Our story begins on a regular day with our hero, Melvin the Magic Scout, who is about to go on an amazing adventure. She will travel through spooky forests and sail across tricky seas, learning that choosing between right and wrong can be quite tricky!
The Magic Scouts have a special mission: they need to reach the top of Mount Morrill. The first one to get there will win five badges and a super cool shiny trophy. How exciting!
Melvin starts her journey by entering the Flying Forest. Oh no, she sees a sad sprite who has lost her family. Melvin has a choice to make. Should she help the sprite or keep going to win the race?
When making decisions, it’s important to think about the consequences. A consequence is what happens because of what you do. It can affect you and others around you. What do you think Melvin should do?
Next, Melvin finds a fancy hat on her way to the Caves of West Wedgie. She meets a troll who is upset because he lost his favorite hat. Melvin wonders if the hat she found belongs to him.
Should Melvin return the hat to the troll and make him happy, or should she keep it and continue her quest? What do you think is the right thing to do?
Melvin continues her journey and reaches the ocean. Gary offers to take her across in his hot air balloon. This would be faster than sailing like the other scouts. But is it fair to take a shortcut?
Melvin wonders how the other scouts would feel if they knew she took a shortcut. What do you think is the right thing to do?
As Melvin sails across the ocean, she sees a lot of garbage floating around. It’s a mess! She thinks about cleaning it up so everyone, including the fish, can enjoy the ocean.
But if she stops to clean, she might not win the trophy. What do you think is the right thing to do?
Finally, Melvin arrives at the mighty mountain. She climbs to the top, but Rico has already won the challenge and the trophy. Melvin was too late.
Even though she didn’t win the trophy, Melvin feels good. She remembers all the good choices she made and the positive consequences. She earned badges for being caring, honest, fair, and helpful.
Can you think of a choice you’ve made that felt like the right thing to do? What were the consequences?
Role-Playing Scenarios: Gather a few friends or family members and act out different scenarios where you have to make a choice between right and wrong. For example, pretend you find a lost toy at the park. What should you do? Discuss with your group what the right choice would be and why. Think about how your choice might affect others.
Consequence Collage: Create a collage using old magazines, newspapers, or drawings to show different consequences of making good and bad choices. For instance, you can draw or cut out pictures of happy faces for good choices and sad faces for bad choices. Share your collage with your class or family and explain why you chose each picture.
Decision Diary: Keep a small diary for a week where you write down one decision you made each day and what the consequence was. Did you help someone, share a toy, or tell the truth? At the end of the week, look back at your diary and see how your choices affected you and others. Discuss with a parent or teacher what you learned from your decisions.
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[Music] Our story begins on an ordinary day when we find our hero, young Melvin the Magic Scout, about to embark on a rather extraordinary quest. She will face spooky forests and sail treacherous seas, soon discovering that choosing between right and wrong is not as simple as it seems.
Today, the Magic Scouts have a special challenge: they must journey all the way to Mount Morrill, and the first to reach its peak will be awarded five badges plus a super cool shiny trophy. That’s really exciting!
And so begins Melvin’s quest. First, the scouts must find their way through the Flying Forest. Oh dear, this sprite looks sad; she’s lost her family. What a shame! But there are mountains to climb and destinies to fulfill. Melvin has a decision to make.
When making a decision, it’s important to stop and think about the consequences. A consequence is something that happens as a result of an action. Consequences affect you and also the people and world around you.
Hmm, Melvin needs to think hard. She knows that the poor sprite is scared and alone, but if she helps the sprite, she might not get to the mountain first. What do you think is the right thing to do?
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On her way to the Caves of West Wedgie, Melvin stumbles across a rather dashing hat. Someone or something is quite upset; he’s lost his favorite hat. That would be upsetting! Melvin wonders if the hat she found is the one this troll has lost.
What are you going to do? Admit you found the hat and return it to the owner? He’ll be happy, and you’ll be on your way. Or pretend you didn’t find it and continue on your quest. What do you think is the right thing to do?
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Now journey forth, brave Melvin, over the ocean and up Mount Morrill! Oh, now what is this? Gary is offering to take Melvin over the ocean in his hot air balloon. It might not be fair to the other scouts, but it’ll get her there quickly. That trophy will be Melvin’s in no time!
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Melvin knows that everyone else is getting to the mountain by sailing across the ocean. She wonders how they’d feel if they knew she took a shortcut. What do you think is the right thing to do?
Ah, nothing quite like the open seas—wind in your hair, fresh air… oh my! Would you look at all this garbage? What a mess! Imagine if someone threw away all their rubbish into your home. Maybe Melvin should clean up the rubbish so everyone can enjoy the ocean, including the fish. But if she stops to clean, she won’t be able to catch up and win the trophy. What do you think is the right thing to do?
Finally, Melvin has made it to the mighty mountain. She just needs to climb to the top. Ah! Rico has already won the challenge and the trophy. Melvin was too late.
And although Melvin didn’t win the trophy, she doesn’t feel too bad about it. In fact, she feels pretty good. She thinks back on her actions and all the positive consequences that followed. Without even noticing, she earned herself a few more badges for being caring, honest, fair, and helpful.
Can you think of a choice you’ve made that felt like the right thing to do? What were the consequences?
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