(bright funky music) - Hello ,everyone and welcome to "Teaching in Room 9."

The region's.

- Shapes are everywhere we look, but.

- Good job.

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

- You can say to ourselves to be positive.

- Lemurs are found on the island of Madagascar.

- For one, I'm gonna risk it bigger as we go across to the right.

- Reset, that means taking a deep breath.

It may mean counting to 10.

- Today, we're gonna start with a freestyle throw, so I'm gonna put my arms up, and I'm gonna.

- [Dr. Sanders] All righty, are you ready to learn?

Let's go.

(bright funky music ends) (bright music) (bright music continues) Hello, everybody, and welcome back to "Teaching in Room 9 the region's largest classroom.

I am Dr. Sanders, and in our new classroom, we can go anywhere.

We can do anything while we are engaging and learning about this amazing community.

Remember what I always say, it doesn't matter if you're two or 102, you will have some fun.

F-U-N, fun.

You will have some fun while learning.

I work at Adams Elementary in these St. Louis public schools, and let's get this day started.

As I remove my cap, I'm looking at my amazing names for my friends, so I'm gonna give some shout outs.

My first friend is Gillespie.

Hey, Mr. Gillespie.

Let's spell, Gillespie.

Capital G-I-L-L-E-S-P-I-E. G-I-L-L-E-S-P-I-E. My next name on is Zion.

Hey, Zion.

Let's spell, Zion.

Capital Z-I-O-N. Z-I-O-N. Hey, Zion.

Now we're gonna spell, Jill.

Hi, Jill.

How are you doing today?

Cool, cool, cool.

Let's spell, Jill.

Capital J-I-L-L, J-I-L-L. My next name is Pacia.

Hi, Pacia.

And how are you doing today?

Good, good, good.

Let's spell, Pacia.

Capital.

P-A-C-I-A.

P-A-C-I-A.

All right.

That was my last name.

So guess what time it is?

It is time for us to get started on this amazing learning day.

(kids laughing) (school bell ringing) (bright music) (perky fun music) (static crackling) - [Presenter] Like at home, it's important that we think of safety first.

This is clearly not the way.

(X buzzing) You can't run and swing your arms in the middle of the hallway.

It might hurt you and others around you.

Remember, swinging your arms and running can be risky for everyone.

To stay safe, walk with your hands by your side and take slow steps.

Great job!

Let's keep everyone safe together.

Time for a quick review.

Remember, swinging your arms and running can be risky for everyone.

To stay safe, one, walk with your hands by your sides.

Two, take slow steps with your feet on the ground.

Great job.

Let's keep everyone safe together.

(calm bright music) (calm bright music fades) - Hi, friends.

Welcome back to "Teaching in Room 9."

It's me, Mrs.

Forth, from the Rockwood School District.

I'm so glad that you're back with me today.

Today, I have a fun book called, "Our Family's Doing Yoga."

That's right.

That's the name of the book.

"Our Family's Doing Yoga."

This book was written by SonJoria Sydnor.

Thank you to our author for writing this book, so we can read it together.

When we're reading books, afterwards, I like to retell the story.

I like to think about the book, think about what happened.

I want you to take a look at this chart, we can retell.

This chart is going to help us retell the story after we read it.

You can see at the beginning, we wanna think about who is this story about and what's happening?

What do the characters want?

As we get towards the middle, uh-oh, there's usually a problem.

Now, what is the character going to do?

And then as we think about the end of the story, okay, finally, the problem gets solved.

Let's enjoy the book, "Our Family's Doing Yoga," and then retell the story afterwards.

"We give kisses, hugs and snuggles.

Sometimes maybe there's a shove, but our house is always lit.

Yeah, we know it's full of love.

All dressed in our favorite costumes.

Begging mom to watch our show.

Learning so much, lots of questions, asking, 'Mommy, did you know?'"

Is this what your house sounds like?

This sounds like a busy house.

"Juice is spilling from the table.

I yell, 'Mom, she took my cap!'

Mama says, 'Settle down, or you're heading for a nap!'

We splatter paint and sprinkle glitter, bang on drums, and bounce on balls.

While our mom is making dinner, the baby's drawing on the walls."

Oh, goodness.

Look at the mess they're making while mom is busy cooking dinner.

"Seems like Mama's always cleaning.

Guess we really made a mess.

For us, it's a big adventure, but our mom is looking stressed."

I'm noticing a problem.

Are you noticing it too?

Yeah.

Mom is very stressed 'cause the kids are making a big mess.

"Then she dashes out the door sweating.

Ears are filled with steam.

We're all gathered at the window.

Our dog has caused a scene."

Oh, no!

Look it, the dog ran out.

What do you think the dog was chasing?

Yeah, the cat.

Do you see the cat in the tree?

And as the dog was chasing the cat, the dog ran into the mailman, and all of the mail is on the ground.

Oh, my goodness.

Poor mom.

"Daddy says, 'She needs a break,' but I don't want our mom to leave.

So I tell her about mindfulness.

I learned about it on TV.

I heard it helps to keep you calm, kind of like a superpower.

You just focus on your breathing for a minute or an hour."

Mindfulness, have you ever practiced mindfulness?

It really helps calm your body and your brain.

"We lay our mats to join in too.

This really worked out great.

Now, our family's doing yoga and we even meditate.

First, we calm ourselves with feathers to begin our breathing flow.

Next, we stand tall like a mountain, then lie down just like a bow."

If you take a look at the illustrations, you can see mama's got her eyes closed, very calm.

And you can see the sisters are practicing their breathing.

Do you see the feather?

Let's pretend like there's a feather in front of us, and let's practice our breathing.

Ready?

(inhales and exhales) Can you blow that feather in front of you?

(Mrs.

Forth inhales and exhales) Do you feel your body calming down, just like the characters in the book, right?

Mindfulness.

Mom sure looks a lot better.

Not so stressed out.

"Downward Dog, that pose is a favorite.

Seated Lotus keeps us tame, but the giggles become louder when we're practicing the Crane."

Look at all of those different yoga moves that you could do when you practice mindfulness.

"We are on a mindful journey, magical in every way.

Mama says, 'Things still get crazy, but somehow, now it's okay.'

I never knew we'd enjoy Cobra, head stands, Tree and lots of flopping.

Yoga, breath, and meditation.

Now, our family time is popping!"

Notice the heart that their arms are making in that last picture?

What a great story about a family doing yoga to help calm their bodies down when their house is a little bit crazy.

Let's go ahead and practice retelling.

Do you remember that chart that I showed you at the beginning of the book?

Let's take a peek at that again and practice retelling this story.

Let's start at the beginning and think about who.

Who is this story about?

Yeah, it's about a family with a mom and a dad, and some children.

Who's it mostly about, I wonder?

Yeah, I feel like it's mostly about the mom too.

What did mom want?

Hmm.

What did mom want?

Yeah, she wanted a little bit of calmness in her life.

She was always stressed.

So mom needed a break, didn't she?

So at the beginning, the kids were always making messes and mom needed a break.

Yeah, let's keep going.

Uh-oh, what was the big problem?

Yeah, the kids were drawing on the walls and spilling juice.

The dog was chasing the cat, ran into the mailman, and dad's like, "She needs a break," but they didn't want her to leave.

So they had to think of a way to solve the problem.

How could we help mom out without her leaving us to get that break?

By the end, they solved the problem by practicing mindfulness.

Together, they did yoga and thought about their breathing and meditated to calm their bodies and their minds.

And when their bodies and their minds were calm, that helped mom be calm too.

They worked together as a family to bring calmness in their home.

What a great idea.

That's something that you could try in your homes too.

I hope you learned a little bit about mindfulness as we read this book today, "Our Family's Doing Yoga."

I can't wait to see you again.

I hope you join me next time with another great book.

Bye, everyone.

- Did you enjoy that book?

What was the name of that book?

Yes.

"Our Family's Doing Yoga."

Can you do a yoga pose?

Dr. Sanders doing a good job?

Oh, okay.

Now, it's time to put our thinking caps on.

I need to know, what does the author do in a story?

- [Students] Writes the story.

- The author writes the words in the story?

Yes.

What about the the illustrator?

What does the illustrator do?

- [Students] Draws the pictures.

- The illustrator draws the pictures.

All right, well, I'm glad you enjoyed the story.

And oh, you are some very smart students, and I'll see you in a bit.

(perky fun music) - Hi, everyone, and welcome to Room 9, our region's largest classroom.

My name is Miss St. Louis and I'm a teacher at Rogers Elementary School in the Mehlville School District, and we are located in South St. Louis County.

Today, I'm here to teach a movement lesson for children of all ages, so let's get ready to get moving.

We're gonna start by warming up our bodies.

Let's bring our legs out wide into that straddle, stretch up tall and reach down to one side.

Let's count to five.

One, two, three, four, five.

Stretch back up and reach to the other side.

One, two, three, four, five.

Come up.

Stand nice and tall, and let's twist side to side.

One, two, three, four, last one, five.

Okay, boys and girls, so today we are taking our movement lesson out of this world and into space.

So let's start by launching off.

We are going to do our rocket launch.

So we are going to squat back, just like we're sitting in a chair, nice and deep, and we're going to launch into space.

We will do five big launches, and as you launch off, be sure to jump up as high as you can.

You ready?

Let's launch our first time and go.

All right, we have four more and launch.

Three more, launch, and two, Last one, make it your biggest one yet and launch off.

Now, that we are in space, it's time that we act just like a planet.

Did you know that our earth is spinning around?

So we're gonna spin, just like our planet.

Staying in one spot, we're gonna spin around in a circle.

It looks just like this.

Let's do it five times.

Are you ready?

Let's spin, but be sure to go slow, so you don't get dizzy.

And one, two, keep going, three, and four, last one, five.

Now, our earth is spinning around out there.

And the next thing you know, our earth is also making a revolution.

It goes all the way around the sun.

When we walk in a revolution, we can walk in a big circle.

So we're gonna make two revolutions around, walking in a big circle.

Are you ready?

Let's go.

And we're gonna walk around for one, last one, two.

We made two revolutions.

Now, that we're out in space, I think it's time we try and land on the moon.

So to land on the moon, we're going to jump and freeze, holding that landing nice and steady.

Let's do five jumps.

Are you ready?

And one, keep going.

Two, and three.

Two more, four, last one, make sure it sticks, five.

Now, that we're on the moon, it's time to get out and explore.

So we're gonna do some moon walks, but it's gonna be a little bit tough.

So let's raise our legs up really high, each side, as we walk on the moon.

We're gonna do 10 moon steps.

Are you ready?

Let's go.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, and ten.

Whew!

Walking on the moon is really tough.

Wait, did you see that?

It was a star?

Can you show me your best star pose, like a big star in the sky.

Excellent job, boys and girls.

Thank you so much for taking that trip to space with me.

Remember, whether you're out in outer space or here on earth, the goal is for 60 minutes of physical activity every single day.

So let's make sure that we're getting out there and getting moving for 60 minutes, drinking our water, and we'll see you back here next time in Room 9.

Bye, everyone.

(perky bright music) (bright piano music) (rooster crowing) (crickets chirping) (snake hissing) (bright fun music) (bright fun music fades) - Now we have some fun facts about our scorpion.

- Yeah, scorpions are amazing creatures.

A fun fact about scorpions is the larger the pinchers, typically, the weaker the venom.

And that's because they use their pinchers to capture their prey and crush them and eat them.

They also have eight legs, two pinchers, and one stinger.

And on the end of each of these legs, they have little hooks, like for climbing and repelling.

As a matter of fact, they can usually hang upside down with those little hooks.

- [Dr. Sanders] Okay.

- Yeah.

They are insectivores, meaning they search out and hunt down insects.

They specifically love cockroaches, and that's because they live in the floor of rainforest underneath the leaf litter.

And there's a lot of species of cockroaches in that particular environment.

They do have two sets of eyes.

They've got a primary set of eyes and a secondary set of eyes.

However, they don't use vision very much to see as much as to hunt by movement.

So they see their prey moving, so they snap at it and like all scorpions, they will glow underneath a black light.

- Ooh, glow-in-the-dark scorpions.

- Absolutely.

- Well, thank you very much for those fun facts.

- Yeah.

- [Students] One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

- Hi there, Room 9.

It's me, Mrs. Williams, the woodland creature teacher.

And when I'm not here teaching and learning in Room 9 with you, I'm teaching and learning at Windsor Elementary where I teach first grade.

So hi and lots of love to my Windsor C1 family and all of the woodland creatures.

So I had a question today from Emma and Mason about how to make adding numbers easier.

So I wanted to tell them about my bestie, number 10.

Ten is a friendly number and we call it a friendly number because it makes counting and adding so much easier.

If you can make 10, it's much easier to make even bigger numbers.

Everybody say, oh yeah, I'm ready to grow my brain.

All right, well, let's do it.

So let's talk about a little bit about some of the ways to make 10.

I want you to choose a number between one and 10.

I heard somebody say three.

Okay, so let's find three.

One, two, three.

I'm gonna put these three here in my 10 frame.

This is called a 10 frame because it has 10 empty spaces.

So if I have three in my 10 frame, how many more do I need to make my friendly number of 10?

Let's check.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

I need seven more.

So let's go ahead and put those seven into our 10 frame.

Great.

Now, we've made our friendly number 10.

Three and seven make 10.

Let's go ahead and put them into our number bond.

I have one more way for you to check for 10.

I am gonna go ahead and take my three cubes and add seven more to it.

One, two, three, plus seven more.

Great.

So now, we know that three and seven are one way to make our friendly number of 10.

Can you think of another number that we might use to make 10?

Choose something less than 10 that's not three or seven.

I heard somebody say four.

Okay, so let's go ahead and change our 10 frame to show four.

One part is four.

What do you think the other part might be?

Well, let's check and see how many do we need to make 10.

One, two, three, four, five, six.

Ten and six, or four and six make our friendly number of 10.

Your job for today is to see how many more ways you can make 10.

Thanks for visiting with me today.

Lots of love and a big smile, and I'll see you soon.

(calm base music) (screen tinkling) - Great day.

This is Candace with Chaos, and I wanna introduce you to my friend, Jen.

Jen is short for Jennifer, and here's Jen right here.

Jen is absolutely amazing.

Jen speaks three languages and Jen knows how to ice skate.

And Jen also knows how to build amazing things with Legos.

Jen wants to be an architect when they grow up.

And so, something about Jen is Jen is sad a lot, and nobody really knows that that's what's happening with... - And Jen often has tummy aches, and Jen often falls asleep in class, and Jen sometimes gets into trouble because Jen doesn't turn in their work like they're supposed to.

And so Jen really wants people to be patient with them.

Can you say patient?

P.A.T.I.E.N.T.

stands for pause and think, inhale, exhale, now talk, or now tap out.

And so sometimes Jen deals with bullying.

And so when Jen deals with bullying, Jen is learning how to talk if they can, but tap out if they need to.

And so we only talk when we can be respectful and not hurt anybody, including ourselves.

But when we can't do that, we tap out, and we find something else to do.

And sometimes Jen has to tap out and walk away, or Jen has to tap out and talk to a trusted adult.

If you are ever feeling really sad, or if you are ever feeling like you don't feel good, or you're feeling like people are bullying you, please talk to a trusted adult and use the P.A.T.I.E.N.T.

skill.

Talk if you can or tap out if you need to.

I want you to try that.

Let an adult know how it works out.

And then I'll see you soon.

You have an amazing day.

Air hugs and cyber kisses.

- As you come back into the classroom, can you tell me all about your adventure today?

Oh, ooh.

Oh!

All right.

But now it's about that time for us to get outta room nine.

But before we leave, we get to spell our favorite word.

And what's that word?

Nine!

Let's spell nine.

N-I-N-E, nine.

Thank you for being in room nine.

Bye-bye!

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