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Help your kids explore six essential character traits with the Popcorn Park Puppets. In each video, the puppets become entangled in problems that require them to sort out right from wrong. Complete with inspiring songs and delightful humor, these videos provide a fun way to engage children in thinking, talking, and writing about the kinds of people they want to be.

Included is a leader’s guide which provides discussion questions, writing assignments, follow-up activities, and a take-home page for parents. Each DVD is approximately 25 minutes long.

Trustworthiness (Video #1):When Muggsy tries to impress Groark by stealing an expensive birthday present for him, Groark struggles to figure out the right thing to do, and teaches Muggsy that it is better to have friends you can trust than expensive toys.

Respect (Video #2):When her friends ostracize her for treating them disrespectfully and for bullying a new kid on the playground, Burna learns that the way to have good friendships is to treat people the way you would like them to treat you.

Responsibility (Video #3):When Burna neglects an important responsibility by dumping it on Muggsy, and Groark makes a mistake and lets Muggsy take the blame, the result is a tangle of hard feelings that nearly brings their friendships to a painful end.

Fairness (Video #4):When Essie has to decide which of her friends will get the starring role in the annual Popcorn Park play, Essie has a lot to consider — including the not-so-fair actions of the two competitors.

Caring (Video #5):When Burna has to make a hard choice between doing a community service project and playing soccer, she learns that caring is more about what we do than about how we feel.

Citizenship (Video #6):When Nubbs leads his friends in a successful effort to transform an ugly vacant lot into a beautiful grove of shady trees, they all experience the satisfaction and the benefits that come from being good citizens.

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TOPICS: Character education, trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, citizenship

GRADE LEVELS: K-5/AGES: 5-10

FOR USE WITH: Individuals, small groups, classrooms

AUTHORS: Live Wire Media

RECOMMENDED FOR: Elementary teachers, elementary guidance counselors, librarians, parents

DVD, Color, Approximate running time for each video 25 minutes