(gentle island music) - Hello boys and girls, and welcome back to Room 9, the region's largest summer camp.

It is Dr. Sanders, aka, as known as, Gator.

Yes, that is my camp name, and I am here to teach a little ELA and Math to all of my pre-K and K students and to all who are watching.

I hope you're having a wonderful summer.

But remember, what do I always say?

It doesn't matter if you're two or 102, we can have some fun!

F-U-N, fun!

But also we will learn something while we're having some fun.

Remember grown-ups, you haven't registered for pre-K for next year, it's some amazing pre-K teachers all around our city and county.

Make sure you check with your local school district so you can registered.

You all ready to get started?

Let's get this camp started!

Let's take a look at our objectives for the week.

Oh, you wanna know what we're talking about?

We're talking about taking a trip to the beach.

I want you to think all about the beach.

In ELA, we are going to identify elements of a story, including the setting, the characters, and key events that happen in the story.

And in Math, we will use numbers to show quantity, and also decompose and compose numbers up to 20.

Basically we're recognizing some numbers and doing some basic addition.

You ready to get started?

Let's get started with some of our camp names.

Whose name is this?

That is Kitty, hi Kitty!

Let's spell Kitty.

Capital K-I-T-T-Y.

K-I-T-T-Y.

Hi kitty!

And whose name is this?

Moonstar, let's spell Moonstar.

What letter is this?

A capital M. What letter is this?

A T. Let's spell Moonstar.

M-O-O-N-S-T-A-R. M-O-O-N-S-T-A-R. (grumbles) And whose name is this?

Bunny, hi Bunny!

What letter is this?

A B.

What letter is this?

A Y.

Let's spell Bunny.

Bunny, B-U-N-N-Y.

B-U-N-N-Y.

Let me take my hat off, sorry.

And whose name is this?

Popcorn, let's spell Popcorn.

P-O-P-C-O-R-N. P-O-P-C-O-R-N. Hi Popcorn!

And whose camp name is this?

Weeble, I like that Weeble.

What letter is this?

An E, what letter is this?

A capital W, let's spell Weeble.

Weeble, W-E-E-B-L-E. W-E-E-B-L-E.

Boys and girls, ladies and gentleman, all my campers!

Let's clap the syllables in each one of these names.

Remember when you clap the syllables, you say the name like Kitty, Ki-tty.

All right, let's clap the syllables.

Kitty, let's clap Kitty, ki-tty.

How many syllables?

Two!

Moonstar, let's clap Moonstar (hands clap).

How many syllables?

Two!

Bunny, let me see you clap Bunny, bu-nny.

How many syllables?

Two!

And whose name is this?

Popcorn, let's clap the syllables in Popcorn.

Pop-corn, how many syllables did Popcorn have?

Two!

And Weeble.

How many?

Two, right, let's clap they syllables, let's go.

Wee-ble.

Two syllables in Weeble.

Weeble, Weeble, Weeble.

I have some letters, and I'll ask you the letter and probably the sound and maybe a word, we'll see, okay, here we go.

What letter is this?

That is a J, what sound does J make?

Juh, juh, juh, juh.

Yes.

Like jump, and what else?

Juice, who want, I'ma take a drink of my juice.

(sighs) Actually, it's just water.

But juice, all right, what letter is this?

A W, what sound does W make?

Wuh, like Weeble, yes.

Water, I'ma pour some water on your head.

It might feel good in this weather.

What?

Oh, I thought you said something.

What?

What starts with a W, too.

And what letter is this?

That's a H, and what sound does H make?

(exhales short breaths) Hello.

(exhales short breaths) Hop, hop!

Our little critters hop, don't they?

Yes, and what letter is this?

It's an A.

What sound does A make?

You're right, it makes two sounds, 'cause it's a vowel.

A makes the a sound like an alligator, or the a sound like in, hm, ape or able, you are able to do anything you want.

So a and a.

And what sound is this?

L, what sound is this, what letter is this?

L, and what sound does this letter make?

Ll, like in Lego, lily pad, lollipop, who has a lollipop right now?

If you have a lollipop, please share it with me.

Please share it with me.

Let's think about this.

Hm, the beach.

Has anyone ever been to the beach?

(exclaims) Yes, I have, too.

Did you have fun at the beach?

What did you...?

Yes, what did you do at the beach?

Hold on, I'm gonna write some of the things down that you do, or that you did at the beach.

Or that you can do, some things you did or things you see at the beach.

Yep, you see, (chair bangs) ooh, shh, don't tell nobody.

You see sand.

What else do you see?

Water.

W-A-T-E-R. Seashells, yes, you see shells.

We'll write seashells, I heard somebody say seashells.

I wish I can write everything that you're saying.

You see fish?

Maybe.

Oh, not just, sharks.

Oh, okay, sharks.

If I'm at a beach and I see sharks, I'm surely not getting in the water.

People, usually you see people at the beach.

I'ma use a different color.

People.

Okay.

All right, so boys and girls, we're gonna take a trip, a trip to the beach.

So just get, hold on, we'll be right there, we'll be there at the beach.

All right boys and girls, we made it to the beach!

We made it to the beach!

Do you see a beach (indistinct)?

This is amazing beach.

Tell me some things that you see.

I see a seal, sometimes the seals are on the beach.

You see the beach umbrellas to keep the sun outta your face.

Oh, the ladies are laying on the beach chairs.

Oh, look at right, what are they doing?

Yes, they're building a sand castle.

I see a crab.

Oh, look in the water.

Look in the water and tell me, what do you see?

Oh, you see somebody surfing.

Somebody snorkeling.

And this looks like a big floatie where people just chill like a lounge chair in the ocean.

We see all the sand, you see the sand right here?

Look at this person right here.

If you look very carefully, yes, she has a camera, so people are taking pictures at the camera.

Somebody has their dog on the beach.

So when you go to the beach, you usually have sand and water.

You all mentioned that earlier.

So this is our beach, this is our Lego beach that Adera fixed, and all the good stuff you see on the beach.

All right, okay, it's time to go back to my room.

We're finished with the beach.

Okay.

Hey campers, did you enjoy our trip to the beach?

Did we really go to the beach?

No, we just had a beach scene, but those are some things you may see at the beach.

Not all the time, but you may see some things at the beach.

So when you go to the beach, the one thing you have to do is be careful.

Be careful, and don't go out into the water if you're not, don't go too far out into the water.

And make sure you have some floaties on or life jacket on to be safe.

Take a loot at everything.

But most of the times, beaches are just relaxing, just a time to get away just to relax and have fun.

So I would love to see if you go on a beach, share some of your beach pictures.

Or share some of your pictures that you draw about a beach.

I would love to see some of those, campers, and enjoy your vacation when you do go.

So you've been sitting a long time.

Please stand up.

Jump up and down 10 times, go!

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

Hit the beach wave three times, go!

Woo, one.

Woo, two.

Woo, three.

Hit the swim.

Woo, one.

(blubbers) Two.

(blubbers) Three.

That's going underwater, right?

Now hit the other other swim.

(laughs) All right, 10 jumping jacks, go!

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, all right, surf!

Who can surf for eight, go.

Oh, here comes a big wave.

Get down!

Oh, yeah, we came back down (screams).

Right on, dude (laughs).

Smile, laugh for 10, go (laughs).

All right campers, sit down on three, one, two, three.

♪ Up, down, up, down ♪ Sit right down on the beach ♪ Or on the floor Or in your chair, your beach chair, it doesn't matter where, just have some fun.

All right, we have a book, and because I looked up beaches, and it says a sandy or pebbly landform or sandy or pebbly place that's close to water.

But most of the time we think about beach, we think about it being at a ocean, in an ocean, and a lotta times we do.

But in St. Louis, we have some amazing places that we can call beaches as well.

Maybe we'll get to visit some, maybe we won't, we'll see, I'll let you know.

But today we're gonna read a book.

It's called "About Habitats: Ocean."

"Ocean."

"Oceans," sorry, "Oceans."

There's an S at the end.

You see the S at the end?

Oh, what do you see on the front cover?

Hmm.

They look like dolphins.

We'll find out what they are.

You see a big what?

Wave.

Yes.

Does that look, oh, that looks so relaxing.

This is the what?

Back cover.

I think that's a beluga whale, but we'll find out, a beluga whale.

This is the what?

Spine, this is the what?

Front cover.

And this book is written by Cathryn Sill, and is illustrated by John Sill.

If Cathryn Sill wrote the book, what is she?

She is the author.

If John Sill drew the pictures, what is he?

Or if he illustrated it, what is he?

Yes, he is the illustrator, I just told you that, didn't I?

Okay, in this book, I have permission from, hm, Peachtree Publishing to read the story.

And this is the what?

Title page.

"About Oceans."

Do you know the names of the oceans that we have?

Let's name 'em real quick.

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Oh, I'm going to fast, hold on.

Pacific, say Pacific.

Atlantic, Indian, and the Arctic Ocean.

Wanna say 'em again?

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic.

Oceans are huge bodies of salt water that cover most of the Earth.

All the world's oceans are joined together.

The bottom of the ocean is often called the ocean floor.

Parts of it are flat.

That's a stingray.

Other places on the ocean floor have the world's tallest mountains and deepest valleys.

Ocean water is always moving.

And these are short-beaked dolphins.

That's what these are called.

The water in oceans may be warm and tropical.

What kind of fish do you see on that page?

A clownfish.

Or cold and frozen.

And yes, that was a beluga whale.

Plants that live in oceans need sunshine to grow.

They live in shallow water or float near the top where there is more light.

We have some seaweed and some kelp and a sea lion and a sargassum fish.

You see 'em?

He's hiding there.

Most ocean animals live near the top of the water, where there is plenty of sunlight.

This is a black-winged flying fish.

Some live in the dim light between the surface and the bottom of the ocean.

A sperm whale and a giant squid.

Fewer animals live in the deepest part of the ocean, where it is cold and dark.

This is a humpback anglerfish.

Animals that live in the oceans move in different ways.

Maybe take a look, you can see how they move.

Some always stay in one place.

Maybe look at those, those are giant clams.

Many ocean animals eat meat.

So if they eat meat and they're in the ocean, what do you think they eat?

Other fish (laughs).

This is a Atlantic sailfish, and he's eating some sardines.

Have you ever eaten sardines?

Mm, they're good, you should try 'em on some crackers.

Ask your grown-up to buy you some from the store.

Others eat plants.

This is a green sea turtle.

Ocean animals need ways to stay safe.

They may hide, swim together in schools, attack enemies, or use poison.

I like that fish right there.

That's a lionfish.

Ooh, that's a, that one is a leafy seadragon, and these fish are swimming in a school.

When fish are together, they're in a school.

Oceans provide food, jobs, transportation, and recreation for people all over the world.

They are important places that need to be protected.

Did you like our trip to the beach?

Did you like our book?

Can you tell me something about the oceans?

Tell me something about oceans.

Pacific, yes, that's one of the oceans.

It's water.

Is it fresh water?

Can you drink it?

No, it's what?

Salt water, that's right, it's salt water.

You saw a giant clam?

Yes, tell me something else that you saw, or that you know, anything you wanna say.

Oh, the lionfish (roars), the lionfish.

Did you see this in our book?

No, that's a blue dolphin.

We saw dolphins, though, yes, we did see dolphins.

And when the ocean meets the land, what does it make?

Island, yes, if it surrounds the land.

No, it makes the what?

Beach, it makes the beach!

Yes, it makes the beach!

All right, and that book was "Oceans."

Boys and girls, let's do some counting.

We are going to count from zero to 100 by tens, let's go!

Zero, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100!

Now we're gonna count from zero to 100 by 25s.

Zero to 100 by 25s.

Zero, 25, right there, right, 25, 50, 75, 100!

Do that one again, zero, 25, 50, 75, 100!

Now we're gonna count from zero to 30 by threes.

Zero to 30 by threes.

Zero, three, six, nine, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30!

Hm.

I have a question.

Sometimes I get confused on my numbers.

Can anybody tell me, what number is this right here?

26, 26, what two digits make up 26?

A 2 and a 6, a 2 and a 6, right?

Hm, what number is this right here?

60, what two digits make up 60?

A 6 and a 0.

(mumbles) What number is this, can you see that number?

Yes, it's a 9.

That is a 9.

You are right, boys and girls, it's 9.

And guess what?

Let's spell the word nine, our favorite word!

Let's spell nine!

Nine, N-I-N-E, nine!

Thank you for being in Room 9, campers, bye bye!

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