Learn with Ms. Lauren: Discovering ‘Alike and Different’ – Day 4 | ????‍???? Activities & Songs

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Hello friends! Welcome back! It’s so great to see you again. Today is Thursday, and we have all kinds of fun activities for you: a fun cartoon, a fast fact, a song, and story time with Miracle. This week, we’re talking about things that are alike and different.

“Alike” means something that is the same or similar, while “different” means something that is not quite the same. For example, I have a good friend, and we are the same in many ways but different in others. Take yesterday, for instance. We went out for dinner and decided to share a pizza. We both really love pizza, which is one way we’re the same. My friend wanted pepperoni pizza, but I wanted just cheese. We found out we could get pepperoni on one side of the pizza and just cheese on the other side. So, even though we’re best friends and love pizza, we like different toppings.

Today, we’re going to learn about something else that can be the same and different: words! Mr. Wordsmith is here to teach us all about it.

Hello and welcome to the wonderfully wondrous Word Factory! I’m going to use my newest word machine to show my brother something interesting about words. Say hello, Hubert!

Hello everyone! You go first, Hubert. Pull the handle closest to you and make a sentence out of the word the machine gives you.

“Road” (R-O-A-D). I rode a purple elephant!

Now it’s my turn. “Road” (R-O-D-E). A lot of cars are on the road.

Now for my favorite part, the mashup button! Hubert, “road” is purple elephant on the road! Do you hear how the words “road” and “rode” sound exactly the same?

They do! But they are not spelled the same and have very different meanings.

That’s right! These two words are homophones.

Homophones? What’s a homophone?

My brother has never learned what a homophone is. Hopefully, today is his day! Let’s try this again. I’ll go first this time: “flower” (F-L-O-W-E-R). I have a flower.

“Flour” (F-L-O-U-R). I have a bag of flour.

Mashup time! The flower is covered with flour!

Good one, Hubert! Hear how “flower” and “flour” sound exactly the same?

Exactly! But they’re not spelled the same and have different meanings. That makes “flower” and “flour” homophones.

Now do you know what a homophone is?

I have no idea!

You know, my brother and I are a lot like homophones ourselves. We sound the same but are actually very different.

Thanks, Mr. Wordsmith! Mr. Wordsmith taught us that words can look different but sound the same. They’re called homophones, just like Mr. Wordsmith and his brother.

Speaking of voices, let’s get ready to use our voices! Mr. Dan has a song for you with more examples of homophones. He’s waiting in the music room for us. I hope you enjoy!

Hi everyone! I’m Mr. Dan, and welcome back to music! Now we’re going to sing another song with high and low notes. The high and low notes aren’t as far apart, so we’ll need to listen carefully. I’m also going to move my hands high for the high notes and low for the lower notes. See if you can follow along!

Ready? Here we go: “Rain, rain, go away, come again another day.”

How did you do? Great! Thank you for joining me. I hope you had as much fun learning about high and low notes as I had teaching it to you. Have a great rest of your day!

Thanks, Mr. Dan! What a fun song! That got me thinking more about what’s the same and what’s different about all of us. You don’t have to be the same as someone to be friends with them. It’s nice to have friends that are different from you. You can learn about different cultures, languages, and traditions on top of the things you have in common.

Armanda is here to tell us about some surprising friendships. Let’s find out more!

You may think that some animals aren’t meant to be friends, like a shark and whatever the shark wants to eat for lunch. But that’s not always true! Meet Kate and Pip, a dog who befriended a fawn, and Anthony the lion and Riley the coyote, who met his babies. Riley likes to guard his buddy Anthony while he sleeps. And how about this: a tortoise who befriended a goose! Isn’t that adorable?

Thanks, Armanda! That was great! Did you love learning about animal best friends?

Yes! They were so adorable!

We now know that even different kinds of animals can have things in common. When we talk about things that are alike and different, we’re comparing them.

“Compare” means to look closely at things to see what’s the same or different. Why don’t we compare cats and dogs? Dogs like to bark, while cats meow. That’s one way they’re different. Most cats are really good at climbing trees, while most dogs aren’t. That’s another way they’re different.

Here are some ways they’re similar: Dogs have four legs, and cats have four legs too. They also both have fur. So now you know that cats and dogs are the same in some ways and different in others. You can do this with all kinds of animals: rabbits, chickens, elephants, or even snakes!

For our story time today, Miracle is going to read a story to us about a snake named Pete. The book is called “Pete Wants a Pal.” Pete wants to find a friend that’s just like him. I wonder if he’s going to find what he’s looking for. Let’s listen!

This book is called “Pete Wants a Pal.” Pete the snake is the character in the story. His goal is to make a snake pal to hang out with. “Pal” is another word for a friend. Do you think Pete will make a new friend by the end of the book?

Okay, let’s start reading and find out!

Pete wants a pal. Pete is a snake. He lives by a lake. Pete lies in the sun. Pete slides in the grass. Pete wants a snake pal to lie in the sun with him. Pete looks for a snake pal. He looks in a log, but there is no snake pal. Then Pete looks in a hole. There is no snake pal. After that, Pete looks in the grass.

“Is that a snake?”

“I’m Pete. Will you be my pal?”

The snake does not move.

“You are not a snake,” says Pete.

Pete looks in a shed.

“Is that a snake? I’m Pete. Will you be my pal?”

He asks the snake that has a tail with teeth.

“You are not a snake,” says Pete.

Pete is sad. He does not have a snake pal. Then Pete sees a little snake. A bird is going to eat the snake.

“Put him down!” Pete says to the bird.

The bird drops the little snake and flies away.

“I’m Pete. Will you be my pal?” Pete asks.

“Yes,” replies the little snake. “My name is Dean.”

Dean looks at Pete.

“You are a big worm,” Dean says.

“I’m not a worm! I’m a snake!” says Pete.

Pete looks at Dean.

“You are a little snake,” Pete says.

“I’m not a snake! I’m a worm!” says Dean.

Pete made a new pal! Pete did not make a snake pal, but he did make a good pal. Pete reached his goal. He made a pal! Dean isn’t a snake like Pete expected, but they’re still friends!

Thank you, Miracle! Did you think Pete would find a snake friend?

Yes! Sometimes things turn out a little differently than we thought they would. In the story, Pete thought he wanted a friend that was just like him, but in the end, he found a friend that was a little different from him. And even though Pete and his friend were different, they still became great friends.

Now think of someone in your life: a friend, a family member, someone special. Are you thinking of someone? Think about how you’re alike and how you’re different. You might have some things that are different, like your skin color or your eye color, your favorite food. And you might have some things that are the same, like your hair color, your smile, or your favorite song.

Alright, I think it’s about time for us to stretch it out, shake it out, and dance it out! That’s right! It’s time for today’s “Move It!” ABC, lead the way!

Hi! Come on, stand up! It’s time to move it! Let’s do the remote control dance. When I say “play,” dance! When I say “pause,” freeze! When I say “fast forward,” dance as fast as you can! And when I say “rewind,” dance backward!

Okay, ready? Play!

[Music]

Pause!

Play!

Rewind!

Pause!

Play!

Rewind!

Play!

[Music]

Fast forward!

Play!

[Music]

Rewind!

Fast forward!

Play!

Wow! You sure know how to move it! See you next time! Bye!

I think that is one of my favorite moves so far! How about you?

Yay! Let’s do something a little different now. Here are two cats stretching. One is long and one is a little shorter. They’re different lengths. In this next video, we’re going to learn about comparing the lengths of things.

Here’s Happy Harrison to teach us all about it!

Here’s everyone’s favorite game show host, Happy Harrison!

Hello everybody! Welcome to “Measure This,” the show where contestants test their skill at measuring things! Now let’s welcome today’s contestants: Peggy the dentist and Baboo, King of the Penguins!

Welcome, Peggy and your highness! Here are our categories to choose from.

Peggy, I am going to go with “Things You Find in a Zoo.”

Oh, this is a tough one! How long is this elephant’s trunk in peanuts?

That’s a trick question, Happy! You would never measure an elephant’s trunk in peanuts. The peanuts are too small, and it would take too many of them. Besides, all peanuts aren’t the same length!

Congratulations, Peggy! You’re absolutely right! The correct question is: How long is an elephant trunk in bananas? But not just any bananas—these bananas have been carefully chosen to be the same length!

This is hard! I’m going to guess four bananas!

Oh, so close! But no! Sire, do you want to take a guess?

I never guess! The trunk is five bananas long!

That is incredible, sire! You are correct! You win! And the grand prize is a brand new car!

Oh no, no, no! What would I do with a car? I proclaim that Peggy gets the car!

Tell me, sire, how is it that you are so good at measuring things?

Quite obviously, I’m a ruler!

I had so much fun with you today! We learned how to compare things to look and see what’s the same or different. We compared friends, animals, lengths, and even words! I think differences make the world a more interesting place.

We also learned about some surprising animal friendships. They were different animals, but they still had things that were the same. It might be fun to think about some of the people you know and compare the things that are the same and different from you. Will you do that?

Yes! I think that could be really fun!

It’s almost time to say goodbye, but I’ll meet you back here tomorrow! No, I don’t mean “meet” like the food. I mean “meet” like I’ll see you back here tomorrow!

“Meet” is another homophone, like what Mr. Wordsmith taught us! Words can really be a lot of fun!

After this, we have some games, puzzles, and other fun activities for you to play, so check them out! It’s bye for now, but I’ll see you again tomorrow right here in the classroom. And don’t forget: the more you learn, the more you’ll love learning!

Goodbye!

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