Popcorn Park: Six Pillars of Character — Elementary Mindfulness / SEL / Character Ed Video Series
$359.50
-For Grades K-5
-6 Volume Video Series with Printable Teacher’s Guide
-Produced in association with CHARACTER COUNTS!
-Free online video streaming included!
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 use mindfulness techniques to sort out right from wrong. With a little help from Socrates, they learn to ask the right questions and do the right things.
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Description
ABOUT THE SERIES:
Help your kids explore six essential character traits with the Popcorn Park Puppets. In each character development video, the puppets become entangled in problems that require them to use mindfulness techniques to sort out right from wrong. With a little help from Socrates and his female counterpart, Diotima, they learn to ask the right questions and do the right things.
Complete with inspiring songs and delightful humor, these videos provide a fun way to engage your students in thinking, talking, and writing about the kinds of people they want to be.
Produced in collaboration with CHARACTER COUNTS!, this video series aligns with the Six Pillars of Character framework.
Each volume in the series is approximately 25 minutes in length. A teaching guide / lesson plan is included with each video providing discussion questions, writing assignments, and group learning activities to help you extend the lesson even further.
Also available are banners and posters that align with this video series.
SPANISH & ENGLISH ON SAME DVD
Sample Video Clip from the Popcorn Park: The Six Pillars of Character Series:
En Español
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Program Descriptions (one for each of the CHARACTER COUNTS! Pillars):
The Six Pillars of Character – TRUSTWORTHINESS — Groark and Muggsy learn how important honesty and trust are in building good friendships. 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 honest, trustworthy friends than expensive toys.
The Six Pillars of Character – RESPECT — Burna discovers that name-calling, teasing, and put-downs are not good-natured fun. 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 live by the golden rule and treat people the way you would like them to treat you – with respect.
The Six Pillars of Character – RESPONSIBILITY — Groark and Burna learn that being irresponsible can be unfair and hurtful to everyone, including themselves. 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 runs their friendships.
The Six Pillars of Character – FAIRNESS — Essie learns that being fair to everybody can be a lot harder than it seems. When she 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.
The Six Pillars of Character – CARING — Burna discovers (by being a “reading buddy”) the personal rewards that come from giving of yourself to help somebody else. 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.
The Six Pillars of Character – CITIZENSHIP — Nubbs becomes a hero to his friends by helping them tap into their power to make their neighborhood a better place. 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 that comes from being good citizens.
Awards & Reviews
- KIDS FIRST! Endorsement —Coalition for Quality Children’s Media
- Distinguished Achievement Award —Association of Educational Publishers
- Parents’ Choice Award —Parents’ Choice Foundation
- Honors —National Parenting Publications Awards
- Creative Excellence Award —U.S. International Film and Video Festival
- 2004 Awards Portfolio Winner —Media & Methods Magazine
What People Are Saying…
“The educational and entertaining content of this well-planned series makes it a must purchase for school media centers and public libraries.”
—Carol Y. Barker, School Library Journal
“Imaginative and effective.”
—John Kelly, Youth Today
“Leaders in the field of child and youth guidance, producers David Elkind and Freddy Sweet have created another winner with this lighthearted (but strong-minded) series that mixes realistic scenarios and solid ethics with kid-friendly humor and bouncy sing-along songs. Highly recommended.”
—Randy Pitman, The Video Librarian
“We had just completed a Responsibility unit last month, and the video was an excellent culmination of the lesson. I loved the way the video “connected” with the definition of responsibility…and the children NOTICED. The students just loved the colorful characters and inviting settings in the video. The video was able to keep the full attention of the students. The songs were excellent in expressing the feelings of the characters.”
—Becky Mouser, Counselor, Cravens Academy
“Bring character education to your school with The Six Pillars of Character video series. Covering respect, responsibility, the citizenship character trait, and more, the videos contain plenty of music and humor to captivate elementary students.”
—Today’s Catholic Teacher
Awards & Reviews
- KIDS FIRST! Endorsement —Coalition for Quality Children’s Media
- Distinguished Achievement Award —Association of Educational Publishers
- Parents’ Choice Award —Parents’ Choice Foundation
- Honors —National Parenting Publications Awards
- Creative Excellence Award —U.S. International Film and Video Festival
- 2004 Awards Portfolio Winner —Media & Methods Magazine
What People Are Saying…
“The educational and entertaining content of this well-planned series makes it a must purchase for school media centers and public libraries.”
—Carol Y. Barker, School Library Journal
“Imaginative and effective.”
—John Kelly, Youth Today
“Leaders in the field of child and youth guidance, producers David Elkind and Freddy Sweet have created another winner with this lighthearted (but strong-minded) series that mixes realistic scenarios and solid ethics with kid-friendly humor and bouncy sing-along songs. Highly recommended.”
—Randy Pitman, The Video Librarian
“We had just completed a Responsibility unit last month, and the video was an excellent culmination of the lesson. I loved the way the video “connected” with the definition of responsibility…and the children NOTICED. The students just loved the colorful characters and inviting settings in the video. The video was able to keep the full attention of the students. The songs were excellent in expressing the feelings of the characters.”
—Becky Mouser, Counselor, Cravens Academy
“Bring character education to your school with The Six Pillars of Character video series. Covering respect, responsibility, citizenship and more, the videos contain plenty of music and humor to captivate elementary students.”
—Today’s Catholic Teacher
Click on the title below for a printer-friendly PDF file of the Teaching Guide.
Purchase the complete series and SAVE or mix and match:
Includes Online Video Streaming at no extra cost. Click here for details.
Alternatively, you can purchase this series as an online streaming-only option (no physical DVDs will be sent to you):
Online Video Streaming is included at no extra cost with the purchase of the physical DVDs. Click here for details.
Alternatively, you can purchase this series as an online streaming-only option (no physical DVDs will be sent to you):
