A Carnival in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe
From Mister Rogers' Neighborhood · 1969
11 minPre-KK1st2ndSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe throws a carnival. Robert Troll rides Corney's “Rockit to the Moon,” Henrietta Pussycat runs out of balloons until Officer Clemmons brings more, Lady Aberlin walks a tightrope with Mime Walker, and Daniel Striped Tiger shows off his wild-animal exhibit. Everybody has a job and the whole thing only works because they share the work.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A short, joyful look at what it takes for a group to put on an event together.
- What job did each neighbor take at the carnival?
- What happened when Henrietta ran out of balloons? Who helped?
- Why does a carnival need more than one person?
- If our class held a carnival, what job would you want, and why?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: carnival, exhibit, tightrope, share the work.
Try it: List three jobs a class event needs and who could do each one.
Try it: Draw your own carnival booth and write its name on a sign.