Franklin the Post Turtle / Franklin's Wild Paper Chase
From Franklin and Friends · 2013
23 minPre-KK1st2ndSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
A 'post turtle' mix-up teaches Franklin about doing a job well and asking for help. In the second story, a wild paper chase turns tidying up into a race and a lesson about responsibility.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
These stories are about doing a job right and about tidying a paper mess.
- What did Franklin learn about doing the post-turtle job?
- How did the paper chase get out of hand?
- What is a clean-up job you can take charge of?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: job, responsible, tidy.
Try it: Name one cleanup job you could do without being asked.