Tennis Talk | Tiny Time Travel

Children will explore different ways to communicate, such as taking turns and using nonverbal communication, with this video from the PBS KIDS show Tiny Time Travel.

When Janelle and Danielle get in a fight on the tennis court, Tony and Tyler use tiny time travel to discover what happened. They quickly discover the problem: Janelle is hogging the ball so much that Danielle isn’t able to play. Later, the girls thank Tony and Tyler for their help but Janelle keeps interrupting Danielle. She is hogging the conversation the same way that she was hogging the ball. Janelle and Danielle come up with a secret signal to help Janelle know when she is interrupting too much.

As you watch, see how the characters:

• Take turns in conversations, waiting their turn to speak while they listen to their conversational partner
• Use verbal and nonverbal techniques useful in communication, such as volume and gestures