[bright music] - [Narrator] Ready to learn?

- Hi!

- [Narrator] It's time to share a story- - Sshh!

- [Narrator] Read and write.

- Let's read it back.

- [Narrator] Discover science.

- Sing.

♪ Somewhere ♪ - [Narrator] Play, and so much more [foot stomping].

- Cupcake!

- Very good!

- [Narrator] Stay tuned for lessons and activities.

- We're gonna start making some words.

Isn't that fun?

- Mm-hm.

[bright music] - [Narrator] Funding for this program was provided by the JPB Foundation.

[bright music] - Hi friends!

Welcome to story time with me, Miss Darlene.

Today's read-aloud is called "Ruby Finds a Worry" written and illustrated by Tom Percival.

Have you ever had a worry and you just couldn't stop thinking about it?

Well, come along with me.

And in this read-aloud, we'll find out what to do when a worry won't leave you alone.

And stick around, after the story, I'll show you how you can make a quick craft that can also help you get rid of those worries.

So if you're ready, let's have fun reading.

"Ruby Finds A Worry".

"Ruby loved being Ruby.

"She loved to swing up high.

"And she loved to explore wild, far away places.

"Sometimes, she even went all the way "to the very bottom of the garden.

"Ruby was perfectly happy, until one day, "she discovered a Worry.

"It wasn't a very big Worry."

Do you see the Worry in the picture?

It's the little yellow dot right here.

Seems pretty small.

Let's see what happens to the Worry.

"In fact it was so small, "that at first Ruby hardly noticed it.

"But then, the Worry started to grow.

"Each day, it got a little bigger."

What do you notice about the Worry now?

Yeah, it's much bigger than it was before.

"It just wouldn't leave her alone.

"It was there at breakfast, "staring at her over the cereal box.

"And it was still there at night, "while she brushed her teeth.

"The funny thing was that no one else "could see Ruby's Worry.

"Not even her teacher.

"So Ruby pretended that she couldn't see it, either.

"She tried to carry on as if everything was normal.

"But it just wasn't.

"The Worry was always there, "stopping her from doing the things that she loved."

What do you notice about Ruby now?

What do you notice about her face?

How might she be feeling?

Yeah, she looks really worried and sad.

I would be sad, too, if my Worry were to stop me from doing the things that I loved.

Let's keep reading to find out what Ruby will do about her Worry.

"Ruby wondered if the Worry would ever go away.

"What if it didn't?

"What if it stayed with her forever?

"Ruby didn't realize it, "but she was doing the worse thing "you can ever do with a Worry."

She was worrying about it!

Oh boy.

It's hard to stop worrying about a Worry.

Let's see if she ever can.

"Now the Worry was enormous!

"It could barely fit in the kitchen at dinner time.

"It filled up half the school bus!

"And it took up whole rows at the movie theater.

"The Worry became the only thing "that Ruby could think about.

"And it seemed like she would never feel happy again.

"Then, one day, something unexpected happened.

"Ruby noticed a boy sitting alone at the park.

"He looked how she felt.

Sad.

And then, she noticed something else.

"Something hoovering next to him.

"[gasping] Could it be a Worry?"

Oh, do you notice how this little boy's feeling?

How might he be feeling?

He looks sad, just like Ruby did, when her Worry was getting really, really big.

And look, it looks like he has his own Worry, too.

"It was!

"Ruby realized that she wasn't the only person "with a Worry, after all.

"Other people have them, too.

"She asked the boy what was on his mind.

"And as he told her, the strangest thing happened.

"His Worry began to shrink!"

Oh my goodness!

Do you notice that!

It's not as big as it was before in the other picture.

Do you think that by talking about his Worry, he started to feel better?

And stopped thinking about it?

Wow!

Let's see if the same thing can happen for Ruby.

"Then Ruby did the best thing "you can ever do if you have a Worry.

"She talked about.

"As the words tumbled out, Ruby's Worry began to shrink.

"Until it was barely there at all."

How wonderful!

That's so simple!

Think about it, when you have a Worry, sometimes, you're the only one thinking about it.

And no one can help you through what your problems might be.

But when you talk about it with someone, they can give advice, they can help you feel better, it's a really great strategy to help you get rid of your Worry.

"Finally, Ruby felt like herself again.

"Of course, that wasn't the last time "she ever had a Worry.

"Everyone gets them from time to time.

"But now that she knew how to get rid of them, "they never hung around for long."

And the author was so kind, that he gave us some tips about talking about our worries.

Things like asking yourself questions like, what am I feeling?

Am I sad?

Angry?

Anxious?

Or all three?

What can be causing me to feel this way?

And who can I talk to about it?

When you start thinking about these three questions, you're working on making your worries smaller.

And then, hopefully when you talk with someone about it, it will go away.

I really hope you enjoyed the story.

I hope you will use the strategies when you get a Worry.

And stick around, I'll show you how you can make your very own happy hands craft.

It's something that I use when I have a worry, and it always helps me to feel better.

[light music] All you'll need for this activity is a bowl of raw, or uncooked rice, or beans, or whatever type of kernel that won't break up when you squeeze it, that you may have at home.

A plastic glove, a rubber band.

Something to scoop up the rice with.

You can use a spoon, or a small measuring cup like I have.

And a Sharpie, or any type of marker that won't rub off when you draw on your glove.

So here's how we make our happy glove.

I'm going to fill up my glove with some rice up until maybe mid-way, because we are gonna seal this off so that your rice, or your beans, and whatever you filling up your glove with does not fall out.

So you can ask a trusted adult to help you with that part.

All right, and here's the fun part.

We get to fill up our glove hand.

And we wanna make sure that rice, or whatever it is that you're pouring in goes into each finger of your glove.

So keep filling.

And even just this part makes me feel better, and it helps me take my mind of of my worry.

So keep filling.

And while you're filling, you just wanna keep checking to make sure that all of your fingers are being filled in.

Oops, I need to put some more in my pinky.

And remember, half-way of the palm of your glove.

[light music] And maybe one more scoop.

Oopsies, it's okay if you make a mess.

You'll just clean it up later.

All right.

Now I've got a nice glove hand here.

And you're gonna take your rubber band, and you can ask a trusted adult to help you make it really tight, all the way around.

Just like that.

And because we wanna feel happy with our happy hand, we're gonna draw us a nice little happy face on our happy hand glove.

Now, just something simple.

Make two eyes, a nose, and a big smile, because we wanna feel happy.

So all I do with my happy hand, is when I'm feeling worried, I just simply sit, and I squeeze.

And squeezing helps you to feel better.

When you squeeze an object, it helps you to stop thinking about why you're sad, it helps you to not be as angry, or upset.

And it helps you take a little breather.

So I also like to take some deep breaths while I'm squeezing.

And it feels so good.

So I hope you will make a happy hand.

And I hope that it helps you forget about your worries!

Keep squeezing, and you'll feel so much better.

[light music] Hope you enjoyed this activity as much as I do.

I sure hope that you'll use some of the strategies that we learned today, like from the book, talking about your Worry to someone, might help you feel better.

Or doing an arts and crafts activity, like breathing and squeezing a happy hand to help you forget about your worries.

And as always, keep reading!

- Hi movers and shakers.

This is Violet, and I'm here with sister, Ivy.

- Hi!

- And we have a song for you today that also has a game, and it's called the "Name Game".

So we're gonna sing it for you.

Who's name should we use first?

- Let's do yours.

- Okay, all right, ready?

♪ Violet, violet, bo violet, ♪ ♪ Banana fanna bo violet ♪ ♪ Me my moilet ♪ ♪ Violet ♪ - Did you catch that?

All right, let's try it with your name now.

- All right.

- All right, ready?

♪ Ivy, Ivy, bo Ivy ♪ ♪ Banana, fanna bo Ivy ♪ ♪ Me my mo mivy, ♪ ♪ Ivy ♪ Have you ever heard of this song?

It's a funny one.

And can hear the pattern?

I wonder if you could do it with your own name?

So how it works is, you start with your name.

And if your name doesn't start with vowel, like mine, you replace the first sound with a different sound for each part of the song.

So first, we say our name.

In my case, Violet.

And then, every time after that, we're going to change the first sound, first with a bah sound, with a B.

Then with a fah sound, an F. And then, lastly a Mm sound, that's the sound that M makes, right?

Mm.

So it's Violet, Violet, Fiolet, Miolet!

[laughing] And Ivy's name starts with a vowel.

And so, instead of switching the first sound, you just add the first sound in front of it.

So what would your name be, then, for the sounds?

- So, it's Ivy.

- Mm-hm.

- Bivy, fivy, mivy.

- Isn't that silly?

All right, we're gonna sing it once again, slowly, with each of our names.

And then, we wanna hear you sing it with your own name.

All right?

So, we're gonna start with Violet, and we'll do it slowly.

♪ Violet, violet, bo violet ♪ ♪ Banana, fanna, fo fiolet ♪ ♪ Me my mo milet ♪ ♪ Violet ♪ - Did you hear those sounds?

All right, listen to them.

We're gonna try it with Ivy's name.

♪ Ivy, Ivy, bo ivy ♪ ♪ Banana, fanna foe fivy ♪ ♪ Me my mo mivy ♪ ♪ Ivy ♪ - All right, do you think you can do it?

- I think you can.

- Okay, let's here you do it.

Ready?

Great job!

Thanks everyone, I'll see you next time!

- See you next time.

[bright music] - Hi, friends, how are you today?

I'm Miss Lauren.

And today, we are going to continue learning about the initial blends with L, as a review, okay?

We'll be doing a few things together.

We will be counting phonemes, or sounds and words.

We're gonna be building words together.

And then, we're gonna be doing some reading.

And we're gonna put it all together, all right?

So today, all I really need from you is your attention.

And even your finger as a pointer, right?

'Cause sometimes when we read words, and we try to break them apart, or when we're really putting them together as we build words together, you could be sliding them along with me with your finger as I push them, okay?

All right, are you ready?

'Cause we have a lot to do today.

All right, let's get started.

Okay, so today we're going to begin by counting phonemes, or sounds in words.

And you know what?

I know you already know how to do this.

So this is really a review.

But it's a great warm-up to get our reading muscles all ready for our lesson for today, all right?

So, what I'm gonna do is, I'm going to say a word, and I need you to break down that word, and count the sounds in the word.

Say the sounds and count the sounds, okay?

I will do the first one.

Listen carefully.

The word is Flash.

Flash.

If I was to break down that word into it's sounds, I would do fff... ll... Ah... sh.

If I was to count them, as I'm breaking them down, I'm gonna use my fingers to help me out, right?

So I may do, fff... Ll... Ah... sh.

So how many sounds?

Four, you got it.

All right, now you try.

The word is Lash.

Did you get three?

Yes, it's three.

Right, all right, are you ready to do some more?

Okay... the word is Bring.

Yeah, there are four, four sounds in Bring.

Don't be fooled by that ing sound, right?

Sometimes we put that all together, but it's an eh, ing; it's two different sounds.

So if I was to break down the word Bring, I would say bah... Rr... Eh... ng, okay?

That's in the word Bring.

So now you try, do the word Ring.

Yes, so there are three, right?

Not two, but three sounds in Ring.

Good.

The word is Lot.

Lot, three, right?

That was kind of an easy one.

How about Plot?

Yes, there are four sounds in Plot.

The word is Rate.

Three.

The word is Great.

Yeah, so you added one sound from Rate to Great, right?

We added that Ga sound in the beginning, yep.

The word is Plate.

Yes, so now the word is Plate.

We changed the beginning sounds, didn't we?

From Great to Plate.

We changed that blend in the beginning.

From Grr, to Plu.

All right, last word, Rib.

Rib, three sounds.

Great job!

All right friends, let's keep going.

So now what we're going to do, is we're going to build some words together, all right?

So this is a review of our initial blends with L, right?

And so, let me go ahead and get up some letters for you.

So we can do our review, all right?

So as you remember, if I was to break apart this word, let's take a close look.

So, we have here, let me turn my thing, okay.

So we have, let's do individual sounds first.

Ka... Ll... Ah... pah, right?

Do it one more time?

Ka... Ll... Ah... pah, right.

But because we have this blend, because we have this L blend, what we do is, when we sound out words with blends, especially with L in the beginning, as that second sound, we put them together, right?

We wanna put them together as best as we can.

So this sounds like ka-ll.

Can you say that?

Yeah, good job.

Ka-ll.

So now, let's put all of this together, ready?

Ka-ll... Ah... Pah.

Put this together, Ka-ll-ah, put this together, clap.

Got it?

Yeah, good.

So this was a really good review of how to say, right?

How to read words that have that blend with the L. Let's do some more words.

Let's change it up, just a little bit.

I'm gonna put all my letters on the board, and you get ready to help me...

Put them all together into words.

Okay, you ready?

Here's gonna be our word.

Let's do this one together, okay?

So now as you see, this is a blend, but it's not the L, is it?

It's a T. So we learned that one already.

So here is a review.

So how do we say this?

We say sst... Ah... Ka... And C-K at the end goes together, it just makes the ka sound, correct?

Mm-hm.

Let's do sta, and let's do stack, stack.

That's the word.

Wonderful!

All right, let's do another one.

Ready?

Let's leave that there, and let's change this.

We're gonna put this together.

Ready?

Ss-at... Ah... pah.

Put that together, sta; Put this together, stop, stop.

Right, good job.

All right, let's do one more.

I'm gonna change this.

I'm gonna use these letters here.

I'm gonna bring back our L friend, and we're gonna do this word together, okay?

Remember we put them together as best we can.

We don't wanna go fff-ll.

Mm-mm, we're gonna go, full... Ah... pah.

Fla, flap.

Wonderful.

So now what we're gonna do is, we're gonna read a whole bunch of words all together.

And we're gonna be using that same exact strategy that same way of putting the beginning blends together as best as we can as we read.

Are you ready?

So, you need to be really good readers, all right?

If you need your finger, makes sure that you use your finger as we read along.

All right, I'm gonna do it, too, as we go, as to be helpful.

Are you ready?

So we have, let's do this together.

We have ca-ll... am, clam, oh, clam.

This is the word clam.

Let's go, ka-eh... Ka.

Click.

Flash, flash.

Huh!

We did that word earlier.

Flock, flock.

Plot, plot.

Okay, good.

Let's go to line two.

Go ahead, and this is a review of the blends S-T, with T and L. Are you ready?

Stop, stop.

Slip, slip.

Fl-op, flop.

Clip, clip.

Step, step.

How are you doing?

Are you doing good?

All right.

Let's keep going.

This is a review.

This line can be a little tricky.

You ready?

Wa... Well.

Wish.

Fill.

Dish.

Fell.

Wonderful, let's keep going.

All right, let's put them together even better.

Can you do it?

I know you can.

Flesh.

Slab.

Blob.

Flick.

Blog.

Are you doing good?

All right!

Let's go ahead and read these sentences at the bottom.

Kids make passes, passes for Red Hen.

Hmm?

I see that sentence, a little choppy.

Let's go back and read that one more time, and put our words together.

Are you ready?

Kids make passes for Red Hen.

That sounds better, right?

We need to group our words, don't we?

All right, let's do the last sentence.

The kids clap for Meg and Cal.

All right, let's put it together better.

The kids clap for Meg and Cal.

There we go, that sounds much better.

Well friends, you did an amazing job today.

We worked really hard.

We reviewed, we counted phonemes and sounds in words.

We reviewed how to read blends with L. And we even reviewed some T, blends with T, as well.

And we read all of these words and these sentences.

And it's important to continue practicing.

These are things that you can do at home, as well, right?

In your books, if you come across words that have blends, with L or T, you can, make sure that you say it together.

Make sure that you do the best that you can.

And you don't separate it all so much.

Fff-ll, mm-hm.

You wanna do full, put it together, right?

Or here, you wanna do, kull, put it together, all right?

As best as you can.

I hope that you had a good time today and you learned so much.

Make sure you tell somebody what you learned, all right?

Show how smart you are.

Please make sure to come back and tune in again to continue learning all about letters and sounds.

All right my friends, I'll see you soon.

Bye!

[bright music] - Hi, friends, it's Earnestine.

Do you think that only grown-ups can make a positive change in your community, or in your school, or in your neighborhood?

Well, I have a story to share with you about a little girl named Grace, who was able to make a positive change.

It's all written in a story called "Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers".

And this story is written and illustrated by Karen Winnick.

"Grace flew down this porch steps.

"'Papa, how was the fair?'

she asked.

"'Did you meet Mr.

Lincoln?'

"'No, Grace', Papa said, "'Abraham Lincoln didn't come here to New York.

"'He's remaining in Springfield, Illinois "'during the election.'"

Friends, I can tell right away this story was written long, long ago, because of this picture right here.

With this horse and carriage.

"Grace's brothers and sisters greeted Papa.

"'Just in time for supper', Mama said.

"Papa had presents for everyone.

"'Lavant, Helen, Alice, these are for you.

"'George, Steven, Frank, and here's one for Baby Una.

"'And this, Grace, is for you.'

"'Oh, a poster of Mr. Lincoln!

Oh, Papa, thank you.'

"She held it up, Mr. Lincoln's face stared back at her.

"'He looks kind', Grace thought, "'Though his face seems sad.'"

And there she is, all excited about her poster of Mr. Lincoln.

"Her brother Lavant snickered.

"'He looks like a rail splitter, not a President.'

"'That's your opinion', Grace said.

"'Mr.

Lincoln's got a good heart, I can see it in his face.

"'He doesn't like slavery, does he, Papa?'

"'That's right', Papa said.

"George, Grace's oldest brother spoke, "'But if Lincoln's elected, "'our country will be split in two.'

Her brother Stephen shook his head.

"'How's it fair for one man to own another?'

"'It isn't', Grace said.

"'People are mean to slaves, I know about it from a book.

"'If I could, I'd vote for Mr.

Lincoln.'

"'It's a good thing girls can't vote', said Lavant.

"Grace pushed back her chair and ran out.

"Alone in her room, Grace studied the poster of Mr. Lincoln.

"'If I could, I'd vote for you', she whispered.

"Bright light from the moon, cast deep shadows all about.

"A shadow fell across the poster.

"It made Mr. Lincoln look like he wore whiskers."

Friends, her words of a whisker, is her way of talking about a beard.

"Grace stared.

"With his chin and the hollows of his cheeks covered, "his face seemed less sad.

"'What if?"

Grace thought-" Hmm, what if what?

I wonder what Grace is thinking?

Let's find out.

"She hurried over to her desk.

"She took a sheet of paper "and dipped her feather quill pen "into a pot of ink.

"By the light of the moon she wrote."

And friends, I can tell by the fact that they said, "She wrote", that's what they used to write long, long ago.

They used a feather quill pen.

"'Honorable A.B.

Lincoln.

"'Dear Sir: "'My father has just come from the fair, "'and brought home your picture.

"'I am a little girl, only 11 years old.

"'But want you, "'should be President of the United States, very much.

"'So I hope you won't think me very bold "'to write to such a great man as you.

"'Have you any little girls about as large as I am?

"'If so, give them my love, and tell her to write to me.

"'If you cannot answer this letter, "'I have got four brothers, and part of them "'will vote for you anyway.

"'And if you will let your whiskers grow, "'I will try and get the rest of them to vote for you.

"'You would look at great deal better, "'for your face is so thin.

"'all the ladies like whiskers, "'and they would tease their husbands to vote for you, "'and then, you would be President.

"'My father's gonna vote for you, "'and if I was a man, I would vote for you, too.

"'But I will try and get everyone "'to vote for you that I can.

"'I must not write any more.

"'Answer this letter right off.

"'Good bye, Grace Bedell.'

"Grace addressed the envelope, Springfield, Illinois.

"That's where Papa said he'd be.

"She put the letter in the envelope, "and tucked it under her pillow.

"Then she climbed into bed.

"In the morning Grace hurried to mail the letter "before going to school.

"She kept it hidden under her cape.

"If Lavant knew she had written to Mr. Lincoln, "he would laugh."

Friends, do any of you have a sibling like Lavant?

"Just before the post office on Main Street, Grace stopped.

"Should she send the letter?

"Wouldn't it seem foolish?

"A small girl writing to such a great man?

"No, she decided she had made a good suggestion.

"She went inside the post office.

"'May I have a stamp, Mr.

Mann?'

"She handed the postmaster a penny and her letter.

"'To Abraham Lincoln?'

Mr. Mann exclaimed.

"'Why Grace Bedell, did you write this yourself?'

"She blushed and nodded.

"'Well' he said, 'I wouldn't expect an answer.

"'Mr.

Lincoln is a busy man.'

"Grace's shoulders dropped.

"She turned and walked slowly out of the post office.

"A few days later she returned.

"'Is there anything for me?'

"'No' Mr. Mann said.

"'I told you, Mr. Lincoln was very busy.'

"But the next day she trenched back, and the day after that.

"On the seventh day after she sent the letter, "Grace headed toward the post office.

"Light snowflakes were falling, "a crowed stood in front of the building.

"They talked in excited whispers.

"A man pointed, 'Here's Grace!'

He said.

"Mr. Mann rushed outside, waving an envelope.

"'Your letter came from Mr. Lincoln!

"'Imagine at our post office, in Westfield!'

"Grace took the letter, her heart beat fast "as she opened the envelope.

"'What did Mr. Lincoln write?'

a boy asked.

"But Grace was already hurrying home reading her letter.

"She burst into the parlor 'Mr.

Lincoln answered my letter!'

"Momma looked up, 'You wrote Mr.

Lincoln?'

"Her brother and sisters gathered around.

"'What did you say?

Where did you send it?'

"Papa put down his pipe.

"'Well, read us what he wrote, Grace!'

"She held up the letter.

"Spots from the melted snow dotted the paper.

"Grace read aloud, 'Private, Springfield, Illinois, "'October 19, 1860.

"'Miss Grace Bedell, My dear little Miss.

"'Your very agreeable letter of the 15th is received.

"'I regret the necessity of saying I have no daughters.

"'I have three sons.

"'One's 17; one, nine; and one, seven years of age.

"'They with their mother, constitute my whole family.

"'As to the whiskers, having never worn any, "'Do you not think people would call it "'a piece of silly affection, "'if I were to begin it now?

"'Your very sincere, and well-wisher, A. Lincoln'" Friends, he wrote back to Grace.

And there's her letter.

How exciting.

"Lavant made a face.

"'You wrote him about growing whiskers?'

"'I can't believe it', Momma said.

"'Mr.

Lincoln wrote our Grace, "'you should be very proud.'

Papa said.

"On Election Day, Grace watched Papa and her brothers "go off to cast their votes.

"'Oh, I hope Mr. Lincoln wins!'

she thought.

"Late the following day, "people were shouting in the streets.

"The telegraph says Mr. Lincoln is winning!

"He's going to be our next President!

"Grace and Papa hugged each other.

"A month later, Papa sat in the parlor, "reading his newspaper.

"He looked up, 'Listen to this' he said.

"'Abraham Lincoln will be traveling from "'Springfield to Washington, D.C. "'to be sworn into office.

"'His train will stop for wood and water "'right here in Westfield!'

"Grace jumped out of her chair.

"'Can we go to the station?'

she asked.

"'I wanna see Mr.

Lincoln!'

"'After writing him such a foolish letter?'

asked Lavant.

"The wind whistled across the tracks.

"Grace pushed her hands into her muff.

"She blew out a stream of air.

"There was a faint chug-a-chug.

"Grace squeezed forward.

"Momma touched her shoulder, and pulled her back, "'Stay close.'

"'But I want to see Mr. Lincoln', she said.

"The chug-a-chug got louder and louder.

"A bell rang, gray clouds rose "from the engine's smoke stack.

"People shouted and waved flags.

"The long dark train drew into the station.

"Grace stood on her toes, "but she couldn't see above the stove-pipe hats, "or feathered bonnets.

"Where was Mr. Lincoln?

"Was he speaking?

"She couldn't hear with all the clapping and cheering.

"Suddenly people began to turn around.

"'Where is she?

Where is she?'

"Grace heard them murmur.

"'Grace, Grace!'

"Mr. Mann pushed through the crowd.

"'Mr.

Lincoln wants to see you!'

"Mr. Mann took her arm.

"Everyone hurried to move out of her way.

"Grace could hear their whispering as she went past.

"Mr. Mann lead her to the front of the platform.

"Abraham Lincoln stood before her.

"'Hello, Grace', he said.

"'How do you like the improvement you advised me to make?'

"Mr. Lincoln bent down and gave her a kiss.

"His whiskers tickled her cheek."

Friends, can you believe that Grace Bedell wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln.

And he answered?

Well, I have to tell you, I'm inspired to think about all the things that I can do to make a positive change, just like Grace.

So here's what we're going to do.

We're gonna try to think of all the things that she did, and try to put them together to think about ways in which we can make a positive change.

So let's start with "I can".

That's how we'll start.

Think about all the the things that we can do.

So here's my "I can".

So, what did Grace do?

What were some of the things that she did?

She talked about reading, that she had read a book.

So that's something that I could do, to make a positive change.

I could read, or listen to a story about someone else's life.

What else?

What else can we do to make a positive change?

Hmm.

I can tell a trusted adult, tell someone about my idea to make a positive change.

What else?

I know you have a lot of ideas.

What else?

You, too?

Oh, my goodness, I can do that, as well.

I can write or draw, write my ideas down, or draw to show my ideas.

But friends, we gotta have fun with that.

If we put all of our ideas together in a can, that would help us put them together.

So we can tell someone, we could read or write a story about it.

We can either draw a picture, and put everything in a can, to help us remember all the things that we can do to make a positive change.

Well friends, until next time, bye, now.

[bright music] - Hey there, everyone.

For our welcome song today, I'm gonna be playing my frame drum.

If you wanna play along, you can either play a drum that you have at home, or find a household item to drum along with us.

You could use a bowl, a food container, or even a box to have the same effect.

Let's get started.

[drumming] ♪ I'm so glad to see you ♪ ♪ I almost couldn't wait ♪ ♪ Can you play your drum and count to eight ♪ ♪ One, two ♪ ♪ Three, four ♪ ♪ Five, six ♪ ♪ Seven, eight ♪ [drumming] ♪ I'm so glad to see you ♪ ♪ I feel like I'm in heaven ♪ ♪ Can you play your drum and count to seven ♪ ♪ One, two ♪ ♪ Three, four ♪ ♪ Five, six ♪ ♪ Seven ♪ Can you guess what number's gonna come next?

[drumming] ♪ I'm so glad to see you ♪ ♪ And this group really clicks ♪ ♪ Can you play your drum and count to six ♪ ♪ One, two ♪ ♪ Three, four ♪ ♪ Five, six ♪ I bet you can guess the next one.

[drumming] ♪ I'm so glad to see you ♪ ♪ I'm feeling so alive ♪ ♪ Can you play your drum and count to ♪ ♪ Five ♪ ♪ One, two ♪ ♪ Three, four ♪ ♪ Five ♪ [drumming] ♪ I'm so glad to see you ♪ ♪ I'm coming back for more ♪ ♪ Can you play your drum and count to ♪ ♪ Four ♪ Will you sing along with me this time?

♪ One, two ♪ ♪ Three, four ♪ You're gonna get this next one, I'm sure of it.

[drumming] ♪ I'm so glad to see you ♪ ♪ Are you glad to see me ♪ ♪ Can you play your drum and count to ♪ ♪ Three ♪ Let's sing it all together.

♪ One, two ♪ ♪ Three ♪ Only a couple more.

[drumming] ♪ I'm so glad to see you ♪ ♪ We're learning something new ♪ ♪ Can you play your drum and count to ♪ ♪ Two ♪ ♪ One ♪ ♪ Two ♪ this is the last one.

Do you think you can fill in some of the words?

[drumming] ♪ I'm so glad to ♪ ♪ See you ♪ ♪ Our song is almost ♪ ♪ Done ♪ ♪ Can you play your drum and count to ♪ ♪ One ♪ ♪ One, done ♪ [drumming] Well everyone, thanks so much for singing and drumming with me just now.

My name is Jennifer and I teach music at Third Street Music School.

That was so much fun.

While we were singing our hello song we also sang all the different notes in the musical scale.

Do you think you know how many notes are in the musical scale?

Let's count them together.

One, two three, four five, six seven, eight That's right, there's eight notes, or eight pitches in the musical scale.

Nice job, everyone.

Today, the focus of our music segment is gonna be one of my favorite Irish Folk Songs.

It's called "The Rattlin' Bog".

Now, the "The Rattlin' Bog" is a cumulative song.

Have you ever heard that word before?

A cumulative song is when we start with one simple verse.

But as we sing, we keep adding and adding, and adding, until it's one really long verse.

While we're singing "The Rattlin' Bog", I'm gonna need your help as we come up with ideas to add to our lyrics.

All right, I think it's time for us to get started.

First of all, the song is called "The Rattlin' Bog".

Do you know what a bog is?

Similar to a swamp, a bog is a big squishy wet area of land.

Now, even though it might sound a little slimy and squishy, a bog is really important.

Because since it's really unique, lots of different animals and plants grow and live there.

For example, have you ever had cranberry juice?

Then you might know that cranberries can only grow in a bog.

They can't grow anywhere else.

Another new word in our song, "The Rattlin' Bog" might be the word, Rattlin', itself.

Is this a word that you use often to describe things?

I know I don't always use it.

But in this song, the word Rattlin' means splendid.

So as we describe each Rattlin' item in our bog, we are celebrating each and everyone of them.

I think we're ready to learn the first part of our song.

I'm gonna pick up my frame drum again, and you're welcome to drum along, as well.

I'll sing first, and then it's your turn.

The song goes like this.

♪ Oh ho, the Rattlin' bog ♪ Can you sing that?

♪ Oh ho, the Rattlin' bog ♪ ♪ The bog down in the valley, oh ♪ ♪ Rare bog, the Rattlin' bog ♪ ♪ The bog down in the valley, oh ♪ Nice.

I'm gonna sing the whole thing.

Let's see if you can sing along with me.

I'll go nice and slow.

♪ Oh ho, the Rattlin' bog ♪ ♪ The bog down in the valley, oh ♪ ♪ Rare bog, the Rattlin' bog ♪ ♪ The bog down in the valley, oh ♪ Very nice.

It's time for us to discover our first item that's in the bog.

I'll sing first, then it's your turn.

♪ Now in the bog ♪ ♪ There was a hole ♪ ♪ A rare hole, a Rattlin' hole ♪ ♪ The hole was in the bog ♪ ♪ And the bog's down in the valley, oh ♪ [drumming] Now we go back to the beginning.

Let's sing it together.

♪ Oh ho, the Rattlin' bog ♪ ♪ The bog down in the valley, oh ♪ ♪ Rare bog, the Rattlin' bog ♪ ♪ The bog down in the valley, oh ♪ The first item in our song was... A big hole.

Let's see, what comes next?

♪ Now in that hole ♪ ♪ There was a tree ♪ ♪ A rare tree, a Rattlin' tree ♪ ♪ The tree was in the hole ♪ ♪ And the hole was in the bog ♪ ♪ And the bog's down in the valley, oh ♪ Will you sing with me?

♪ Oh ho, the Rattlin' bog ♪ ♪ The bog down in the valley, oh ♪ ♪ Rare bog, the Rattlin' bog ♪ ♪ The bog down in the valley, oh ♪ Hmm?

I wonder what could come next?

♪ Now on that tree ♪ ♪ There was a branch ♪ ♪ A rare branch, a Rattlin' branch ♪ Let's try it all together.

♪ The branch was on the ♪ ♪ Tree ♪ ♪ And the tree was in the ♪ ♪ Hole ♪ ♪ And the hole was in the ♪ ♪ Bog ♪ ♪ And the bog's down in the valley, oh ♪ ♪ Oh ho, the Rattlin' bog ♪ ♪ The bog down in the valley, oh ♪ ♪ Rare bog, the Rattlin' bog ♪ ♪ The bog down in the valley, oh ♪ Let's keep going!

♪ Now on that branch, there was a ♪ ♪ Nest ♪ I bet you know what's coming next ♪ A rare nest, a Rattlin' nest ♪ All right, let's try all those things.

♪ The nest was on the branch ♪ ♪ And the branch was on the tree ♪ ♪ And the tree was in the hole ♪ ♪ And the hole was in the bog ♪ ♪ And the bog's down in the valley, oh ♪ ♪ Oh ho, the Rattlin' bog ♪ ♪ The bog down in the valley, oh ♪ ♪ Rare bog, the Rattlin' bog, ♪ ♪ The bog down in the valley, oh ♪ Can there be any more things in this bog?

Let's do one more.

♪ Now in that nest ♪ ♪ There was a ♪ ♪ Bird ♪ Is that what you were gonna say, too?

Nice!

♪ A rare bird, a Rattlin' bird ♪ Okay, here comes the big list.

♪ The bird was in the nest ♪ ♪ And the nest was on the branch ♪ ♪ And the branch was in the tree ♪ ♪ And the tree was in the hole ♪ ♪ And the hole was in the bog ♪ ♪ And the bog's down in the valley, oh ♪ ♪ Oh ho, the Rattlin' bog ♪ ♪ The bog down in the valley, oh ♪ ♪ Rare bog, the Rattlin' bog ♪ ♪ The bog down in the valley, oh ♪ Phew, friends, that was a long song.

And you know what's so much fun?

You can keep going.

For example, what might be on that bird?

Maybe it's a feather.

Or a little bug.

And on that feather?

I don't know, there could be a gnat, there could be a speck of dust, there could be anything.

As the song goes on, our items go from a really big hole, and a tree, smaller, and smaller, and smaller, until you come up the silliest, tiniest thing ever to put in our song.

There's two ways I love to extend this song at home.

And you can try this with your family or friends.

One thing, is to draw a big picture of all the items that you sing about.

So if I was gonna draw a picture of my bog, I'd start with the bog, itself, a big swampy, green swishy area.

Then I could draw a big tree with a couple of branches.

On one of those branches, a nest.

And then a little bird, and then whatever else my mind thought of.

Another fun way to extend this song, is to get up and dance.

Have you ever seen an Irish Jig before?

Well, if you go online, or search for this song, you can dance along to it.

Or even sing and dance together.

There's lots of fun dance steps that fit really well with our drumming pattern.

[drumming] Nice.

I hope you enjoyed "The Rattlin' Bog" at home with your family.

Unfortunately, it's just about time for us to go.

After doing so much singing with all those different items in our bog, I thought we could sing a good-bye song that I find really relaxing and calming.

If you wanna sit somewhere comfortable, maybe criss-cross, maybe in a chair, and close your eyes, I'll sing our good-bye song to you.

It's called [speaking in a foreign language].

And this is not a song that's in English.

The language of this song is actually the Zulu language, which is spoken in South Africa.

I'll sing the whole song to you once, and I want you just to listen.

Then I'll tell you what it means.

Here it comes.

[singing in a foreign language] Have you ever heard this song before?

In the Zulu language, this song means, go well and safely.

Should we try singing it in English, too?

Let's give it a try.

If you wanna sing along, go ahead.

♪ Go well and safely ♪ ♪ Go well and safely ♪ ♪ Go well and safely ♪ ♪ Go well and safely ♪ Beautiful everyone, let's sing it one last time, in the Zulu language, as we say goodbye.

[singing in a foreign language] I hope you are all well and safe, goodbye everyone.

[bright music] - [Narrator] Funding for this program was provided by the JPB Foundation.

[bright music] [reflective music]