Flying Flapjacks / Pickle Penguin Problem
From Donkey Hodie · 2021
23 minPre-KK1stSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
Donkey Hodie sets out to build a flapjack-flipping machine all by herself, then learns that a big job goes better when she lets her friends help. In the second story, Purple Panda discovers that a good laugh can make a hard problem feel smaller.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
These two stories are about asking for help and finding ways to feel better.
- Why was Donkey's flapjack machine easier to build with friends?
- What are some things that make you laugh when you feel stuck?
- When was a time a friend helped you with something hard?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: help, teamwork, laughter
Try it: Name one job you could ask a friend to help you with, and one thing that always makes you giggle.