Do You Hear the Long “u” in Blue?

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[gentle upbeat music continues] - Hello, hello!

Welcome friends, welcome!

I'm so, so, so excited to be with all of you today.

And today we are going to be reading another fun book because all of our books are fun.

We're gonna be reading another fun book called "Home."

This book was written and illustrated by Lian-Len Lin.

How many of you love to be home?

I love being home.

So, we're gonna read all about it today.

Are you guys ready?

[hands smack] [hands rustling] Okay, let's go.

"This is our home."

And if you ask me, that's a pretty nice home.

[gentle upbeat music] "We start from home every morning."

She's leaving her home, and it looks like she's saying goodbye to her mom.

And wait a minute, do you see a big red bird?

What a beautiful looking bird!

Look!

It looks like she's leaving her home.

"Bye, home!"

"I follow the men and watch."

And whoa, it looks like a really busy morning!

Everyone has somewhere to go!

"We go along this road," [gentle upbeat music continues] which connects to another road.

Friends, there's cars everywhere!

Everyone has somewhere to go this morning!

Do you see all of the cars?

I see cars.

I see buses.

What a busy morning!

Look!

This is where we live.

What a beautiful city, friends.

I see tall buildings.

I see little buildings.

I see a bridge.

What a beautiful looking city!

"I follow the blue truck all the way, floating among the clouds.

I hear the waves hitting the rocks below."

Friends, can I hear your best wave sound?

Yes, it sounds something like.

[imitating waves splashing] Awesome job!

"I feel the howling winds announcing the fall harvest.

The men stop to do some work while I rest."

I must say this has been a pretty long ride.

Sometimes rest is good.

Hey, wait a minute.

I see that red bird again.

And have you noticed a black cat in this book?

"Then we keep going, bouncing from place to place like a jumping child."

I must say, the scenery is beautiful on this road.

Do you see the tall mountains?

"Finally, jumping on the most important road."

Friends, it looks like they made it downtown where all of the shopping is, all of the restaurants, all of the stores.

Let's keep going.

"No matter where we have been..." It looks like they're close to home.

[gentle upbeat music continues] "Eventually, we come back to where we started."

And I can tell it's been a long day because now it's nighttime.

Look, the street lights are on.

And I can see the moon.

Look, there goes that bird again, and the cat.

Wait a minute, is the bird stuck?

No, wait, I see eggs.

The bird had a nest full of eggs!

"Home."

[gentle upbeat music continues] [Carlton sighs] I love home, don't you?

And don't you love this book?

Okay, friends, I hope you enjoyed this book.

I know I did.

And remember, the name of this book is called "Home."

And the reason why I love this book is because I love to be home!

It's the best place in the world!

And my favorite place in my home is my room!

Yes, I love to be in my room!

So, I have an activity for us.

Are you ready?

Are you sure?

[hands rustling] Okay, I want to see what your room looks like.

Can you show me?

I wanna know where is your bed?

Where is your door?

Where is your light?

Can you draw me a picture of what your room looks like?

Okay, this is gonna be a lot of fun.

Let's go.

Okay, friends, so I'm gonna draw my room first, and I'm gonna draw my bed because my bed is in the middle of my floor.

And I'm choosing blue because my sheets are blue.

[bright music] I have blue sheets, and I have gray pillows.

[marker scratching] color that in, color that in.

And then I'm gonna use brown because I have two brown nightstands right next to my bed.

[marker scratching] [bright music continues] Two brown nightstands next to my bed.

And then I have a green rug right below my bed.

[bright music continues] On this rug, I like to do some reading.

I like to do some studying.

[table taps] Now I need to add the lights.

I have a light here, [marker scribbles] a light here.

[marker scribbles] [top clicks] [bright music continues] And I have a wooden door.

This is how you get into my room.

A doorknob here.

Not really the best, but you get what I'm saying.

And last but not least, I have a beautiful [top clicks] artwork right on top of my bed, and it's a picture of me and my family.

[top clicks] [table taps] So I'm in the middle.

[bright music continues] My mom is on the side of me, and my dad is on the side of me.

And that's my family.

This is my room, friends.

What does your room look like?

Wow, what an awesome looking room!

Great job!

Great job!

Great job!

Guys, I had so much fun with you today.

I cannot wait until the next time.

Remember, enjoy your home, enjoy your room, and have an awesome, fantastic day!

See you later.

[lively music] - Ew, ue, ew, ue, ew.

[Isabel gasps] Hi, friends!

I'm Isabel, and welcome to my learning corner!

Today, I'm trying to remember the two sounds, the long "U" can make in words, ew and ue.

Because today I wanna learn a little bit more about these vowel teams, E-W that says ue or ew, and U-E that says ue or ew.

Are you ready to learn with me?

[children cheering] Let's get started!

Before we start building words together, I'd like us to participate in a phonemic awareness activity.

Phonemic awareness activities ask you to listen to all the sounds you hear in words.

Today, I'd like you to listen to a word and break the word up into all the sounds you hear.

Let's try one together.

Chew, can you say that word?

Great job.

Let's break that up into all the sounds we hear.

Ch-ew.

I think you're ready.

Let's try another word.

The word is flew, like a bird.

Can you say that word?

Let's break it up into all the sounds we hear.

F-l-ew.

Good job!

Let's try another word.

Let's try true.

If it's not true, it's false.

True, t-r-ew.

Great job!

Let's try one more.

The word is blue.

B-l-ew.

Great!

Great listening.

Now you're ready to build some words with me.

Now, let's build some words together.

This is my favorite part of the day.

[hands smacking] Today we're gonna be looking at two vowel teams.

E-W and U-E. Vowel teams are letters that work together to make one vowel sound.

In this case, they both work together to say the long ue sound that can ew or ue.

Those are the two long sounds that you can make.

So let's start building some words.

[cardboard scratching] Here I see the C and the H. They work together to say?

Ch.

That's right, they say ch.

And now I have to decide, is it going to say the ew or is the ue?

Well, if I said ch, ue, that's a little awkward, right?

Ch-ue.

Are you going to ch, ue your food, right?

So that's when we say ew.

Ch-ew.

Chew.

I love to chew my food, and it's also very good for you.

Now, let's build another word.

I'm going to take the C and the H away, and I'm going to add n-ew.

Do you know what this says already?

[children cheering] You do!

N-ew.

New!

Did you get that?

I know you did.

Let's try using the U-E. [paper tapping] Hmm.

[chair squeaking] D-ew.

Due!

Now, this is a very interesting word.

When something is due, that means you have to return it, like a library book.

If this was spelled like this, it would still be pronounced the same, dew, but it has a different meaning.

Dew is the little drops of water that you might see on grass in the morning.

Like that.

[cardboard scratching] Let's try one more word.

[cardboard scratching] Now, is this going to say ew or ue?

Let's see.

K-ew.

Cew?

Mm-mm.

Cue.

A cue is a reminder to do something.

You did a great job!

You guys are really good at this.

Are you sure you've never seen these vowel teams before?

Let's get ready to read.

Are you ready to read with me?

[children cheering] Yes!

Today we have three lines of words and one sentence to read together.

Before you start to read, I want you to always look for the special pattern.

In this case, the vowel team.

What vowel team do you see on the first line?

U-E!

Good job!

And we know you U-E can say, ew or ue.

And I wanna give you a hint.

In this word, the U-E will say ue.

In the other words, it will say, ew.

Are you ready to read with me?

[children cheering] Due, hue, rue, sue, clue.

[Isabel gasps] Great job!

Do you see how knowing a vowel team can help you read words quickly and easily?

The word hue, h-ue, also means a color scheme.

Let's go on to the next line of text.

The second line of text has which vowel team in it?

That's right.

E-W is in each of these words.

Are you ready to read the words?

Dew, few, flew, hew, mew.

Excellent!

[Isabel gasps] Did you notice that there were two words, one in each line, that sounded the same?

Hue and hew.

in this case, the hew means to cut down something, like I might cut, mow the grass.

I would hew the grass.

Okay, let's go to the last line of words.

I notice that I see mostly E-W, but I also see a U-E vowel team.

Are you ready to read the words?

Let's go.

Blue, blew, slew, spew.

Now, blue and blew, this is the color, and this is when I've already blew some bubbles.

[Isabel exhales deeply] Slew is to slide and spew is to spit up.

Don't you love words, learning about words?

Let's read our sentence last.

Are you ready?

Come on, read it with me.

"The blue bird flew in the sky."

You did an excellent job reading today.

Are you ready to write our word of the day?

[children cheering] Great!

I want you to grab a paper or something to write on and a pencil or something to write with and meet me right back here.

[upbeat music] Are you ready to write the word of the day?

Yes!

The word of the day is grew.

Jack's beanstalk grew and grew.

All right, let's sound that word out.

G-r-ew.

Are you ready?

Go ahead and write it.

I wonder which vowel team you're going to use.

Hmm.

All right, my turn.

G-r-ew.

I have two choices, U-E and E-W.

I'm going to choose E-W. That spells grew.

Can you say that word?

Great job!

You have learned so much about the two vowel teams that can say, ew or ue.

And I bet you're starting to notice words that have the U-E and the E-W in them that you never noticed before!

That's why I love learning!

Today, when you are out and about, I want you to go on a U-E and E-W word hunt.

If you are reading a sign, if you are reading a book, I want you to be looking for these vowel teams.

Great!

I want you to have a wonderful day, friends.

See you soon.

Bye!

[upbeat music] - Hi, my name is Kaveh.

I'm gonna teach you how to play "Mary had a Little Lamb."

["Mary had a Little Lamb"] Oops, I made a mistake.

["Mary had a Little Lamb"] Now I'll play it a little slower.

["Mary had a Little Lamb"] [upbeat music] - Hey, friends, I'm Omar.

I'm joining you all the way from Egypt.

I'm here visiting my friends and family.

It's been so nice.

Come on, there's so much I wanna show you here.

[airplane roaring] Egypt is a place far from where I usually live, in New York.

I'm in Cairo.

It's the biggest city in Egypt, and it's where a lot of my friends and family live.

This is them.

And this is my grandma.

We all call Sitho I stay with her when I'm in Egypt.

When we're together, we spend so much time on her balcony.

She tells me stories about the places she's been and about the ways Egypt has changed.

She's helped me see so much of the beauty in Cairo.

Friends, do you have a special place where you sit with a loved one?

What do you talk about there?

Hmm.

Well, on the balcony, Sitho and I like to count the passing cars one by one.

Will you count cars with us?

Awesome!

One, two, three, four.

Nice job counting, friends.

You know, lately I've been seeing shapes in the things around me, like those cars.

When you look at cars, do you see any shapes?

What shapes do you see?

The wheels of the car are definitely circles, and then the body of the car, I see rectangles.

[clock ticking] [bells chiming] I also like to sit on balconies with my friends.

One day when we were on my friend Fifi's balcony, we got two visitors.

Can you see what visitors we got?

[bell chiming] Yeah, we saw two pigeons.

And I see shapes.

I wonder how I can make a pigeon with these shapes.

Okay, definitely a triangle for a beak.

Maybe it's neck is a square.

And for its body, I see some triangles.

What about its tail?

I see a parallelogram.

And another triangle for its foot.

[bells chiming] Friends, I can't stop!

I'm seeing shapes in everything.

And now, I'm starting to see math all around me.

It turns out math was everywhere.

I just had to look for it.

[upbeat music] When I'm not in Sitho's apartment, I like to explore Cairo.

There's so much to see and so much history.

In this same place, where my friends and family live now, many people lived before.

These people built things that have stayed with us, things that remind us of all the people who have shared this one place.

That's what makes old cities like Cairo so special.

They're made up of layers of life over time.

In Egypt, one of the biggest reminders of the people who came before us, people who lived a long, long, long time ago, is the pyramids.

Have you ever built something that looks like that?

Can you see the shapes here?

Yeah, a pyramid is made up of triangles.

And that's not all.

A pyramid is a type of 3D shape.

It has three dimensions.

It fills up space.

So a pyramid is made up of four triangles, and if you lift it up, you'll see that has a square base.

Four triangles and one square, that makes a pyramid.

[upbeat music] - Here are a lot of pyramids in Egypt, including some that you can go inside of.

The pyramid that I went inside of is called the Bent Pyramid.

It's called that because its sides are crooked.

They're not actually triangles, but look at it, it's huge!

[upbeat music continues] I went to the heart of the pyramid where a mummy was once buried.

Getting there was tricky and so was getting out.

To get from the underground mummy's chamber to outside to the star, I had to move my body in lots of ways.

I climbed up the stairs, [footsteps thumping] crouched through the tunnel, [upbeat music continues] and crawled up the ramp, [upbeat music continues] and then I was out of the Bent Pyramid.

And I saw so many shapes on the way there.

Friends, do you see them?

Yes, rectangles!

Rectangles everywhere!

I had so much fun at the pyramids that I wanted to keep exploring.

I set out to learn more about ancient Egyptian history, about how people could build something so impressive.

I visited the National Civilization Museum with my friend, Mohais.

The museum shows the layers of life over time, the pieces of history that are still with us.

Old chairs, tools, coins.

And I saw shapes everywhere!

Friends, will you tell me what shapes you see?

This checkered material is leather.

It's part of a tent made by ancient Egyptians.

What shapes do you see here?

[gentle upbeat music] Yeah, squares.

Lots of squares.

Okay, how about here?

What shapes do you see on this wall of an old building?

[gentle upbeat music continues] Triangles, lots of them!

And circles all over!

This wall was covered with shapes.

Then Mohais and I went to the Royal Jewelry Museum.

It's a museum full of the jewels, the bracelets, rings, necklaces, that were once worn by the people who used to rule Egypt.

It's really beautiful.

There were lots of shapes there too.

Help me find them.

[gentle upbeat music continues] This is the wall of one of the rooms.

Every detail was decorated.

What shapes do you see?

[gentle upbeat music continues] Yes, a square, and above it, a rectangle.

Ooh, and another rectangle on the outside.

Rectangles inside of rectangles.

Elsewhere in the museum, I kept noticing the wood floors.

They were filled with details.

What shapes do you see here?

[gentle upbeat music continues] Yeah, circles with squares inside.

[gentle upbeat music continues] Friends, you're getting really good at spotting shapes.

Isn't it cool how once you start seeing shapes somewhere, you start seeing them everywhere?

Okay, there's one more place that I visited that I wanna show you.

It's the Muhammad Ali Palace.

This palace used to be somebody's house.

There are lots of shapes here, including some pretty complicated ones.

Let's see if we can find 'em.

In this colorful room, the ceiling is lined with trim made from small pieces of wood stuck together.

What shapes do you see?

[gentle upbeat music continues] Squares?

Yes.

And look at those light blue shapes.

They almost look like houses.

Those are pentagons.

I know they're pentagons because they have five sides.

Ooh, and what about those red shapes above them?

What shape is that?

Let's count the sides to find out.

One, two, three, four, five, Six.

Those are hexagons.

[gentle upbeat music continues] Okay, let's look at another room in the palace.

Wow, look at those colorful stained glass windows!

What shapes do you see in the windows?

[gentle upbeat music continues] Yes, some squares and rectangles.

That's right.

What about those other shapes?

The ones that zigzag?

Let's count the sides to find out.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Eight sides.

Those shapes, they're octagons.

Thanks for finding those shapes with me and for joining me on this journey through Egypt.

Seeing the shapes around me helped me see Egypt and its history in a new way.

It was like I was seeing with math glasses.

Friends, what math do you spot around you in the room that you're in right now?

Do you see any shapes?

What about in a place you really like, like a park or a playground or a classroom, what math do you see there?

Next time you're out in the world, next time you're out anywhere, remember that math is all around you.

Go out and see what math you can find today.

Bye.

[gentle bright music] - Hi, my name is Julie.

My husband, Adam, and I have a six-year-old named Jack.

I have had multiple sclerosis, also known as MS, for 16 years now.

I always wanted to document things that I might not remember because of cognitive impairment.

From when he was born, I started writing him letters just so he would know how I felt.

I have a shared document with his father, and we can both jot our notes down, whether it be about his heritage, his first word, or if he lost a tooth, and just all these moments that you don't wanna forget.

Jack!

This is my favorite thing I've ever gotten!

I thought I would do that maybe for the first year of his life, and then I would print it out and bind it for him to open in like a time capsule.

The letters eventually turned into a book.

I started with letters, but we also do photos and videos just to capture those really important moments.

Every morning, Jack and I look at photos, and we just talk about how he felt on those days, and it's fun.

It's great to be able to look back and relive moments that were so special.

[gentle music] [moves to upbeat music] - Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Memphis Zoo here in Memphis, Tennessee.

My name is Devon, and I'm an animal interpreter here at the zoo.

That means I have the very special job of taking care of some of the animals here at the zoo and introducing them to people just like you.

Are you ready to learn with me today?

Awesome!

So today we're gonna be learning all about where animals live.

Now, can you tell me, where do you live?

Great job!

Animals live all over the world and make their homes in every place you can imagine.

Today, we're going to travel around the zoo and around the world to explore the different habitats that animals live in.

A habitat is a special location with unique features.

Animals live in different habitats, just like how humans can live in different types of places.

Today we will explore the wetlands, [gentle upbeat music] tundra, [gentle upbeat music continues] grasslands, rainforests, deserts, mountains, and oceans, and some of the amazing animals that call each of them home.

Let's go.

All right, everyone, are you ready to learn about our first habitat with me?

That's great.

Well, my friend Monty here actually came to help us.

Ball pythons like Monty come from Africa where they live on the savannah.

Savannahs are large grassy plains that have very little trees.

The savannahs are home to some of the most recognizable animals here at the zoo, like the elephants, the giraffes, zebras, and the lions behind me.

In the grasslands of Africa, ball pythons will live in burrows or holes in the ground, but they'll come out to eat their favorite food.

What do you think that a snake like Monty might like to eat?

If you said rats and mice, you're right.

She loves any small ground animal.

Ball pythons are constrictors, which means that they're going to squeeze their prey really tightly before they eat it.

Sometimes ball pythons in the wild may have to go a long time without getting their next meal.

It can take weeks or even months for them to find food.

Savannah animals experience both wet and dry seasons.

During the wet seasons, savannahs get a lot of rain and water is easy to find, but during the dry season, water is much harder to come by.

This makes life in the savannah very challenging.

Savannah's are all very open, so it's hard for animals to hide from predators.

For this reason, many animals in the savannah live in groups for protection, like zebras, elephants, and gazelles.

Predators also have a tough time sneaking up on their prey, so many have developed great camouflage, like the lions, cheetahs, and hyenas.

Lions and hyenas also hunt in groups.

All animals in the savannah have to be able to adapt to the changing weather and landscape.

Climate change is affecting the savannah animals around the world.

You can help them by saving energy.

Turning off the lights when you leave a room is a great way to help protect savannah animals.

Okay, learners, can you remember the two seasons in the savannah that we just learned about?

It's the wet season and the dry season.

Did you get it right?

The next habitat we're gonna talk about is wet all the time.

In fact, it's so wet that it's called the wetlands.

Wetlands are an important habitat for many animals, and that's because all animals need water to survive.

The flamingos behind me rely on the wetlands to provide their food.

You may have already known that flamingos are pink, but did you know that they're actually pink because of the food they eat?

That's right!

Flamingos eat tiny things like shrimp and algae, which will over time dye their feathers that beautiful pink color.

Now, if you change the color of the last food that you ate, what color would you be?

I'd be yellow like a banana.

Now, can you think of any other animals that like to live around water?

Hippos, frogs, snakes, otters, and many more animals live in wetland habitats.

That's because wetlands are a habitat with many resources like food, shelter, and of course, water.

Lots of plants grown near wetlands, and these plants can be used for food and shelter by wetland animals.

Many animals in the wetlands are adapted for both land and water, like the hippos.

They spend most of their lives in the water, but they can walk on land as well.

Some wetland animals have to spend their early life in the water all the time, but they'll grow and change to leave the water, like frogs or dragon flies.

You can help the wetlands by not polluting.

We want to keep our wetlands clean and not throw away any trash or chemicals where they can hurt wildlife.

By throwing trash away in the trashcan, you are saving wildlife.

Okay, learners, can you remember what the most important part of the wetland is?

That's right, it was the water!

Our next habitat also has a lot of water.

Can you guess where it is?

It's the rainforest.

Now, what makes the rainforest different from a regular forest?

Well, that's the rain and lots of it.

It rains almost every day in the rainforest, which makes lots of amazing plants and trees.

Rainforests have a lot of biodiversity.

That just means that there are a lot of different types of plants and animals that live there.

Can you think of any other animals that live in the rainforest?

Tigers, sloths, toucans, tapirs, bats, and many more animals live in the rainforest.

How do so many animals fit inside the rainforest?

Well, the rainforest has many layers, which allows animals, both big and small, to live among the trees.

The trees in the rainforest are very tall, and animals have adapted to live in every part of them.

Some animals, like bats, birds, and monkeys, live high in the trees.

Others, like frogs, butterflies, and snakes, live in the lower branches.

And the larger animals, like the tigers and anteaters, live on the forest floor.

The rainforest is home to many of our favorite species and animals.

One thing that we can do to help the rainforest and animals that live there is to use less paper products.

Do you like to draw?

Try using both sides of the page to save paper and save trees.

So we just learned that the rainforest is a habitat that gets a lot of rain, but can you think of a habitat that gets very little?

If you said the desert, you'd be right.

This is my friend, Murray.

And Murray is an Iranian eyelid gecko.

They're small lizards that are especially adapted to live in and around the deserts, like in their native country of Iran and the surrounding areas.

Deserts get a very small amount of rain and are extremely dry, though not all deserts have sand.

Some even have snow.

Deserts can be very hot during the day, but get extremely cold at night.

Deserts have very few plants, and they seem like they couldn't be home to very many animals, but some animals have found a way to survive these harsh conditions.

Can you think of some desert animals?

Camels, fennec foxes, ostriches, rattlesnakes, and burrowing owls, all call the desert home.

You can help protect desert animals by conserving water.

Turning off the sink while you brush your teeth is one way to help desert animals and animals around the world.

Okay, learners, memory check.

Are deserts hot or cold at night?

That's right, they're cold!

Our next habitat is cold all the time, and that's the arctic or the tundra.

The tundra are chilly treeless lands near the north and south pole.

It's home to many animals, like reindeer, snowy owls, arctic foxes, polar bears, and my friends behind me, the sea lions.

There are two types of tundra, the alpine and the arctic.

The arctic tundra are flat, while the alpine tundras are at the tops of mountains.

Tundra are cold, windy, and very harsh places to live.

Many large animals, like polar bears and musk oxs, call the tundra home.

Some animals only live in the tundra during the warmer months and have to move or migrate seasonally.

Penguins very famously live in the tundra, but only a few species.

Emperor and king penguins are well suited for the cold conditions, but that's not true for all penguins.

Some people may believe that all penguins live in the tundra, but really, some penguins actually like it hot.

The African black-footed penguins behind me are a great example of warm weather penguins.

They live off the southern coast of Africa where it can get quite warm.

Like all penguins, these birds are flightless, but instead, they're amazing swimmers.

Penguins spend most of their time in the water looking for their favorite food, fish.

The ocean is teeming with life and is an important resource for all of us, humans and animals.

The ocean covers most of the earth's surface and has animals of all shapes and sizes.

From the giant blue whale to the teeny tiny plankton, many animals call the ocean home.

The oceans are large, and scientists still haven't explored them fully.

New species are being discovered almost daily.

Sharks, dolphins, sea turtles, jellyfish, and many, many more call the ocean home.

We can help the ocean by recycling.

By recycling, we ensure that fewer products are being made, and more importantly, it means fewer things are being thrown away.

Much of our garbage ends up in the ocean, which can seriously harm wildlife.

Help out ocean animals by recycling or reusing items whenever possible.

Today we've met a lot of animals that live all over the world, but do you ever think about the animals that live next to people?

No matter where you live, you have animal neighbors, and that's because many animals have had to learn to live very close to humans, like Opal here, Opal is a Virginia opossum, and they can be found throughout all of North America.

Opossums live next to people for a couple of reasons, but a big one is that they like to eat all of the same foods that we like to eat.

Here at the zoo, Opal gets a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, and meats, and she also enjoys her daily yogurt.

But in the wild, opossums can be really interested in things like our garbage.

One of the ways that you can help keep wild opossums and other animals safe is by securing your trash every day to make sure animals don't have access to it.

Opossums can be great animal neighbors to have because they like to eat a lot of bugs along with everything else.

Many species, like birds, squirrels, raccoons, mice, and snakes, live very close to humans.

We can be good neighbors by giving them plenty of space to do their jobs.

All animals are important and play a role in their habitat.

You can be a good neighbor by never picking up a wild animal.

You can take their picture or ask a trusted adult to take a photo for you, but always leave wildlife in the wild.

You can encourage native birds and insects to visit your home by adding native plants, bird feeders, bug houses, and bird baths.

Isn't it amazing how animals can live in all sorts of different places, even in our backyard?

Which habitat was your favorite?

I like that one too.

But my favorite is the ocean habitat.

Let's review all the others.

Animals live all over the world and make their homes in many different places.

Today we learned all about habitats, special places with unique features, and the animals that live in each of them.

We explored wetlands, tundra, grasslands, rainforests, deserts, and oceans, and some of the amazing animals that call each of them home.

You can help animals all over the world by doing simple things like using the three R's, reduce, reuse, and recycle by throwing your trash in the appropriate places and by letting wild animals stay wild.

Now, from all of us here at the Memphis Zoo and myself, thank you all so much for learning with us today.

Bye-bye!

[upbeat music] ♪ Hello, bonjour, buenos dias ♪ ♪ Good day ♪ [Arielle singing in foreign language] ♪ Hello to all the children of the world ♪ ♪ We live in different places from all around the world ♪ ♪ We speak in many different ways ♪ ♪ Though some things might be different ♪ ♪ We're children just the same ♪ ♪ And we like to sing and play ♪ ♪ Hello, bonjour, buenos dias ♪ ♪ Good day ♪ [Arielle singing in foreign language] ♪ Hello to all the children of the world ♪ ♪ There's children in the desert ♪ ♪ And children in the town ♪ ♪ And children who live by the sea ♪ ♪ If we could meet each other to run and learn and play ♪ ♪ Then what good friends we all could be ♪ ♪ Hello, bonjour, buenos dias ♪ ♪ Good day ♪ [Arielle singing in foreign language] ♪ Hello to all the children of the world ♪ Since we just sang a hello song, I wanna teach you some ways to say hello from all around the world.

Our hello song was about children from all around the world, right?

The first language I wanna teach you is Swahili.

And in Swahili, which is a language in Africa, when you say hello, you say, "Jambo!"

Can everybody say jambo?

Jambo!

Or "Jambo sana" means you're just greeting everyone in the room.

Jambo sana!

And "Hola," I think we all might know "hola," which is "hello" in Spanish.

Hola, amigos!

"Hola, amigos" would mean "Hello, friends."

Can everybody say, "Hola, amigos"?

And of course, in English, we have "Hello."

Hello, everyone!

Now, can everybody echo me and say, ♪ Jambo ♪ ♪ Jambo sana ♪ ♪ Jambo ♪ Jambo sana, jambo.

♪ Hola ♪ ♪ Hola, amigos ♪ ♪ Hola ♪ Hola, amigos, hola.

♪ Hello ♪ ♪ Hello, everybody ♪ ♪ Hello ♪ llWe're gonna talk a lot about where we're from today and what our ethnicity is.

Big word, right?

So, where we're from means where we live.

So on the count of three, I would like for all of us to say where we live.

One, two, three.

New York City!

Oh my gosh, wow!

We live all over the place.

And I wanna know what your ethnicity is.

If you don't know what ethnicity... Big word.

Everybody echo me and say "ethnicity."

Excellent.

That just means...

It's not always the same as where you're born.

My ethnicity is Jamaica, meaning my family comes from the island, Jamaica.

But I was born in America, in New York City.

So, I wanna hear what your ethnicity is, whether you're from America or Puerto Rico or Italy.

Let's hear it.

Wow.

[ukulele strumming] ♪ Where are you from ♪ ♪ Where are you from ♪ ♪ Where are you from ♪ ♪ Where are you from ♪ ♪ Where are you from ♪ ♪ Where are you from ♪ Echo me ♪ Queen ♪ ♪ Brooklyn ♪ ♪ Bronx ♪ ♪ Manhattan ♪ ♪ Staten Island ♪ ♪ Long Island ♪ ♪ New Jersey ♪ ♪ Connecticut ♪ ♪ And New York City ♪ [ukulele continues strumming] ♪ Where are you from ♪ ♪ Where are you from ♪ ♪ Where are you from ♪ ♪ Where are you from ♪ ♪ Where are you from ♪ ♪ Where are you from ♪ Echo me again.

♪ Jamaica ♪ ♪ Haiti ♪ ♪ Puerto Rico ♪ ♪ Italy ♪ ♪ Dominican Republic ♪ ♪ Spain ♪ ♪ Mexico ♪ ♪ America ♪ ♪ Where are you from ♪ ♪ Where are you from ♪ ♪ Where are you from ♪ ♪ Where are you from ♪ ♪ Where are you from ♪ ♪ Where are you from ♪ You heard me say earlier that I was from New York City.

And in New York City, there are a lot of sounds.

There is a lot of hustle and bustle in New York City.

And if you don't know what that means, I'd like to explain it a little bit with my song.

[upbeat music] ♪ ♪ Just clap with me.

[hands smacking] ♪ Red light, green light ♪ ♪ Let's go across the road ♪ ♪ Red light, green light ♪ ♪ Go to some places I know ♪ ♪ Stomp, stomp, stomp goes the people's feet ♪ ♪ And the cars are going, beep, beep, beep ♪ ♪ Clang, clang as the trams go by ♪ ♪ Nee-nah, nee-nah, the siren lights ♪ ♪ Sounds of the city ♪ ♪ Sounds of the city ♪ ♪ Sounds of the city ♪ ♪ Sounds of the city beat ♪ ♪ Going up, going down ♪ ♪ Racing round and round ♪ ♪ Uptown, downtown ♪ ♪ Here are the city sounds ♪ ♪ Stomp, stomp, stomp goes the people's feet ♪ ♪ And the cars are going beep, beep, beep ♪ ♪ Clang, clang as the trams go by ♪ ♪ Nee-nah, nee-nah, the siren lights ♪ ♪ Sounds of the city ♪ ♪ Sounds of the city ♪ ♪ Sounds of the city ♪ ♪ Sounds of the city beat ♪ [hands smack] Pat your legs for me.

[upbeat music continues] ♪ Do you live in a city or just passing through ♪ ♪ When on top of a building, enjoy the view ♪ ♪ Well, listen up now, can you hear that beat ♪ ♪ It's the city sounds from the city street ♪ ♪ Stomp, stomp, stomp goes the people's feet ♪ ♪ The cars are going beep, beep, beep ♪ ♪ Clang, clang as the trams go by ♪ ♪ Nee-nah, nee-nah, the siren lights ♪ ♪ Sounds of the city ♪ ♪ Sounds of the city ♪ ♪ Sounds of the city ♪ ♪ Sounds of the city beat ♪ [upbeat music continues] ♪ Sounds of the city ♪ ♪ Sounds of the city ♪ ♪ Sounds of the city ♪ ♪ Sounds of the city beat ♪ And that's what New York City is like.

Well, friends, it's about time for us to say goodbye for now, but I had so much fun getting to know you and where you're from and where your families are from.

And I hope you had fun getting to know me too.

But until then, I'd like to say [ukulele strums] ♪ So long, farewell ♪ ♪ Arielle is saying goodbye ♪ ♪ Adieu, adieu to you and you and you ♪ ♪ Goodbye ♪ ♪ Goodbye ♪ ♪ Goodbye ♪ ♪ Goodbye ♪ [lively music] [moves to gentle music] - I think it goes there.

Ha!

Now, let's see.

Hold on a second.

Where's the last piece?!

Oh no, it's gone!

[grunting] [Nico sighing] [Nico grunting] - Oh, hey, Nico.

Ah, we just got back from the store.

[grunts] Ah, just helping put these groceries away.

- Whatever!

I can't find my last puzzle piece!

- Ah!

Ah!

- Don't put those there!

The piece might be under there!

- Oh, but Nico, just hold on a moment.

You, you seem upset.

I, I have something that might help.

- You know where my puzzle piece is?

- No, I think I know of something that might help you feel better.

- Without finding my puzzle piece?!

How?!

- By being a kind helper.

- Huh?

A kind helper?

- Yeah, being a kind helper.

It's when you do something nice for somebody.

Like when my sister is having trouble with her homework, I help out, and it helps us both feel better.

- Hmm.

Okay.

How can I help?

- Well, you could help me put away these groceries.

- All right, let's do it.

- Hm.

[gasps] [upbeat music] - Ha!

Wow, Nico, that went so much faster with your help.

- Yeah, and helping you made me feel better.

- That's wonderful, Nico.

And you can try it too.

Being a kind helper is great because it helps you and the other person both feel your best selves.

Hey, I just had an idea.

I can be a kind helper right back.

Nico, may I help you look for your missing puzzle piece?

[Nico gasps] - Yeah, that would be awesome!

Mm.

[grunts] - Oh, hey, look!

- Mm.

[gentle bright music] Here you go, Nico.

- Oh, boy!

Um, actually, would you like to help me finish the puzzle?

- Wow, thanks, Nico.

- Mm.

- Ha!

[gentle bright music continues] [moves to gentle music] [moves to upbeat music] - [Announcer] Funding for this program was provided by the JPB Foundation.

[upbeat music continues] ♪ ♪ [energetic music]