY:
Scholastic.
Night in the Country, Cynthia Rylant. NY: Bradbury Press,
1986.
My Picture Book of the Planets, Nancy E. Krulik. NY:
Scholastic. |
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