Lessons in this Course
Stripes and True Colors
Camilla Cream, a girl so worried about fitting in that she hides her love for lima beans, only to wake up covered in colorful stripes that change with her surroundings and others’ opinions, ultimately showing her she must be true to herself to be cured by eating lima beans.
Feeling Wild, Finding Comfort
Max is a mischievous boy who is sent to bed without supper for misbehaving. His room transforms into a jungle. Max sails to an island of monstrous “Wild Things” and becomes their king before feeling lonely and returning home to find his supper waiting, still warm, symbolizing love and comfort.
Naming the Worries
Ruby, who discovers a small, yellow, blob-like Worry that follows her, growing bigger as she tries to ignore it, until she meets a sad boy with his own blue Worry, and they realize that talking about their worries makes them shrink.
Learning Through Mistakes
Frustrated by her failures compared to her parents and grandmother, Amy gets a breakthrough idea: her grandma cuts the dough into smaller pieces, allowing Amy to successfully create many perfect-sized baos, realizing that all her creations, perfect or not, taste delicious, teaching perseverance and finding joy in the process.
Calm Breaths
Learn simple breathing exercises and movements from bear cub to help manage emotions, calm down, focus, and energize. Practice deep breathing, visualization, and body awareness for use anytime, anywhere.
What Happens Next?
Giving a moose a muffin leads to a chain reaction of requests: he’ll want jam, then more muffins, then go to the store, need a sweater, needle and thread, make puppets, put on a show with scenery, and eventually, the whole messy process brings him back to wanting another muffin.
Taking Turns Matters
A selfish, “pushy” pig who always wants to be first learns a lesson in sharing and selflessness when he eagerly volunteers for a “Sandwitch” at a picnic, only to find himself stuck doing all her chores instead of getting the treat, realizing being first isn’t always best.
Sharing is Sweeter
Two breakfast friends in the fridge race to be the first to get the last drop of maple syrup, learning a lesson about sharing and friendship after realizing working together is better than fighting.
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