Hey there! Do you like finding things? Let’s go on a fun scavenger hunt together! But wait, we need to help Rex first. He’s trying to get our ball out of a hole with water, and he needs rocks, not sticks!
We need to find Rex and tell him to use rocks. Oh, look, I jumped on some sticks! Oops, I got distracted again. Let’s focus and find Rex. Do you hear that? It’s a bird singing, not Rex. Let’s keep looking!
Oh, I found some birds! I named them Anne and Charis. But wait, we need to find Rex! Let’s go back to the hole and see if he’s there.
Yay, we found Rex! But he has a lot of sticks. We need rocks to get the ball out. It’s okay, Rex. We can use the sticks for something else. Let’s try using rocks now!
Let’s learn how to jump! Watch Axel do it: turn, turn, turn, turn, jump! Oh, I was doing it wrong. The first two turns are fast, and the second two are slow. Now I get it!
Let’s make waves in the water! I put on my life jacket and jumped in. It made little waves, but we need bigger ones. Let’s try bouncing on the dock together. Wow, look at all those waves!
We need to stop the leaves from blowing away. Let’s dig a hole to keep them safe from the wind. Yay, it worked! Now we can jump in the leaves without them flying away!
Let’s build a jump with dirt! We need to pack it down so it’s not too soft. Look, when we drive on it, it gets better. Now we can jump over it!
We learned that if we keep trying, we can solve any problem. Zerbies never give up! Let’s keep having fun and exploring. Ready, set, turbo!
Rock and Stick Experiment: Gather some small rocks and sticks from outside. Fill a clear container with water and drop a ball that floats on top. Ask the children to predict what will happen if they add rocks versus sticks to the container. Let them add the rocks and sticks one by one and observe how the water level changes. Discuss why rocks work better than sticks to raise the water level and help Rex get the ball out.
Jumping Patterns: Practice the jumping sequence from the lesson. Create a simple obstacle course using cushions or soft mats. Encourage the children to follow the pattern: “turn, turn, turn, turn, jump!” Have them practice doing the first two turns quickly and the last two slowly before jumping. This activity helps them understand rhythm and sequence while having fun.
Wave Makers: Fill a shallow tray with water and provide small objects like toy boats or leaves. Ask the children to create waves by gently tapping the sides of the tray or blowing on the water. Discuss how different actions create different sizes of waves. Encourage them to experiment with making bigger or smaller waves and observe how the objects move.
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Wow, you’re great at finding things! Do you want to help me on my scavenger hunt?
Oh, sure! Oh no, wait, I was supposed to be finding Rex. He’s out looking for sticks.
What are you talking about, Zach? Our derby ball fell in a hole with water, and Rex is getting sticks to get it out. But sticks won’t work; we need rocks! I have to find him and tell him.
I’ll help you, but what about your scavenger hunt?
Oh yeah, I’ll go back to that later. I hope he hasn’t spent too much time getting sticks. I just need to try again and not get distracted.
Oh hey, I jumped! Did you see it, Lily?
Yeah, that was funny! I landed on these sticks.
Oh, I forgot about Rex. I got distracted again. Okay, come on, Lily.
Where can he be?
Wait, Zach, listen.
Oh, is that Rex whistling?
No, that’s not Rex; it’s a bird.
I wonder where it is. I don’t see it.
Maybe it’s over here.
But wait, Zach, aren’t you forgetting something important?
I found a bird!
Now there are two birds! I’m going to name this one Anne and that one Charis.
What about Rex?
Oh, right, I forgot!
I got distracted again. I don’t believe it. Hey, look at these leaves!
Zach, do not get distracted! Okay, we’re going to find Rex.
Where do you think he is, Lily?
Let’s go back to the hole and see if he’s back there already.
Oh, I hope he didn’t waste all his time.
Okay, I got all these sticks. Uh, Zach, where’d you go?
Oh, Rex, I found you! You need to get rocks, not sticks.
I have a whole load of sticks.
Oh, you do? I’m sorry, I got distracted. I was supposed to tell you to get rocks instead, and now you have a full load of sticks. It’s all my fault.
That’s okay, Zach. It’s hard to remember when you get distracted. But did you waste all your time getting those sticks?
No, of course not! We can use these sticks for something else. Let me just dump them over here.
Okay, so what should we use instead?
I think we need to use rocks, but I’m not sure. Maybe we should try it first.
Oh, here, why don’t we try with the rock for my scavenger hunt?
Oh, it didn’t really raise the water very much. Maybe we should try it with some bigger rocks.
No, it’s no good. I’m going too slow. I can’t do the job.
Zach, you can do it! Come on!
Yeah, the jump didn’t work, and the turns were slow. I don’t think I see the difference.
It’s kind of hard to see when you go so slow, but you’re doing turn, turn, turn, turn, jump, and that’s not it.
But that doesn’t make any sense; there are four turns in a jump!
No, no, no! Why don’t you show him, Axel?
Oh yeah, okay! I’ll do it again and show you how to do it.
Zach, are you watching closely?
Yeah!
Alright, ready, set, turbo! Turn, turn, turn, turn!
Oh, okay, I got it now!
Alright, ready, set, turbo again! Turn, turn, turn!
Oh, Zach, it didn’t work!
Okay, I really don’t get it. There are four turns and a jump!
Yeah, but you and Axel are doing it differently.
What are we doing differently?
It’s turn, turn, turn, turn, jump!
What? That’s still four turns!
Oh, I think I know what’s going on. Come on, I’ll show you.
Okay, watch Axel do it one more time.
Okay!
Okay, now watch Axel. You ready, Zach? Turn, turn, turn, turn, and jump!
You see?
That’s what I was doing!
No, they’re not the same thing! You’re supposed to go turn, turn, turn, turn, jump, but you’re going turn, turn, turn, turn, jump!
I don’t get it; that’s the same pattern!
It’s the same pattern, but it’s not the same rhythm!
Zach, let’s do it again and turn when I tell you to.
Okay, just a little bit slower.
Okay, turn, turn, and then turn, turn!
Oh, I get it! It goes turn, turn, turn, turn, jump! The first two turns are fast, and the second two turns are slow! That’s why I kept falling off!
Speaking of turns, it’s my turn again!
Come on!
Ready, set, turbo!
Turn, turn, turn, turn!
My turn!
Okay, it’s your turn now, Lily! You go ahead!
Okay, watch this! Ready, set, turbo!
Hey, why aren’t you jumping, Lily?
Oh, Chris, you’re in the way!
Oh, right!
What if I go in the water like this?
That one’s a little better.
Still not very big waves, though.
Yes, but it gives me an idea! Rex, can you build a jump right here? I’m going to go get my life jacket on!
A jump out of dirt? I can do that, no problem!
Building a ramp next to the water might get damp. Are you sure you want to jump facing this way, Zach? You’ll end up jumping in the water!
That’s the idea, Rex! When I jump in the water, maybe it’ll make waves, then Bob can jump over, right?
Right!
Okay, I’m wearing my life jacket. I got my swimming buddies watching. Time to get wet!
All set?
Ready, set, turbo!
Hey, it worked! There’s a wave coming your way!
Okay, I’m ready! Did it work?
Uh-oh, they’re not very big!
Oh, I thought that would work. Still, it was a great jump!
Did you see? I saw it; it was great! I’m just not very fast in the water. Can you give me a push, Bob?
Yeah, sure, no problem!
You’re almost to shore, Zach! Just got another push over there!
All I can do is paddle!
I gotcha! Thank you!
That was difficult. I wonder if there’s a way we can make waves without me having to jump in the water and get cold.
You don’t want to try again?
I think we should, but maybe we should try something different. Let’s look around; answers are everywhere! Maybe there’s a better way to make waves.
Come on!
Hey, well, hello, Mr. Leaf! I wonder if I can use you.
Nah.
Let’s see… um, there’s a stump here.
No, that’s not going to do anything.
What about lily pads? Could we use those?
No.
Hey, Bob, Zach, come here and look at this!
Hey, you’re making waves! How?
I don’t know! I just drove out on the dock like this!
Hey, look at that!
Let me help!
Okay, it’s not working. I think we need to bounce together.
Okay, ready?
Alright, look at that!
It’s amazing! Wow, look at all the waves! This is fun!
Wait, I know how we can make even bigger waves!
How?
With more derbies!
Oh, thanks for coming, everyone!
Sure!
Okay!
Yeah, it’s going to be fun!
Ready, Bob?
You bet!
Ready, set!
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Ready, Zach?
Hurry, the leaves are still blowing away!
Oh, okay!
Yeah, I didn’t think of that. We need another plan. Let’s try again! What should we do next?
We just need something to hold the leaves down so they don’t blow away. Something that isn’t me!
Oh, I have an idea! Come on!
Uh, okay! Wait for me!
So how will this work?
Well, now the sticks are holding down the leaves so they won’t blow away!
See?
Oh, looks good to me! I’m going to try it!
Okay, here I go! Ready?
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How was it?
Not that fun; I just landed on the sticks.
Yeah, I saw that. We should try again, but I’m out of ideas.
Me too! So you know what we say then, right?
Right! Answers are everywhere!
Yeah, come on, let’s look around!
Oh hey, wait, Lily, I’m still upside down! I need a push, please!
Lily, what? You gotta push me over!
Sorry, I got excited!
That’s okay, I’m almost there! Just give me a little push!
Just a little!
I’ll try again! Just keep pushing me!
It’s getting from the side! There you go! There, I did it!
Okay, which way are we going?
Come on, which way?
This way!
Yeah, that way!
Okay, a flower?
No, it’s so delicate; that won’t work!
Uh, moss?
Well, it will be soft to land on, but it might blow away too.
Oh, let’s see… a stick?
No, we already tried sticks!
Oh, a rock! A rock could hold down the leaves!
Oh, but not much fun to jump on, I guess a rock isn’t going to work.
Hey, look at this! What’s this? A hole that the construction service dug when they needed dirt!
Oh yeah! Who put all the leaves in here?
I think the leaves just flew in. But I don’t get it; if the wind is blowing, how come the leaves are staying put?
Because they’re in the hole!
I think that protects them from the wind!
Whoa, Lily, you know what I’m thinking?
Are you thinking about digging a hole so the leaves don’t blow away?
Yeah, let’s do it!
Yeah! Alright!
There you go, derbies!
No problem!
Okay, so do you think it’ll work?
I think so, but let’s wait for a gust of wind.
Oh, there’s one now!
Look, it’s working! A windproof pile of leaves!
Only one thing to do now!
Yeah, let’s try it! Ready?
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It worked!
Yeah, let’s do it again!
Okay, let’s do it again!
Oh wait, Lily, you have to push me over it though!
Okay, I can’t get there if you don’t push me over, Lily!
Hey, that pile of dirt kind of looks like a jump! I wonder if I can jump it!
I’m going to try it!
Okay, ready, set, turbo!
Whoa, it’s pretty soft!
But I can make it! I’m a derby truck driving up this soft dirt!
What?
This is kind of fun! What if I can try it again?
Yeah, looks like I pushed some down there!
Okay, here we go!
Turbo!
Wow, I can’t believe we couldn’t find an answer that normally works!
Yeah, well, we just have to keep trying until we solve the problem! Zerbies don’t give up!
Yeah, well let me try to jump again; maybe it will give us another idea!
Ready, set, turbo!
Hey, it worked!
What happened?
Hey, look, those are tire tracks! Those look like a truck made them!
Well, maybe some Zerby was driving on the jump when we weren’t here!
But why would that make it work?
Hmm, I’m confused!
Hey, Zerbies!
Hi, I’m finished helping Strut! What can I help you with?
Hi, Phil! We were building a jump, but first it didn’t work, and then it did, and we don’t know why!
Huh, well why don’t we try building it again? That way we can figure out what happened!
Great idea!
Yeah, great idea!
Alright, you’re going to take it down here!
Okay, smooth it out!
And then I went over here!
Okay, I’m not rebuilding!
Jumping!
And I went over here!
Now I have to dump it back where I had it before!
And then I did some of this, like that!
There, is that…
Oh, not yet! You have to pack it down first!
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Pack it down?
Yeah, sometimes the dirt is really soft when you drop it on the ground.
I like to pack it down with my scoop to make it harder, like this!
Pack, pack! See? I press it down, and then it pushes it tight!
Oh, but you weren’t here before, so how did it get packed?
Hi, Zerbies!
Oh, you’re making another jump! I liked the last one you had! I drove all over it!
You did?
Yeah, it was soft at first, but after I drove on it a while, it seemed to get better!
Well, that’s it! Zach must have packed it down by driving on it!
Oh yeah, I guess so! That’s one mystery solved and one jump built!
And you know what this means?
We can jump it!
Yeah!
Ready?
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You’re pushing it!
Um…
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