Hey there! Today, we’re going to have a super fun party for Mr. Bingle. He made some cool upgrades to Word Bot, and we want to say thank you! Let’s make this party awesome!
First, we need to make the place look festive. We can decorate and make some yummy snacks. Chip had a great idea: let’s help each other so we can finish faster!
While we get ready, we can learn some new words with a fun song. Here are the words we need to know:
Let’s sing: “People help each other. This is what we do. Take some time to help me now, and then I will help you.”
Now that everything is ready, let’s invite Mr. Bingle and Festus’s grandma. They’re both special guests. We have another song to sing while we invite them. Here are some more words to learn:
Remember, “there” can mean a place, like “here” and “there,” or it can show ownership, like “their phone number.”
Here’s our song: “I will ask him, you go ask her. I must look up his number when these people are on their way. I will get out some games that we can play.”
Oh no! Word Bot accidentally threw out some words. But don’t worry! We can help by reading the words and putting them back into Word Bot’s memory. It’s good practice for us too!
Great job! We got all the words back in!
Now that Mr. Bingle is here, let’s have some fun! We made a special kite for him because he loves flying. We wrote some words on it that describe him, and we have a new song to learn:
Let’s sing: “So that we may give thanks to this man for the way he lives. You are good, you help, you are funny, we like you, thank you!”
Mr. Bingle wrote a song for us too! Here are some words from his song:
Here’s how it goes: “Let me tell you from my big old heart, every one of you has had a big part. Anytime you were there to help me more every day, I made a plan to help you too and make your work like clay.”
Wow, that was amazing! We all had a great time learning new words and celebrating with Mr. Bingle. Let’s keep helping each other and having fun!
Word Scavenger Hunt: Let’s go on a word scavenger hunt! Look around your home or classroom and find objects that match the new words we learned. For example, find something that belongs to “him” or “her,” or a “table” where you can sit. Once you find an object, draw a picture of it and write the word next to it. Share your drawings with your friends and see if they can guess which word it matches!
Make Your Own Song: Use the new words we learned to create your own song. You can use the tune of your favorite song and try to include as many of the new words as possible. Sing your song to a friend or family member and see if they can spot the words you used. This will help you remember the words and have fun at the same time!
Word Memory Game: Create a memory game using the new words. Write each word on a separate card, making two cards for each word. Mix them up and place them face down. Take turns flipping over two cards at a time, trying to find a match. When you find a match, say the word out loud and use it in a sentence. This game will help you remember the words and practice using them in sentences.
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript:
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[Music]
I’m super impressed with the upgrades Mr. Bingle made to Word Bot. Let’s throw a little party for Mr. Bingle to thank him!
Great idea, Festus! I want to make something fun for Mr. Bingle. I think we should make this place look a little more festive if we’re going to have a party. I’ll make some snacks.
Why don’t we help each other so that we get done faster?
That’s a fantastic idea, Chip! And we can learn some new words in a song as we work.
These are the words we need to learn to sing our song:
[Music]
people, each, other, take, some, time.
Now let’s get busy and sing while we work!
[Music]
People help each other. This is what we do. Take some time to help me now, and then I will help you.
[Music]
How nice! It looks like we’re all ready for Mr. Bingle’s party. Hey, Festus, do you think your grandma would like to come to the party?
I’d love to invite her; she’s good friends with Mr. Bingle.
Okay, Brad and I will invite Mr. Bingle while you and Chip go invite your grandma. I have a song we can sing while we’re doing that.
Are there any new words?
Just a few, but a lot of these you’ve already learned.
[Music]
him, her, number, these, way, games, there.
Hold on! I thought “there” was spelled t-h-e-r-e.
Use t-h-e-r-e when you are talking about a place, as in “here” and “there.” Use t-h-e-i-r when you are talking about something someone owns, has, or takes, as in “their phone number.”
I think I understand!
Great! Let’s sing the song.
I will ask him, you go ask her. I must look up his number when these people are on their way.
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I will get out some games that we can play.
One more time!
I will ask him, you go ask her. I must look up his number when these people are on their way.
[Music]
I will get out some games that we can play.
[Music]
Hi, Mr. Bingle! Come on in!
Wow!
You accidentally pushed the eject button. Word Bot has thrown out all of the words that he hadn’t finished processing in his memory bag.
It’s okay, Festus! We’ll all help read the words to Word Bot and feed them back into his memory banks. It will be good practice for us to put these words into our memory banks too.
Here are some:
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people, take, time, I’ve got some, each, these, there, I’ve got a few, him, her, way.
Here are the last of them: some, other, number, games.
Let’s check to make sure Word Bot got all the words in his memory banks.
[Music]
him, her, there, some, other, way, number, time, people, each, take, these, games.
Looks like we got all the words! Great job, everybody!
[Music]
Now that Mr. Bingle is here, I’m ready to have some fun!
Then let’s get this party started! Mr. Bingle, we wanted to throw this party to thank you for Word Bot’s upgrade.
We know that you like the idea of flying, Mr. Bingle, so we helped Festus make a kite for you to fly.
Before we give it to you, we want to write some words on the kite that we think describe you, and Brad wrote a song with new words for us to learn while we do that.
Here are some new words for the song: round, table, may, give, lives, after, right, many, birds.
By the way, “lives” is sometimes read as “lives,” but for this song, we’ll sing “lives.”
[Music]
So that we may give thanks to this man for the way he lives.
You are good, you help, you are funny, we like you, thank you!
Come to your round table so that we may give thanks to this man for the way he lives.
[Music]
Oh, you kids are so sweet! You have helped me so much by coming to visit and by walking my dog since I can’t walk as far as I used to.
Festus left his list of words to learn and practice at my house the other day, so I decided to try my hand at writing a song for you to learn them. Here’s the list he left.
[Music]
Maybe we should go through the list of words before we sing this song.
That sounds like a good idea!
[Music]
let, from, heart, of, every, had, part, Annie, were, more, made, work, which, why, gave.
Let’s hear Mr. Bingle sing his song now!
Okay, here it goes!
Let me tell you from my big old heart, every one of you has had a big part. Anytime you were there to help me more every day, I made a plan to help you too and make your work like clay.
Your little pal helped you work on your words every day, which is why I gave him his upgrade.
That was awesome!
Yeah, I really like that song, Mr. Bingle!
But check this out! Susan and I have another way to sing Mr. Bingle’s song.
[Music]
You had a big heart anytime you were here to help me more every day. I made a plan to help you too and make your work like play.
[Music]
Every day!
[Music]
[Applause]
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