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Created and Produced by Live Wire Media, this delightful video series teaches young children valuable lessons that will help them get along well, work out conflicts fairly and peacefully, and treat each other with respect. Funny, entertaining, and emotionally engaging, these videos combine puppetry, real children, music, and fanciful visual elements – a sure hit with young kids.

GREAT SONGS!     GREAT STORIES!     GREAT VALUES!     GREAT PUPPETS!

In each episode, Groark, an affable, childlike dragon, gets into a tense situation with some of his friends. After he discusses the problem with his 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 resolution.

Each video in the series is approximately 28 minutes in length. A printable teaching guide is included on each DVD providing discussion questions, writing assignments, and fun group learning activities that further reinforce the lesson.

SPANISH & ENGLISH ON SAME DVD

Sample Video Clip from the Getting Along With Groark Series (English and Spanish):

10 1/2 minutos de vista previa en español

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Program Descriptions:

• • Groark Learns to CONTROL ANGERGroark becomes so angry at his own mistakes that he accidentally damages his best friend’s model airplane and the two nearly come to blows.
  • Groark Learns to WORK OUT CONFLICTSWhen Groark has a disagreement with his friend over a robot they are building as a school project, their behavior toward each other causes a serious rift and almost ruins the project.
  • Groark Learns to LISTEN Groark is working on a dance routine for a talent show with two friends, but his failure to listen to their ideas and concerns upsets his friends and causes an injury.
  • Groark Learns about BULLYING Groark is playing with his friends when Burna and Muggsy start teasing and picking on Nubbs by stealing his hat. Soon Groark joins in and before he realizes it, Groark is bullying his own best friend.
  • Groark Learns about PREJUDICE Groark and his friends are planning a birthday party when Burna tries to convince the others not to invite the new kid in the neighborhood because he is “different.”

Awards & Reviews

• Golden Eagle —CINE
• Gold Award —Parents’ Choice Foundation
• Gold Apple Award —National Educational Media Network
• Telly Award

What People Are Saying…

“This series is very effective for encouraging students to contribute to a group discussion. This series is bound to be a hit at your school.”
—Denise Allen, Media Specialist – Union Hill Elementary, High Point, NC

“McGee is comfortable on camera, the script laces the realistic confrontations with humor and sparkling songs, and the children react spontaneously and credibly.”
—Irene Wood, Booklist

“These programs on a timely topic will be a good addition to school library collections for use in classrooms or with individual students.”
—Fay L. Matsunaga, Twombly Primary School, Fort Lupton, CO

“A great violence prevention series for children was long overdue…with Groark the gap has been filled. Highly recommended. Editor’s Choice.”

—Randy Pitman, Video Librarian

Awards & Reviews

• Golden Eagle —CINE
• Gold Award —Parents’ Choice Foundation
• Gold Apple Award —National Educational Media Network
• Telly Award

What People Are Saying…

“This series is very effective for encouraging students to contribute to a group discussion. This series is bound to be a hit at your school.”
—Denise Allen, Media Specialist – Union Hill Elementary, High Point, NC

“McGee is comfortable on camera, the script laces the realistic confrontations with humor and sparkling songs, and the children react spontaneously and credibly.”
—Irene Wood, Booklist

“These programs on a timely topic will be a good addition to school library collections for use in classrooms or with individual students.”
—Fay L. Matsunaga, Twombly Primary School, Fort Lupton, CO

“A great violence prevention series for children was long overdue…with Groark the gap has been filled. Highly recommended. Editor’s Choice.”

—Randy Pitman, Video Librarian

Click on the title below for a printer-friendly PDF file of the Teaching Guide.

ENGLISH:

• Vol. 1 Getting Along with Groark – Groark Learns to Control Anger
• Vol. 2 Getting Along with Groark – Groark Learns to Work Out Conflicts
• Vol. 3 Getting Along with Groark – Groark Learns to Listen
• Vol. 4 Getting Along with Groark – Groark Learns About Bullying
• Vol. 5 Getting Along with Groark – Groark Learns About Prejudice

SPANISH:

• Vol. 1 Getting Along with Groark – Groark Learns to Control Anger — Spanish
• Vol. 2 Getting Along with Groark – Groark Learns to Work Out Conflicts — Spanish
• Vol. 3 Getting Along with Groark – Groark Learns to Listen — Spanish
• Vol. 4 Getting Along with Groark – Groark Learns About Bullying — Spanish
• Vol. 5 Getting Along with Groark – Groark Learns About Prejudice — Spanish

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