Friendship in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe
From Mister Rogers' Neighborhood · 1982
47 minPre-KK1st2ndSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
A compilation of the Make-Believe scenes from a full week about friends (episodes 1506-1509). Lady Elaine Fairchilde, Ana Platypus, X the Owl and the rest work through planning a picnic at the castle together — disagreements included. Long enough to break across several days; chapter marks are in the video description.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A whole week of friendship stories from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, in one video.
- What did the neighbors have to agree on to hold the picnic?
- Where did they disagree, and how did they settle it?
- Which character was the best friend in this story? Why?
- What is one thing a friend of yours does that you appreciate?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: friend, plan, agree, disagree, picnic.
Try it: Plan a class picnic: list three jobs and who does each.
Try it: Write a short thank-you note to a friend for something specific.