Meeting Half-way
From Peep and the Big Wide World · 2004
11 minPre-KK1stSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
In "Meeting Half-way," Peep, Chirp and Quack explore working out a disagreement by talking and meeting halfway. A full 11-minute episode from the NSF-funded PBS science series for young children — quick to drop into a science circle or a rainy-day center.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
"Meeting Half-way" invites young scientists to explore working out a disagreement by talking and meeting halfway.
- What did the characters disagree about?
- How did they work it out?
- What could you say to meet a friend halfway?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: share, fair, compromise, talk, agree.
Try it: Practice a 'both win' idea: if two friends want the same toy, what plan lets them both have a turn?