Sari-Sari Snack Surprise
From Work It Out Wombats! · 2023
13 minPre-KK1stTechnologySocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
A full Work It Out Wombats! episode (~13 min). The wombats set out to make a snack surprise and have to work out the steps in the right order to pull it off. When a step doesn't go to plan, they stop, check what happened and try again. Free on the official PBS KIDS YouTube channel.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
In this Work It Out Wombats! video, the wombats use computational thinking to work out an everyday problem. Use these questions to talk about “Sari-Sari Snack Surprise.”
- What are the wombats trying to make?
- Why does the order of the steps matter?
- What is something you make by following steps in order?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: steps, order, plan, goal, check.
Try it: Draw the three steps of making a snack in order: first, next, last.