(upbeat music) - [Dr. Sanders] Hello everyone, and welcome to "Teaching in Room 9"!

The Region's, - Shapes are everywhere we look!

- [Ms. Julia Knarr] Good job!

Now, go ahead and touch your throat right here and see how they feel.

- Can say to ourselves to be positive.

- [Bare Hands Beran] Lemurs are found on the island of Madagascar.

- [Mrs. Williams For on, the numbers get bigger as we go across to the right reset.

- [Candice Cox] R.E.S.E.T.

That means taking a deep breath.

It may mean counting to 10.

- [Mrs. St. Louis] Today, we're gonna start with a freestyle stroke.

So I'm gonna put my arms up, and I'm going to, - [Mr. Sanders] Alrighty, are you ready to learn?

Let's go!!

(upbeat music) Hello, everybody!

Welcome back to "Teaching in Room 9", the region's largest classroom!

It is I, Dr. Sanders, and we in our favorite classroom, where you can go anywhere and be anything!

As we start our journey, please remember, What do I 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!

I'm ready to get started.

Are you?

Yes!

Take off my hat!

Don't tell anybody.

Don't tell anybody.

All right, we gonna get started with spelling some of my friends' names!

My first name today is Zyion!

Hi, Zyion!

Let's spell Zyion.

Capital Z-Y-I-O-N. Hi Zyion!

My next friend is, It's Jenorah!

Hi, Jenorah!

Let's spell Jenorah.

Capital J-E-N-O-R-A-H. J-E-N-O-R-A-H. Hey, Jenorah!

Now let's clap the syllables in their names.

Are you ready?

Zyion.

Zyi-on.

(clapping rhythmically) Jenorah!

Je-no-rah!

Ooh, which one had the most syllables?

Was it Zyi-on or Je-no-rah?

Yes, it was Jenorah!

But it is time to get on our journey!

It is time to get on our journey, and are you ready?

- [Audience] Yes.

- So let's go!

- [Child Audience] Yay!

(audience applauds) - Hey, Glen.

Nice coat!

I like the red.

And look at that zipper!

You look ready for really cold weather.

It's getting cold out now, isn't it?

Did you put on that coat by yourself?

Oh, did your mom help you?

Yeah, I know!

Do you have trouble with putting on your coat, too?

Sometimes it can be a little tricky.

There's lots of zippers and buttons and all kinds of things.

Hey, would you like me to show you a trick?

It's fun.

It has a fun name.

It's called the coat flip.

We can show our friends, too.

Okay, I'm gonna show you with my jacket.

So the first thing that we have to do is we have to take our coat and put the back of it towards our legs.

Then, we're going to put our arms in the arm hole.

One hole here, one hole there.

Ready?

One, two, three, flip!

How about that?

Would you like to try it again?

Let's try it together.

What's the first thing that we have to do?

The first thing is that we have to put the back of our jacket or our coat to our legs.

Okay.

Then one arm, two arms.

Ready?

One, two, three, flip!

We did it!

All right!

So Glen, do you think the next time you put on your jacket or any coat, that you would be able to try that strategy?

How about you?

You can use this with all kinds of coats.

Coats with zippers, coats with buttons, coats with snaps, big coats, and little coats.

And if you try it, then you'll be ready to go to school!

How about you?

Are you ready to go to school?

Great.

We learned the coat flip, and now we're all ready to take that strategy and go to school.

(gentle upbeat music) (liquid bubbling) - Hi there, "Room 9".

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

When I'm not here teaching and learning and growing my brain with you guys, I'm teaching and learning and growing some brains with all of my first grade students.

So hi!

And lots of love to all my woodland creatures.

Today, I hope you're ready to get trashy.

(gasps) That's right!

Don't worry, I don't want you to play in the trash, but we're talking about single-use plastics!

Hmm.

What does that mean, single-use plastics?

Well, single means one, and use is something that you're using, right?

You're going to have a purpose for it.

So it's a one-time use plastic.

Let's think about plastic.

What types of things that you use in your daily life are plastic?

Yeah!

There are things all around us that are plastic.

This fish tank is plastic.

My ducky is plastic.

This spoon and bag, and even this straw and the wrapper that it's in are plastic.

drink containers are plastic.

Some plastics are reusable, and some plastics are single-use.

You may have a cup that you put in the dishwasher that's reusable.

That's not a single-use plastic.

Single-use plastics are plastics that are designed to be used one time, and then thrown away.

Hmm.

I feel like that presents a little bit of a problem.

It takes a lot of energy to make plastics.

Energy that comes from things like coal and electricity.

Those are things that can cause pollution in our environment, so it puts a lot of strain on our planet to make plastics.

Now, if you're reusing those plastics, it's not as huge an impact on our planet, but when they're plastics that are meant to be thrown away and get a new one each time, that adds up quick.

Not only does it use a lot of energy and create a lot of air pollution, can also cause pollution for the animals that live on our planet.

We know that there are lots of living things on our planet.

Humans, animals, and even plants.

Single-use plastics can harm all of those things.

Pollution in the air and water is bad for all living things, and physical pollution in the water is especially bad for animals.

Let's think a little bit about our animals and their habitat.

Now, not all of these animals live in the same habitat on earth, but they do all need clean, fresh water and a clean environment to live in.

What would happen if all of these single-use plastics ended up in their environment?

Many of these things are easy to catch in the wind.

If they make their way into our animal's habitat, it makes for a pretty sad life.

Let's see what happens to Al, our alligator, our frog, and our fish when these things make it into their homes.

Oh, it blew away in the wind.

Hmm, maybe this fell out of your lunchbox.

Oh, we left this sitting on the bench after soccer practice.

Oh my.

And that's not even all of it!

Goodness.

It's turning into a pretty big mess really quickly.

Not to mention things like these soda bottle holders.

Our poor ducky can get tangled up in them.

So what can you do to help?

Of course, we don't want our environment and our living things' environment to be ruined.

How do we fix it?

Well, to start, you can snip the loops of these soda bottle holders to keep wildlife from getting tangled up in them.

Of course, you'll throw it in the trash can, but what if it blows away out of your garbage can or the back of the garbage truck?

Snipping these loops can help to keep wildlife from getting tingled up.

Well, what about this container?

Is there something else that we could use instead?

Yeah!

We could use a reusable cup for our water and other drinks.

And how about that straw?

Not only is the straw trash, but so is the wrapper.

How about a reusable straw?

One that's either reusable plastic, glass, or metal, like this one.

And how about that bag?

You could use a reusable bag for groceries or for things like your lunch, and that plastic spoon that you dropped?

Try using a real one.

All of these are ways that you can help to keep our environment and our animals' environment clean.

Be sure to do your part to reduce single-use plastics and help to keep our earth happy and clean.

I want you to go ahead and come up with three ideas this week that you are going to use to reduce single-use plastics in your home, or even in your school.

Thanks for learning with me, and I hope you have a fantastic day.

I'll see you soon!

Bye!

(gentle upbeat music) (children laughing and cheering) (playful upbeat music) (playful music continues) - Hi there!

Welcome to the St. Louis Public Library!

My name is Ms. Sam!

Have you ever been to this wonderful Central Branch before?

No?

Oh, I have so many things to show you today!

Do you have a library card?

Oh, that should be our first stop.

Come on with me!

We'll go get you a library card.

My new friend here does not have a library card yet.

Can you tell us what we need in order to get them one?

- Okay.

Well, to obtain a St. Louis public library card, all you would need is a parent or guardian, valid identification, and you are all set!

- Look at this.

This is your brand new library card!

Let's figure out what we can use it for.

Welcome to the Children's Library!

Now, was there a specific book that you were looking for today?

Yeah?

What was it called?

- [Child] "Oh Please".

- "Please Oh Please Be Patient With Me".

Did you read that one at school, you said?

Yeah?

And you wanna see if the library has it now?

Okay, let's check and see if we have it!

This is called a catalog computer, and this will tell you all of the books that we have in the library system, so we're gonna search for "Please Oh Please Be Patient With Me".

All right.

So, our library books are gonna be shared with all of our friends throughout all of St. Louis, so we wanna make sure that we're taking really good care of it, okay?

So when you open your library book, you're gonna be really careful with the pages.

They're paper, so they can tear easy, so just be gentle, and definitely make sure that you don't draw or color in your library book.

We wanna make sure that it's clean for everybody else to read!

And then, when we're done, we're gonna close it up carefully.

Does that sound good?

Would you like to check this book out?

Okay!

Let's go!

Come on over to the desk with me.

Hey, Rashan!

- [Rashan] Hi, Sam!

- This is my new friend!

We are wondering if we can check this book out with our brand new library card.

- Of course!

- Awesome!

So first, we're gonna hand Rashan our library card.

- Thank you.

- [Ms. Sam] And she's gonna scan it into our system.

(scanner beeps) Next, we will give her the book!

And she'll check it out onto our card.

- Thank you.

- [Ms. Sam] This just tells the library who has the book for the next three weeks.

(playful music continues) Come on!

Central Library is over 100 years old.

A famous architect named Cass Gilbert built the building, and we opened in 1912.

We've done a little bit of work and a renovation since then to keep things fresh and new, but our building is so beautiful.

Come on!

Let's go.

So this is our returns wall.

It's a whole wall full of slots for when you are finished with your book, and it's been three weeks, and you're ready to return it back to the library.

So all you have to do is take your book and put it in the right slot!

There's a slot for children's books, and then there's one for grownup books, and then there's one, if you rent out a movie or a video game, you can return the audio-visual right here.

Hey, I have an idea.

Do you wanna see what it looks like inside that book drop?

Yeah?

Come on!

So this is where all of those books that you return in those slots are gonna come through to.

Thank you so much for visiting St. Louis Public Library today.

I had so much fun, and I hope you did, too.

I'm gonna give you your book.

There you go!

And we'll see you next time!

Thanks for visiting.

(gentle upbeat music) - Hi everyone.

I'm Ms. St. Louis, and I'm back here to read another story with you today.

Today's book is "I Need to Wiggle", written by Rashid Mason, illustrated by DG.

So, let's dive in.

Hello.

My name is William, and I always feel the need to wiggle.

I have always had the urge to wiggle, wobble, and wiggle.

I would wiggle here and wiggle there.

I'd pretty much wiggle everywhere.

It was like my body took control and forced me to wiggle, wobble, wiggle.

I can't stop the urge to jiggle!

My parents, family, and friends didn't understand my uncontrollable wiggle.

I was often in trouble because I just had to jiggle!

Wiggle, wobble, wiggle, I can't stop the urge to jiggle.

At home, I was loud, busy, and punished for having the wiggles.

At school, I was louder, busier, and asked to control my jiggles.

In both places, I constantly heard voices yelling, "William, stop all that wiggling!

There's no music playing, so stop all that jiggling!"

We soon learned that the reason I jiggled was because of a disability.

I learned that I have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, which, most times, causes me to wiggle.

When I start to wiggle, I feel like a race car at the beginning of a race, revving its engine.

Ready, set, and off I go!

Wiggle, wobble, wiggle!

There I go!

In school, I find it hard to pay attention.

I get easily distracted by small sounds and moving people.

I usually tell myself, "Focus, don't move, pay attention," but my body can't resist the urge to wiggle, wobble, wiggle.

In those moments, when I find the urge to wiggle, it doesn't mean I don't wanna listen.

I'm just stimulating my mind to focus my attention.

I need to jump about to raise my hand!

Being the first to answer is always the plan.

If I'm not called on right away, I blurred out because waiting patiently will cause me to fizzle, sparkle, and flare like a firework in my chair.

It's the reason why I wiggle, wobble, wiggle.

to help ease my need to jiggle, my parents, teacher, and school psychologist came up with a magical plan.

The plan provides me with support on days I can't seem to finish my work because I have the wiggles.

The plan gives me the chance to take mini breaks, doodle, and stand up when I have the wiggles.

I use these strategies to help me complete my work and ease my jiggles.

I can wiggle in my seat and not even miss a beat!

Some strategies are first and then!

At daily school, I get a home report card, take a timeout and frequent breaks.

I get offered task choices and concise directions.

I sit the student closer to the teacher, check in with the student to ensure that they understand the directions.

I can have a peer buddy, and I can help keep the student organized with color-coded folders and assignment notebooks.

And there are also opportunities for planned productive movement.

It's a must that I wiggle, so please don't let out a giggle.

If you see me jump up boastfully to take a minute to wiggle, wobble, wiggle.

Children like me with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, are always being told to sit still and stop wiggling, but new research has revealed that there are benefits to learning that stems from all our wiggles, wobbles, and jiggles!

We need to wiggle because sitting in a chair for several hours is difficult for someone who has the jiggles.

Now you understand my actions are not for giggles.

It's not so easy to control my need to wiggle.

Having ADHD at times makes me want to jiggle.

I'm just a boy who needs to wiggle, wobble, wiggle.

I need to jiggle!

The end.

Have you guys ever felt the need to wiggle, too?

Sometimes, I feel that way.

Which of those strategies do you think you could try to help control your wiggles at home, or at school?

Maybe next time you feel that need to wiggle, wobble, wiggle, you could try one of those!

I hope you guys enjoyed reading this book with us today, and we'll see you again soon to read something new!

Bye, everyone!

- [Child] A, B, C, D, E, F, G!

- Welcome back, learners, to "Teaching in Room 9", our region's largest classroom.

My name is Ms. Knarr, and we are back for our song time.

Today, our song is going to focus on rhyming words, words that sound the same at the end.

Let's see if you can pick out some of those rhymes with me.

♪ It's rhyming time let's have a ball ♪ ♪ Listen to words that rhyme one and all ♪ ♪ Cat and hat they rhyme so sweet ♪ ♪ Can you think of more rhymes to beat ♪ ♪ Rhyming time it's so much fun ♪ ♪ Finding words that rhyme one by one ♪ ♪ With a rhyme we're in a groove ♪ ♪ Learning phonics let's improve ♪ ♪ Dog and log they rhyme so fine ♪ ♪ Rhyming words like shine and mine ♪ ♪ In a rhyme sounds are the same ♪ ♪ Let's play this rhyming game ♪ Rhyming time it's so much fun ♪ ♪ Finding words that rhyme one by one ♪ ♪ With a rhyme we're in a groove ♪ ♪ Learning phonics let's improve ♪ Wow, wonderful job, friends!

Were you able to listen along and pick out some of those examples of rhyming words?

Yeah, I'm seeing some friends at home showing me "Yes," or "Me too".

Nice job listening for those words that sound the same.

Great job, friends.

Kiss your brain.

(imitates kiss sound) See you next time.

Bye!

- Great day, everybody!

This is Candace with Chaos, and today, we are gonna learn about my friend, Neveah.

Neveah is a chaos kid, and Neveah is absolutely awesome, but sometimes Neveah kinda overreacts to things, and it's only because she's trying to keep herself safe.

Neveah has been through a lot of stuff.

She's seen a lot of bad things, people have called her names.

She's just been through a lot.

And so, because of that, she is sometimes a little overactive when she gets in situations.

Does that ever happen to you?

Like, do you ever do something before you think someone's going to do it because you wanna make sure that you're keeping yourself safe?

Well, that's how Neveah operates.

And so, sometimes Neveah gets in trouble because Neveah may hit people because she's been hit a lot.

And so, she may hit them because she wants to get them before they get her.

And so, Neveah has to learn how to deal with her feelings and how to deal with her emotions, and so, Neveah has to do something that we call R.E.S.E.T.

Neveah has to learn to remember every situation encourages thought.

And so, Neveah has to think before she does something, "Can this get me in trouble?"

And sometimes, you know, Neveah has to take a minute, and she has to kinda tap out, and she has to do something different.

Or sometimes, she's able to move forward.

But because Neveah reacts this way, sometimes it causes problems with friendships and different things like that.

So Neveah has to learn how to talk about her feelings.

She has to learn how to get it out because she can't keep all of that bottled up inside of her because all of these things that have happened to her that are bad, that doesn't make her be who she is, it's just some things that happened to her and it makes her kinda react some way.

Do you ever do that, where you react some way because of some things that have happened to you before?

And so, Neveah has learned some different skills.

Neveah has learned how, when she's feeling overwhelmed, or she's feeling angry, or she's feeling like she wants to hit, Neveah has learned to breathe, and Neveah has learned how to draw pictures, and do different things like that so she can get out what's happening inside of her without hurting herself or anybody else.

And so, whenever you're feeling like you want to hit, or you're feeling like you wanna say mean things, or anything like that, I want you to R.E.S.E.T.

Remember, every situation encourages thought, or I want you to draw a picture to get it out, or I want you to find a trusted adult to talk to because you're not alone, and you don't have to go through it by yourself, and you don't have to keep it all in, okay?

You got this.

Air hugs and cyber kisses.

- Welcome back!

I hope you had a fun, amazing, exciting day in "Teaching in Room 9"!

Did you?

- [Child Audience] Yes!

I was just thinking, what are these things called right here?

Yes, that's my name, but what makes up my name?

Yes, letters!

Letters make up my name!

Now I have, ooh, some nice, colorful letters.

Now, if you take a look in our classroom, it's a word back there.

It says teaching.

Everybody say teaching.

And it has a red T. It has a red T. I want you to look at that word, teaching, and see if you have any letters that are the same that like in Dr. Sanders.

Can you tell me any letters that are the same?

E?

Yes, you are right!

We have the E!

Okay, okay!

What's another letter?

A?!

Yes, man!

You all are super-duper smart!

Yes!

And E!

we have the letter E!

Is this the letter E?

Nah!

I was just joking.

That's right, this is the letter E!

But guess what?

It is time for us to get outta "Teaching in Room 9"!

But before we go, let's spell our favorite word!

And what is that?

Nine!

N-I-N-E!

Nine!

Thank you for being in "Room 9"!

Bye-bye!

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Call or text 988.

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