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Let's Be Friends

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3 children play, 1 behind a puppet show booth, the other 2 seated in front. Caption. No! This is my house and my stuff.

Three simple scenarios explore how to make new friends, how to get along with friends, and how to have more than one friend. Each scene demonstrates skills young children need to make friends, keep friends, and share friends. Shows ineffective and effective techniques.

Media Details

Runtime: 13 minutes 7 seconds

Topic: Social Science
Subtopic: Friendship, Interpersonal Relations
Grade/Interest Level: K - 4
Standards:

Release Year: 1994
Producer/Distributor: Sunburst Communications

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2-page view of a storybook. The left page contains red, blue, yellow, and green stars across the top and bottom, with story in the middle. The right page is a cartoon of a blonde girl using a frog puppet for a brunette girl inside a living room.

A hermit crab with no shell walking along the ocean floor as fish swim behind. Caption: I must find a new house soon.'

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