Summary
Elmo devotes a whole episode to growing a bean plant — with Mr Noodle, a question for the kids, and a film of real children. Predictable structure and a single idea, which is exactly what makes it work for the youngest classes.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Elmo spends this whole episode on growing a bean plant.
- What did Elmo want to know about growing a bean plant?
- What did the real kids in the film show us?
- What did Mr Noodle try that didn't work?
- What is one new thing you learned?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: wonder, question, notice.
Try it: Draw one thing you learned about growing a bean plant and label it.