Series

Work It Out Wombats!

28 episodes

The wombats live in the Treeborhood and solve everyday snags the way a computer scientist would: name the problem, break it into parts, try one idea at a time, adjust. The 27 entries are 13-minute stories, 26-minute doubles, and a handful of two-minute songs that name the moves outright, among them decomposition, patterns, cause and effect, and same-but-different. Episodes cover measuring to get something the right size, running a survey and sorting the answers, following a recipe in order, and riding out a loud storm by breaking the worry into small steps. One is presented in American Sign Language.

what this series covers

What Work It Out Wombats! covers

28 episodes in the library, tagged for Pre-K–2nd. Heaviest coverage: Technology, Social-Emotional Learning and Math. Between them they line up with 24 distinct standards across 5 frameworks.

Episodes per grade

Pre-K: 28
K: 28
1st: 28
2nd: 6

Episodes per subject

Technology: 27
Social-Emotional Learning: 18
Math: 6
Art: 1
Science: 1
Social Studies: 1

Common Core — Math 6

K.MD.B.3Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of objects in each category and sort the categories by count.
1.MD.A.1Order three objects by length; compare the lengths of two objects indirectly by using a third object.
1.MD.C.4Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points.
4.OA.C.5Generate a number or shape pattern that follows a given rule; identify apparent features of the pattern that were not explicit in the rule itself.
K.G.A.2Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
K.MD.A.2Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has "more of"/"less of" the attribute.

Social Studies (C3 / NCSS) 1

D2.Geo.6.K-2Identify some cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.

National Core Arts 1

VA:Cr2.1.KThrough experimentation, build skills in various media and approaches to art-making.

CASEL (Social-Emotional) 9

CASEL.SM.5Use planning and organizational skills to break a task into steps and manage time and materials.
CASEL.RS.3Practice teamwork and solve problems collaboratively.
CASEL.RDM.2Identify solutions to personal and social problems.
CASEL.RS.6Show leadership in a group — organize, include, and share the work.
CASEL.SA.1Name your own feelings and notice how they change during the day.
CASEL.SM.2Use calming and stress-management strategies (deep breaths, a break, asking for space).

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CASEL.SM.3Show self-discipline and self-motivation — keep working when a task gets hard or boring.
CASEL.SM.4Set personal and group goals and track progress toward them.
CASEL.SOA.5Understand and express gratitude.

ISTE (Technology) 7

ISTE.1.5.aProblem definitions: state a problem in a way that data analysis or an algorithm could help solve.
ISTE.1.5.cDecompose problems: break a complex system or task into smaller parts.
ISTE.1.4.cPrototypes: build, test, and improve prototypes through cycles of revision.
ISTE.1.5.dAlgorithmic thinking: put steps in order to solve a problem, and recognize what can be automated.
ISTE.1.4.aDesign process: follow a deliberate design process to generate ideas and possible solutions.
ISTE.1.5.bData sets: collect and analyze data with digital tools to inform a decision.

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