Summary
A full dual-segment Let's Go Luna! episode (~25 min). Andy digs into a piece of American history behind the song "Yankee Doodle," and the kids compare how things were done long ago with how we do them today. Free on the official PBS KIDS YouTube channel.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
In this Let's Go Luna! segment, the kids explore the people, places and traditions of the world. Use these questions to talk about “Old School / Yankee Doodle Andy.”
- What did Andy learn about the past in this episode?
- What is one way life long ago was different from life now?
- What is one way it was the same?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: past, today, history, long ago, tradition.
Try it: Ask a grown-up about something they did as a kid. Draw "long ago" and "today" side by side.