What does the rain leave behind? The kids find water droplets around the yard, and then make their own rain. Peep’s first encounter with thunder and lightning makes for a wet and tumultuous day. "Try putting things in a stream of water to see how they move." The kids also make their own stream at home. Peep discovers the answer to that ancient conundrum: “Why did the chicken cross the road?”Ī stream in the woods is the perfect place to float things in a current. "Try looking very closely in a small area and see what you can find." The kids look for very small plants and creatures in a very small area outside.
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Newton the turtle has a series of excellent adventures-involving a puddle, some dandelion fluff, and a very spooky cracker box.
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"See if you can figure out how to measure things at home." The kids stack blocks to measure themselves. If you want to measure, you have to count. How big is a step? Turns out it means one thing to a cat, another thing to a rabbit, and something else altogether to a Peep. "Try to see what you can do on a windy day." The wind can blow bubbles for you! The kids discover that the wind can power their fun. "Try listening for sounds all around where you live."Ī windy day makes Chirp long to fly, but when she accidentally gets aloft, she discovers it isn't as easy as it looks. They take a walk around the city to find sources of sound. The kids discover that there is sound all around them. Peep and Chirp get lost, but use a range of familiar-and annoying!-sounds to find their way home. Shadows can help you make pictures! The kids trace shadows inside on paper and outside on the driveway to make pictures.
"Try putting things in the water to see what floats and what sinks."Īfraid that the sun has forgotten to rise, Peep and Quack are relieved when they discover a flashlight. That's what the kids find out when they start putting stuff in the pool. In order to save Quack (who’s stuck inside a pickle jar-don’t ask), Peep must figure out how to float a duck. "See what happens when you put things in streams of water." There are leaves and sticks in the pool, and it's cool the way the flow of water moves the stuff around. Peep borrows a toy boat from Nellie’s yard and sets off for mysterious, unreachable Green Island. "Try finding and making shadows in your home and have fun with them too." Light makes shadows! The kids make shadow puppets with construction paper and put on a show. Peep, Quack, and Chirp discover their shadows-then use them to teach Tom (that trouble-making cat!) a lesson. "See what happens when you try to move things down a hill."
The kids are rolling things down the hill to see what goes the fastest and the farthest. Quack is utterly flummoxed when a big rock plants itself in a very inconsiderate spot. Otis the dog walks right in the paint and across a big picture the kids are making. On the first snowy day of winter, Peep loses Quack, learns about footprints, and builds a snow duck. They also take a walk around the city to find more smells. They can't see the thing, but they have to guess what it is - by smelling it!. That way your children can compare their experiences and discoveries with those shown on the video and think about what additional explorations they might like to try.Episode Description for: PEEP AND THE BIG WIDE WORLDĪfter meeting a skunk for the very first time, Quack discovers a surprising flaw in duck design. We suggest that children watch the videos after they have had an opportunity to do their own initial exploration of the concepts. Encourage childen to give examples of how they can be friends to one another.Įducator Tip : Watching and discussing the selected PEEP stories and live-action video clips can spark and extend children’s interest and understanding of the concept.Have children discuss whether or not they think Tom the cat will become a friend of Peep, Chirp, and Quack. How do you think the cat feels when Peep laughs at his little claws? Do you think a friend would laugh at the cat's claws? Why or why not? .Why do you think Peep says the cat doesn’t look like a cat?.Do you think the cat is scary like Quack and Chirp described? Have you ever seen a real cat? Was it scary?.Do you think Quack and Chirp are being good friends by teaching Peep to be afraid of the cat? Why do you think that?.Set a viewing focus for childen by asking them to notice how Chirp and Quack are being good friends to Peep by helping him learn new things about the world and about the cat. Tell children that they are going to watch the video PEEP and the Big Wide World “That’s a Cat” again.
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