>> Promo Cat here with a look at the next episode of the "Friday Zone"!

♪ Why don't we tell them one more time ♪ ♪ What the song's about ♪ It's about the mouth ♪ That is correct >> There is no story hour today.

Keep your mouth shut!

Sit perfectly still.

If you misbehave, you are going to feel sorry for yourself.

>> Hey, I know what we should do first.

Let's go bust the pinata.

>> So check out the next episode of the "Friday Zone," right now!

>> Production support for the "Friday Zone" is provided by the WTIU Children's Programming Endowment, ensuring quality children's programming for future generations of Hoosiers.

Learn more at Indianapublicmedia.org/kidsfund.

>> WFYI Public Media, inspiring Indiana with high-quality educational content since 1970.

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And these Indiana Public Television Stations.

Thank you!

♪ ♪ Friday Friday ♪ ♪ The week is done, and it's time for fun ♪ ♪ There's room for everyone ♪ ♪ In the "Friday Zone" ♪ So much to see, who will we meet ♪ ♪ It all happens magically ♪ In the "Friday Zone" ♪ Open your eyes, there's a surprise ♪ ♪ You never know what adventure might arise ♪ ♪ The "Friday Zone" ♪ "Friday Zone" ♪ The "Friday Zone" ♪ Friday >> Welcome to the "Friday Zone," everyone.

>> And I'm Matt.

I'm Maya.

Hey, Maya, did you hear about the giant that threw up?

>> No.

I didn't.

>> It's all over town.

[ Crickets ] >> And we've got you covered too with lots of fun starting with the song on the "Friday Zone" playlist.

♪ ♪ I'm the mouth ♪ I like to chew gum, chatter, hum ♪ ♪ Click my tongue, whistle and shout ♪ ♪ Because I'm the mouth ♪ And I can drink juice, sip soup ♪ ♪ fake toot, laugh out loud ♪ ♪ The brain makes the words, but they go through me ♪ ♪ The official spokesperson of the whole body ♪ ♪ Zoobadee zan zippity pow ♪ I'm the mouth ♪ ♪ He's the mouth ♪ Mouth, y'all ♪ And I can flash my pearly whites ♪ ♪ And charm you right off your feet ♪ ♪ The mouth ♪ That's right ♪ I can scream, breathe, eat cheese ♪ ♪ and even sing, obviously ♪ When the tummy needs food, I send down the grits ♪ ♪ The heart writes the poem, but I get the kiss ♪ ♪ Zoom, zoom, kippa ka-pow ♪ ♪ The mouth ♪ A bip bop shuba sharee ♪ Zim zoom pigga poo ♪ Ziggaady zing ♪ Dibba-la-dop flim ditty ♪ ♪ Bobba la ding Ka-pow ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm the mouth ♪ Why don't we tell them one more time ♪ ♪ What the song's about ♪ It's about the mouth ♪ That is correct ♪ And if the heart concurs ♪ and the brain upstairs allows ♪ ♪ There's one more thing I would like to do ♪ ♪ And that's to say I love you ♪ ♪ And I mean it from the bottom of my deepest root canal ♪ ♪ I'm the mouth ♪ He's the mouth ♪ That's right ♪ >> Oh, hey there, everybody.

I'm your host, Leo D. Cook, and welcome to "Masterpieces of Children's Literature in Less Than a Minute."

Did you ever see posters in your neighborhood where people are looking for something?

It could be a set of keys.

Or somebody finding a cat.

Or maybe even a celebrity.

Now, in today's book, someone goes missing as well.

Now, did you ever have a super nice teacher, someone who would pay for your lunch when you lost your money?

Or maybe this person would let the class play kickball for another 20 minutes.

Or maybe they took everyone outside on a nice sunny day instead of being stuck in the classroom.

Well, this sounds like the character of Miss Nelson in today's book "Miss Nelson Is Missing" by Harry Allard.

So Miss Nelson is a first grade teacher whose students constantly take advantage of her kind and thoughtful nature.

One day she gets so fed up with their constant rudeness and acting up and overall refusal to learn, that she decides to do something about this.

Now, one day, Miss Nelson does not come to school.

So the kids really feel they can start acting like total brats!

Unfortunately for them, they get a substitute teacher named Viola Swamp.

Now, Miss Swamp is not going to put up with any of their baloney.

Now for the record, I like baloney, but I'm not going to put up with a lot of it either, unless it's in a sandwich.

Anyhoo, Miss Swamp is super strict and gives her students more homework than they are used to.

Miss Swamp means business, and she cancels storybook hour before arithmetic.

She tells the class, there is no story hour today.

Keep your mouths shut.

Sit perfectly still.

If you misbehave, you are going to feel sorry for yourself.

Man, that Miss Swamp sounds pretty honked.

She reminds me of a teacher I had when I was a kid, named Miss Fink, who used to tell us, stop squirming like a worm.

Now, the difference between these two teachers is so great, that the kids decide to go looking for Miss Nelson.

Some of the students even call the police to fill out a missing teacher report.

Now, if you want to know what else happens to Miss Nelson and Miss Swamp, I suggest you read "Miss Nelson is Missing" by Harry Allard.

You will be glad you did.

I'm your host Leo D. Cook, and I will see you next time on "Masterpieces of Children's Literature in Less Than a Minute."

Now I'm going to make myself a baloney sandwich.

That does sound pretty good.

♪ In the "Friday Zone" Friday ♪ >> It's time to check out what's next in the "Friday Zone."

♪ >> This is one hot trade.

♪ >> Today, I'm at an architecture studio where my friend Nick is welding things like staircases to go into people's homes and businesses.

Nick started welding when he was 16!

And his love for the trade has changed the way he views the world.

Before we explain why, what is welding?

Welding is the process of joining two pieces of metal, but it's not just gluing the two pieces.

It's using extreme heat to make them fuse together and become one.

There are many different types of welding, and today, we're going to see how MIG welding works.

The main tool used in MIG welding is a wand that feeds out a thin, metal wire and gas that acts as a shield to protect that wire.

When it comes in contact with the materials that need to be joined, an electric arc forms, which melts the wire and the material, forming a glue and permanently bonding the two pieces together.

So Nick, how did you become a welder?

>> I became a welder when I was in high school.

I actually was fortunate enough to take Votech class at EMTC at the BOCES #1 in Fairport, and one thing led to another, and here I am today.

>> That's so awesome.

>> Yeah.

>> So you could do trade school training in high school?

>> Absolutely.

>> And get into this trade?

>> Yes, and I highly recommend it.

>> So why do you like welding?

>> I really enjoy to build things.

Since I was a kid, I always enjoyed building things, and being a welder, you are allowed to build all kinds of different things.

>> If something breaks, I don't go to a store and buy it.

I'm thinking, how can I make this out of something that's available to me?

So it's a lot of fun.

>> All right.

So messing with metal.

It's going to get really hot in here and spiky and crazy.

How are we going to stay safe?

>> It's definitely hazardous.

I would say awareness is rule number one.

There's lights that come off of it that can actually burn your skin, like UV lights.

>> So I'm going to get a welding suntan?

>> You can definitely get sunburned from welding.

You can burn your eyes.

So safety glasses are important.

Fully clothed is a big part.

>> I wore my long sleeves for you today.

>> Absolutely.

>> Wearing a helmet to shield the arc from your face, and obviously your eyes.

There's a darkening lens that helps protect your face and your eyes from being burnt.

>> Is it as bad as looking directly into the sun?

>> It is the same thing as looking into the sun.

So when you are a kid and your parents tell you not to look directly into the sun.

Do not look directly at the arc.

>> At the welder.

Okay.

I think I got it.

I think I can remember that.

Has it changed a lot over the years?

>> Welding has definitely progressed over the years.

The equipment, the gear that you use has definitely come a long way.

Technology has really changed the game.

>> So from like ye old days of lore, where you would be, like, putting the metal in hot fire.

>> Yeah.

>> And bringing coals over and try to melt it into molds.

>> Right.

>> To today where you can basically tell the metal what to do.

>> Yes, the welders these days are very user friendly.

Anybody can be a welder.

It definitely takes a lifetime to master welding.

So it's a great trade to be in.

You know, you can always progress.

>> So what kinds of things can be welded?

>> Well, once you become a welder, the way you view the world changes.

You see it in a whole different light.

Once you look around, you start to understand all the different things that are welded from buildings, to structural beams, to railings, even in your vehicle that you drive every day has welded components in it.

There's many, many different applications for welding.

Different materials.

There's welds everywhere you look in the world.

>> Super cool.

So we've got some metal.

We've got some welding equipment.

>> Yeah.

>> Can you show me how it's done?

>> I would love to.

>> All right.

Let's do it.

>> Okay.

♪ >> So here we are going to join these pieces of metal together.

This is steel again.

A couple of pieces of tubing.

We are going to join together with our welder.

We are using a MIG welder today, which when you pull the trigger, it's going to feed the wire out, create an arc, and it's going to fuse these pieces of steel together.

>> Cool!

Like hot glue.

A hot glue gun.

Gosh, yes.

>> Now comes running a bead, which takes some time to learn how, but everybody can do it, with the right training.

So I will run a bead across this to fill in the gap and join these pieces together for good.

>> Nice.

>> So I will run through a dry run, and then we'll do it for real.

>> All right.

>> We will do a small little whip and weave motion.

You will see it as I'm welding, you can watch and learn what I'm going to do.

>> You are doing like little circles.

>> Basically circles.

>> Like frosting.

>> Like, you are piping a cake almost?

>> Right.

Right.

>> Are you ready?

>> Yes.

>> All right.

Here we go.

We're going to weld.

Fire in the hole.

Covered?

>> Covered.

>> All right.

We're good to go.

So that's what's known as a welding bead right there, and you can see why they call it a bead.

>> Oh, yeah.

You can see the little circle movements.

>> Yeah.

>> Are you ready to give it a shot?

>> Yep.

>> All right.

>> Yep.

Let's do it.

>> So get kind of comfortable stance so you are positioned right.

It's good to kind of post up somewhere, have a hand that you can rest on while you are welding, so it keeps you steady.

Are you right-handed or left-handed?

>> Right-handed.

>> All right.

It looks like you are ready to go.

>> I grip it and rip it?

>> Yep, let's do it.

>> Cover.

>> Covered.

>> Stop.

It looks like you pulled the trigger too soon.

>> I did.

>> You were trigger happy.

>> I was very excited.

>> We are going to trim it, and we're good to go.

>> Trim it again.

Okay.

All right.

So this -- when I actually press the trigger, it's feeding out the metal that's welding.

>> Absolutely.

And as soon as it contacts, it creates that arc.

It's feeding out wire through the gun, which is depositing the wire into that molten pool of metal.

>> Oh, so cool.

>> Therefore joining the two pieces together for good.

>> All right.

Let's do some metal gluing.

>> Let's do it.

Cover.

>> Cover.

>> Fire in the hole.

>> Ready.

Now, slow down a little bit.

Slow, slow, slow, slow.

Take your time.

There you go.

A little bit closer.

Less whip.

There you go.

All right.

You are good to go.

>> How did I do?

>> Well, there's your first weld.

>> Oh, my gosh!

It doesn't look anything like yours.

>> It does take time, I'd say.

Practice makes perfect.

All right.

Let's try this one more time.

I will weld again.

You can watch, and then you can finish my weld.

Okay?

>> Yeah.

>> So watch how slow I go, okay?

It's important.

That's called your feed rate.

>> Feed rate.

>> Cover?

Fire in the hole.

>> Yep.

>> And the smoother you move, the smoother the weld.

>> Woo!

>> I think you got this this time.

Let's see what you've learned.

>> Last time, do or die.

>> Okay.

Helmet down.

Fire in the hole.

>> Get a little bit closer.

Make sure you go nice and slow.

All right.

You are good to go.

It's better every time.

>> Best one yet.

>> Every weld you do gets better and better.

That's the fun part about it.

>> And dangerous.

>> And as you can see, the parts are stuck together.

They are not going anywhere.

>> They are not going anywhere.

>> This tubing is welded.

>> Solid.

I could dance on this.

>> You could dance on it.

>> Park a car on this.

>> As you can see, I'll need a lot of practice to get as good as Nick.

But, remember, he's been doing this for 20 years.

And I don't think I did so bad for my first time.

Welding is an extremely important skill in our world, and maybe some day you'll be the one making sparks fly.

♪ >> Let's search up some more fun on the "Friday Zone."

♪ >> And now a story from the WTIU Kids Writers Contest.

>> One day, a boy was having a birthday party.

He and his friends were having a blast.

One of his friends said, hey, I know what we should do first.

Let's go bust the pinata.

Good idea, said the boy.

After they were done with the pinata, they decided to open presents.

First, the boy got a bike.

Then a toy truck.

After that, they played some games.

They played tag and many others.

They decided to have cake.

His mom wanted to cut the cake, but the boy insisted that he should do it.

The boy got the knife.

The first piece was for him.

The next piece was for one of his friends.

As Keith was starting to cut the next piece, he felt the cake moving and moving, more and more.

Finally, it exploded with confetti.

There was cake everywhere, especially on the boy.

The boy decided this was the best party ever!

The next day at school, he told everyone all about it.

They thought it was the best thing they ever heard!

>> Want to see your story on the "Friday Zone"?

It's easy.

Just ask your teacher how to enter or request an entry form from WTIU@indiana.edu.

♪ ♪ Friday >> Welcome back.

Let's check in with Megan in the Fresh Thyme Market Kitchen to see what's cooking.

Hi, Megan.

Wow, that's a lot of awesome stuff!

>> Thanks so much for having me.

I'm super excited.

It is "Hoppy Easter" week, and I'm bringing you an egg-tra special dish today.

We are dishing up dyed and deviled eggs that are naturally dyed with things you probably already have in your house.

>> That's so cool.

>> So let's go ahead and get started.

I know!

So to make our dye, the first thing we want to do is gather our ingredients.

So we are going to make three different colored eggs.

So we are going to make blue eggs, red eggs and yellow.

And to do this, we are going to take three sauce pans.

Now, remember, you are going to need an adult for supervision on this.

And you are going to add two cups of water into each sauce pan.

From there, we have to add our natural root vegetables.

So we are going to add for our blue, about two cups of red cabbage that's been chopped up.

For our red or pink, we're going to add a red beet that's been nicely diced.

And for our yellow, we're going to add a little bit of turmeric.

So get that spice in there.

And boil -- >> So how do those colors, like, get into -- like, how do they dye our food?

>> Okay.

So that is a great question.

So what you need to do is once they are boiled, you are going to actually remove the food out.

You are going to take the beets, take the red cabbage out.

The turmeric, it kind of just disperses.

So you don't have to worry about that one.

And then the magic comes with the vinegar.

So vinegar is going to make that color stick to our eggs.

So you need to add a tablespoon of vinegar into each of these natural colors, and to make that blue extra blue, we add about three-fourth a teaspoon of baking soda into that one.

>> Hmm.

That's so interesting.

>> I know.

So the main thing you want to do is make sure that you have already hard boiled your eggs and you've taken the shell off.

So you want to make sure you already peeled them.

That gets them really nice and deep in their color.

And then with tongs, because you don't want to dye your hands, you are just going to drop each egg into each of the colors.

So there's my pink or red.

There's my blue.

And here's my yellow.

And now the key with this is you need to let them sit because it is more of a natural dye.

They have to sit for about 20 to 40 minutes in your fridge, and then you can take them out.

And this is the result.

Look how beautiful these are.

>> Oh, my gosh, they are basically edible Easter eggs.

>> Exactly!

Everyone loves the Easter Bunny, and he has eggs too!

This yellow, deep golden yellow.

And then this Easter egg blue.

It's perfect!

>> So Megan, what do we do next with these awesome, brightly colored eggs?

>> Well, this is the fun part.

You are going to devil them so you can actually eat them.

So now that our Easter eggs are dyed, again, with some parent supervision, we are going to take our eggs and a butter knife, and we are going to cut our egg lengthwise.

Okay?

So that you expose the yolk.

You see the yolk right here?

>> Yes.

>> And then you are going to pop the yolk out, and save the white for the actual deviled part.

Now to make the actual deviled egg inside, you take all of your yolks, and then you take about a third cup of Greek yogurt, you take two tablespoons of mayonnaise, two teaspoons of yellow mustard, and about a fourth teaspoon of onion powder, and you are just going to mash them all together so you get this really nice yellow consistency, okay?

>> Ooo!

>> You see how it's coming out here, getting nice and thick and creamy?

>> So once you actually have that beautiful consistency, you are going take a spoon, like I have right here, and you are going to take that inside, and take your egg, place a dollop in the middle, just like that.

And add a little bit of paprika for color.

And maybe some chives or green onion on top, and you have the perfect deviled egg.

It looks festive.

It tastes amazing, and it's something that's really fun to do as a family.

>> That's awesome.

It's like an edible art project that tastes delicious.

>> Exactly!

>> Perfect!

Well, thank you so much, Megan.

We'll be right back.

♪ >> Peggy?

Peggy girl child?

It's time!

It's time for you to go to school!

It's time for your first day of school!

Are you excited, Peggy girl child?

>> Yes and jittery.

Oh.

>> Jittery?

>> Yes, my tummy is grumbling, all topsyturvy.

>> Don't worry, Peggy girl.

There's no need to be nervous.

>> But I am nervous, Zarg.

>> You are going to be great.

Everyone will love Peggy.

>> How can you be sure?

>> Because, silly Peggy, Peggy is great!

>> Oh, Zarg.

>> Now, don't you worry.

>> Okay.

>> Are you all set?

Does Peggy have her No.

2 pencils?

>> Yes, Zarg.

>> Does Peggy have paper?

>> Yes, Zarg.

What type of student do you take me for?

>> A studious student.

You are Peggy, after all.

>> That I am.

>> What about your school books?

Does Peggy have her school books?

>> Zarg, stop fussing.

You are making me more nervous.

>> Oh, Zarg, did not mean to make Peggy nervous.

Zarg just wants to help Peggy girl child be prepared.

[ Sigh ] >> I am prepared.

>> Good.

Good.

Of course, Peggy is prepared.

Well, I guess this is it.

Peggy is all set to go to school.

>> Almost.

>> Hmm?

>> I have one very important thing left to do.

>> What's that, Peggy?

>> Zarg, would you read this poem with me?

>> Why, of course!

Zarg would love to read a poem with Peggy.

>> I shall be telling this with a sigh.

Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.

>> I shall be telling this with a sigh.

Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- >> I took the one less traveled by.

>> And that has made all the difference.

>> Oh, Zarg.

>> Peggy girl.

It's time for you to face your fears, make new friends, and realize your dreams beyond the bedroom.

>> Brave face, Zarg.

>> Brave face, Peggy girl child.

>> Zarg?

Zarg?

Where are you, Zarg?

>> I'm here.

I'm here, Peggy girl!

Did you forget something?

>> Yes!

>> What?

What did Peggy forget?

Her lunch box?

>> No.

Just this.

>> Aww.

Thank you, Peggy girl child.

>> I love you, Zarg.

>> Zarg loves Peggy.

>> Aw.

>> Now, you don't want to be late for your first day of school.

>> No.

>> Now, off with you.

Off with you, Peggy girl child.

Off with you!

♪ In the "Friday Zone" Friday ♪ >> Welcome to animal yoga.

My name is Priscilla, and I'm here to practice yoga together with you.

Let's take a deep belly breath in, and check how are we feeling in this very moment.

[ Deep breath ] Now bring our hands in front of our hearts.

Namaste.

Ready to begin?

♪ Did you know that humans are also animals?

In yoga, we have something we call the greeting, which is we say the word "namaste."

This word namaste means that the goodness inside of me, says hi, recognizes the goodness inside of you.

So we're going to look at the palms of our hands.

And do you see those lines that we have?

They are unique.

Nobody else has lines like this in the whole earth.

There's nobody else like us.

We are special.

We are important.

And we are unique.

So bring your hands in front of your heart.

And with our good hearts, you're going to take a deep breath in, and we are going to say our special word, "namaste".

Okay?

So breathing in.

Namaste.

>> Thank you for joining me.

May all be peaceful.

May all be well.

May all be happy.

Namaste.

♪ In the "Friday Zone" Friday ♪ >> Thank you all for joining us on the "Friday Zone," and thanks again to Megan from the Fresh Thyme Market for joining us today.

You can find all sorts of fun recipes and ideas at freshthyme.com.

And our website is Fridayzone.org.

Or find us on social media @thefridayzone.

And remember to live, learn, and play the "Friday Zone" way.

♪ >> Production support for the "Friday Zone" is provided by: The WTIU Children's Programming Endowment, ensuring quality children's programming for future generations of Hoosiers.

Learn more at Indianapublicmedia.org/kidsfund.

WFYI Public Media, inspiring Indiana with high-quality educational content since 1970.

By sharing stories and connecting people, WFYI inspires the best in our community.

And these Indiana Public Television Stations.

Thank you!

♪ >> Do you cool cats have the perfect idea for the "Friday Zone"?

Want to share a hobby?

Or let us know what's happening in your town?

Then contact us on our website at Fridayzone.org or send an email to zone@indiana.edu right now!