ClassX Video Lessons Youtube Channel Awnie's House ???? Kids Book Read Aloud: PUMPUS HAS A GLOWING IDEA by Praba and Jack Spellman
Hello, my reading friends! It’s Ani here, and I’m so glad you’re joining me today. If you love reading stories with me, don’t forget to watch until the end because I have some special shout-outs! Are you ready for a fun story? Today, we’re going to meet a little pumpkin who loves science. Let’s find out how he and his friends learn to use something called friction when they go camping. The story is called “Pumpus Has a Glowing Idea.” If you have the book, grab it so you can read along with me!
Pumpus is a pumpkin who loves reading about great ideas and inventions. His favorite inventors are Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, and Nikola Tesla. Pumpus has two best friends named Philbin and Philberta. They love going on Halloween adventures together!
One beautiful autumn morning, Pumpus and his friends decided to go on a hike up the mountains to camp overnight. After setting up their tent, they gathered wood, bark, and dry grass to make a campfire. But oh no! Pumpus forgot to bring matches to light the fire.
Philberta and Philbin were worried that their Halloween night might not be as fun without a campfire. But Pumpus had an idea! He remembered something from his book of inventions. “Let’s make fire using friction!” he said.
“What’s friction?” asked Philbin. Pumpus explained, “Friction happens when things rub together, like when you rub your hands. It makes heat!”
Pumpus took a small stick and sharpened it carefully. He placed it in a hole in a larger piece of wood and rubbed it quickly. At first, nothing happened, and Philberta and Philbin were worried. But then, a little smoke appeared, and soon a glowing hot coal formed.
“This is called an ember,” said Pumpus. “It’s how a fire starts!” He gently placed the ember in the dry grass and blew on it softly. “Hooray! We made fire!” cheered Philberta and Philbin, giving Pumpus a big hug.
That night, the friends carved pumpkins, lit their jack-o-lanterns, and told ghost stories while toasting marshmallows. It was the best Halloween ever! Pumpus and his friends learned how science and friction can help make fire. Isn’t science amazing?
Now it’s time for some shout-outs! A big hello to Lily in New York, Eden, Clara Jane, and Haley in Saint Peter’s, Missouri, Mikel and Blake in Columbus, Ohio, and Amherst in Mountain View, California. I’m so happy you’re all part of my reading family. I hope you enjoyed our story today. See you next time!
Friction Experiment: Let’s explore friction just like Pumpus! Find two different surfaces at home, like a smooth table and a carpet. Take a small toy car and try to push it across both surfaces. Which one is easier? Talk with a friend or family member about why you think one surface is easier to push the car on. Remember, friction is the force that happens when two things rub together!
Create Your Own Fire Starter: With the help of an adult, try to create a small fire starter using a pencil and a piece of paper. Rub the pencil quickly on the paper and see if you can feel the heat. Be careful and make sure an adult is with you. Discuss how this is similar to what Pumpus did with the sticks to create an ember.
Friction in Everyday Life: Look around your home or school and find examples of friction. Can you find something that uses friction to work, like brakes on a bicycle or the soles of your shoes? Draw a picture of what you find and share it with your class. Think about how friction helps us in our daily activities.
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript:
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Hello, my reading friends! It’s Ani. I’m so happy you came to see me. If you like reading stories with me, be sure to subscribe and make sure to watch all the way through because I’m going to do some shout-outs at the end. Are you ready for a story? Today, we’ll meet a little pumpkin who loves science. Let’s see how he and his friends learn to use friction when they go camping. As we read, “Pompous Has a Glowing Idea.” If you have a copy, go get it so you can read along with me.
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“Pompous Has a Glowing Idea” by Prabha, illustrated by Jack Spellman.
Pompous loved to read about great ideas and inventions. His favorite inventors were Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, and Nikola Tesla. Pompous had two best friends, Philbin and Philberta, who loved to hang out with him, especially when he went on Halloween adventures.
It was a perfect autumn morning. Pompous and his friends were planning for a long hike up the nearby mountains to camp overnight. After they set up the tent, the friends collected wood, bark, and dry grass to make a campfire. Pompous suddenly realized he had forgotten the matches to light the wood.
“Oh no!” said Philberta and Philbin, and they wondered if the fun they had planned for Halloween night might turn out to be a disappointment. Luckily, Pompous had brought his book of inventions, where he kept the best ideas of his favorite inventors.
“Bunda!” Pompous yelled. “I have an idea! Let’s make fire!”
“How can you make fire?” asked the surprised Philbin. “Don’t you need matches?” asked Philberta.
“It says here that fire is made by friction,” explained Pompous. “Friction is what happens when things, like the palms of your hands, rub together. Friction also produces heat.”
Philberta and Philbin grew very excited. Pompous took his blade and sharpened the tip of a small aspen stick, being careful to follow the rules he learned in safety training school. He put the tip in a hole inside a large piece of aspen wood and rubbed quickly.
“Nothing happened,” said Philberta and Philbin, who worried that they wouldn’t be able to see in the dark after sunset. But then something happened! A wisp of smoke rose from the wood, and then a glowing hot coal formed.
“The glowing hot coal is called an ember,” Pompous explained. “And that’s how a fire begins.”
Pompous gently placed the ember in the center of the dry grass they had rolled into a ball. He softly blew on it. “Bunda! Pompous made fire!” “Hooray!” said Philberta and Philbin in amazement, and they gave Pompous a big hug.
That night, the three friends carved pumpkins, lit their jack-o-lanterns, and best of all, took turns telling ghost stories while toasting marshmallows. It was the best Halloween ever! Pompous and his friends learned how friction can help make fire. Isn’t science fun?
Alright, time for some shout-outs! Today, they’re going to Lily in New York, Eden, Clara Jane, and Haley in Saint Peter’s, Missouri, Mikel and Blake in Columbus, Ohio, as well as Amherst in Mountain View, California. Hello, everyone! I am so happy that you’re all a part of my reading family. I hope you enjoyed our story today. See you next time!
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