Abracadabra Cadabra Ca-Green!
From The Electric Company (2009) · 2009
Summary
During a magic street performance, Hector and Jessica watch a street magician named Calvero transform himself into a snake. Before Marlon, his assistant, can change him back, Danny steals the magician's book and turns Jessica into a lizard. Marlon tries to change her back, but leaves her with green hair and reptile-like Skin. When the Electric Company seeks out Danny, he turns himself into a turtle. They have one hour before they change into reptiles forever. However, the magic book is locked up, and there's only one way to get it out. Special Guest Star: Jack McBrayer Guest Starring: Jason Antoon David Lee (basketball)|David Lee Villain: Danny Words: Transform, habitat, lizard, venomous, reptile, harmless Like every Electric Company adventure, the story hangs on reading, decoding, and vocabulary under pressure.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Every Electric Company episode builds its story around wordballs — words the team reads, decodes, and uses under pressure. Watch for the vocabulary the episode leans on and how the characters puzzle words out.
- Which words did the Electric Company have to read or decode to solve the problem?
- How did a character figure out a word they didn't know at first?
- Where could you use one of this episode's words this week?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: decode, wordball, clue, solve.
Try it: Keep a wordball list while you watch — every word the show spotlights goes on the board, and each student picks one to use in a sentence afterward.