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Additional funding was provided by Joan Ganz Cooney.

♪♪ -♪ "Camp TV" ♪ ♪ It's time for us to start ♪ ♪ From furry animal encounters ♪ ♪ To summer reading and the arts ♪ ♪ No matter what the weather ♪ ♪ We'll explore it all together ♪ ♪ It's a place for you and me ♪ ♪ It's "Camp TV" ♪ -Hi, I'm Trixie.

Zach is my human.

He likes to call me Mumu.

I don't get it, but love is love.

I will be your head camp catselor, and I will introduce you to all sorts of cool activities and some of my BFFs -- best furry friends.

So, let's let the fur fly, because today is Pets Day on "Camp TV."

-Did you hear something?

Hmm.

Guess not.

Jump, dance, play.

It's time to get active.

Let's move.

-Ah!

-Ah!

-Ah!

-Ah!

Ah!

-Ah!

Ah!

-Ah!

-Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

-Ah!

Ah!

-Ah-choo!

-Choo!

-Choo!

-Hello, everyone.

My name is Lauren Sharpe, and I am a teaching artist at the New Victory Theater.

I am sitting here in my Brooklyn apartment with my two fellow clowns.

One is named... -Maewyn!

-And the other one is named... -Pia.

-[ Laughs ] -This is Maewyn and Pia and the cats running through.

Just like your house, we have a lot of creatures living here.

I am a performing artist and a clown.

And today, we are going to teach you how to do a very simple clown routine.

And it's easy.

Sometimes you have to get silly in our house.

So, this is a good way to sort of practice that.

And once you know it, you can teach it to your grownups, too.

Are you ready to begin?

Are you ready to begin?

-Yes.

-Are you ready to begin?

-Mm-hmm.

-Alright.

-I'm so ready.

-I am, too.

Now, it may seem difficult to clown, but the truth is, I think lots of people are doing it all the time when we're silly.

And one thing you need to know about being a clown and clowning is that you have to share your feelings with the audience.

So, if I were having a feeling about something, I wouldn't just share it with my friend Maewyn.

I would also share it with my audience right here.

So, we are going to learn how to do a simple clown routine with just a few steps.

So, we're going to imagine that we're walking through a meadow.

Could we stand up?

-Yeah.

-Let's walk.

We're walking through a meadow.

A beautiful meadow.

Isn't it lovely?

-Mm-hmm.

-And then we're going to spot just ahead of us a tiny and beautiful flower.

[ Gasps ] I see it there in front of me.

Do you see yours?

Do you see yours?

And instead of just focusing on that beautiful flower, I'm going to share how I feel with the audience.

So, look at your flower and then check in -- or chicken -- to the audience.

So, everybody chicken to the audience.

And back to your flower.

And you're going to decide, I want to pick that flower up.

I want to pick it.

And then you're going to chicken to the audience again.

Check to your flower, bend over, and pick it.

Bring it up to your face, chicken to the audience, and share how you feel.

Are you excited about this flower?

-I'm very excited.

-Are you a little bit sorry that you picked it?

[ Cat meows ] Maybe you shouldn't have picked it.

Gary has feelings about his flower.

And now you're going to decide, I think we're going to smell it.

So, decide that, chicken to the audience -- [Whispering] I want to smell it.

[ Normal voice ] And take a deep breath in.

[ All inhale deeply ] Now, here, you might decide that you are going to love the smell.

Let's see Pia love the smell of her flower.

And then share it with the audience by chickening.

Good.

And let's see Pia -- I'm sorry, Maewyn.

Let's see you [Inhales deeply] smell your flower, and think it's the yuckiest thing that you've ever smelled.

-[ Sniffs ] Ew!

-Ew!

And share it with the audience.

Chicken to the audience.

-Ew!

-Pretty good.

Now, I'm going to decide to do something different.

And let's see if you can guess what I choose.

I'm gonna smell it really deeply.

[ Inhales deeply ] -Mmm.

Mmm.

[ Chomps ] -Wow!

-Mmm!

Hmm?

[ Gulps ] So, we all had something different.

Pia really enjoyed that smell, that beautiful flower.

-Ah, ah, ah!

Ah-choo!

-Maewyn did not love it, and I thought it was delicious and I had to eat it.

So, you have a choice to make.

You get to choose your own adventure.

So, let's start at the beginning.

Let's see it all three together.

Back down to our seats, and we decide, silently, that we're going to go on a little adventure, walking through the meadow.

Shall we go?

[ Humming ] [ Gasps ] -[Gasps ] -What's that?

Chicken.

Look down.

And pick your flower.

Chicken to the audience.

-Pick it up, and make your choice before you smell it.

How are you going to feel?

Deep breath in.

[ All inhale deeply ] -Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

-[ Whispering ] Oh, that smells so good.

-Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah-choo!

[ Laughs ] -Oh.

[ Sniffs ] Hmm.

And we have a seat.

Wow.

Which did you choose?

-I chose a sneeze.

-I saw you and I heard you sneeze.

What did you choose, Pia?

-Eat.

-You chose to eat the flower.

Maybe it was a beautiful herb that was edible and delicious.

I chose to enjoy it so much, and it made me feel so happy.

And then I decided to use it to decorate my hair.

So, we have three different choices.

And the reason why we're able to share those feelings is because we're checking, checking in, chickening in with the audience, right?

So, now that we know the very simple clown routine -- walking through our meadow, chicken.

See the flower, chicken.

-Chicken.

-Pick the flower, chicken.

-Chicken.

-Smell the flower, chicken.

-Chicken.

-And have whatever it is and reaction that you want.

-Chicken.

-Wait.

We got it down, right?

Now, once you have this simple routine down, you can play with it a lot of different ways.

You can also add some things to it if you like.

-And make your own.

-Mm-hmm.

-If you want, you can also... ...add some cute little things to put on if you want to play it at home.

Like, I got these glasses and this Anna and Elsa bracelet, and I'm going to put it on and see how I look.

And we can all do it together.

-Bye-bye.

-Bye-bye.

-Bye.

-Ready for some math that counts?

Count On.

♪♪ ♪♪ -♪ When you use multiplication and count by six ♪ ♪ Don't get confused and lose your patience ♪ ♪ No, no ♪ ♪ See, those sixes can be tricky ♪ ♪ But if you just sing it with me ♪ ♪ You'll be counting up to 60 ♪ ♪ Know your sixes in a jiffy ♪ ♪ They say, "Come on, try it, sing it, don't be quiet" ♪ ♪ Want to hear it ♪ ♪ From the highest top of mountains to the sky ♪ ♪ They're saying, "Oh, I think ♪ ♪ That I found a way to count by six" ♪ ♪ 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 ♪ ♪ 4-2, 48, 54, and then 60 ♪ ♪ Get up out of your seat and sing it with me ♪ ♪ 6 times 2, you just double, you get to 12 ♪ ♪ And 6 times 3, it's no trouble, 18 ♪ ♪ 6 times 4, count one more, 6, 12, 18, 24 ♪ ♪ 6 times 5, you got to try ♪ ♪ You get that 3-0, my ♪ ♪ They say, "Come on, try it, sing it, don't be quiet" ♪ ♪ Want to hear it ♪ ♪ From the highest top of mountains to the sky ♪ ♪ They're saying, "Oh, I think ♪ ♪ That I found a way to count by six" ♪ ♪ 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 ♪ ♪ 4-2, 48, 54, and then 60 ♪ ♪ Get up out of your seat and sing it with me ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ So, if you try 6 times 6, well, the answer's 36 ♪ ♪ Did I mention 6 times 7 gets you 42?

♪ ♪ And next is 8 times 6 gets you 48 ♪ ♪ And if you try to multiply a 6 and 9 ♪ ♪ Then 5-4 is what you're gonna find ♪ ♪ Oh, I think that I found a way to count by six ♪ ♪ 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 ♪ ♪ 42, 48, 54, and then 60 ♪ ♪ Get up out of your seat and sing it with me ♪ -Welcome back.

Wasn't that last segment awesome?

[ Chuckles ] So, today is Pets Day on "Camp TV."

And if you don't have one -- a pet, that is -- do not worry.

You can borrow mine.

I forewarn you, though, Trixie does a lot of sleeping on the job.

-[ Meows, snores ] -Kind of reminds me of my first pet rock, Petey, but at least Trixie's in good company.

It seems a couple of her friends are master nappers, too.

Check out Monty, for example.

♪♪ Must have had a rough, rough night.

Get it?

"Ruff, ruff!"

[ Chuckles ] -[ Meows ] -And on the opposite end of the spectrum, Thomas, Saki, Pebbles, and Annie Oakley and his human, Ollie.

♪♪ ♪♪ And this guy, Henry.

I have no idea what he's doing, but I like it.

♪♪ But Trixie's best friend?

Izzy.

Izzy expects to be treated like royalty by her human, Cleo -- something Trixie can really relate to.

♪♪ See you after your next few activities.

Arts and crafts?

Yes, please!

Let's Get Artsy.

-Hello, I'm Greta, and this is my assistant, Mac.

And we are going to teach how to make flower crowns today.

So, you need a few materials to get started.

First, if you have some kind of wire, that's helpful.

So, I have some floral wire, but you could use a coat hanger or really any household wire that you have.

Another optional material is a little bit of ribbon.

You can use that sometimes.

And then some flowers.

So, we picked these.

Some of these are from our yard, and some of these are from the Children's Garden at BBG.

So, these were some things.

And some of them are just weeds, and some of them are nice flowers that we grow.

So, we've got some daffodils that are still blooming because it's been a nice, mild spring.

Some Brassica flowers, from broccoli and collards and things that sort of bolted over the winter in the spring.

Some red clover that we grow along the edges of the beds in the Children's Garden so that the bunnies have something to eat instead of eating our vegetables.

-They eat this?

-Yeah.

Bunnies love to eat clover.

Even just some nice foliage.

So, we've got -- We cut some boxwood from our hedge, here at home.

It's nice to start with some kind of greenery and then have flowers to fill in.

Other materials that you might need -- clippers if you have them, or just a big pair of scissors to cut your flowers, and some water to keep the flowers in while you work.

I have something to cut my wire with.

And I think that's about it.

If I think of anything else, I'll let you know.

So, we have a little bit of honeysuckle that's growing over the fence in our yard.

So, we made a couple of loops of honeysuckle to start with as our kind of base.

If you don't have a vine, just start with a loop of wire and measure it around your head.

So, we just wrap these around our heads to see about how we want them to sit, and that looks pretty good.

We're going to start with our greenery.

And so, we've got -- we're gonna use our boxwood for a base, but you can use anything.

You can use ferns.

You can use pretty much anything that you could grow a hedge with.

-Hey, Mama?

-Yeah, what's up?

-How are you going to get these flowers?

-Yeah, I'll show you.

So, first, we're going to lay our greenery down on the base of our -- You can take your crown off.

And you're going to lay your greenery down.

You want to have nice, long stems when you cut these things so there's a lot of room to wrap on top of.

So, you're just going to lay them on top of your wreath, sort of.

And you want to start by laying sort of two pieces of greenery on top of your base.

And then, you take a little wire or ribbon.

Mac, I'm going to cut you a piece of wire, and I'll have a nice, long piece of wire, too.

Here's a piece of wire for you.

Then I'll cut one for me.

And so, as you find the base of the greenery that you just laid down, you're just going to start kind of wrapping around your greenery, wrapping it to the base.

Those of us who are lucky enough to have a little gardening space right now, the flowers that are blooming are so precious.

So, it can be -- you know, I didn't want to snip all of my -- I have like one Anemone flower.

I didn't want to snip that for this project.

So, that's why it's really great to use kind of weedy flowers.

Dandelions.

This fleabane is really just a weed, but it's so pretty for a month a year.

So, it's a great one to use for flower crowns.

This is coming along very nicely.

I'm gonna add -- Do you want some of this purple for yours?

-I already got some for mine, see?

-Okay.

So, this is already kind of getting there.

I'm going to stop for now, and I'm going to help Mac with his while I wear my fabulous flower crown.

Does it look good?

-Who's ready for a Field Trip?

[ Birds chirping ] [ Birds chirping ] [ Birds chirping ] [ Birds chirping ] [ Birds chirping ] [ Birds chirping ] Curiosity and wonder.

Let's discover together.

It's Science Wow!

-Well, hello.

My name is Fox, and I am a science interpreter at The Franklin Institute.

And today, we're going to be making some noise.

Now, to make some noise, first, we need something very important.

What are we breathing right now?

Air.

We need air for sound.

So, to start off, we're going to need this tube... ...a glove, some tape... ...and a straw.

-Now, when we talk about sound, we're talking about the vibrations of the little tiny things that make up the air all around us.

See that molecule right there?

Neither can I.

It's really, really, really, really small.

But if you have a bunch of those molecules bumping into each other and vibrating from my mouth all the way to your ears, you get that sound.

So, what we're going to do is create this thing called a glovaphone, which causes the air inside the tube to vibrate.

So, first, take your tube and the glove, and you tape the glove around the edge of the tube, just like this.

Now that you have your glove taped around your tube, cut off the pinky finger, very, very close to the end, just like this.

Remember, ask a parent or guardian to help you with the scissors.

Next, take a straw.

Paper is a good straw.

You're going to insert that into the end of the glove, just like that.

Use some tape... ...to fasten the straw inside of the glove.

Let's use a little bit more because you want to make sure this does not fall apart.

Perfect.

And now, blow into the straw.

Oh, we forgot the most important part.

If you want to make sound, we have to cause that air to vibrate.

You need to pull the glove tight against the top of the tube.

By doing this, we're causing that glove to vibrate and create that sound.

[ High-pitched humming ] Now, that's using a very small tube, but you can try to make a much larger one.

It doesn't have to be paper, either.

You could go for... ...plastic, as well.

So, if we try it with a plastic tube... Notice what happens if you make a longer one.

[ Low-pitched humming ] And we can even use a balloon in place of the glove.

[ Deep humming ] So, feel free to make these glovaphones to irritate your friends and family and make your own musical instrument.

[ High-pitched humming ] -You took the words right out of my mouth.

Write On!

-Hi, everyone.

Welcome to Story Pirates.

Today, we're going to be talking about how to practice showing, not telling, emotions or feelings.

One amazing way to really show how a character is feeling is through dialogue.

Basically, what the character is saying.

For example, Eric is happy.

Let's see what that would look like.

-I am happy.

-Oh, no!

I forgot to show, not tell.

He just said, "I am happy."

No one who was actually really happy in real life would just say, "I am happy."

Okay, we can do better.

Let's decide what dialogue Eric would say if he was really, truly, incredibly happy.

-Wow!

I just pet two dogs!

This is the best day of my life!

-That is so much better.

It really shows why Eric is happy, and it makes the story so much more interesting.

Okay, let's do another one.

Eric is terrified.

Let's see what that would look like.

-I am terrified.

-I did it again.

I forgot to show, not tell.

I just said he was terrified.

No one who was actually terrified in real life would just say, "I am terrified."

We can do better.

Let's try again by adding some more dialogue.

-Um, who let all these snakes out?

This isn't okay!

-Yes!

That was so much better.

Now, there's a reason he was terrified.

Let's do one more.

Eric is confused.

Let's see what this one looks like.

-I am confused.

-[ Scoffs ] Oh, no.

You know, I did it again.

No one would just say, "I am confused."

We can make this better.

Let's add some dialogue.

-Alright.

This way is north and -- No, this way is north.

It's there -- there -- There are four norths?

-Yes!

That was the best.

There's a reason he was confused.

I'm feeling triumphant.

I shouldn't just tell you.

I should show you.

♪ I'm the best, I'm the best ♪ ♪ I showed, I didn't tell ♪ ♪ I'm feeling triumphant ♪ ♪ I'm the best ♪ -Hi, again.

I want you to know that we are an equal opportunity, all-pet-loving family.

And they come in all shapes, sizes, and species.

Some are trendsetters.

Others, quite intellectual.

Case in point, Monty.

Monty loves books -- mostly for reading, sometimes for chewing.

And speaking of chewing, check out Hammie.

Someone's got to tell this little guy to slow down.

♪♪ And who can forget our friend Skywalker?

You know, I've been asking for the name of his hair stylist for years now.

Somehow, he keeps "forgetting."

And finally, there's our friend Strawberry.

She loves going to art museums.

Never misses an exhibit.

♪♪ And you should never miss an activity.

So, I'll see you back here in a few.

Who's ready for a Field Trip?

[ Water rushing, insects chirping ] [ Birds calling ] [ Birds calling ] [ Rain falling, insects chirping ] [ Squeaks ] [ Rain falling ] [ Birds chirping ] -Um, help.

This is harder than it looks.

Especially without thumbs.

Almost.

Whoops!

Can you see me?

Can you see me-ow?

No one told me I was going to have to pull off a Trixie challenge.

I think it's time to call it quits, anyway.

I need a nap.

It's been at least four minutes since my last one.

Until the next Pets Day, stay happy, campers.

Bye-bye!

-Okay?

No, seriously, this time.

Did you hear something?

[ Trixie meows ] ♪♪ ♪ "Camp TV" ♪ ♪ It's time for us to part ♪ ♪ From furry animal encounters ♪ ♪ To summer reading and the arts ♪ ♪ No matter what the weather ♪ ♪ We'll explore it all together ♪ ♪ It's a place for you and me ♪ ♪ It's "Camp TV" ♪ -This program was made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

Additional funding was provided by Joan Ganz Cooney.

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