ClassX Video Lessons Grade Kindergarten That’s the Sound the Street Makes – Learning how to be a safe and responsible pedestrian
Hello, friends! I hope you are doing well, staying healthy, and having fun at home. Have you been reading lots of books? Today, we have a fun story called “That’s the Sound the Street Makes” by Danny Katz, with pictures by Mitch Vane. Let’s explore the sounds of the street together!
When we close our front door, it makes a sound. Then, when we close the gate and step onto the sidewalk, there’s another sound. My dad is sick today, so he makes a funny noise when he blows his nose. He still walks me to school, though!
On the way to school, a scooter stops suddenly because Dad is busy blowing his nose. “Watch out!” I say. We have to be careful on the sidewalk. Other parents and kids are walking to school too.
Cars, buses, and motorbikes make loud “vroom vroom” sounds as they drive by. Parents and kids make “clip clop” sounds as they walk. Someone sneezes loudly, and everyone turns to look!
When we reach the street, the bus honks at Dad because he’s not paying attention. “Get off the road, Dad!” I shout. We need to cross at the corner where it’s safe. The button at the crossing goes “beep beep” to tell us to wait.
I press the button, and it goes “block!” We wait for the light to turn green. Dad keeps pressing the button, but I tell him, “Stop that, Dad! It won’t change faster.”
When the light turns green, all the cars stop, and we hear “breaking” sounds. We hold hands and cross the street safely. Dad sneezes again, and I hope I’m not holding the hand he used to blow his nose!
On the other side, my friend Seb is waiting for me. “Hey, Ella!” he shouts. Seb’s dad talks to my dad, and a car honks because they’re blocking the driveway. “Watch out!” I remind them.
At school, kids are playing, and the bell rings “ring ring” to start the day. Dad kisses me goodbye, even though he’s got a cold. “Be careful going home,” I tell him. “Watch for driveways and cross safely.”
As Dad walks away, he steps in a puddle with a “squish!” Oh no, Dad!
And that’s the sound the street makes! I hope you enjoyed the story. Remember to read lots of books and have fun learning. See you next time!
Sound Hunt: Go on a sound hunt around your home or neighborhood! With the help of an adult, take a short walk and listen carefully to the different sounds you hear. Can you hear birds chirping, cars passing by, or leaves rustling? Try to identify at least five different sounds and describe them. You can even draw a picture of what makes each sound!
Sound Imitation Game: Gather a few friends or family members and play a sound imitation game. Take turns making a sound that you heard in the story, like “vroom vroom” for a car or “beep beep” for the crossing button. The others have to guess what makes that sound. See who can guess the most sounds correctly!
Create Your Own Sound Story: Use your imagination to create a short story about a day in your life, focusing on the sounds you hear. What sounds do you hear when you wake up, have breakfast, or play outside? Share your story with your class or family, and see if they can recognize the sounds you describe!
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Hi everyone! Welcome back to the Storytime family. I hope you’ve been keeping well, staying healthy, safe at home, and taking good care of your family and yourself. Hope you’ve been reading lots too!
Today we have “That’s the Sound the Street Makes” by Danny Katz, illustrated by Mitch Vane. Let’s check it out!
That’s the sound the street makes. That’s the sound of a front door when we close it behind us.
That’s the sound of our front gate when we pull it closed and step onto the footpath.
That’s the sound of Dad blowing his nose because he’s sick today and had to get out of bed to walk me to school.
Screech! That’s the sound of a scooter stopping on the footpath because Dad was blowing his nose so much that he didn’t see the kid on the scooter riding to school with his mom.
“Watch out!” I say. “You have to be careful on the footpath.” The other parents walking their kids to school all pay attention and watch where they’re going.
“Sorry,” Ella says that to me.
Room room room room room! That’s the sound of all the cars, buses, and motorbikes driving along the street.
Clip bush! That’s the sound of all the parents and kids heading to school along the footpath.
That’s the sound of someone doing a big sneeze that makes everyone turn around to look.
That’s the sound of a bus beeping at Dad. He was so busy sneezing that he started crossing the street where he wasn’t supposed to cross.
“Get off the road, Dad!” I yell at him. “You can’t cross here; it’s dangerous! Look at all the other parents and kids; they’re all crossing at the corner where the pedestrian crossing is. We have to cross there. Come on, pay attention!”
“Sorry,” Ella says that to me.
Beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep! That’s the sound of the button at the pedestrian crossing making a slow beeping noise, telling us the walk light is red and we can’t cross yet.
Block! That’s the sound when I press the button at the pedestrian crossing so the walk light will turn green.
Boom boom! That’s the sound of all the cars, buses, and motorbikes going past us as we wait for the walk light to turn green.
That’s the sound of someone pressing the button over and over again because they think if they press it, the walk light will turn green faster.
“Stop that, Dad!” I say to him. “Pushing the button over and over again won’t make the walk light change faster.”
“Sorry,” Ella says that to me.
Breaking! That’s the sound of all the cars, buses, and motorbikes stopping because the traffic light has turned red.
That’s the sound of the button at the pedestrian crossing telling us the walk light has turned green and we can cross safely now.
Clock clock wish! That’s the sound of all the other parents and kids crossing the street together and holding hands.
That’s the sound of Dad blowing his nose and just walking off with everyone else, crossing the street without me because he’s not thinking again.
“Come back!” I yell at him. “We’re supposed to hold hands when we cross the street.”
“Sorry,” Ella says that.
Then he comes back, we hold hands, and we cross the street together. I just hope I’m not holding the hand he used to blow his nose.
“Ew, hey Ella!” That’s the sound of my friend Seb who’s waiting for me when we get to the other side of the street.
“Wait!” That’s the sound of Seb’s dad saying hello to my dad when we get to the other side of the street.
Bumble mumble might mumble mumble might! That’s the sound of my dad talking to Seb’s dad in front of someone’s house.
That’s the sound of a car trying to get out of the driveway of the house, tooting at my dad and Seb’s dad because they’re blocking the way.
“Watch out!” I say to both dads. “You have to be careful in front of driveways; cars are always coming out of them, so you need to pay attention.”
“Sorry,” Ella says Dad to me.
That’s the sound of the schoolyard with all the kids playing in it.
“Hey, Ella!” That’s the sound of our friends at the school gate yelling out hello to me.
Except when we get to school…
Ring! That’s the sound of the school bell ringing because it’s time for school to start.
That’s the sound of Dad kissing me on the head, though I wish he wouldn’t because he’s got a cold.
“See ya!”
“Now be careful when you’re going home,” I tell him. “Look out for driveways, cross at the pedestrian crossing, and pay attention to all the traffic and people and sounds going on around you, okay?”
“Thanks,” Ella says that to me as he waves goodbye and turns to walk back home.
Squish! That’s the sound of Dad stepping in a big puddle on the ground because he wasn’t looking where he was going.
And that was…
That’s the sound the street makes!
That just makes us miss school even more, right?
Well, you might be going back to school soon; you never know.
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