A Chair For My MotherLanguage: English | Español | |
A little girl, her mother and grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable chair after all their furniture is lost in a fire. Just like the teamwork in this family, LeVar discovers how working together helps accomplish so much more than one individual working alone, as he joins a dance team and visits fire fighter’s school. |
Here are activities to do after watching this episode: |
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Make Money PicturesWhat you will need:
Using the penny as a pattern, draw a circle around it with a pencil. Use markers or crayons to add to the circle and create a picture. With the paper over the penny, try shading over it with the pencil lead at an angle to create a textured look and create another picture. |
Play Penny, Penny, Who has the Penny?You will need a penny. Put your hands behind your back and decide which hand to hide the penny in. Pull your hands out in front of you so that your child can guess which fist has the penny in it. Do this again until your child guesses correctly. Then it’s their turn to hide the penny and you guess. Make Banana Milk ShakesMeasure these ingredients and put them in a blender:
Blend for 30 seconds. |
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