[doorbell ringing] (children) ♪Hello!

Hello!♪ ♪Won't you be my friend?♪ ♪Hello!

Hello!♪ ♪Let's say it again.♪ ♪Hello!

Hello!♪ ♪Won't you be my friend?♪ ♪Hello!

Hello!♪ ♪Now you are my friend.♪ ♪♪♪ ♪H-E-L-L-O♪ ♪That's a word we all should know.♪ ♪H-E-L-L-O♪ ♪You can say it.♪ ♪Just say hello.♪ ♪♪♪ Hey!

There's Mr. Chuck!

Well, hello, friend.

Hello, Mr. Chuck!

Hello, friends.

Today is opposite day and we're going to find out all about opposites.

Do you know what opposite means?

Well, when things are as different as they can be, or as far apart as they can be, they're opposites.

But maybe the best way to learn about opposites is to show you.

If you look around, you'll see lots of things that are opposites.

Let me get you started with up and down.

Up and down are opposites.

I'm up on the porch.

♪♪♪ I'm down on the ground.

♪♪♪ I'm up on the porch.

♪♪♪ Now, I'm down on the ground.

Up and down are opposites.

Do you see anything around here that is up?

I see some things that are up.

Do you?

Those balloons.

Oh, they're up.

And I am down.

Come on, let's look over on the table.

Let me show you some more opposites.

Look at these glasses.

Are they different?

Not yet.

Now they are.

This glass is empty.

And this glass if full.

That's about as different as you can get.

Empty and full are opposites.

Let's try something else.

Here's a box.

And it's closed.

Can you tell me the opposite of cl osed?

What can I do to make this box different?

[hinges creaking] Now, the box is open.

Closed.

[hinges creaking] Open.

They're opposites.

Lots of other things can be opened and closed.

Take a look at this.

♪♪♪ [horn honking] You know, there's a big difference in these two balloons.

Sure.

This balloon is empty.

This balloon is full.

Empty.

And full.

Opposites.

[chicken clucking] ♪♪♪ [milk pouring] ♪♪♪ [cow mooing] [gulping] [sighing] ♪♪♪ [balloon popping] [vroom] Now, here's a way to have fun with up and down.

Make your own cable car.

Oh, a cable car is kind of like a trolley car except it doesn't run on tracks in the ground.

Instead, it's pulled by a moving cable usually across a canyon or up a mountain.

For your cable car, all you'll need is a toilet paper tube, a drinking straw, and some string.

The first thing you do is attach the straw to the top of the toilet paper tube.

I've used tape, but if you'd like you can use glue.

Then you tie off one end of the string and run the other end of the string through the straw.

Like this.

Then, tie off the other end of the string.

Make sure one end of the string is higher than the other.

Then bring your cable car up to the top, then let it slide down to the bottom.

You know, you can put a small toy or a piece of clay inside like a passenger if you'd like.

And of course you can decorate your cable car any way you want.

It's fun to have maybe two pieces of string and two cable cars side by side.

And have a cable car race.

It's a fun way to learn about up and down.

Yes!

♪♪♪ Bye-bye!

♪♪♪ Ugh!

What happened?

[teeth clattering] Boys and girls, your teeth are very important so it's a good idea to take care of your teeth so they will take care of you.

How do you take care of your teeth?

Well, we're here at the Childrens Museum's tooth exhibit.

Just for that purpose, we're going to find out.

Come along, let's take a look.

One way to care for you teeth is eat healthy foods.

And, you know, foods that don't stick to your teeth are the healthiest.

Take a look at this.

A plate of fruits and vegetables an d milk.

A sandwich with some raisins.

Breadsticks and cheese and milk.

Popcorn and nuts.

And a donut.

Which of these foods do you think is least likely to stick to your teeth and cause cavities?

You know, we could push a button and find out.

Do you think fruits and vegetables would make a healthy snack?

Let's see.

[applause] Yeah!

Hooray!

Yes, fruits and vegetables will make a healthy snack.

And a sandwich and raisins.

Would they make a healthy snack?

Boo!

Yuk!

That means no, no, no.

The bread and raisins will stick to your teeth.

How about the breadsticks and cheese?

Let's see.

Yes!

The breadsticks are crunchy and th e cheese has nutrients that's good for your teeth.

What about the popcorn and nuts?

Yeah!

Hooray!

Yes, they would make a healthy snack because they're not soft and gooey.

They're both crunchy.

And how about the donut?

Boo!

Yuk!

It's soft and gooey and it will stick to your teeth.

Would not make a very good snack.

But I know every now and then you might want to try a donut or other sugary kinds of foods.

And that's okay now and then.

But what do you do afterwards to keep your teeth healthy?

Brush, brush, brush.

♪♪♪ (male #1) ♪I like to brush my teeth.♪ ♪I like to brush my teeth.♪ ♪And when I brush my teeth it feels so good.♪ ♪By brushing north and south I make a brighter mouth.♪ ♪I squeeze the toothpaste out just as I should.♪ ♪And then I brush my teeth.♪ ♪I like to brush my teeth.♪ ♪And when I brush my teeth, I like to smile.♪ ♪When the eating stops, my jaw just drops♪ ♪and then I clean those chops in th e proper style.♪ ♪Just like this.♪ ♪♪♪ ♪Side to side now up and down.♪ ♪Make that brush go round and round.♪ ♪♪♪ ♪I think I'll brush my teeth.♪ ♪I love to brush my teeth.♪ ♪And when I brush my teeth there's no denial.♪ ♪I keep my molars clean like you've never seen.♪ ♪I even floss between once in a wh ile.♪ ♪And when I brush my teeth, I like to smile.♪ You know, brushing your teeth is one way to protect them.

You should brush and floss your teeth after every meal, and after eating sugary sticky stuff.

And before you go to bed every night.

Brushing and flossing your teeth will really help get rid of a lot of that sticky stuff that causes cavities.

There's another way to protect your teeth.

See your dentist regularly.

Your dentist has special tools that can clean your teeth much, much better than you can at home.

♪♪♪ (female #1) This is Hannah.

She's going to see the dentist for a check up.

♪♪♪ My name is Judith.

I'm the dental assistant.

I'll go with Hannah to have her te eth cleaned and checked.

♪♪♪ First, we'll take an x-ray.

An x-ray is a picture of your teeth that shows if you have any cavities.

♪♪♪ After the x-ray, Hannah has her te eth cleaned.

♪♪♪ This is the toothbrush that I will use.

It's an electric toothbrush.

[toothbrush spinning] ♪♪♪ Then we'll rinse her mouth and the cleaning is all done.

♪♪♪ (male #2) Hello.

My name is Dr. Larry.

I'm a pediatric dentist.

I'm going to check Hannah's teeth.

♪♪♪ A dentist uses special tools like this one to check your teeth and to make sure that yo u're not getting any cavities.

♪♪♪ There!

Hannah has no cavities and her te eth are cleaned and polished.

That was easy.

And it didn't hurt a bit.

And it makes you feel good to have healthy teeth and a pretty smile.

Bye!

We'll see you next time that you vi sit the dentist.

But you know what, I went to the dentist before and they cleaned my teeth cause my teeth were a little bit dirty cause I didn't brush my teeth good.

I didn't go in little circles.

And she let me brush her toy thing with no head or nothing just a mouth.

She let me brush the teeth.

This cleaning along with your brushing and flossing regularly can give you healthy teeth and gums.

And give you a smile that's bright and clean.

[jungle sounds] It's time for... ♪♪♪ (Mr. Chuck) Today friends, we're going to take a look at gorillas.

You know the gorilla is the largest kind of ape.

A large male gorilla can weigh over 400 pounds.

Gorillas may look fierce or mean, but they're not.

Gorillas are really shy, gentle, even friendly animals.

They will not hurt a human unless they're attacked.

The gorilla usually walks on all fours, that is with its feet and hands touching the ground.

Gorillas come from Africa.

They live in the rain forest.

In the wild, gorillas only eat leaves, bark, and fruit from trees.

Only in captivity do they eat meat.

Gorillas are some of the smartest animals.

They can learn sign language and communicate with people.

You can learn lots more about gorillas and many other animals when you take a trip to the zoo.

♪♪♪ Let's see what we got in the mailbox today.

Oh, look what we've got here.

Take a look at this.

I bet we're going to get a surprise.

I'm expecting one.

Ha!

There it is.

Look at that - isn't that nice?

That's from Chelsea Cross who is ei ght years old from Arlington.

I bet I met her at the Arlington branch library.

There it is!

Take a look.

There are balloons.

There's hearts.

There's flowers There's Mr. Chuck written all over the place.

Mr. Chuck gets around doesn't he?

Thank you very much, Chelsea.

I think that's a very colorful job.

And we've got a couple more here.

Ah- yes!

Looks like the same household in Brighton, Tennessee.

Here's one from Heather Chaney.

Heather is nine years old.

Take a look at this.

There are three people she's drawn there, and I think one of them might be Mr. Chuck.

You think the one with the red shirt on might be Mr. Chuck?

I'm going to assume that, cause it 's such a nice job.

I'm going to claim that.

Thank you so much.

Very good job, Heather.

The other one is also from Brighton, Tennessee - the same household there in Brighton.

Kaitlyn Chaney.

Ah-ha!

Take a look at what Kaitlyn did.

She drew a nice hat on top of the head of that person with a nice red skirt and blue blouse.

Hey, that must be a holiday hat!

Looks real good.

You both did fine job and I thank you all for such nice, wonderful drawings.

You know, I like getting drawings and photos from my friends.

So if you'd like to send me a drawing or a photo of yourself, just send it to... Then I'll share them with our friends right here on TV.

Just remember I can't return them so only send us the things you don't want to get back, okay?

♪♪♪ I'd like to talk to you about immunizations.

One, they are very important.

Two, is that if you don't have the appropriate immunizations, your child will not get into school.

When is the first immunization?

Well, it depends on what state that you're in.

If you're in Tennessee, the first immunization usually is given at birth, or at two weeks of age, or at one month of age.

What is that immunization?

That's the first immunization for Hepatitis B.

Your child will receive three of those immunizations during the first year of life.

Additionally, during the first year of life, your child should receive two doses of a polio vaccine which is given by mouth, three doses of a DPT - diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussus - and three doses of the hemophilus influenza type B immunization.

Sounds like a lot of injections, but you have to think in terms of what are we giving these immunizations for?

And what we're doing is that we're trying to prevent your child from catching those diseases.

At the age of 15 months, the child will receive their first MMR and boosters for hemophilus influenza type B.

At the ages of 15 months or 18 months, they will also receive boosters for the polio and DPT.

Then the big day comes when your child is about ready to go to school which is about the age of five.

And the child at that time will receive boosters for the DPT, the polio, and also the MMR.

I hope this will answer some questions about the number of immunizations that are required for your child.

♪♪♪ Time's up and we must leave, but before we go, parents, it is difficult for an infant to learn productively without the help of an adult.

Who can be the best role model at the most crucial period in a child's life?

You.

Thanks for watching.

Have a great day.

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