Smart Guess

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Smart Guess: Mystery Adventure (storybook 7 of 10)

Ellie has a secret plan for their next adventure, and Jesse, Molly, and Evan have to make smart guesses to figure out what it might be in storybook 7 of the We Thinkers! Vol. 2 social emotional learning curriculum for ages 4 -7. As Ellie gives them little clues to figure out the mystery, her friends learn that wacky guesses don’t make sense with what they know about the situation. When they look at what’s going on, listen to each other, and think about what they know, they make smart guesses and solve the mystery. By making smart guesses about others’ thoughts, feelings, and plans the children know what to say and do that helps everyone—even their new penguin playmates—feel good about being together. Continue building on this important social concept with increasingly sophisticated executive function concepts taught in storybooks 8-10, which align with the corresponding teaching units within the related curriculum. Best practice:  teach these concepts in order, starting with storybook 1 of 10 while utilizing the corresponding curriculum.