Today is a special day because we are going to have fun with garages! Our friends, Zach and Lily, are excited to see everyone’s garages. They notice that each garage looks just like its owner. Isn’t that cool?
Zach and Lily decide to visit their friend Bob the Boat to see his garage. But guess what? Bob doesn’t have a garage! He sleeps on the docks at night because he is a boat and doesn’t mind getting wet in the rain.
Zach and Lily feel a little sad that Bob doesn’t have a garage. So, they come up with a great idea: they will build a garage for Bob as a surprise! They get super excited and start working on it right away.
Zach and Lily work together to build a garage. They lift windows into place and make it look really nice. When they show it to Bob, he is so happy! But there’s a little problem. The garage sinks in the water because Bob’s garage needs to float.
Bob suggests that since he floats, his garage should float too. Lily has a clever idea to use sticks because sticks can float on water. They gather sticks and attach them to the garage. But when they try it, the garage floats away!
Zach and Lily don’t give up. They look around for more ideas. Lily stands on a rock and realizes that rocks might be the answer! They decide to place rocks in the water so the garage can sit on top of them.
With the rocks in place, Bob’s garage sits perfectly on the water without floating away. Bob is thrilled with his new garage! He can drive right in and even has a spot for pictures. It’s so cozy that Bob falls asleep inside his new garage.
What a fun day it has been! Zach and Lily are happy to help their friend, and Bob now has a wonderful garage to call his own. Good night, Bob!
Floating Experiment: Let’s explore what floats and what sinks! Gather some small objects like a stick, a rock, a plastic toy, and a spoon. Fill a basin with water and predict which items will float and which will sink. Then, test your predictions by placing each item in the water. Talk about why some things float and others sink. Can you think of other things that float like Bob’s garage?
Build Your Own Floating Garage: Use materials like small sticks, leaves, and paper cups to build a mini floating garage for a toy boat. Try to make it float in a tub of water. How can you make sure it doesn’t float away? Experiment with different designs and see which one works best. Share your creation with a friend or family member and explain how you made it float.
Observation Walk: Take a walk outside and look for things that float or sink in nature. Can you find leaves, twigs, or rocks? Collect a few items and bring them back to test in water. Discuss why some natural objects float while others sink. How do you think animals like ducks and boats stay afloat?
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I love garage painting day! Hey Jewel, I love your garage. Do you think Jewel is big enough? I don’t want Bob to think I don’t love garages.
Oh, I think they’ll see that. Great job!
Hey Zach, did you finish your garage?
I did! What do you think?
I like it! It looks just like you. I never noticed how much each Zerby’s garage looks just like them.
Yeah, that’s neat!
Hey, what does Bob the boat’s garage look like?
Bob’s? Hmm, I can’t remember. Let’s go find out!
Okay!
Catch me, Lily!
Okay, you got me!
Wait for me!
Come on this way, Lily!
Okay, over the log.
Okay, wait, here I come!
You’ll be okay; I’ll watch.
Ready?
Oh, good for you, Lily!
Okay, come on, let’s go see Bob!
This way!
Okay, I see him; I’m right behind you!
Hey Bob!
Oh hi, Zach! Hi Lily! What’s going on? Where’s your garage, Bob?
Oh, I don’t have a garage.
You don’t? Why not?
Well, I never thought I needed one. I just sleep right there on the docks at night.
But what if it rains?
Oh, I’m a boat; I’m always wet! A little rain never bothers me.
Okay, see you later!
Bye, Bob!
I don’t know why, but it makes me feel sad that Bob doesn’t have a garage of his own.
Me too! Come on, I have a plan. I always thought he had a garage at the other end of the lake.
No, he doesn’t have one.
Hey, we could build him one and surprise him with it!
Ooh, that’s a good idea!
Yeah, let’s do it! Ready, set, turbo!
Okay, let’s go!
Sorry, get out of the way!
This is good!
Okay, let’s lift the windows into place.
Oh, that’s nice! That looks great!
Oh yeah, I think it’s going to be great!
Hey Bob!
Hi Zach! What’s going on?
Tada!
Hey, is that a garage for me? Wow! We all thought you should have a garage. What do you think?
Wow, it’s great! So where do you want it?
Over here in the water!
Okay, I’ll just swing it out and lower it down.
Perfect!
Uh-oh, um, it sank. Sadly, I’m not a submarine, so I can’t go underwater. Bob’s garage needs to stay on top of the water.
Yes, you’re right.
Yeah, it’s okay; we’ll just try again.
So what should we do differently?
Oh, I know! I float, so maybe my garage should float too!
Yeah, that sounds like a great idea!
So we just need to find a way to make the garage float.
How do we do that?
How about sticks? Sticks float!
Good idea, Lily! That should work!
All right, let’s go!
Yeah, let’s go!
I’ll get the garage out of the water; just let me know when you’re back with the sticks.
Okay, here are some sticks. We’ll line them up like this, and then there’s an opening here so Bob can get in and out.
Now all we have to do is attach the garage to the sticks.
It looks great! Do you think it will work?
Well, let’s try it and find out!
Just lift it up and put it on the sticks. Now to tie the sticks to the garage.
Now let’s see if it floats!
Wow, this is great! My own garage! I just want to say thank you to you Zerbies. I never had a garage before, and I didn’t think I needed one, but now that I have one, I’m so excited to use it!
And now every night I can come back to my garage, which will always be sitting right here.
Hey, where did it go?
It floated away over there!
Oh, I better go get it!
Come back, garage!
The garage didn’t work. I guess we should try again, but I don’t know what to do.
Don’t worry, Zach; answers are everywhere!
Hey, let’s go look around!
Oh, good idea, Lily!
Okay, that’s a log. No, I guess we sort of tried that.
Uh, maybe something in the water?
I don’t know.
Hey, Lily, you’re floating! How are you doing that?
No, I’m not! I’m on a rock! See?
Oh, hey Lily, maybe you found the answer! Let’s get some rocks!
Okay, let’s go!
Wait, Lily, wait for me!
Okay, so what we have is all these rocks, and what we’re going to do is place the rocks in the water where Bob’s garage will go.
I still don’t get it, Zach. How are rocks going to work? Rocks aren’t going to make Bob’s garage float!
Ah, but you see, we don’t need his garage to float!
Nope, floating the garage didn’t work this time. We’re going to put rocks in the water, and the garage will sit on top of the rocks!
Oh, I get it! Good idea!
I’ll start placing the rocks and swing it out and put it right there!
Oh, I see! So it would fit right in here!
Hey, that’s great! Here we go! Here comes the garage!
Oh, careful there!
Wow, this is great! My very own garage sitting right here on the water! But it’s sitting on the rocks, so it won’t blow away in the wind!
I’m going to try it!
All right!
Hey, hey, look! I can drive right in here!
Hey, there’s a spot for pictures!
Oh, that closes the door! That’s great!
This place is good; it makes me sleepy.
Oh my, I think he fell asleep!
Okay, come on! I mean, it has been a busy day!
No garage all this time!
Good night, Bob!
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