Hi there! Today, we’re going to have a fun adventure learning about bears and playing a cool word game. Let’s get started!
Our friend Susan just visited the bear exhibit at the museum. She learned all about different kinds of bears. There were videos, books, and even stuffed bears! Susan brought some stuffed bears for her friends Chip, Brad, and Festus. How nice!
First, we saw a black bear climbing a tree. Did you know that black bears hibernate? That means they sleep for a long time during winter without eating or drinking. Wow!
Next, we heard about a brown bear. There are many kinds of brown bears, and they mostly live in the northern part of the world.
Finally, we saw a white bear, which is called a polar bear. Polar bears are amazing!
Guess what? Wordbot is here to play a game called “Past or Present.” In this game, we learn about words that tell us if something is happening now or if it happened before.
Wordbot shows us two words. One is for now (present), and the other is for before (past). We have to figure out which word fits in the sentence. Let’s try it!
We also learned that adding an “s” to a word usually means there are more than one. For example, “dog” becomes “dogs.”
Let’s sing a fun song about dogs under trees:
That was so much fun! We learned about bears, played a word game, and sang a song. Keep practicing your words and have fun learning!
Bear Observation Adventure: Go on a bear hunt in your home or neighborhood! Look for pictures, toys, or books about bears. Can you find a black bear, brown bear, or polar bear? Draw a picture of your favorite bear and share one interesting fact you learned about it with your family.
Past or Present Word Hunt: With a parent or guardian, go through a storybook or magazine and find words that tell you if something is happening now or happened before. Make a list of five “present” words and five “past” words. Share your list with a friend and see if they can use the words in a sentence.
Sing and Count with Friends: Gather some friends or family members and sing the “hot dogs under trees” song. Use toys or objects to represent the hot dogs and trees. As you sing, add or remove the objects to match the song. Can you make up your own version of the song with different animals or objects?
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript:
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[Music]
Rock and learn!
Hiya, Susan! Where have you been?
Chip and I just went to the bear exhibit at the museum. I really liked it because they have videos that teach you all about different kinds of bears. They also have lots of books and stuffed bears.
This one is Chip’s. Thank you! I brought this one for Brad. Thank you, Susan! And this one is for Festus. Thanks, Susan!
What do I see? I see a black bear climbing up the trees.
Black bear!
I see a black bear climbing up a tree. Black bears hibernate, which means they sleep for months at a time during the winter. During hibernation, adult bears don’t drink, eat, or even go to the bathroom. Wow!
What do I hear? I hear a brown bear that is very near.
Brown bear!
There are actually many kinds of brown bears, and they mostly live in the northern hemisphere, the top part of the globe.
What do I see? I see a white bear!
Those white bears are called polar bears. That’s right, Chip!
What kinds of bears did we learn about today?
Black bears!
Hey everyone, Wordbot will be here soon.
Wordbot? He’s a lot of fun! He told me that he wants to play a game called Past or Present.
Whoa! Listen! That’s Wordbot! Here he comes, he’s almost here!
Hi, Wordbot! Chip told us you want to play a game.
Okay! Past or Present! First, Wordbot will show you two words on his screen. The first word will be something that can happen now in the present, and the second word will be something that happened before in the past. Later, you will use your detective skills!
Oh boy! We’ll get to figure out which word fits best in a sentence.
Okay, Wordbot, we’re ready to learn some words!
Eat, ate, run, ran, say, said, do, did.
Can we use our detective skills now?
You bet we can! Listen carefully because other words can give you clues as to which word fits in the sentence.
Hey, Wordbot, what’s the first word group?
Door, did I blank my homework last night?
I get it! The words “last night” mean that it happened in the past, so the word “did” fits in the blank.
Way to use the word clues in the sentence, Festus! You’re a good detective!
I did my homework last night.
The word “do” wouldn’t work for this sentence.
Say or said, blank please.
If you want to keep playing, the word “say” goes in the blank. The word “said” wouldn’t work here.
And by the way, please keep playing this game!
Great job, Chip!
Say please if you want to keep playing.
Run or ran, blank to the mailbox yesterday.
Wordbot must have been watching me because I ran to the mailbox yesterday.
The word “run” doesn’t go in this sentence.
Eat or ate, I want to blank lunch right now.
So do I!
No, Festus, we’re supposed to be filling in the blanks.
Sorry, could you read the sentence again?
I want to blank lunch right now.
The word that fits in that blank is “eat” because the word “now” means it is in the present.
I see that someone else is using his detective skills!
The word “ate” wouldn’t work in this sentence.
I want to eat lunch right now!
Let’s blank a dance with Wordbot now!
Okay, let’s do a dance with Wordbot now!
Yeah!
You did a nice dance, guys! And the word “do” really is the right choice for this sentence.
Let’s do a dance with Wordbot now!
All right!
Say or said, I blank hello to my neighbor this morning.
The word that fills in that blank is “said” since you already did it earlier this morning; it happened in the past.
Run or ran, blank in place with Susan to exercise.
The word “run” fits best in that sentence.
That’s right, Chip! The word “ran” won’t work in this sentence.
Run in place with Susan to exercise!
Eat or ate, I blank all of the grapes earlier this morning.
Oh no, you ate all of the grapes!
Don’t worry, Festus, these are just sentences to practice using our words, but you did choose the right word.
The word “eat” doesn’t fit in the sentence.
I ate all of the grapes earlier this morning.
Good job, everyone! Now let’s read some of those words again.
Sure, Wordbot, you can help!
[Music]
Say, eight, ran, do, eat, did, run, said.
One more time: eat, ran, did, run, said, say, do, ate.
[Music]
Before we learn any more words, let’s practice all of the words we’ve learned so far.
Brad used a few words you may already know in these sentences, and I drew some pictures to go along with them.
See if you can read these sentences before I do!
What did this little black bear eat?
It looks like the black bear ate honey!
Good detective work, Festus! Let’s read the next sentence.
The big brown bear ate fish.
We say the white bear ran.
The white bear ran!
Use your old words, but use new words too!
I said you can do a funny run like this!
Oh, Festus!
Speaking of funny runs, Brad wrote a fun song yesterday. Remember? It was when we saw the dogs running around the yard.
I sure do! Let’s go over the new words in the song so you can sing along!
Dog!
They are all under trees.
Four dogs!
They are all under trees.
One more thing before we sing: do you know what happens when we put an “s” at the end of a word?
It usually means that you have more than one of those things!
That’s right, Susan! So “dog” becomes “dogs”!
[Music]
They are hot!
One hot dog!
Two hot dogs!
Hey, look! I have two hot dogs!
Not that kind of hot dog, Festus!
Sorry!
Three hot dogs!
Four hot dogs!
All four dogs are under trees!
They are hot!
One more time!
[Music]
They are hot!
One hot dog!
Two hot dogs!
Three hot dogs!
Four hot dogs!
All four dogs are under trees!
They are hot!
[Music]
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