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Did you get a good night's sleep?

I did.

After yesterday's Camp TV activities, I was wiped out.

But that's not the only reason I slept well.

The truth is, I rest better at night knowing that I am surrounded by superheroes -- not the kind that can shapeshift or see through walls.

I'm talking about everyday superheroes, people just like you and me who do their best to keep us safe and protected.

You might have heard a lot about them lately, sometimes referred to as our frontline workers.

Despite the risks, they do their jobs, no matter what.

They can be super brave, like firefighters, super helpful, like street cleaners and bus drivers, super caring, like nurses and doctors, or super reliable, like mail carriers, not to mention people in the military, security, those who work in grocery stores, food banks, airports, pharmacies, animal shelters... [ Exhales ] ...just to name a few.

[ Chuckles ] So today, we honor all the superheroes in our everyday lives.

It's superhero day on Camp TV.

[ Fanfare plays ] I'll see you right after this.

A little birdie told me it's time to go wild.

Hi, friends.

My name is Bella.

And welcome to the Memphis Zoo.

I'm here with my very special friend Caesar, the emperor scorpion.

Scorpions are a member of the arachnid family.

Arachnids also include spiders.

Scorpions have eight legs, six eyes, two pinchers, and one stinger.

Their stinger is located on the end of their tail, unlike a tarantula, which has fangs that inject their venom.

Emperor scorpions can be found in northwestern Africa near the Congo area.

They live in a hot, humid rainforests under the leaf litter on the forest floor.

Here at the zoo, Caesar loves to eat crickets.

Caesar injects his venom into his prey.

And then the insides of the prey become like a smoothie, which he's able to slurp up.

At the zoo, Caesar's favorite treat is a cricket.

In the wild, he could be eating all sorts of things, including crickets, but also locusts, cockroaches, and millipedes.

By doing this job, Caesar makes sure there aren't too many bugs in his home, which helps keep it safe and clean.

Thank you so much for taking the time to learn about my friend Caesar, an emperor scorpion.

Bye, everyone.

Have you ever met a real-life superhero?

I have -- Mr. Jones, my third-grade math teacher.

He was the best.

He taught me that it's okay to make mistakes because they help you improve.

And believe you me, I made a lot of them.

[ Chuckles ] Another superhero -- my mom.

Growing up, she was my alarm clock, cook, nurse, referee, photographer, teacher, personal shopper.

She worked 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

And then there was my grandpa.

He would help me build the most amazing parking garages for my toy cars.

It had ramps, an elevator, even a car-washing station, and all made out of recyclables.

And he gave the best hugs.

Who are some of the people you look up to in your family or community?

Give it a think.

You'll see why right after these next activities.

Daytime or nighttime, it's always time for story time.

Hi.

I'm Norah.

And today we're gonna be reading about how basketball was invented.

Listen closely and read along.

I'll be asking you questions as we go.

"A Ball and a Basket" by ReadWorks, illustrations by Spencer Reeves.

"It was December in 1891.

A man named James Naismith had a problem to solve.

He was a gym teacher at a school in Massachusetts.

He was trying to figure out how to keep his students fit during the long winter.

He knew he had to find a game to keep his students active, and he knew it had to be played indoors.

He did not want the game to be too rough, and people had to be able to play it in a walled-in gym."

We just heard about a problem James Naismith was trying to solve.

What was his problem?

Now let's keep reading to see how he solved it.

"James thought about some ideas.

He threw some ideas out.

Finally, he thought of a solution.

He wrote down a set of rules.

Then he took a basket meant to hold peaches.

He nailed it to a track 10 feet high.

His students would try to throw a ball into the basket.

They used a soccer ball.

When someone got the ball in the basket, they won a point for their team.

But the peach basket had a bottom, so someone had to poke the ball out of the basket every time that happened."

Thinking back to the problem Mr. Naismith was trying to solve, why was the game he invented the solution to his problem?

Good thinking.

"This was how the sport basketball was invented.

Over time, new rules were added.

The ball changed from a soccer ball to a brown ball.

Eventually it became an orange rubber ball.

The basket became a net.

The courts where the game was played got bigger.

Today, basketball is a popular sport in the U.S. and in places around the world."

As we just heard, basketball has changed a lot since it was first invented.

Now it's your turn to play ball.

Don't worry if you don't have a basketball or a hoop outside.

Remember, James Naismith invented basketball with a peach basket and a soccer ball.

Ask a grownup to help you find a soft ball and a safe place to practice tossing it at a target.

See how many times you can hit the target in a row, or invent your own game.

Until next time, bye.

So, did you have a chance to think about any heroes you might already know?

Maybe a devoted friend, family member, neighbor, or someone else in your community?

I find these everyday heroes often give a lot of themselves to us.

So what about giving them something back?

A "thank you" is always nice, but I've got something else in mind.

In the great tradition of many camps of yore, I say it's high time we make a friendship bracelet.

A friendship bracelet is a bracelet that's handmade, often with colorful string, and given to someone as a sign of friendship or appreciation.

All you need is some string, a piece of tape, some safety scissors, and a little practice.

If you need to, there is no shame in asking for a hand from a friend or an adult.

To begin, choose three colors of string and make sure they are each long enough to loosely wrap around your wrist twice.

Then stack them together and tie them in a knot.

Be sure to leave some room at the top.

Then tape the top to a table to help stabilize it.

Now it's time to braid.

Take your three strings.

Put the right string over the middle string.

This now becomes the center string.

Then put the left string over the middle string.

This now becomes the center string.

And keep on going until it's long enough to go around your wrist without pinching.

Then tie another knot with room at the bottom.

Remove the tape and carefully cut off any extra string.

And there you have it -- your very own friendship bracelet.

While you're at it, can you make me an extra one?

I'd like to give it to a friend -- in this case, you.

Music, dance, magic, and more.

Step right up to Center Stage.

The low beating of the tom-toms.

The slow beating of the tom-toms.

Low.

Slow.

Slow, low.

Stirs your blood.

Dance!

A night [indistinct] rolls softly, slowly, like a wisp of smoke around the fire.

And the tom-toms beat.

[ Drumming begins ] And the tom-toms beat.

And the low beating of the tom-toms stirs your blood.

[ Drumming continues ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ Drumming resumes ] [ Drumming intensifies ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ Woman: Whoo!

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ Drumming resumes ] ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Zach: Ready for some math that counts?

Count On!

Hi.

I'm Shayna from Bedtime Math.

And today I'm going to show you a game called Rock 'n' Roll Bingo that you can play at home with your family.

You can use any dice you have at home.

And if you don't have dice, you can make them.

Then cut them out, fold the edges... ...tape them together... ...and you have dice.

I'm here with my kids and helpers for today, Laurel... and Logan.

But they've got the wrong bingo game set up.

For Rock 'n' Roll Bingo, you'll need dice, a game board, and small pieces to use to cover up the numbers on your board.

You can win by getting five numbers across, up and down, or on a corner-to-corner diagonal.

Here's how to play.

There are two levels.

In level one, you use two dice.

You roll them, and you can decide if you want to use a number on one of them or the total of the two of them together.

Level two is just like level one, but you add a third die to the mix.

You roll all three and decide if you want to use the amount on one of the dice, the total of two of them, or the total of all three.

Let's get started.

Logan, will you go first?

Yeah, I'll go first.

I'm using the numbers 3, 3, and 6 and they add up to 12.

Even though Logan rolled, we all get to decide how to use the numbers on the dice for our own boards.

Laurel, which will you cover up?

Laurel: I am going to add 3 and 3 to make 6.

So you keep taking turns.

And by the way, we like to go from youngest to oldest.

Oh, so maybe I should have started the game.

[ Laughter ] I think I'm going to just use the 1.

Bingo!

Good game.

So that's how you play Rock 'n' Roll Bingo.

Now you can try it out at home with your family.

Thanks for playing.

See you next time.

Have you ever heard of a silent hero?

They're one of my favorite types.

Silent heroes do what's right, even when no one is looking.

They're not fancy or proud.

They're not looking to be recognized.

They're just good people.

Some examples -- taking out the stinky garbage instead of making someone else do it, or giving up your seat on the bus, even though you're tired, too, or even just holding the door open for someone and smiling.

One of the toughest silent-hero moves for me?

Splitting the last piece of my favorite dessert with my brother, even when it's the last thing I want to do.

Can you think of ways you can be a superhero?

We're all in this together.

No matter how big or how small, we all can make a difference.

Daytime or nighttime, it's always time for story time.

Hi, guys.

My name is Ruth Rodriguez.

I'm an artist, and I'm also a children's librarian at the Francis Martin Library in the Bronx.

You guys ever been to the Bronx?

Well, it's a pretty awesome borough because it is the only borough in New York City that has a "the" in front of it.

But that's not what I'm here to talk about.

I wanted to tell you about a really awesome story that I love.

It is called "Alma and How She Got Her Name."

And it is written by Juana Martinez-Neal.

Now, you might be wondering, "Why did you choose this story?"

Well, I have a secret to tell you guys.

My first name is Ruth, and when I was growing up, I was very embarrassed about my name.

A lot of kids in school used to make fun of me and say, [whiny voice] "Ruth is an old lady's name," or, "You sound like a grandma."

[ Normal voice ] And how do you guys think that made me feel?

Yeah.

I was also pretty embarrassed and shy about my name.

But now I come across this wonderful story called "Alma and How She Got Her Name," where we learn about this awesome little girl named Alma who has a name that's a little bit out of the ordinary.

Is there something about your name that makes you different?

Is there something about your name that's out of the ordinary?

Well, when I was growing up, I was the only girl in my class named Ruth -- the only girl in my class named Ruth in first grade and second grade and kindergarten.

And I felt very embarrassed about that.

But here we see something else.

We see Alma, and her name is not just Alma.

Her name is Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela.

Oh!

"Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela had a long name -- too long, if you asked her.

'My name is so long,'" she tells her daddy "'It never fits.'"

Oh.

"'Come here,' he says one day.

'And let me tell you the story about your name.

And then you will decide if it fits.'"

Oh.

So he first tells her about Sofia, which was her grandmother who loved books and poetry and jasmine flowers.

Do you guys like books and poetry?

I do.

Ooh, and smell of flowers?

Mm-hmm.

She was the one who taught her daddy how to read.

And guess who else loves these things?

Alma, too.

"'I love books and flowers... and you too, Daddy.

I am Sofia.'"

She also learns about her great-grandmother Esperanza, who hoped to travel but never exactly got to do so.

But she had a son that traveled the world.

And wherever Esperanza's son went, so did her heart.

Esperanza means "hope" en Español.

Oh.

Oh, wow.

There's a really awesome illustration about the map of the world.

Oh, "'The world is so big!

I want to see it, Daddy.

You and me together.

'I am Esperanza,'" she tells her daddy.

And we also learn about her grandfather José.

Hey, that's my dad's name.

Alma's daddy tells her about José, who was an artist with a big family, and he liked to go to the plazas and paint.

And sometimes he used to go along with him, too.

Oh, do you guys like to paint and draw?

Hey, I like to draw and paint, too.

Ooh.

And here we see all of the wonderful illustrations.

Alma likes to draw, too.

All hanging down.

"'I am José.'"

Whoa!

There are so many awesome people that made up her name.

But wait.

That doesn't necessarily change how long it is.

Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela.

But wait, there's more.

She's also named after great people like her Great-Aunt Pura -- Pura means "purity" en Español -- who believed that the spirit of her ancestors were always watching over them and protecting them.

And when she was little, her great-aunt put a little red string around her wrist to protect her from the evil spirits.

Mm!

Now, in certain Latin American cultures in the Caribbean, some people wear a little charm bracelet that is meant to give you good luck and keep you safe.

Have you ever seen somebody wearing a little red charm bracelet?

I don't have one, but some of my cousins do wear one.

"Hello, Pura!

It's me, Alma!"

Ah, hey.

It's the spirit of her ancestor.

Oh, but wait, there's more.

Now, as we go along the story, we see all of these wonderful people that helped make Alma.

But it still doesn't change the fact that her name is a little bit too long in her eyes.

Hmm.

Now, I wonder if Alma will come to terms and understand a little bit more of her name?

I wonder if Alma will ever be proud of her name?

There's so much more to see.

What do you think of "Alma and How She Got Her Name"?

I like the illustrations.

I like that she's almost like me.

And it's just so beautiful.

And I also just like that is a true story.

Why should someone else read "Alma and How She Got Her Name"?

I think all the kids should read "Alma" because it's just so [indistinct] who started their family name.

Why is your name special?

I love my name because it's beautiful and it came from my relatives.

Why do you like to read?

I like -- I love learning new things from books.

And I like learning new things from different countries in books be-- Um, it's just very fun for me to learn new things from books.

So that's why I like them so much.

How do you feel about the library?

I!

Love!

Going!

To!

The!

Library!

So if you like books that are about friendship and are about celebrating who you are and getting to know a little bit about yourself, I would recommend "Alma and How She Got Her Name."

Now, if you already read "Alma and How She Got Her Name" and you loved it, I also recommend you check out the book "A Bad Case of Stripes" by David Shannon.

And I also recommend that you check out the book "Chrysanthemum" by Kevin Henkes.

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