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This delightful video series teaches young children valuable lessons that will help them
get along well and work out conflicts fairly and peacefully.
In each episode, Groark, an affable, childlike dragon puppet, gets into a tense situation
with some of his puppet friends. After he discusses the problem with his partner and adult
companion, ventriloquist Randel McGee and a group of real elementary school children, he
applies what he has learned and succeeds in bringing about a peaceful, positive solution.
Funny, entertaining, and emotionally engaging, these videos combine puppetry, real
children, music, and fanciful visual elements - a sure hit with young kids.
Groark
Learns To Control Anger VIDEO
Groark becomes so angry at his own mistakes that he accidentally damages his best
friend's model airplane. This leads to a heated exchange, and the two nearly come to
blows. When the fight is interrupted by the school bell, Groark turns to a group of real
elementary school children for a lesson in managing anger. He learns how to tell when his
anger is getting out of control, how that can lead to fighting, and how to calm his anger.
He uses his newfound skill to calm his friend's anger, and the two make up. 29
min.
Groark Learns To
Work Out Conflicts VIDEO
Groark has a disagreement with his friend over a robot they are building as a
school project. Their behavior toward each other quickly leads to a serious rift and the
project comes to an unpleasant halt. Frustrated and angry, Groark turns to a group of real
children for a lesson in working out conflicts. He learns how to stay calm, talk about the
disagreement with the other person, listen to each other's point of view, and look for a
solution that makes them both happy. Equipped with this new approach to problem solving,
Groark and his friend resolve their conflict, and the robot is saved. 26 min
Groark Learns To Listen
VIDEO
Groark is working on a dance routine for a talent show with two friends. His failure to
listen to their ideas and concerns upsets his friends, causes misunderstandings, and
eventually results in one of them being injured. When Groark is told to go away, he turns
to a group of real children who help him understand how his poor listening habits caused
such trouble and how he can become a better listener. Groark asks his friends for a second
chance, and his greatly improved listening skills make everybody happy. 28 min.
Groark Learns About
Bullying VIDEO
Groark is playing with his friends when two of them start teasing and picking on
a third one. As the situation escalates Groark gets drawn in, and, before he realizes it,
Groark is picking on his best friend. When his friend goes off crying, Groark doesn't
understand what happened until he learns from a group of real children how he and the
others were being bullies, and how hurtful that was to the victim. Groark returns to the
playground, convinces the other kids that they have been cruel and unfair, and together
they make peace with the friend they had picked on. 27 min.
Groark Learns About
Prejudice VIDEO
Groark and his friends are planning a party. One of the friends convinces the others not
to invite the new kid in school, citing reasons that ring with classic racist beliefs. But
when Groark learns that this friend doesn't even know the new kid, he turns to a group of
real elementary school children for a lesson in prejudice. They discuss how people
sometimes treat others unfairly because of size, age, gender, race, ethnicity and national
origin, and why it's important not to pre-judge people. Groark takes this lesson back to
his friends and they decide to include the new kid. 29 min.
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