I am Harry Houdini
From Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum · 2019
25 minK1st2nd3rdArtSocial StudiesSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
Brad feels trapped by a problem with no obvious answer, so he meets a young Harry Houdini — the escape artist who mastered impossible challenges by practicing relentlessly and never giving up. The episode (which also features Mary Shelley) shows that with practice and focus, any lock can be opened.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Harry Houdini made the impossible look easy through years of hard work.
- What did Harry Houdini do that amazed people? How did he learn to do it?
- What is something you can do now that was hard to learn? How did you get better at it?
- What does practice really mean? Is it always fun?
- Why do you think people enjoy watching magic and performance?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: escape artist, perseverance, practice, performance, illusion.
Try it: Name one skill you want to get better at. Write a 3-step plan for how you would practice it this week.