Series

Donkey Hodie

23 episodes

A puppet series set in Someplace Else, close enough to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe that Daniel Tiger and his dad come to visit in one episode. The catalog mixes 23-minute stories with two-minute songs. The long ones include a Halloween that takes some courage, a New Year's look back, a road trip, and a quiet game that turns into a test of self-control; among the songs are covers of "It's You I Like" and "It's Such a Good Feeling." Filed under social-emotional learning, brain breaks and for-fun, which is an honest description: a sing-along, a wiggle break, or a gentle story for pre-K through first grade.

what this series covers

What Donkey Hodie covers

23 episodes in the library, tagged for Pre-K–1st. Heaviest coverage: Social-Emotional Learning, For Fun and Brain Breaks. Between them they line up with 20 distinct standards across 1 framework.

Episodes per grade

Pre-K: 23
K: 23
1st: 18

Episodes per subject

Social-Emotional Learning: 18
For Fun: 4
Brain Breaks: 1

CASEL (Social-Emotional) 20

CASEL.RS.2Build and keep positive relationships and friendships.
CASEL.SM.1Manage strong emotions and impulses instead of acting on them right away.
CASEL.SM.2Use calming and stress-management strategies (deep breaths, a break, asking for space).
CASEL.SM.3Show self-discipline and self-motivation — keep working when a task gets hard or boring.
CASEL.SOA.3Show concern for other people's feelings and respond to them with care.
CASEL.RS.3Practice teamwork and solve problems collaboratively.

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CASEL.RS.7Seek help when you need it and offer help when someone else does.
CASEL.SA.5Show self-confidence — believe you can do hard things and take on a challenge.
CASEL.SM.5Use planning and organizational skills to break a task into steps and manage time and materials.
CASEL.SOA.5Understand and express gratitude.
CASEL.RS.1Communicate clearly and listen actively.
CASEL.RS.9Show respect and cultural competency across differences in background, language, and ability.
CASEL.SA.1Name your own feelings and notice how they change during the day.
CASEL.SA.3Recognize your own strengths, interests, and the assets you bring from your family and culture.
CASEL.SA.6Hold a growth mindset: treat effort, practice, and mistakes as how ability grows.
CASEL.SM.4Set personal and group goals and track progress toward them.
CASEL.SM.6Show the courage to take initiative — start something, try, or speak up first.
CASEL.SOA.1Take another person's perspective — describe a situation as they would see it.
CASEL.SOA.2Demonstrate empathy and compassion for others.
CASEL.SOA.4Recognize strengths in others and say what you appreciate about them.