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People (Elmo's World)

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People (Elmo's World)
5 minPre-KK1stSocial Studies
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Summary

Elmo devotes a whole episode to the people in a community — 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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Discussion questions

Discussion

Elmo spends this whole episode on the people in a community.

  1. What did Elmo want to know about the people in a community?
  2. What did the real kids in the film show us?
  3. What did Mr Noodle try that didn't work?
  4. What is one new thing you learned?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: wonder, question, notice.

Try it: Draw one thing you learned about the people in a community and label it.