The Sleepover / Secret Tunnels
From Work It Out Wombats! · 2023
26 minPre-KK1stTechnologySocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
A full two-segment Work It Out Wombats! episode (~26 min). A first sleepover and a maze of secret tunnels each ask the wombats to make a plan, follow a path and rethink it when they hit a dead end. 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 “The Sleepover / Secret Tunnels.”
- What plan do the wombats make in each story?
- What do they do when they reach a dead end?
- What can you try when your first path doesn't work?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: plan, path, stuck, try again, solve.
Try it: Draw a simple maze from start to finish. Trace the path that works.