♪♪ -Major funding for "Camp TV" was made possible by the... Additional funding was provided by the... [ Upbeat tune plays ] -♪ Camp TV ♪ ♪ It's time for us to start ♪ ♪ From furry animal encounters ♪ ♪ To summer reading and the arts ♪ ♪ No matter what the weather ♪ ♪ We'll explore it all together ♪ ♪ It's a place for you and me ♪ ♪ It's Camp TV ♪ [ Whimsical tune plays ] -Hi!

Zing here, your trusty head counselor, and welcome to Polka Dot Day on "Camp TV."

You look great, campers!

All decked out in dots.

As far as I'm concerned, you can never have too many.

And it seems I'm not the only one.

From leopards, Dalmatians, and stingrays to, um, whatever this is.

Today is the perfect day to rock the dot.

And to help us celebrate, please say hello to today's co-counselor, the best thing to ever walk into camp with six legs -- Dotty.

Welcome, Dotty.

Thanks for joining us.

-[ Whispering ] -Oops, sorry, what was that?

-[ Whispering ] -Ah!

Got it!

Remember this guy from earlier?

Turns out it's a crested guineafowl, a bird that's related to turkeys and pheasants.

Thanks, Dotty.

-[ Whispering ] -What's that?

-[ Whispering ] -Oh, how right you are!

Thanks for keeping us on track, Dotty.

Okay, my Polka Dot campers, it's time for your first activity.

We will see you in a few.

You took the words right out of my mouth.

-Hi, my name is Lyla.

I'm ten years old and I live in Washington and I'm a kid expert on Braille.

-We see Lila, an awesome kid, wearing a pink fleece, sitting in a black swivel chair like a boss in her home.

The words "Lyla Braille Expert" appear onscreen, you know, because she's the star of this video.

Underneath we see the words also written out in Braille.

-Braille is basically a series of dots that make up letters and words.

-The Braille alphabet for the visually impaired is seen with the English letters below.

It looks like a cool music chart.

♪ La laaa!

♪ -I read it wish just my whole fingertip.

It's not like just the top of it.

And we have our own alphabet.

It's not like your guys' M. Like say I'm writing "math."

-The word math appears onscreen in both English and Braille.

The M is highlighted in red.

Actually, can we change that highlight to rainbow colored?

[ Shimmering tune plays ] Whoa!

It changed!

Awesome!

-You guys' M would be different than my M in Braille.

So we like get our like own language.

So A is a dot, B is, you know, two dots.

But when we turn into numbers, basically, it's kind of a letter.

It's a letter, so, like, A would be 1 and B would be 2.

But how you know it's a number is there's a symbol and it's called a number sign and then followed by the number.

I just want you guys to know that learning Braille was actually really fun.

Like there are like stuff like X in Braille feels really cool.

-Four dots representing the letter X appear onscreen.

Wish I could touch that letter.

-Like a whole line of X is really cool.

-The Braille symbol for X multiplies, making two dotted lines.

That is super cool!

-If you just open up your mind, like don't think about print, Just get into your learning mode, just like if you're learning a new thing in print or if you're learning how to write in cursive, just open up your mind to that one skill and just let it leak into your brain.

-Jump, dance, play.

It's time to get active.

-Hi there, campers.

I'm Courtney and one of my favorite things to do year-round is exercise and I wanted to bring you along with me.

Are you ready?

Let's do this.

Make sure that you have lots of space around you and that you're wearing comfortable clothes.

[ Upbeat hip hop plays ] To make this even more fun, why don't we make patterns out of our exercises?

We'll start with a pattern of all even numbers.

So, we'll begin with 8 jumping jacks, followed by 6 lunges, then 4 sit-ups, and, finally, 2 push-ups.

Here we go!

Now, we're going to do lunges.

In order to do a lunge, you're going to put your hands on your hips and take a big step forward.

Then you're going to bend down until your back knee almost touches the ground, like this.

That's... Then you'll step backwards and repeat with the other leg.

Now, let's move to the ground and do 4 sit-ups.

Now, we're going to flip over and do 2 push-ups.

Nice work!

Now, let's do a pattern of all odd numbers.

We'll start with 7 jumping jacks, followed by 5 lunges, then 3 sit-ups, and, finally, 1 push-up.

Are you ready?

Let's go!

Ready for our 5 lunges.

Now, we're going to go back on the ground and do 3 sit-ups.

Ready?

Here we go.

Now, we're going to flip over and do 1 last push-up.

Awesome job!

Amazing work today, campers!

Thank you so much for exercising with me.

I hope you had as much fun as I did.

The next time you exercise at home, try seeing what other patterns you can come up with.

I'll see you on the flip side and remember to stay kind.

Toodles!

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

[ Whimsical tune plays ] [ Birds chirping ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Crickets chirping ] ♪♪ Music, dance, magic, and more.

Step right up to... -Hello, everyone!

-My name is Josephine and I'm ten years old.

-My name is Eva and I'm ten years old, too.

-As a dancer, it requires a lot of hard work.

-It also requires responsibility and concentration.

-We both study dance at the New York Theatre Ballet School.

-I started dancing when I was five years old.

-And I started dancing when I was four years old.

-We both practice at home about 20 minutes a day and we have two one hour and a half classes each week.

-When preparing for a performance, we usually rehearse on weekends.

-We both love to dance ballet.

-I aspire to learn how to dance en pointe, one day.

-And I hope to learn modern dance, one day.

Our choreographer for the show is Julian Donahue and the composer for the music for the show is Johann Strauss Sr. -Now, we will show you a short excerpt from our upcoming dance.

[ Upbeat classical music plays ] ♪♪ Now, we thought it might be fun to teach you five positions of the arms.

-This is first position, second position, third position, and there's two fourths -- middle fourth and high fourth, and there's three fifths -- high fifth, middle fifth, and low fifth.

-Now, let's do it with marching and call out the names as loud as you can.

-Make sure you are straight and tall and remember to have high knees while marching.

And... -[Both] First, first, first, first, second, second, second, second, third, third, third, third, fourth, fourth, fourth, fourth, fourth, fourth, fourth, fourth, fifth, fifth, fifth, fifth.

fifth, fifth, fifth, fifth, fifth, fifth, fifth, and fifth!

We hope you learned a lot about ballet today.

-[Both] Bye!

-Welcome back to Polka Dot Day on "Camp TV."

Didn't that last activity just...hit the spot?

Well, here's something that should also do the trick.

Have you ever heard of Georges Seurat?

He was a French artist that lived in the late 1800s and he is famous for developing a style of painting called pointillism.

Seurat used a technique in which he applied small, distinct dots of color to his canvas to form an image.

Up close, you can see all the individual dots and colors, but when you move further away, your eyes can't see that level of detail anymore.

The dots create an optical illusion.

Your brain blends the dots together, mixing the colors and creating the full picture.

Another painter who used pointillism early on in her career is Belgian-born painter...

Both Seurat and Boch were painters from way back in the 1800s, but the technique and science they used to make their paintings is still being applied today.

Take a digital picture or computer screen, for example.

Both use lots of single dots to make a bigger picture, except, the dots are called pixels.

Pretty amazing, don't you think?

So, since today is all about dots, I thought we could do something crafty that uses them.

Dotty suggested we paint one of her favorite things -- a tree!

So, without further ado, let's get to the point.

You will need some paper, some nontoxic washable paint, some cotton swabs, a paintbrush, a pencil, and your imagination.

Start by making a tree trunk and branches by outlining your wrist and hand on a piece of paper, like this!

[ Whimsical tune plays ] ♪♪ Fill it in and let it dry.

♪♪ Using a cotton swab, dot on some leaves.

If you don't have a cotton swab, feel free to use the tip of your finger, instead.

I like to add many different colors.

How many you use is up to you, but I say, when in doubt, add more dots.

♪♪ And there you have it -- your very own polka dot tree.

Spot-on, don't you think?

Enjoy your last few activities!

Mmm!

-Hello.

Welcome to "Kids Cooking with Zoe."

It's Zoe here and today we're making Jammin' Jam.

Strawberry, homemade.

[ Laughs ] Here's what you'll need.

[ Funk plays ] ♪♪ I'm making strawberry jam.

You don't have to.

You can make blueberry jam, peach jam -- whatever fruit of your choice.

The first thing you need to do is cut the stems off whatever fruit you have.

♪♪ ♪♪ I'm cutting my strawberries in half because they're a bit too big.

[ Laughs ] Once you've done that, we're going to put the strawberries in a medium pot on medium high heat and let the fruit boil, stirring often.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Once the fruit starts to boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer until it gets all juicy.

♪♪ Now, you can use a potato masher or the back of a ladle to smoosh the fruit up to a thick purée, leaving a few chunks for texture.

♪♪ Now, we're going to reduce the heat and put the chia seeds in and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Once it has a jam-like texture, we're going to remove it from the heat and stir in the vanilla.

♪♪ ♪♪ Once it's cooled to room temp, put it in a jar.

And then it's time for the tea party!

Yes, I'm so excited.

Pumping up!

[ Laughs ] -Curiosity and wonder.

Let's discover together.

♪♪ ♪ I may be small ♪ ♪ But I'm big enough ♪ ♪ To make a difference ♪ ♪ Just a straw ♪ -♪ Hm!

♪ -♪ But most of us end up ♪ ♪ In the ocean ♪ ♪ Because straws don't get recycled ♪ ♪ Like bottles do ♪ ♪ So, reducing the pollution ♪ ♪ Is up to u ♪ ♪ Make a choice you're proud of ♪ ♪ And skip the straw ♪ ♪ Your drink will even last longer ♪ -[ Slurp! ]

-♪ When you skip the straw ♪ ♪ Cleaning up our oceans ♪ ♪ Is up to you and me ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Straws can be special ♪ ♪ They can be helpful tools ♪ ♪ For people who need them ♪ ♪ But a lot of us don't ♪ -♪ No!

♪ -♪ Except for very, very ♪ ♪ Special occasions ♪ ♪ So ♪ ♪ Try one that's made of paper ♪ ♪ Silicone, or bamboo ♪ ♪ Recyclable or reusable ♪ ♪ It's easy to do ♪ ♪ Make a choice you're proud of and ♪ ♪ Your drink will even last longer when you ♪ ♪ Cleaning up our oceans ♪ ♪ Is up to you and me ♪ ♪ Yeah, making a difference is easy ♪ ♪ 500 million straws ♪ ♪ Are thrown away every day ♪ ♪ In the United States ♪ ♪ That's a whole lotta waste ♪ ♪ 127 school buses full ♪ ♪ Give or take ♪ ♪ But you got just what it takes ♪ ♪ You've got the ♪ ♪ Respecting our planet ♪ ♪ Is up to you and me ♪ ♪ Yeah, making a difference is easy ♪ -Arts and crafts?

Yes, please!

[ Whimsical tune plays ] -That's right, dots!

Whoa!

That's a lot of dots.

Okay, everybody, outta here!

Phew!

Why am I thinking about dots?

Well, dots are really fun to think about when you're making art.

In a style called pointillism, artists put dots of color on the canvas.

If you've ever looked at an old comic book, you'll notice that the color is made up of dots.

That's how they mixed colors and got a variety of colors into the comic book stories -- by using lots of dots.

This artist worked in a style called Cubism and look at how the dots create patterns as part of the overall design of the painting.

Alright.

This is too many dots!

And I think I want to get out of here.

I have an idea.

Let's go to my drawing board and we'll make some art using dots.

It's going to be a really cool technique.

Come on!

I'm going to make a drawing today using dots and what am I going to draw?

I'm going to draw this pepper that I found at the supermarket.

I really love the shape of this pepper and I think it will make a beautiful drawing.

I'm going to use a technique called... Stippling involves making lots and lots and lots of little, tiny dots.

If you want to have darker shading, you need to put the dots closer together.

And if you want to have lighter areas, you make the dots farther apart.

I'm actually going to just go little by little with the dots.

I'm going to map out the shape of the pepper and add in some darker areas gradually.

The great thing about working in a stippling technique is you're doing one dot at a time, so, you can't really do any huge mistakes.

You just keep adding dots and then, if you put a dot in the wrong place, well, put another one in the right place and I just keep going.

I'm looking at the pepper and looking carefully at where the dark areas are.

The areas that I need to be dark have a lot of little dots in them, the areas that need to be a little lighter have fewer dots, and then there's a lot of areas in between.

I just keep adding dots.

It takes a while.

Stippling is a technique that takes a little bit of patience because you have to build up the dots gradually, until you get the darks and lights that you want in your drawing.

Stippling is fun.

Takes a lot of patience.

It's lots and lots of dots and dots, but in the end, it's a really interesting result.

You should try it.

Oh, look, there's my helper, Pencil!

-I love dots!

Dots everywhere!

Dots are so much fun!

-And Pencil and I have a challenge for you -- for you to make a drawing of your own, using dots.

Use the technique called stippling -- use the dots to make different kinds of darks and lights.

The more dots you put together, the darker your shading will be.

The fewer dots there are, the lighter your shading will be.

Try to make a range of darks and lights in your drawing.

Before I go, I just wanted to say -- Wait a second.

Too many dots!

Aah!

I can't stop them!

Aaaaah!

What can I say?

They got me.

I guess I'm going to make some more dot drawings.

I'll see you soon.

Bye.

-Daytime or nighttime, it's always time for storytime.

Ready for just the right book, read by just the right camper?

Without further ado, take it away.

-My name is Zion.

The book I'm reading is "The Dot" by Peter H. Reynolds.

"She opened her never-before-used set of watercolors and set to work.

Vashti even made a dot by NOT painting a dot.

At the school art show a few weeks later, Vashti's many dots made quite a splash."

The end.

Thanks for reading with me.

Goodbye!

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