| August 2008 |
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MAKING AN OPERA
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1 #1475
The opera, "Windstorm in Bubbleland," is about cooperation in a windstorm. |
STARTING SCHOOL
Starting school can be exciting and stressful at the same time |
4 #1461
Mister Rogers talks about starting school. |
5 #1462
A first grade classroom. The best preperation for school is wanting to learn. |
6 #1463
Children don't need to know everything to start school. What helps is knowing how to play. |
7 #1464
Mister Rogers suggests children play about going to school |
8 #1465
Teachers help children learn in many ways. Mister Rogers rides on a school bus and makes name tags. |
DAY & NIGHT CARE
Dealing with separation |
11 #1516
Child-care center. In Make-Believe Prince needs care when his parents go away. |
12 #1517
Zipper factory. In Make-Believe Prince's caregiver arrives. |
13 #1518
A balloon factory. |
14 #1519
Prince's scary dream in Make-Believe. |
15 #1520
Graham cracker factory in Make-Believe, King and Queen return and are proud of their son. |
LEARNING
We learn best from people who care about us. |
18 #1651
Mister Rogers learns about whistling, while recognizing that nobody can learn to do everything. |
19 #1652
Mister Rogers learns a song from Ella Jenkins. Pretending is another way to learn. |
20 #1653
Mister Rogers shows how people make construction paper chains. |
21 #1654
Mister Rogers takes a field trip to the library and visits with blind saxophonist Eric Kloss. |
22 #1655
Batteries of all sizes can power many things. |
READY TO READ?
Enjoying books and recognizing symbols |
25 #1756
A baby elephant at the zoo and the care it needs; how people make backpacks. |
26 #1757
Classical guitarist Manuel Barrueco; magnifying glass makes things look bigger. |
27 #1758
The word "fish" and a ballet about water; Mister Rogers reads a poem.. |
28 #1759
The word "truck," a picture of a truck, and a toy truck. |
29 #1760
Baseball caps and a video of how people make them. |
