Franklin and the Amazing, Stupendous Circus Trick / Franklin's Earth Day
From Franklin and Friends · 2011
23 minPre-KK1st2ndSocial-Emotional LearningScience
Summary
Franklin practices an amazing circus trick and learns that courage and effort pay off. In the second story, an Earth Day project shows the friends how to take care of their world.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
These stories are about a big circus try and about caring for the environment.
- How did Franklin build up the courage for the circus trick?
- What did the friends do to help the Earth on Earth Day?
- What is one way you could reduce waste or care for nature?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: courage, Earth Day, recycle.
Try it: Name one thing you can reuse or recycle instead of throwing away.