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

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

- Good job.

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

- Hello, boys and girls.

Welcome to "Teaching in Room Nine".

- 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.

- [Teacher] All right, are you ready to learn?

Let's go.

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

I am Dr.

Sanders, and we are in our most amazing classroom where you can go anywhere and be anything you wanna be, and on all of our adventures, what do we always say?

It doesn't matter if you're two or 102, we will have some fun, F-U-N, fun.

We will have some fun while learning.

Before we go on our adventure, what do we need to do?

That's right.

I have some friend's names.

Let's take a look.

(Mr.

Sanders gasps) My first name is Walker.

Hi, Walker.

Walker, I have a question.

Are you a talker?

Walker, talker, you get me?

But let's spell Walker.

W-a-l-k-e-r, W-a-l-k-e-r.

Hi Walker, and my next name on my list, it's Calvin.

Hello, Calvin How are you doing today, Calvin?

Good.

Are you having a good day at school?

Excellent.

Let's spell Calvin.

C-a-l-v-i-n, C-a-l-v-i-n.

And my last name today is Carter.

Hello, Carter.

Let's spell Carter.

C-a-r-t-e-r, C-a-r-t-e-r.

All righty, guess what?

It's time to get on our adventure.

Are you ready?

Then let's go.

(cheerful music) (audience cheers) (audience claps) (bell rings) - Hi Glen.

Are you okay?

You look sad.

(sad tones) Oh, you lost a game of Tic-Tac-Toe.

(sad tones) You lost three games in a row?

Oh, Glen, I'm so sorry.

Tic-Tac-Toe can be kind of tricky.

Hey, would you like me to show you some strategies that help me feel calm and better?

(horn blows) Okay, how about you?

Would you like to learn some strategies too?

Okay, let's try.

The first strategy I have is the Breathe Strategy.

You breathe in and out five times.

You can use your fingers to help keep track.

Should we try it?

Okay, ready?

In.

(Dr.

Mahfood inhales) Out.

(Dr.

Mahfood exhales) That's one.

In.

(Dr.

Mahfood inhales) Out.

(Dr.

Mahfood exhales) That's two.

In.

(Dr.

Mahfood inhales) Out.

(Dr.

Mahfood exhales) That's three.

In.

(Dr.

Mahfood inhales) Out.

(Dr.

Mahfood exhales) Four.

In.

(Dr.

Mahfood inhales) And Out.

(Dr.

Mahfood exhales) Five.

The second strategy I have is called the Squeeze Strategy.

You can put your fingers together like this and then squeeze them together really taut and count to five.

Should we try it?

Here we go.

One, two, three, four, five, and rest.

How about again?

One, two, three, four, five, and rest.

One more time?

One, two, three, four, and five.

Great job.

So Glen, how are you feeling now?

Do you feel better?

(horn blows) That's great.

How about you?

Do these strategies help you feel calm?

Great.

So now you know two strategies, the Breathe Strategy and the Squeeze Strategy.

Put them together, they help you feel better, and you're ready to go to school.

(upbeat music) - Hi everybody.

It's Mrs.

Forth, back to share another story with you.

Before I share a story, I wanna talk to you a little bit about what we can do as we're reading stories to help us remember the story and talk about the story after we read it, and that is using a story arc.

A story arc helps us track the beginning, the middle, and the end of a story.

When thinking about how stories go, a story arc can help us remember what happened and talk about it at the end.

So thinking about the beginning, the beginning of the story usually tells us who the story's about, and what the character wants, or what's going to happen.

In the middle of the story, there's usually a problem, and at the end, we solve that problem.

We have a solution.

So as we read today, we're gonna be using this story arc to talk about the story before we read, and after we read.

Yes, I said before we read.

I know we haven't read it yet, but we're gonna find out some parts of that story arc before we even read by using a little trick that I like to use by looking at the back blurb.

Sometimes the authors give a little information on the back to get our minds ready to read and to help us understand what or who we're gonna read about.

So I'm gonna read the back blurb, and I want you to pay close attention for things like who maybe the story's about, and what that character wanted, and maybe even a problem too.

We're not gonna find a solution because the author doesn't wanna give it all away.

All right, pay close attention as I read the back blurb.

Here I go.

"Lily calls Joplin, Missouri home.

A boisterous Weimaraner with super smarts and an incredible sniffer, she is a search and rescue dog.

When a massive tornado runs smack through the center of Joplin, Lily's bravery is put to the test.

She is called upon to use her special skills to help the city and its people."

All right, let's look at our story arc.

Did we get answers to any of these as I read the back blurb?

Yeah, I sure did.

We know who the story's about.

Lily, a search and rescue dog.

Lily, what does she like to do?

She likes to help rescue people in times of need.

Is there a problem in the story?

A tornado hits the town.

That's a huge problem.

So I wonder what Lily's gonna do when the tornado comes, and how she's going to solve that big, big problem.

Are you ready to read the story and find out?

And then afterwards, let's retell the story using our story arc.

So the story is called "Lily, the True Story of Courage and the Joplin Tornado".

The story was written by Carolyn E. Mueller.

"This is Lily.

This is Tara.

They live here in Joplin, Missouri.

Tara found Lily when she was a tiny puppy, but Lily wasn't so small for long.

She had big paws and big energy.

Tara knew just what to do with her crazy Weimaraner.

Lily needed a job, and so Tara trained Lily to become a search and rescue dog.

They started out easy, playing hide and seek with Tara's children in the backyard.

Lily always won."

Do you see how she's trying to find the kids?

"One night an elderly woman wandered into the dark, dark woods.

Police called Lily and Tara to the scene."

Why would police want Lily to come help them out?

Yes, somebody's lost in the woods, and her job now is to find them, to search and rescue.

It's like playing hide and seek, isn't it?

"Lily picked up the woman's scent and followed it into the forest where she saved the old lady's life.

Lily had proven herself as a real search and rescue dog.

She helped whenever she was called.

One day, Lily herself needed help.

She became very sick.

Tara thought that she was going to lose her best friend.

The veterinarians decided to give Lily a special medicine, and do you know what?

It worked.

Lily was going to be okay.

It was a miracle, but Lily's challenges were far from over.

One month later, something bad happened, something very, very bad.

A terrible storm hit Joplin, Missouri, a tornado.

This was no ordinary twister.

It was a double tornado, a mile wide with 200 mile per hour winds.

It knocked down houses and trees, stores and schools.

This swirling, whirling beast tore straight through the middle of Joplin.

Many people were hurt, missing, or lost.

Lily had a job to do.

She went out into the ruined streets searching for people who needed help."

So her job during this tornado was to go out and search and find people who needed help.

Maybe they were stuck, or maybe they were hurt and they needed to be rescued.

"Tara hardly recognized Joplin.

Streets and buildings she knew had been destroyed.

Lily had to follow her nose.

As they searched, Lily got glass in her paws.

Tara found a nail stuck in her boot.

It was hot, it was rainy, and sometimes it even continued to lightning and thunder, but they found and helped people who had been hurt by the storm.

Tara and Lily were asked to search the local hospital.

The tornado had walloped St.

John's, and Lily had to make sure that no one was inside the damaged building.

Tara, though, was afraid of heights.

She was nervous about searching the hospital because she needed to go all the way up to the roof.

As Lily and Tara climbed the wobbly staircase, a group of firefighters circled around them to be sure that they were safe.

Tara felt better with Lily at her side.

When they finally reached the top, Tara was shocked by what she saw."

So this is the picture of what it looked like to them when they got to the top of the hospital.

"She saw piles of lumber where buildings used to be.

She saw trees uprooted, and cars thrown all over, this way and that.

She saw that everything had changed."

It didn't look like her city anymore, did it?

"But then she looked a little closer.

Down below, amidst the wreckage, she saw neighbors.

They were passing out water to people on the street.

Friends found each other, only wanting to hug.

She saw a lone tree hung with bird houses, so Joplin's birds could still have a place to call home.

Churches and stores opened their doors so that everyone who had lost so much could find shelter," a safe place for them to go and to sleep at night.

"There were police officers and firefighters, soldiers and EMTs sorting through the rubble.

They worked side by side, putting the town back together slowly, piece by piece.

On the top of that hospital, Tara and Lily saw miles of destruction, but they also saw helpers.

They saw everyday heroes.

They saw lots of friends.

In the evening, after a long day of searching, Tara took Lily home.

She sat on the porch as Lily ran out into the yard.

She watched as Lily rolled in the grass.

That beautiful dog wagged her tail in the setting sun, as if nothing bad had ever happened.

Tara had almost lost Lily, but Lily was going to be okay.

Sitting on the porch that evening, Tara just knew that if all of her neighbors continued to work together, Joplin would be okay too."

What a wonderful story, a true story of something that happened in the city of Joplin.

Let's remind ourselves about what happened in this story using our story arc.

Remember, we wanna tell what happened in the beginning, the middle, and the end.

So at the beginning, what happened?

Who was it about, and what was going on?

Yeah.

Lily, the dog.

She was training to be a search and rescue dog.

So in the beginning, Lily learned all about how to be a search and rescue dog.

If I go up to the middle, this is where the problem is, the big tornado.

There was a big tornado that hit the town and a lot of buildings were ruined, and people were stuck or hurt, and Lily had to search and rescue them.

And at the end, the town worked together to where everybody was able to build the city back again.

Great retell, and thanks for joining me for another read aloud.

I'll see you next time.

Bye everybody.

(cheerful music) (bubbles gurgle) - Hi there, Room Nine, it's me, Mrs.

Williams, the woodland creature teacher.

When I'm not here teaching, and learning, and growing my brain with you in Room Nine, I'm teaching and learning with all of my first graders, so hi, and lots of love to all my creatures.

Today is going to be all about inquiry.

(bell chimes) Inquiry, what's that, Mrs.

Williams?

Scientific inquiry is all about asking questions and then doing experiments to find the answers, so today our scientific inquiry is all about water.

(water splashes) What do you already know about water?

Yeah, we use water to drink, and to bathe, even to play in.

It's very important to all living things.

Well, we are going to start off with an experiment.

My friend Emma's gonna help me out today.

Hi Emma, how are you?

(audience cheers) Our first experiment has some materials that you need to gather if you want to try it at home.

Be sure to ask an adult.

You need a tub (bell chimes) to catch the water, a bag (bell chimes) with your water in it, and a few pencils.

(bell chimes) Emma's gonna help me out by putting the pencils into our bag.

What do you think is going to happen?

She's poking them all the way through.

Oh my goodness.

Three, four, and five.

Did you think I was going to get a bath?

I can understand why you would think so.

The water inside the bag and the bag itself create pressure that seals up around the pencils to keep the water from coming out.

Thumbs up or thumbs down, how did your prediction go?

If you didn't get it right, that's okay.

Predicting's all about making your best guess and seeing how it happens.

Now, just to prove to you that there's really water in this bag, Emma's gonna help me pull the pencils out, (pencils clatter) (water drips) So cool.

Thanks for your help, Emma.

(crowd cheers) Now you see why it's important to ask an adult for help.

Our next experiment is all about salt water and fresh water.

Did you know that there are different types of water?

This is fresh water, just like the water that comes out of the tap in your house.

We are going to turn this fresh water into salt water.

I'm gonna put a few drops of food coloring into this jar after I add salt to it.

What do you think might happen?

I'm gonna show you what this jar looks like with food coloring in it first, and then add a little salt to the other.

(soft music) Oh, look at our food coloring traveling down the jar.

I'm gonna add two tablespoons of salt to this one and let's see what happens.

Do you think it'll be the same or different as our freshwater jar?

Give it a little stir.

(spoon rattles) (soft music continues) Remember, your prediction is your best guess.

What do you think will happen with the salt water?

Let's see.

Oh, that is different than our other jar.

Most of the food coloring is staying at the top.

Why do you think it's different?

The salt in this jar, the salt molecules make the water more dense so that the food coloring can't sink to the bottom.

Thumbs up or thumbs down?

How was your prediction?

It's okay if you didn't get it quite right.

That's what science is all about.

Our next experiment has to do with plants.

Now this time I used fresh water to water one plant, and salt water to water the other.

I'm not gonna show you my salt water plant yet, because I want you to make your prediction.

Take a look at this plant.

What do you think would happen if we watered a plant with salt water?

Well, I've got a time lapse video that I made for you here after I added salt water to one plant, and fresh water to another.

(magical music) (clock ticks) (somber tones) What do you think?

How was your prediction?

Some plants can live and thrive with fresh water.

Some plants live and thrive in salt water, but this plant didn't.

It's not a salt water friendly plant.

How was your prediction?

Did it do what you thought?

These are some easy experiments for you to try at home with an adult.

I want you to use your inquiry, asking questions and looking for answers to help you learn more about the world around you.

I hope that you had fun learning and growing your brain with me today, and I'll see you again soon.

Bye.

(soft music) ♪ Time for music with Bhoo - Mrs.

Bhooshan here, and welcome to the music room in Room Nine.

Today we're gonna do a song and we're gonna move around to it, but I wanna play it for you first.

It sounds something like this.

♪ I want to go go go ♪ I want to go go go ♪ I want to go, go, go and stop ♪ ♪ Red is the color stop ♪ Red is the one on top ♪ I want to go and stop Your job today is to move around your space, wherever you're at at home, and you're gonna move and it goes along with the music.

You just have to go when I say go, and stop when I say stop.

In order for me to help, I brought a friend with me.

This is my friend Emma, (crowd cheers) and she's gonna play the xylophone as I do the movement with you.

Get ready.

We're gonna start with walking, and whenever I say go, we walk, but when I say stop, you have to freeze.

Ready?

Here we go.

♪ I want to go go go ♪ I want to go go go ♪ I want to go go go and stop ♪ Red is the color stop ♪ Red is the one on top ♪ I want to go and stop.

Did you get it?

Let's try another one.

Can you try tip toeing around your space, up on your tippy toes?

Ready?

Here we go.

♪ I want to go go go ♪ I want to go go go ♪ I want to go go go and stop ♪ Red is the color stop ♪ Red is the one on top ♪ I want to go and stop Awesome job.

Let's try one more.

Can you jump with me?

Here we go.

♪ I want to go go go ♪ I want to go go go ♪ I want to go go go and stop ♪ Red is the color stop ♪ Red is the one on top ♪ I want to go and stop ♪ And that was music with Bhoo (upbeat music) - (foreign language) Hello boys and girls, I'm Senor Johnson.

Why don't you come with me and learn some Spanish?

Today's goal is, "I can say basic colors in Spanish."

To do that, we're gonna use these colored balls.

The first color we'll use is red.

(bell chimes) The word in Spanish for red is (foreign language).

(bell chimes) Yellow.

(bell chimes) We've seen yellow.

(Foreign language), (bell chimes) Can you say (foreign language)?

Our next ball is colored green.

(bell chimes) The word for green in Spanish is (foreign language), (foreign language).

(bell chimes) This ball is blue.

(bell chimes) The name for blue in Spanish is (foreign language).

(bell chimes) And next we have purple, purple.

(bell chimes) The word for purple is (foreign language).

Our last ball, it's not quite a ball.

It's an orange.

(bell chimes) The word for orange is (foreign language) but in Spanish, the word for the color orange is (foreign language).

(bell chimes) (foreign language).

Can you say that long word?

(foreign language) I have a song so it'll help you remember these.

♪ (foreign language) ♪ (foreign language) ♪ (foreign language) ♪ (foreign language) ♪ (foreign language) ♪ (foreign language) ♪ These colors are cool.

If you look at these first three balls, you'll see that they are colored (foreign language).

Have you ever seen a stoplight?

Stoplights have the colors (foreign language).

(upbeat music) Thank you guys for coming and learning Spanish with me today.

Rum, pum, pum, Spanish is fun.

- Great day everybody.

This is Candice with Khaos and I wanna introduce you to my friend, Aaron.

Aaron has autism and he's an amazing Khaos Kid, but sometimes Aaron has a hard time with making friends and so Aaron had to learn that when you have a hard time making friends, sometimes it's just as simple as starting with hello, and so you have a lot of people in your classroom, and if you ever have a hard time with making friends, I just want you to start with saying, hello.

Remember you got this, and you can do anything you put your mind to.

Air hugs and cyber kisses.

- Welcome back.

Did you have a great day of learning?

You did that?

Oh man, I wish I could do that.

I will next time.

Don't worry about it, I will.

Oh, you had so much fun, but guess what, it's time for my turn to teach you a little lesson.

Are you ready?

Okay, I'll try.

Listen to these words for me, and tell me how are they alike?

How are they the same?

Let's see.

Some, so, sick.

Tell me how those letters are alike.

Yes, they start with the S sound.

And what is that S sound?

S. Everybody say some.

All right, let's some.

That's right, that's the s sound.

I'm going to give you another word.

I'm going to give you another word and you tell me what letter does it start with.

How about the number four?

Four, what letter does four start with?

Yes, it starts with the letter f. Excellent job.

Four, can you all make the f sound?

F. Oh, good work, good work.

And my last one is zoo, zoo.

Everybody say zoo.

What letter does zoo start with?

Yes, z. Man, you all are amazing.

You all are amazing, but it is time.

It is time for us to get outta Room Nine, but before we leave, can we spell our favorite word?

Nine, N-I-N-E, Nine.

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