Episode 3 Where’s Aunt Cordelia?

Study Guide–DVD 1Fear/Worry

created by Laura J. Wellington

Questions and Comments 1.WhatdidBertrumandhisAuntCordeliamaketogether?A scrapbook. 2.BertrumtoldAuntCordeliathebestpartofmakingthescrapbookwas?

Bertrum said the best part of making the scrapbook with his Aunt Cordelia was how special it made him feel.

3.AuntCordeliainvitedBertrumbacktoherhousethenextSaturdaytodoscrapbooking.WhodidBertruminvitetocomealong?Gibby and Raimundo.Whatdideachofthembringforthescrapbookproject?Raimundo brought bottle caps, Gibby brought stickers and Bertrum brought a starfish.

4.WhydidAuntCordeliahavetoleave?One of her paintings had been accepted into a big art gallery and she needed to go set it up.

5.WhatwasAuntCordelia’spromisetoBertrumwhileshewasawayonhertrip?She promised to send Bertrum a postcard every day that she was away.

6.HowdidBertrumfeelwhenhereceivedapostcardfromAuntCordelia?He felt special and important.

7.WhathappenedwhenBertrumwenttothemailboxonthe2ndday?He did not receive a postcard from Aunt Cordelia.HowdidBertrumfeelwhenhedidn’tgetapostcard?He felt disappointed and unimportant.

8.WhodidBertrumasktocomeoutoftheMagicMirror?His friend, Brisbo.WhatwasthereasonBertrumgaveBrisboforfeelingsosad?Bertrum told Brisbo that he didn’t think Aunt Cordelia liked him anymore because she hadn’t sent him another post card.

9.BrisbosingsasongtohelpremindBertrumofallthespecialthingsheandAuntCordeliahavedonetogether.Whatweresomeofthosethings?Playing hide and seek, eating ice cream together, Aunt Cordelia painting his portrait, Bertrum helping her blow out her birthday candles, etc.

10.WhathappenedwhenBertrumandhisfriendsarrivedatAuntCordelia’shousethenextSaturdaytoworkontheirscrapbookproject?Aunt Cordelia wasn’t there. She had been delayed because the art gallery wanted her to do another painting.

11.LaterBertrumandhisfriendswentbacktoAuntCordelia’shousetopickupBertrum’sscrapbook.Whowasthere?Aunt Cordelia.

12.BertrumtoldAuntCordeliathathethoughtshedidn’tlikehimanymorebecauseshehadn’twrittentohimeverydayasshehadpromised.WhatdidBertrumlearnhadhappenedtothepostcards?Aunt Cordelia had written to Bertrum every day, but the postcards had been delayed at the post office.

BertrumstartstodoubthisAuntCordelia’slovewhenthepost-cardsshepromisedtosendhimeverydaywhileawayonatrip,failtoshowup.

1.Havestudentsdiscusspeopleintheirliveswhomakethemfeelspecial.Haveeachstudentdrawapictureofoneofthesespecialpeopleportrayinghowtheymakehim/herfeelspecialandimportant.

2.Discusswithstudentswaystheycanhelpothersfeelspecialandimportant.Havestudentsdrawapictureshowingonewaytheycanhelpsomeonefeelspecialandimportant.

3.Leteachstudentmakea“Me”scrapbookbystaplingortyingpagestogether.Havestudentsbringpicturesanditemsfromhomethatrepresentsomethingspecialaboutthemselvestoputintohis/herscrapbook.Haveitemssuchasstickers,ribbon,buttons,constructionpaper,etc.tousetodecoratescrapbookpages.

4.Cut“postcard”sizedcardsfromtagboardforeachstudent.Helpstudentsmakepostcardsbydecoratingandwritingordrawingamessagetogivetosomeoneintheirfamilywhoisspecialtothem.

5.Writeeachstudent’snameona“postcard”.Placethecardsinacontainerandalloweachstudenttoselectacard.Havestudentswriteordrawonthepostcardwhattheyfeelmakesthatpersonspecial,then“deliver”thecardtothatperson.

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