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¡Prepárate con Pedro! Pedro Va a un Refugio

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Grades1, 2, 3, 4, 5Social Studies, Health

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What it is

  • In this video, Pedro, the penguin, has been evacuated from his home and must stay in an emergency shelter.
  • Students will see how a shelter is set up, learn about volunteers, and gain strategies for dealing with their fear in stressful situations like this.
  • This video is in Spanish and there is another version of the video in English HERE.

Teaching tips

Positives
  • Like many of the videos from the "Prepare with Pedro!" series, this video includes a strategy students can use to deal with unpleasant feelings.
  • Students who have to visit a shelter in the future will be comforted by this video.
Prerequisites
  • Students don't have to know anything about penguins to understand the main topic of the video, however, having a basic understanding of penguins may help students connect with the humor.
  • This video is 9 minutes and 10 seconds long and has subtitles and closed-captioning.
  • Teachers can access the English version here.
Differentiation & Implementation
  • After watching the video, students can discuss the importance of volunteering and identify ways to volunteer in their community.
  • Students and teachers can discuss the reasons a person may have to stay at a shelter and can also watch a related video, such as "Prepare with Pedro! A Power Outage".
  • Students can discuss their favorite strategies for dealing with negative emotions and can create an infographic to show others how to use the strategy.

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