Summerweenie Halloweenie / Make It Snow
From Work It Out Wombats! · 2023
26 minPre-KK1stTechnologySocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
A full two-segment Work It Out Wombats! episode (~26 min). A summery Halloween party and a wish for snow give the wombats two playful problems to work out -- imagining a goal, then testing ideas to make it real. Free on the official PBS KIDS YouTube channel.
Viewer safety
All ages
Includes a gentle, not-scary Halloween theme.
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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 “Summerweenie Halloweenie / Make It Snow.”
- What do the wombats want to make happen in each story?
- What ideas do they try out?
- What is a fun goal you would like to plan for?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: goal, imagine, idea, test, plan.
Try it: Pick something fun you'd like to set up. List two ideas to try first.