Twin Sister Hamster Sitters Inc. / The Sneaker Collection
From Carl the Collector · 2025
23 minPre-KK1st2ndSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
Nico and Arugula start a hamster-sitting business and learn about responsibility and teamwork, while another story shows Carl speaking up about shoes that feel too tight instead of just putting up with it.
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Discussion questions
The twins run a tiny business, and Carl learns to say when something bothers him.
- What did the twins have to do to take good care of the hamsters?
- Why is it important to do a job you said you'd do?
- Carl's shoes felt too tight. What did he do about it?
- Why is it better to speak up than to stay uncomfortable?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: responsible, teamwork, speak up
- Name a job you're responsible for at home or school.
- Practice one sentence for telling a grown-up something doesn't feel right.