ClassX Video Lessons Grade Kindergarten Help Fix Dean’s Xylophone + 20 mins of Kids Cartoons | Learning Show | The Sandbox
Hey there! It’s a sunny day, and we’re all ready to play in the sandbox with our friends. Guess what? Dean brought a special toy today—a xylophone! It’s a musical instrument that makes pretty sounds, just like drums and bells.
Dean tried to play the xylophone, but oh no! One of the keys went missing. We all looked around to find it. Even though we couldn’t find the key, we discovered that lots of things in the park can make music too!
We tried hitting a shovel on a bucket, tapping a glass with water, and even ringing a bike bell. Each made a different sound, but none were quite like the xylophone. It was so much fun to explore and see what sounds we could make!
Cal showed us a globe. It’s a round map of the Earth that shows where all the countries and oceans are. We learned about different places like England, Kenya, Canada, India, and Japan. Each place has its own weather and special things about it.
Did you know that some places are hot because they’re near the equator, and others are cold because they’re far away from it? We all come from different parts of the world, but we’re all friends here in the sandbox!
Zen showed us a pretty leaf and told us about how plants grow. Some grow under the ground like potatoes, and others grow above like spinach and cucumbers. We learned that plants need soil, sunlight, and water to grow.
We even got to plant our own seeds in little containers. We watched them grow into flowers, strawberries, and even cherry tomatoes on sticks! It was amazing to see how tiny seeds can turn into big plants.
Playing in the sandbox and learning about music, the world, and nature was so much fun! Remember, there’s always something new to discover. So, keep exploring, stay curious, and enjoy every adventure!
Sound Hunt: Go on a sound hunt around your home or classroom. Find objects that make different sounds when you tap, shake, or blow on them. Try to create your own music using these objects. Can you make a song with your new instruments? Share your musical creation with your friends or family!
Globe Adventure: Use a globe or a world map to explore different countries. Pick a country and learn one fun fact about it. What is the weather like there? What kind of animals live there? Draw a picture of something special from that country and share it with your classmates.
Plant Growth Experiment: Plant a seed in a small cup with soil. Place it in a sunny spot and water it regularly. Keep a journal to draw or write about how your plant changes each week. What do you notice about the leaves and the stem? How tall does it grow? Share your plant’s progress with your class.
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript, with any inappropriate or unclear content removed or clarified:
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[Music]
It’s great to play with all your best friends! Come on in, take off your shoes and socks; it’s time for fun in the sandbox.
Hey Tinker, Neptune! You’ll never guess what my brother let me bring to the sandbox today to show all my friends: a xylophone! That’s one of my favorite instruments. Did you know that even though it can make a melody, it’s in the percussion family?
I think Cal means the xylophone is in the same family of instruments that contains drums and glockenspiels. Can you play that thing, Dean?
One, two, a one, two, three, four!
Uh-oh, my brother is not going to be happy. He told me to be extra careful with this new toy. Where did the key go? I’m sure we can fix it.
Oh, it’s not here. Sorry, Dean, I can’t find anything.
Hey Roxy, good morning! Do you have a xylophone key up there?
Just some high things and this glockenspiel key.
What are we going to do? We can’t find it anywhere!
Well, you know a lot of items in the park can make musical sounds.
Really? Like what?
Like this shovel! If you hit it on this bucket, it makes a musical note.
That is a note, but it’s not a xylophone note.
You’re right! Let’s keep looking; maybe we can find something that makes the note we need.
Yes, we just have to look around and be curious about how different things sound.
How about this glass with water in it?
Oh, that’s great, but it’s not a xylophone note.
You’re right, but I bet if we attach these tubes together…
What are you making, Tinker?
You’ll see! Can I borrow that funnel from your toy box?
Sure, thank you!
That’s terrific! It is, but it’s not a xylophone note.
I got it! We can use this bell on my bike.
That’s so clever, Neptune! It sounds great, but it’s still not a xylophone note.
How about this whistle using a blade of grass or flipping these rubber bands?
You guys are such good friends, but it’s okay. I’ll apologize to my brother; I’m sure he’ll forgive me.
Well, we didn’t find a xylophone note, but look! We made a pretty great xylophone!
Maybe your brother would like this instead.
Maybe it’s worth a try!
Hey guys, look what I found in the water: the wood!
Thanks, Opus, and thanks, guys! I didn’t realize how much music there is all around us.
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Go ahead and give it a shot! Two spoons can cling together. Use the spoons to make some noises!
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Let’s make some sounds! Stay curious!
We’re going to the park to play; it’s a sunny day! So many things to see and do: the grass is so green and the sky is so blue. Climb up high, jump up and down, turn around on the merry-go-round.
You’ve got so much time to spend to learn, explore, build, and pretend. It’s so much fun to use our imagination!
[Music]
Whoa, what is that, Cal?
It’s called a globe.
What does it do?
It’s a map, but it’s shaped like the Earth. It shows where everything on our whole planet can be found.
Amazing! Ask it where my sister’s sandal is, the blue one for her left foot.
Um, yeah, it can’t do that.
Oh, that’s okay!
I think we should try to make him feel better. Maybe an upbeat song!
Opus, my eight-arm master of drum disaster, lay down a beat!
[Music]
Come on!
Oh yes, no, no, no! Don’t worry, Dean, I’m not sad. The globe’s not broken. Globes aren’t for finding things like your sister’s sandal.
Great, because I hid it under her pillow and wanted it to be a surprise!
Then what can you see on a globe, Cal?
Well, a lot, actually! Like where countries, cities, or oceans are located. If you’re an explorer like me, it’s a big help!
Cal, you’re an explorer? I never knew!
Well, I may not have wings yet, but if I use my imagination, I can already fly!
And with this globe, I can travel all over the world! I’ll show you!
Okay, read that. That says London, England. That’s where your family’s from, right, Cal?
Right!
You’ve got to be kidding me! I’ve always wanted to tour the castles of England!
Well, England is an island, so it’s surrounded by water.
Maybe we can work it out!
I’m from a country called Kenya.
Is that on the globe too?
Of course! We just have to find it.
Oh, there it is!
What’s the weather like in Kenya, Zen? Is it cold or hot?
Well, we left when I was a baby, but I think it can get pretty hot.
That makes a lot of sense!
Kenya is close to this imaginary dotted line here that goes right around the middle of the globe. That line is called the equator. Countries near the equator can get really hot.
Is Canada close to the equator?
Let’s see. Here’s Canada, all the way up here, far away from the equator. That means it can probably get pretty cold in the winter. Is that true, Dean?
Well, I explored a lot of glaciers as a junior park ranger, and a glacier is like a big piece of floating ice, so yes, I’d say it can be pretty cold there.
There you go! What about you, Tinker? Where did you grow up?
In a country called India.
Let’s see if we can find that.
There it is!
Oh, tell us a little bit about India!
There are lots and lots of people, and they speak 22 different languages.
Is India hot like Kenya or cold like Canada?
It’s mostly a hot climate, which means it’s warm and humid.
What does humid mean?
It means the air is really wet. When it’s humid, you can sweat a lot.
Oh cool! My family’s also from Asia.
Where in Asia?
Off the coast of Japan.
Oh, right over here! It looks like it’s an island like England!
Actually, Japan’s made up of over 4,000 islands! But even with all those islands, compared to China, which is right next door, it’s tiny.
I lived in the Sea of Japan, right here off the West Coast.
My family is also from the ocean, Neptune!
Cool! I had a feeling about that because I’m so relaxed!
Or because I’m swimming in water every time we speak!
Um, I guess both!
Our families are all from different parts of the globe, but look! We’re all friends and all here together in one sandbox!
Thanks for sharing your globe with us today, Cal!
Thank you guys for sharing too and for being great friends!
[Music]
Where do you live? Where are you from?
Where were you standing when your life began?
Where do you play? Where does your family abide?
Is it on my side of the Earth or the other side?
‘Cause there’s so many places, so many homes, so many ways.
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So many cultures, such different clothes,
Different languages just depends on your home.
Are you from up north where it gets really cold,
Or on the equator where the heat gets old?
I am from South America, near very sweet love.
Horrid days fly away on the beach in Australia.
‘Cause there’s so many places, so many homes, so many ways to live.
Follow the glory!
So many cultures, such different clothes,
Different languages just depends on your own.
Wherever you come from, it’s special indeed.
It’s where it all started on your way to succeed.
Wherever you go to, it’s up to you.
Just remember everyone around you is on their own journey too.
‘Cause there’s so many places, so many ways to live.
All over this globe, there’s so many cultures, such different clothes,
Different languages just depends on your home.
Stay curious!
[Music]
We’re going to the park to play; it’s a sunny day!
So many things to see and do: the grass is so green and the sky is so blue.
Climb up high, jump up and down, turn around on the merry-go-round.
You’ve got so much time to spend to learn, explore, build, and pretend.
It’s so much fun to use our imagination!
[Music]
Hi guys! Hey, Zen!
Look what my mom got for me!
That’s a pretty leaf!
It is a pretty leaf, but if you look close, you can see that it’s also telling us a secret.
What does the secret say?
It’s saying soon under the soil, there’s going to be…
A potato!
What’s the potato doing hiding under the soil?
It’s not hiding, Dean; it’s sprouting and growing! Potatoes are root vegetables, which means they come from under the ground.
Oh, I thought they came from the supermarket!
Do other vegetables grow on the ground too?
Some do, like carrots. Others grow on top of the ground, like spinach and cucumbers. But it’s not just vegetables; fruit grows on trees and vines, and of course, there are also plants and flowers that grow from the ground.
You seem pretty excited about this, Zen!
Well, that’s just because I am! Nature is such a gift! Look at that apple tree over there! When the apples get ripe, they turn red and then fall down, and that’s how we know it’s time to eat them!
And the ones that don’t get eaten break down in the ground and become seeds.
And guess what? Those seeds become new apple trees!
Everything is connected! Nature is so magical!
How does it happen? Does it all work? How does a little seed become a giant tree?
Beats me, but I do know that for it to work, we have to have soil!
Oh, let me put that in my creativity journal!
Okay, first I need some soil!
Yes, but not just any soil! Soil filled with minerals and…
Some of these little guys!
Well, how do you do? Was someone here speaking about worms?
We were! I was just telling my friends that the more worms there are in the soil, the better the soil is for growing plants!
Well, aren’t you a dear! If I could blush, I would! Thanks so much for everything you’re doing for the planet!
Have a good one! And then you need sunlight and water!
Wow, I wish we could do an experiment and try growing all different things from the ground!
What would you grow?
Flowers, red stripes, a forest of towering oak trees, a 32-pack of hot dogs!
For something to grow in nature, it has to either have seeds or be able to be pollinated.
Pollination is when wind or rain or even a bee brings something called pollen from one plant to another, which lets plants reproduce. That means it makes more of themselves!
Thank you! That’s funny; I’ve used it before!
Hey, that one’s new!
Now charge!
Hmm, so I guess I can’t grow hot dogs.
No biggie! I’ll grow lollipops!
Okay, well guess what, guys? The good news is we can grow most of those things! ‘Cause look what my mom gave us: planters and seeds for all of us to try!
Yeah! All we have to do is choose what we want to grow and plant their seeds in these little containers!
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Guess what, guys? Our fruits and vegetables are starting to grow!
Neptune, look! Your flower is growing!
Wow, Cal, your strawberries are almost ready to eat!
Can’t wait!
Tinker, your towering forest will probably take another 100 years or so!
No problem! I’ll keep busy!
And Dean, yours are the only ones that are completely finished!
Look! A field of lollipops!
Really?
Hey, Zen, these are just cherry tomatoes on sticks!
Sorry, Dean, I couldn’t resist!
Mmm, tomatoey!
You guys have to try these!
[Music]
Got a tiny seed, I put it in the ground,
Covered it with dirt and watered all around.
Each and every day, I know my little seed will grow,
Even if I go and play.
I’m gonna watch it grow!
I’m gonna watch it grow!
I’m gonna watch it grow!
The seed starts to sprout!
Each and every day!
It takes a lot of time for my seed to grow,
And a lot of patience ’cause it happens really slow.
Water and bright light!
A few weeks in, I have a full-grown plant!
Yay! Hooray!
Stay curious!
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