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For grown-ups and families · Episode 04

Small does not mean unimportant

Small does not mean unimportant. Watch a short excerpt, then explore small things, useful jobs together. For grown-ups and children aged 4–7.

The short excerpt

26 seconds · English narration and captions

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Small things, useful jobs

8 minutes together · with adult supervision

After the paper windmill, use your imagination to find small things that do useful jobs.

Materials

Paper and coloured pencils. Use drawings or pictures only, with no small parts, food or supplements.

Turn off the screen and remember together what changed in Pico’s windmill.
Draw three small things, such as a button, a bee and the centre of a paper windmill.
Invite your child to describe each one’s job. A grown-up can write down their words.
Draw a large part and a small part beside the windmill. Discuss which one suits this job, without using real parts.
Add a question mark for something you would like to find out. The drawing helps us talk; it is not an experiment about our bodies.

Does being bigger always make something better suited to its job?

Open the printable activity