🦄 Learn the importance of perseverance with the Zoonicorns®! This character education and social emotional learning SEL activity helps students explore and understand perseverance and how flexibility and teamwork help solve challenges. This engaging digital lesson features a full episode of the popular animated TV show, Zoonicorn, along with activities, puzzles, vocabulary review, and a quiz.

Interactive & Student-Friendly Features:

🎧 Built-in voice read-aloud to support non-readers and emergent readers

🧭 Easy to navigate for young learners

💻 Interactive drag-and-drop puzzles make learning fun

📚 Basic comprehension practice helps young learners learn to recall information and think critically

🗣️ Instant feedback to keep young learners motivated and on track

🏅 Printable certificate provides students with recognition for completion

In this lesson, students explore perseverance through the Zoonicorn episode Like a Bridge Over Troubled Teeter Totters. When Pancake and the Zoonicorns face a bubblegum river, and their bridge doesn’t work as planned, they learn to keep trying, adjust their plans, and work together. This developmentally appropriate lesson highlights flexibility, effort, and teamwork for early elementary learners.

✨ MagiCore WebLink Digital Resource - This social emotional learning activity uses the power of MagiCore's WebLink for an interactive browser based experience that is easy to use and keeps students engaged and learning. Students click the link or snap the QR code to access the activity on their device. No prep. No copies. No logins. Once you try a MagiCore WebLink activity, you'll never look at Google Slides the same way again. CLICK HERE to experience it for yourself!

What is a Zoonicorn?

Zoonicorn is a popular children's TV show that combines entertainment and social emotional learning. The series addresses common social-emotional challenges that young children face. Zoonicorn starts with the developmental cornerstones of optimism and resiliency. In each episode, the Zoonicorns guide friends through a whirlwind of exciting adventures as they address specific social emotional topics and help animal friends work through problems together. Regardless of the goal or any obstacles in their way, it is possible to achieve their dreams with the help of others.

NOTE: This social emotional learning activity is digital. It is NOT printable. The final screen includes an option to view or print a completion certificate with the student's name.

*Videos are not hosted on YouTube. This resource does not require YouTube access.

Key Features:

• No Prep: This lesson is designed to take about 30 minutes, making it perfect for quick practice sessions. Everything you need is included, including vocabulary, a full-length Zoonicorn episode, social emotional learning activities, and a quiz. Just share the link or use the QR code and you're good to go!
• Audio Support: Every lesson includes audio options to support emergent readers or students with special needs.
• Self-Correcting: Immediate feedback enables students to learn and identify mistakes in real-time.
• Easy to Use: Designed for young learners, this activity is easy to navigate and perfect for pre-K, kindergarten, and 1st grade.

⚡ Immediate Student Feedback! Students will see if their answers are correct or incorrect for each question or activity.

How to Use this Social Emotional Learning Activity

Perfect for whole-class lessons projected on a Smartboard or projector, or for independent student practice, centers, or review. There are so many ways to develop social emotional learning with the Zoonicorns. All you need is a device and an internet connection!

What's Included?

1. Meet the Characters
2. Vocabulary
3. Full Episode
4. Perseverance Sort
5. Fix it Together Activity
6. Bridge Puzzle Reveal
7. Quiz
8. Printable Completion Certificate

This activity is self-correcting and provides students with immediate feedback.