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• Boohbah - "Closet"
  The children give the Storypeople a cabinet. Grandpappa finds a hat inside the top drawer. He finds a sweater in the second drawer, a pair of pants in the third, and some bright striped socks in the bottom drawer. Behind the door he finds a robe, a coat, and a jacket. He puts on everything he finds, but that makes him very hot. He takes everything off, throwing them all over the ground. So the children give him a laundry basket. Grandpappa uses the basket to collect the items, and the children help him put them magically back where they belong.
• Barney - "Tea-riffic Manners!"
  Tea time is the perfect time to practice good manners. Gianna invites two special guests - Baby Bop and BJ! When they find the decorations they need in the caboose, the flowers make Baby Bop sneeze, and they all sing "Keep Your Sneeze To Yourself" so Baby Bop can learn the right way to sneeze. After the friends dress up like high society, it's time for tea. Baby Bop learns that the magic words "Please" and "Thank You" are the correct words to use when asking for more cookies.

Do in Class

• Barney: Coloring Page - Print and color Barney and his friends using their imaginations when they play dress-up.
• Boohbah: Dress Up Stories - Invent stories about the people you can become when you put on different kinds of clothing.

Play Online

• Arthur: D.W.'s Dress Up - Join D.W. as she goes through Sue Ellen's trunk of cool, holiday stuff and plays dress up in this online game.
• Berenstain Bears: Dress Up - Help the Berenstain Bears get ready for a day out by dressing them up in this online game.
• Caillou: Dress Caillou - Choose appropriate outfits based on the weather outside so that Caillou can go outside and play.
• Sagwa: Dress Up - Dress brother and sister in traditional or contemporary clothes for the Chinese New Year.

Read

• Good Morning, Sam
  By Marie-Louise Gay
  Published March 2003 by Allen & Unwin
  Stella wakes her little brother Sam and asks if he needs help getting dressed. "I can do it myself," he answers, but soon he does need help, and prodding, and reminding. Young children will respond to the gentle humor of Gay's illustrations (keep your eyes on the dog) and her story. In the end, Sam even surprises Stella.
• The Hundred Dresses
  By Eleanor Estes
  Published September 2004 (1944) by Harcourt
  Wanda's classmates taunt and tease her because she is poor and Polish. She also wears the same faded, blue dress everyday. In effort to silence their cruel jokes, Wanda tells them about the 100 beautiful dresses she has at home. In the end, her classmates learn a valuable lesson.

*As most PBS children's programs offer one year extended taping rights for teachers, please feel free to tape them now and save them for use in your classroom during the school year.