(upbeat music) - Hello everyone and welcome to "Teaching in Room 9."

- So come on in, take a seat, and let's get started.

- Good job.

Now, I want you touch your throat right here and see how they feel.

- Hello, boys and girls.

Welcome to "Teaching in Room 9."

- Falcons are built for speed, so she doesn't have very wide wing.

- And the numbers get bigger as we go across to the right.

- I just want you to start with saying hello.

Remember, you got this.

- All right, are you ready to learn?

Let's go.

Hello and welcome back to "Teaching in Room 9," the region's largest classroom.

I am Dr.

Sanders, and we are in our amazing classroom where you can go anywhere and be anything you want to be.

But as we are in our classroom and as we are in teaching Room 9, please always remember, it doesn't matter if you're two or 102.

We'll have some fun!

F-U-N, fun!

We will have some fun while learning.

Before we get into our adventure, I have a couple friends I wanna get some shouts out to.

Let's see who I have on my list.

Michael.

Hello, Michael!

How you doing, Mr.

Michael?

What letter does Michael start with?

Yes, a M. And guess what?

It's not a lowercase M, it's a capital M. Let's spell Michael.

M-I-C-H-A-E-L.

M-I-C-H-A-E-L.

Hello, Michael.

My next name on my list is Alex.

Hey, hey, hey, Ms.

Alex.

How are you doing today?

Good.

Let's spell Alex.

Capital A-L-E-X.

A-L-E-X.

And my last name on my list for today is Amelia.

Hey, Amelia!

You ready to spell Amelia?

Yes, it starts with a capital A. Capital A-M-E-L-I-A.

A-M-E-L-I-A.

All righty, are you ready to go on our adventure?

Yes, so let's go.

(upbeat music) (students cheering) (bell rings) - Lynn, have you met my friend, Shapeman?

Shapeman's maid of all different kinds of shapes.

Shapes are everywhere in the world, so it's important to know their names.

And Shapeman can help us do that.

Should we try?

(trumpet whistling) Okay.

Shapeman's head is round.

It doesn't have any corners.

It's shaped kind of like a ball.

It's called a circle.

Shapeman's body has four corners and four sides that are the same size, kind of like the sides of dice.

It's called a square.

Shapeman's hat has three corners and three sides, kind of like a slice of pizza.

It's called a triangle.

Shapeman's arms and Shapeman's legs are four sides and four corners, but two of the sides are longer, kind of like a bar of chocolate.

They're called rectangles.

Okay, now we've learned circle, square, triangle, and rectangle.

Can we put Shapeman, back together?

Let's try.

Here's Shapeman's head, round like a ball.

What is it?

You're right, it's a circle.

And what about this one?

Four corners and four sides that are the same size?

Yes, it's a square.

The next one has three corners and three sides like a piece of pizza.

Triangle.

And the last shapes have sides that are a little bit longer, so they're like a bar of chocolate.

Do you remember their name?

Right, rectangle.

Now, Shapeman's back together and we learned all the different shape names.

And now that we know them, we're ready for school.

(bright music) - Hey, friends, it's Mrs.

Forth back with another book to share with you.

This one's called "Designing Dreams."

This book was actually written by three people together.

Pretty cool that they worked as a team.

Andrea Martin, Sharla Toller and Chris Whitcomb.

And in this book, the main character, Deja, has some problems that she has to solve.

So pay attention to the story to see how she solves those problems.

"Deja loved new adventures.

It was the first day of summer science camp and she was full of excitement.

She hurried to get ready with her mind racing faster than her feet.

'What will we do first?

Maybe we'll plant a garden, or catch a cloud?

Maybe we'll even learn what makes the birds sing.'

'Science is everywhere,' Deja's mother, Marie, said as they eat strawberries and French toast.

'It's nature, it's outer space, it's even in the buildings all around us.'

'Maybe you'll learn what keeps our house safe during a storm, so you can be an architect like your mom,' added Deja's father, Dash.

'My teacher told me science is how the world works.'

'It's true,' added Marie as she kissed Deja on her forehead.

'Time to go!

Your friends, Leo and Annie are meeting you at camp, and you don't wanna be late.'

The Magical Science Museum seemed to stretch on for miles.

'This is where adventure happens!'

Deja exclaimed.

'I hope we learn about animals,' said Annie.

'The tiny fish in the ocean and the cool lizards in the Outback.'

'This museum is amazing!

They have animals, they have Legos.

They even have pharaohs," confirmed Deja.

'Is this your first science camp, Deja?'

Leo asked as they ran up the stairs.

'Yes,' she shouted.

'Mine too,' Leo added.

'Umm, what's a Pharaoh?'

'Bienvenidos, chiquitos!

Welcome to Summer Science Camp!

I'm your camp counselor, Ms.

Rosie.

This week, we're gonna explore the museum's architecture exhibit.'

'My mom is an architect,' Deja shouted with pride.

'That's awesome!'

Ms.

Rosie responded.

'You must know a lot about architecture, Deja.

Does anyone else want to share what they know about architecture?'

'Architects make buildings, houses, hospitals, school, and even museums, right?'

said Annie.

'That's right.

And this week, you're gonna make your own dream building.'

Before we create our buildings, let's learn about a few famous architects featured in the museum,' Ms.

Rosie explained.

'I don't remember their names,' Deja added, 'but my mom always says anyone can be an architect.

Girls, boys, and people of all different races.'

'Your mom is absolutely right,' confirmed Ms.

Rosie.

'In fact, Paul Revere Williams was a famous African American architect who designed homes for famous singers and movie stars.'

'Movie stars and famous singers?'

Deja whispered to Leo and Annie.

'This is so cool.'

'And then there's Beverly Greene.

She's believed to be the first African American woman to earn an architecture license in the United States,' added Ms.

Rosie.

'She set an example for incredible people like your mom, Deja.'

Leo spoke up, 'What does license mean, Ms.

Rosie?

Like a license plate?'

'That's a great question.

Architects have to go to school and study to become architects.

After that, they take tests to earn a license in architecture.

It gives people extra confidence that they can trust them to design buildings,' explained Ms.

Rosie.

'Will we get a license for science camp?'

Deja asked.

Ms.

Rosie smiled, 'Unfortunately not.

Licenses can take years to earn, but I promise you a high five at the end of camp.'

'Okay, now back to those dream buildings,' said Ms.

Rosie.

'Architecture is a team sport.

So let's go outside and brainstorm in teams of three.'

Deja grabbed Leo's and Annie's hands as they bounded into the park.

'Let's brainstorm over here,' Deja exclaimed as she ran toward a sphere-like structure.

'This looks cool.'

'Oh, it's more than cool,' said Ms.

Rosie.

'It's actually a dream machine.

Let's step inside and we'll see if this old thing still works.'"

Have the characters had a problem yet?

Not yet, let's keep reading.

"'Wow, so cool!'

said Leo.

'Are we inside a soccer ball?'

'Look, that button is glowing,' said Annie.

Ms.

Rosie smiled, 'Give it a try.

Press the button and say 'my dream building is made of,' and then say whatever you think would make a great building.'

Deja pressed the button first and said, 'My dream building is made of bubble gum.'

In the blink of an eye, the friends were transported into a building made of pink bubble gumballs.

The air smelled sweet.

Deja shrieked with excitement and grabbed a gumball from the wall to taste.

As she blew a bubble, the walls of the dream machine began to shake.

'Oh no!

A building made of bubble gum wouldn't be strong enough,' Deja realized.

'Leo, what would you use to create your dream building?'"

So they're really learning things at science camp about what would make a good thing to use as you're building a building.

"Leo pressed the button and said, 'My dream building is made of blue raspberry snow cones.'

The dream machine rattled and the air became frigid.

Everything in sight turned to blue crystals.

The friends were standing inside of a giant snow cone.

But before they could taste the ice-cold treat, the walls began to melt.

Leo realized a building made of snow cones would never last.

'I know!'

said Annie.

'What about a building made of kites?

I love to fly kites with my parents.'

With a press of the button, the friends were inside a kite house.

They loved it, but a gust of wind came along and almost blew the house away.

'That won't work either,' said Annie.

The friends felt sad.

'That's okay,' Ms.

Rose explained.

'Making great buildings take time, and we have all week to get it right.'

'How was the first day of camp?'

Marie asked Deja and her friends as she drove them home.

'There's a dream machine!'

'We had to build a dream building!

'But we couldn't get ours to stand.'

Everyone was shouting at once.

They told Marie about the bubblegum building.

Too sticky!

The building of snow cones.

Too slippery and melty.

The building of kites.

It almost blew away!

'I love your creativity,' Marie responded, 'but I see why some of those didn't work.

I'd love to help you design a dream building that will stand.'

The trio's eyes lit up with joy as Marie parked the car in front of Deja's house."

They're looking for a solution to their problem.

"'Bubblegum is delicious, but not very sturdy,' Marie explained.

'Look around our house.

What do you think it's made of?'

Deja didn't hesitate, 'Wood.'

'That's a great start,' added Marie.

'Add in some steel and concrete and you'll have a building that's stable and secure.

It won't melt or blow away.

Then you can fill your dream building with whatever you want.'

'Like snow cones?'

Leo asked.

'Yes, if that's what you want,' Marie laughed.

Deja was carefully to her mother's advice.

'I have an idea!'

she exclaimed, and ran out the back door.

'What about a tree house?'

Deja asked, and then pointed at one in a neighbor's backyard.

'It's made of wood.

We could fill it with toys and everything we'll need for new adventures.

It could be the tree house of our dreams.'

Annie and Leo were thrilled.

Maria and Dash stood in approval.

'A tree house, let's do it.'

The friends spent the rest of the evening brainstorming.

They sketched out what they wanted in the tree house to look like.

They measured the tree in the backyard with Deja's parents.

They thought about all the materials they'd need.

'And maybe some pizza to eat while we work?'

Leo asked the group.

The team agreed and decided to build their dream tree house over the weekend.

The next day at science camp, Deja, Annie and Leo went back to the dream machine.

Deja pressed the button and said, 'I want my dream building to be made of wood, nails, screws, tools, and paint, and a tree.'

'A really big tree,' Leo added just as Deja pressed the button.

In an instant, the friends were in a unique structure halfway up a massive tree.

All of the materials were in odd places.

'This isn't right yet,' Annie said, matter-of-factly.

'But we are getting closer.

This tree house is definitely not going to blow away like my kites.'

Deja's eyes were wide with wonder, 'That's okay, we'll keep going until we get it right this weekend.'

Deja was already in her backyard when her friends arrived Saturday morning.

They quickly began working with Maria and Dash to build the tree house.

Deja shared so many lessons her mother had taught her.

'We have to match what we build to the plan we created.'

'Let's measure before we cut anything.'

'Be sure to get the angles just right.'

'We have to cut out windows to let the sunlight in.'

Before long, the tree house was taking shape.

Leo commented it was time for pizza and promised not to get cheese on the tools.

Deja smiled and told the team, 'This is going to be even better than we dreamed!'

Finally, their tree house was a reality.

The group took a photo and then Leo, Annie and Deja spent the rest of the day playing in the tree house.

Leo drew pictures of snow cones.

Annie tied a kite to one of the branches.

Deja bought a bucket of bubblegum to share.

Deja and her friends created their own building where adventure happens.

'This is amazing,' said Deja.

'I wonder what adventure the dream machine will take us on next.'"

Do you love how Deja and her friends solve the problem that they ran into along the way?

So when you are reading and the characters in your books come into problems, be sure to think about, "Hmm, how are they gonna solve these problems?"

and pay close attention to the story along the way to see how they solve that problem.

Thanks for joining me again.

I'll see you next time.

Bye, everybody.

(bright music) - Hi, and welcome to "Movement" at "Teaching in Room 9."

My name is Ms.

St.

Louis, and I'm so excited that you are here to move with us today.

So stand on up and let's get moving.

Today we're gonna play a little game called Glen Says.

So every time that Glen asks us to do something, we're gonna follow right along.

Are you ready?

Let's go.

Ooh, Glen says, wiggle your fingers.

Can you hold your hands up and wiggle your fingers back and forth?

Get 'em nice and loose.

Ooh, Glen says, to squeeze your fist.

Make a nice strong fist.

Ooh, just like that, like I'm picking something up.

Ooh, that's a strong grasp.

Glen says, lift your knees up high.

Like I'm going up a bunch of stairs.

Whew, this is a really tall flight of stairs.

Oh my goodness.

Have we reached the top yet?

Whew, that was tiring.

Oh, now Glen says, to touch your toes.

We're gonna reach forward and touch our toes.

How far can you reach?

If you can't reach all the way, that's okay.

Go as far as you can.

Reach, reach, reach, reach, reach.

And slowly come up.

Glen says, stick out your tongue like you're looking to catch some snowflakes falling.

Can you stick out your tongue one more time?

Very nice.

This time, Glen says, twist your hips.

We're gonna twist side to side, just like you might be doing at lunch when you're talking to one friend and twisting to talk to the other.

Can you twist five more times?

One, two, three, four, last one, five.

Very nice.

Ooh, Glen says, lift your elbows.

Can you lift those elbows up just like you are making chicken wings?

Ooh, how big can you make your chicken wings go?

Whew, those are some huge chicken wings.

Excellent job.

Now, Glen says, shake your feet.

We gotta use some balance.

Pick one foot up and shake your foot side to side.

Ooh, if you gotta put it down, that's okay.

And switch.

Pick the other foot up and shake it side to side.

Ooh, keep that balance.

Whew, excellent job.

Now Glen says, lift your arms up.

Can you lift them up straight out in front of you like you're reaching for something?

Ooh, let's do that again.

Lift those arms up nice and strong.

Ooh, how far can you reach your arms out?

Reach like you're reaching through the screen.

Ooh, nice reach.

Now, Glen says, move your neck side to side.

Let's see how many ways we can move our neck.

Let's bring our ear to our shoulder and stretch back and forth, side to side.

And now let's twist our head, bringing our chin to our shoulder, side to side.

Ooh, excellent job.

You guys really had your listening ears on today, listening to every direction that Glen gave you today.

Excellent job.

We'll see you next time back here in Room 9.

Bye.

(bright music) - Hello, boys and girls.

I'm so glad you're here because today's lesson is all about measurement tools.

Now, first we have to ask ourselves, "What is measurement and why do we even need to know about it?"

Well, measurement gives us information about an object.

We can find out how heavy something is, that's the weight.

We can find out what size it is, like big or small.

And we can even find out the amount inside of something, all with measurement.

And you know what?

There are so many ways to measure, so we certainly can't cover them all today.

And there are even more tools to use to get those measurements.

So today I'm gonna introduce you to a few tools that help us get measurements in our everyday lives.

The first tool we're gonna talk about is this one right here, the big one.

This is called a yardstick.

Now, a lot of people do not use the yardstick because it's so big.

Like, we cannot get this in our pocket or in our book bags, so we use this to measure big things.

And some of my artist friends, they use it to draw big straight lines when they're making their huge projects.

So they love it.

Our next tool that we're gonna talk about is our measuring tape.

Now, this one you can carry around a lot easier, right?

And it even comes with this little clip on the side.

You can just tuck it right there on your pocket or on your belt.

But I don't see any numbers on it.

Do you?

That's because they're hidden.

It's like a secret door.

Look!

We pull it out, and there are all the numbers that we need to get our measurement.

And when we're done, it goes right back inside.

Isn't that neat?

The last one that I wanna show you today is a ruler.

This is one that most kids will use when they are in school.

It's easy to pack right in your book bag.

Mm, you can even fit it in the pocket of one of your folders.

So we use this to measure smaller items, things that are like 12 inches or less, okay?

Great.

So now that you have learned about the yardstick, and you have learned about the measuring tape, and you've even learned about the ruler, let's play a little game.

Let's see if you can pick the right tool to measure some items with.

Are you ready?

Here we go.

Now, the first one I'm going to pick is my Frisbee.

This is good to get a lot of exercise, boys and girls.

Throw this and you can run around all day.

Not me though.

I won't be doing that.

Now, I want to find out the width of my Frisbee.

What tool do you think I could use to get that information?

Very good.

You guys are great at this so fast.

I heard some of you say you would want to use the measuring tape, and you're not wrong.

And I've heard some of you say that you wanted to use the ruler.

You are not wrong either.

Because there's always more than one way to get a measurement.

Good job, boys and girls.

Now, you have learned a lot today.

We have talked about the yardstick, and we have talked about the measuring tape, and we have even learned about our friend, the ruler.

Boys and girls, you did a great job today, and I am so glad that you decided to join me.

See you next time.

Bye.

(bright music) - Ola, muchachos.

Hello, boys and girls.

I'm Señor Johnson.

Welcome to "Teaching in Room 9," the region's largest classroom.

Today we're gonna talk about our emotions, about expressing how we feel to other people.

In Spanish, we would say, (speaking in Spanish) which means I am.

(Señor Johnson speaking in Spanish) And we're gonna learn three different ways to express how we feel.

The first one is, when things are going great for us, we would say, (speaking in Spanish).

I am happy.

(Señor Johnson speaking in Spanish) I'm happy.

But if we're not having a good day, we would say something different in Spanish.

We would say, (speaking in Spanish).

(Señor speaking in Spanish) Which means "I am sad."

But after we've had a long day, we've been playing with all of our friends and running around, we get tired.

So to tell others that we are tired, we say, (speaking in Spanish).

Or if you're a girl, you would say, (speaking in Spanish).

So to recap, I'm gonna give you situations, and I want you to tell me would you say (speaking in Spanish) or (speaking in Spanish).

You just blew out the candles on your birthday cake.

Which one would you use?

I would use, (speaking in Spanish), because I know that I'm going to get something really awesome.

So (speaking in Spanish), I, (speaking in Spanish), am, (speaking in Spanish).

Those are the words that we use to express how we feel in Spanish.

Ram-pum-pum-pum.

Learning spanish is fun.

Adios.

(upbeat music) - Great day, everybody.

This is Candace with Khaos, and I wanna introduce you to my friend, Kyra.

Kyra is absolutely amazing, and she's a Khaos kid.

But Kyra deals with bullying.

Have you ever dealt with bullying?

Listen, nobody likes that.

And so what Kyra has learned is whenever somebody says something or does something to her that she doesn't like, she makes sure that she tells a trusted adult.

I want you to do the same thing because it's not fair to you for anybody to treat you bad, okay?

Because you're absolutely amazing.

And you got this.

Air hugs and cyber kisses.

- Welcome back.

Did you have an amazing adventure today?

Tell me about your favorite part.

Oh my goodness, I love that one too.

Yes, and I can't wait to go on another adventure.

All right, now it's time for me to do a little lesson for you.

Are you ready?

Have you ever measured anything before, especially how tall or wide something is?

What could you use?

A ruler?

This is... Anybody ever seen a ruler?

Yes.

And I have this thing in front of me, which is a what?

Say yardstick.

Okay, then I have one more, which is a tape measure.

You can measure really long things.

Let's take this piece of chalk.

What should I use to measure this piece of chalk?

A ruler?

Yes, i think a ruler would be best.

So let's go.

I have this piece of chalk.

I'm gonna put it at the end of my ruler.

How many inches tall is the chalk?

Yes, three inches tall.

All right, and then if I use this, if I want to measure how tall you were, I need to use a tape measure.

Yes.

Are you this tall?

No, that's short.

How about this tall?

Hmm, getting close.

How about, aargh, where this tall?

Yes, you're about that tall?

No, some of you are shorter than that.

And you can use a watch to measure time.

And guess what?

It is time for us to get outta Room 9.

But let's spell our favorite word.

N-I-N-E.

Nine!

Thank you for being in Room 9.

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