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Hello everyone. Welcome to school. Do you hear that? That's the sound of the school bell ringing. That means it's time for school. We're going to go inside really soon and find our circle time classroom. Listen. Listen. Put on your listening ears. I think I hear our good morning train coming. Look over there. The good morning train is coming. How are you? Choo! Choo! The good morning train is coming. How are you? Choo! Choo! The good morning train is coming. Choo! Choo! And we'll say hello to our friends. Choo choo, hello friends! And we'll say hello to our friends, all of our friends wearing orange. Choo choo, hello friends! And we'll say hello to our friends wearing pink. Hello! And we'll say hello to our friends wearing grey. Choo choo, hello friends! And we'll say hello to our friends wearing brown. Choo choo, hello friends! And we'll say hello to our friends, All of our friends wearing green. Choo, choo. Hello, friends. And we'll say hello to everyone that's come to Circle. Choo, choo. Hello, friends. School time. Children everywhere are heading back to school. We can go to school. We can also meet new friends in school. And we can read books. We can draw pictures. We can learn our letters and our numbers too. Let's get on the school bus. Here we go. The wheels on the bus go round and round. Round and round. The wheels on the bus go round and round. All through the town. The doors on the bus go open and shut. Open and shut. The doors on the bus go open and shut. All through the town. The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep. Beep, beep, beep. The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep. All through the town. The bunny on the bus goes clink, clink, clink. Clink, clink, clink. The money on the bus goes clink, clink, clink. All through the town, the driver on the bus says, move on back. Move on back. The driver on the bus says, move on back. All through the town, the people on the bus go up and down, up and down, up and down. The people on the bus go up and down. All through the town, the baby on the bus goes wah, wah, wah. Wah, wah, wah. The baby on the bus goes wah, wah, wah. All through the town, the money on the bus goes shh shh shh shh shh. The money on the bus goes shh shh shh shh all through the town. The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round. The wheels on the bus Go round and round, all through the town, all through the town, all through the town. Beep, beep. Beep, beep. We made it to our classroom. Let's start by warming up our hands and fingers. Can you hold up your hands? Great! Let's wiggle our fingers. Can you wiggle, wiggle, wiggle? Give it a try. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Wiggle those fingers. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Wiggle, wiggle, stop. One more time. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Wiggle those fingers. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Wiggle, wiggle, stop. Can you try wiggling your fingers slow? Let's give it a try. Wiggle, wiggle, slow. Keep going. Wiggle, wiggle, slow. Wiggle, wiggle, stop. Now, let's wiggle faster. Wiggle, wiggle, fast. And stop. Great wiggling those fingers. Let's keep those hands up. And now let's try open, shut. Again. Open, shut. Can you try that again? Open. Nice and wide. Open up those hands. Shut. One more time. Open, shut. I think we're ready to try a song called Open, Shut Them. Will you sing with me? Great. We're going to use our hands again. OK. Two hands up. Here we go. Open, shut them. Give a little clap, clap. Open, shut them. Put them in your lap, lap, lap. Can you tap your lap? Lap, lap, lap. Good. Creep them, crawl them. Creep those fingers up. Right up to your chin, chin, chin. Touch your chin. Open wide your little mouth. But do not let them in, in, in. Wonderful. Great singing, everyone. Since today is our first day in our classroom, guess what? We have to talk about a few special classroom things we should do. Like listen with our ears. Can you touch your ears? Ears, ears, ears. OK, OK, OK. We listen with our ears. Listen. Can you say listen? Again, say listen. Wonderful. We look with our eyes. Can you blink your eyes? Blink, blink, blink, blink, blink. Close, open. We look with our eyes. And when we're in class, we get to speak with our mouth. Can you point to your mouth? Mouth. Say mouth. Good job. Again, say mouth. OK, let's go over those body parts again. Ears. Touch your ears. Eyes. Blink, blink, blink. Open and close. And mouth. Point to your mouth. Mouth. We speak with our mouth. Listen with our ears. Look with our eyes. And speak with our mouth. Great job. I want you to remember that every time you come to class, OK? Wonderful. Friends, my name is Miss Monica. What's your name? You can say it nice and loud. Again, what's your name? Oh, well, hello. I'm so happy you're here. Will you sing the name song with me? It's a letter name song. OK, listen for that first letter in your name. Here we go. If your name starts with A, clap your hands. Go, go. If your name starts with B, clap your hands. Go, go. If your name starts with C, or D, or E, or F, if your name starts with G, clap your hands. If your name starts with H, clap your hands. Go, go. If your name starts with I, clap your hands. Go, go. If your name starts with J, or K, L, or M, if your name starts with N, clap your hands. If your name starts with O, clap your hands. Go, go. If your name starts with P, clap your hands. Go! If your name starts with Q, or R, S, or T, if your name starts with U, clap your hands. If your name starts with V, clap your hands. Go! If your name starts with W, clap your hands. Go! If your name starts with X, or Y, or Z, clap your hands. Clap your hands! Yay! We did it! Oh, friends, how do you feel today? Are you feeling happy? Can you show me a happy face? When I'm happy, I like to smile. Can you show me a big, big smile? Oh, look at all of these smiles. Oh, lots of happy faces. I love smiling when I'm happy. Friends, where are you feeling sad? When I'm feeling sad, sometimes I frown. I turn that smile upside down. Hmm, can you show me a sad face? Oh, look at all of these sad, sad faces. Oh, we have so many feelings. Sometimes we can feel happy, sad, mad, silly, and even scared. Let's sing our feelings song together. Are you ready? Great. Here we go. Many feelings, feelings are what I have. I have many feelings, feelings are what I have. Sometimes I'm happy, sometimes I'm sad. Sometimes I'm silly, sometimes I'm mad. Sometimes I'm sleepy, sometimes surprised. When I'm scared of something, I close my eyes. All these emotions, they can make me cry. I have many feelings, feelings are what I have. When I'm happy, I like to smile. When I'm sad, I make a frown. Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down. When I'm silly, I laugh out loud. Now I know that feelings are what I have. I have many feelings, feelings are what I have. I have many feelings, please don't make me sad. I have many feelings, can you make me laugh? I have many feelings, feelings are what I have. And we all have many, many feelings. Thank you for singing with me. Oh, my friends, I am so excited to go to our big board. Look at that big learning board behind me. This is our circle time board. Now, before I go to the circle time board, I need to find something special. My pointer, here it is, my circle time pointer. Let's look at our days of the week. Oh, wow, let's say them first and then we can sing the song. Follow my pointer and you can take your pointer out too. Let's point, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Great pointing. Now let's do it again, but this time we're going to sing the song, the days of the week song. And don't forget, you can clap, clap. Get ready, get ready. Here we go. ♪ Here's Sunday and it's Monday ♪ ♪ And Thursday and it's Wednesday ♪ ♪ It's Thursday and it's Friday and then it's Saturday ♪ ♪ Days of the week, days of the week, days of the week ♪ ♪ Days of the week, one more time. ♪ ♪ Sunday and this Monday ♪ ♪ Days of the week, days of the week, days of the week. ♪ Days of the week, did it. Oh, wonderful. Thank you for singing with me. Let's keep on going down our circle time board. Do, do, do, do, do, do, do. This says, the weather is, hmm. It's the perfect time to find out what's the weather. Oh, my friends, what's the weather today? How about we go outside and find out? Will you come with me? Great, here we go. It's a beautiful day outside today. The weather is amazing. I see sun and I see the clouds. The clouds are covering the sun, which makes it partly cloudy outside today. Happy first day of school, everyone. Bye. It's a partly cloudy day. Can you say partly cloudy? Again, partly cloudy. Oh, let's put our partly cloudy day picture on the board. Do, do, do, do, do, do, do. And tap, tap, tap. Let's read it. The weather is partly cloudy. One more time. The weather is partly cloudy. Oh, did you hear that? Listen. I think it's the doorbell. Who is it? Hello, Duck Duck. We're happy you're here today. How are you feeling today, Duck Duck? I feel nervous. You're feeling nervous? Why are you feeling nervous, Duck Duck? Tomorrow is my first day of school. Oh, sometimes when we have to do something for the very first time, it can feel really scary. And that means inside we can feel nervous. Oh yes, my tummy feels like all wiggly and jiggly. That happens, Duck Duck. Well, would you like it if we help you prepare for your first day of school? Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Oh, wonderful. Friends, will you help me help Duck Duck prepare for the first day of school? Oh, wonderful. Okay, let's go to our table and we can help Duck Duck get ready for school. Come on, everyone, let's go. Wow, look at all of your school supplies, Duck Duck. You're really ready for your first day of school. Quack, quack, yes, I am. Oh, I'm excited for you. Well, let's look to see what will you need for school? Um, I think I need a lot of things. Oh, well, let's look at what you have so far. Wow, looks like you have your own little notepad. It's like a little notebook. Yes, yes, yes, I like to draw. Oh, this is great for drawing. When you open it up, look, there are blank pages so you can draw in your notebook. What else do you have? I have crayons. Oh, wow, lots of colors too so you can learn to trace and draw and write. Yes, yes, yes, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee. This is exciting. What else do you have for school? Oh, I have a scissor. Wow, oh, we have to be very careful when we're using scissors. I'm sure your teacher's going to teach you how to hold it safely. Oh, what else do you have? Oh, I have markers. Oh, you do, markers for drawing, writing, and tracing. Yes, yes, yes. Oh, oh, and I see some paper over there. Are you going to create? Yes, I am. Oh, that's very exciting. What's this, Duck Duck? Oh, that's my pencil case. Oh, you can put crayons in here, pencils, markers. Oh, maybe even your scissor will fit in here. Would you like to start packing your pencil case? Yes, yes, yes. Okay, I'm going to help you with the scissor and make sure I'm being very safe. I'll put the scissor in. Okay, can you put in some of your crayons? Yes, yes, yes. Okay, here's purple. Everyone say purple. Let's see what's next. Orange. Can you put in blue? Blue. Oh, look at this. Brown. Oh, oh, what color is this, Duck Duck? Red. Red, everyone. Wow, and what color markers do you have? Let's put the markers inside too. You have, what color, everyone? Blue. Oh, oh, what color? Purple. Oh, you have another color. Orange, yay. Oh, I think your pencil case is nice and full. Let's close it. Will you help me? Oh, how do we close the pencil case, everyone? Oh, it zips. Let's close it using the zipper. Oh, Duck Duck, can you help? Okay, here we go. It's closed. Wonderful. Well, now you have your notebook, your pencil case, yes, yes, yes. Oh, you have some paper so you can maybe make something special. Well, where can you put all of these things? Oh, in my back. Oh, Duck Duck has a backpack. This is the perfect place to put it, in a backpack. Oh, but first, we need to open your backpack. Do you know how to open? Yes. Oh, how do we open it? A zipper. Let's open. You open that side, hold it, and I'll open this side. It's open. Okay, let's put in your notebook. Inside. Good job, Duck Duck. And let's put in your pencil case. Ready? Inside. Oh, and I think we can make something really special with some paper. How about we put maybe these pieces inside? Perfect, so you have something to draw with. And we'll leave this piece for something special. Oh, oh, something's left on the table. What's this, Duck Duck? Oh, oh, that's my something special. My favorite ladybug. Oh, a blue ladybug. Oh, Duck Duck, is this your special toy that you're going to take to school with you? Yes, yes, yes. Oh, maybe you can keep it in your backpack in case you're feeling sad or maybe even nervous or if you miss your mommy, you can look at your special toy. Oh, yes, yes, yes. But keep it in your backpack. And if you need it, you let your teacher know. Okay, what does your little special ladybug remind you of? Oh, it reminds me of love. Aw. Okay, put your special ladybug inside. Doop, doop, doop, doop. Wonderful. Okay, let's close your backpack. I'll help you hold your bag. And all the way down. You take it from here. It's closed. I think I'm ready. Yay! And we can't forget your name tag. Let's use this yellow sheet of paper to make your name tag. Oh, a Duck Duck name tag? Yes, so when you go to school, everyone knows who you are. Oh, friends, will you help us make a Duck Duck name tag? Oh, wonderful. Maybe we can use some of your crayons, Duck Duck. We already closed your bag, but we can get some out again, okay? Yes, yes, yes. All right. How about we use orange? An orange crayon and an orange marker. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Okay, let's write your name. Okay, Duck Duck, add some dots. That's okay. Dot, dot, dot, dot, dot. A little bit over here. Dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot. Oh, look at that. Okay, I'm going to close the top for you. And let's use your scissor. We can make it a little smaller. I'll cut it for you, Duck Duck. Dun, dun, dun. Oh, let's put it right here. Tap, tap, tap. Now Duck Duck has a name tag for school. Are you excited? Yes, I am. Okay, don't forget, Duck Duck, when you go to school and children at home, when we go to school, we have to remember to listen with our ears. Listen, listen, listen. Look with our eyes. Look, look, look. Speak with our mouth. Speak, speak, speak. Quack, quack, quack. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. You're going to have a great time in school, Duck Duck. Don't forget to tell us all about it. I will. All right, Duck Duck. Take your backpack. Here we go. Bye, everyone. Well, Duck Duck, we hope you have a great first day in school. Oh, I think I will. Thank you for helping me. You're welcome. It's time for Duck Duck to say bye-bye. Let's wave bye-bye to Duck Duck, everyone. Bye-bye, Duck Duck. We'll see you again soon. Bye. Bye, friends. Do, do, do, do, do. This is something new. Letter of the day. What's our letter of the day? Hi, friends. Will you sing the ABCs with me and Koala? Oh, great. Get ready. Here we go. A, B, C, D. E, F, G. H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P. Q, R, S. T, U, V. W, X, Y, and Z. Now, ABCs. Next time, won't you sing with me? Bye, friends. What's our letter of the day? Drum roll, please. Do, do, do, do, do, do. A. Can you say it again? Say A. This is uppercase A and this is lowercase A. Every letter makes the sound and A says A. Can you say A one more time? A. A says A. Every letter makes the sound and A says. Very good. Let's put A on the board. Do, do, do, do, do, do, do. And tap. Oops, let's move it over a little. Tap, tap, tap. Letter A. Let's visit one of our friends so they can tell us some words that begin with letter A. Hi, friends. I'm Patty Paper. Are you having a great first day of school? I hope you are. I'm so excited to be here. I'm here to share the letter of the day. The letter of the day is A. A says A. I know a word that starts with that sound. Apple. Can you make that sound? A. Now say apple. Do you like apples? I love apples. I know another word that starts with the sound alligator. Can you say the sound? A. Now say alligator. Alligator. A. Alligator. Color is the alligator. It looks green. Thank you so much, friends, for saying the letter sounds with me. See you soon. Bye. Oh, I'm so happy we learned some letter A words. Now it's time to find out, do, do, do, do, do, color of the day. What's our color of the day? Drum roll, please. Green. Can you say green? Again, say green. Green. I wonder if I have something that's green. Let me take a look. Oh, look at this. It's my green dinosaur. Sing with me. Green dinosaur, green dinosaur, green, green, green. Oh, I think I saw something else in here that's green. Oh, it's a little small, but I think you can see it. Look, it's my green bear. My little bear toy. Let's sing about it. Green bear, green bear, green, green, green. That's right. How about we visit one of our friends so they can share more green objects with us? Are you ready? Let's go. Hi, friends. I hope everyone is having a fun time learning in school today. I am going to help you with the color of the day. Do you know what the color of the day is? I will give you a hint. Look at me. What color am I? Did somebody say green? You're right. Today's color of the day is green. Let's see. I know a few things that are green like vegetables. Broccoli is green. Green, green, green, green, green. OK, another vegetable that is a green color is peas. Peas are also green. Green, green, green, green. Do you like peas? Mm, yummy in my tummy. Look, friends. What color is that car? I heard someone say it. Say it again. Green, that's right. Green, green, green, green. OK, one more. Miss Monica has to get back to her lesson. OK, what color is the frog? If you said green, you are right. You all did an amazing job today. And now it's time for us to count. Do you know how to count? Can you count from 1 to 10? Oh, I bet you can. We can try together. OK, first, make sure you have your pointer. You can use your pointer finger or a pointer. We're going to point to the numbers while we count. I have a special song we can sing while we do this. Get ready. Here we go. How to count. Yes, I do. I know how to count. I can count from 1 to 10 without a doubt. I know how to count. Yes, I do. I know how to count. We can use our fingers to help us out. Will you with me? Let's count from 1 to 10. I can count by myself or with my friends. Will you with me? 2. Counting, friends. Let's do it again. 1. You do know how to count. I am so proud of you. Thank you for counting with me, everyone. Oh, my friends, it's almost time for us to say goodbye. But before we do, I think it's time for a wiggle break. Hey, kids. Did you hear about my new dance called the wiggle and shake? First, find your space. Then wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Shake, shake, shake. Then jump. Then slide. Then stomp. Then hop. Are you ready? Great. Here we go. Shake, shake, shake. It's time to move your body. Let's jump in place. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Shake, shake, shake. It's time to move your body. Let's jump in place. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Jump, jump, jump. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Jump, jump, jump. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Jump, jump, jump. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Jump, jump, jump. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Shake, shake, shake. It's time to move your body. Let's slide in place. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Shake, shake, shake. It's time to move your body. Let's slide in place. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Slide. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Let's slide. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Slide. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Let's slide. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Shake, shake, shake. It's time to move your body. Let's stomp in place. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Shake, shake, shake. It's time to move your body. Let's stomp in place. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Stomp, stomp, stomp. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Stomp, stomp, stomp. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Stomp, stomp, stomp. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Stomp, stomp, stomp. Stomp, stomp, stomp! Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, shake, shake, shake. It's time to move your body, let's hop in place. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, shake, shake, shake. It's time to move your body, let's hop in place. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, hop, hop, hop. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, all together now. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, shake, shake, shake. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, hop, hop, hop. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, stomp, stomp, stomp. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, slide and stop. Circle time is late. Circle time. Come sing and dance. Come everyone. Hello to you. Hello to you, you and you now. Hello to you. Hello to you, you and you now. Come count with me on one, two, threes. Come learn your ABCs now. Come count with me on one, two, threes. Come learn your ABCs now. Circle time makes learning fun. Come sing, dance, everyone now. Circle time makes learning fun. Come sing, dance, everyone now. Really enjoyed our first day of class together. It's time for us to say goodbye, but I'll see you all again really, really soon. Goodbye. I'll see you again soon. Bye, friends. Everyone now. It's a brand new day, friends. Let's spell hello. One, two, three. H-E-L-L-O. That's how we spell hello. Hello. H-E-L-L-O. That's how we spell hello. Hello. Hello from me. Hello to you. It's a beautiful day. How do you do?