Switcheroo!

Full Episode description

This week, Scotty and Count Vacula get backstage passes to see Doctor Apocalypso’s band, the Dreadnaughts! Doc loves being onstage, hearing her fans cheer and seeing their flamethrowers. But to Count Vacula, this world is big, loud, and scary. When a bolt of lightning strikes the stage, these two switch bodies and can finally understand how the other person sees the world.

In this episode, we talk about perspective-taking: looking at the world through another person’s eyes. Sometimes it can be hard to understand why someone else would act or feel so differently than you— especially when you’re in the middle of a conflict. But by practicing perspective-taking, you’re building a skill that will help you solve problems respectfully. Just like Doc and Count Vacula did by the end of the concert! In this week’s activities, we’ll practice taking on another person’s point of view with a game we call Switcheroo.

For the rest of our season, you can get daily activities that align with each episode from the Imagine Neighborhood. Head over to ImagineNeighborhood.org and check out our Emotion Experiments with Dr. Sherri and our Music Corner with Mr. Music Man Lindsay Jones!