Lights Out, Rosie! / Rosie Goes Camping
From Rosie's Rules · 2022
25 minPre-KK1st2ndSocial StudiesScience
Summary
A full dual-segment Rosie's Rules episode (~25 min). A power outage means Rosie and Javi can't watch their movie, so they discover how people did things before there was electricity. Then Rosie goes camping and uses natural materials to get by outdoors. Free on the official PBS KIDS YouTube channel.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
In this Rosie's Rules segment, Rosie learns how her community and the wider world work. Use these questions to talk about “Lights Out, Rosie! / Rosie Goes Camping.”
- What couldn't Rosie do during the power outage?
- How did people do things before there was electricity?
- What is one thing you use every day that needs electricity?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: electricity, power outage, past, today, camping.
Try it: Draw "long ago" and "today" side by side for one thing, like lighting up a room.