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City Island Sings!: The Helper Dance

From City Island · 2024

City Island Sings!: The Helper Dance
2 minPre-KK1st2ndSocial-Emotional LearningMusic
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Summary

Sally and Piper turn a list of ways to help other people into a series of silly dance moves. Silly on the surface, specific underneath - each move is an actual thing a kid can do. Works as a movement break with a point.

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All ages
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Discussion questions

Discussion

Three quick questions to run after the short.

  1. What ways to help does the song show?
  2. How can you tell when someone needs help?
  3. What is one way you helped someone this week?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: help, kindness, offer.

Try it: Write one way you will help someone today and check it off when you do.