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Franklin's Special Job / Franklin Needs a Reminder

From Franklin and Friends · 2011

Franklin's Special Job / Franklin Needs a Reminder
23 minPre-KK1st2ndSocial-Emotional Learning
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Summary

Franklin is given a special job and learns to take responsibility seriously. In the second story, he keeps forgetting an important task and figures out a clever way to remember.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

These stories are about doing an important job and about remembering things.

  1. Why did Franklin's special job matter to others?
  2. What helped Franklin finally remember his task?
  3. What is a trick you use so you don't forget something important?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: responsible, remember, reminder.

Try it: Name one way to remember a chore -- a note, a picture, or a helper.