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[birds singing]

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[doorbell ringing]

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(children) 
♪Hello, Hello♪

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♪Won't you be my friend?♪

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♪Hello, Hello♪

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♪Let's say it again♪

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♪Hello, Hello♪

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♪Won't you be my friend♪

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♪Hello, Hello♪

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♪Now you are my friend♪

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♪H-E-L-L0♪

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♪That's a word we all should 
know♪

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♪H-E-L-L-O♪

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♪You can say it , just say 
hello♪

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♪♪♪

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Hey! There's Mr. Chuck!

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Well, hello, friend!

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Hello, Mr. Chuck!

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[bowling ball rolling]

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[wheels squeaking]

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♪♪♪

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Oh, hello friends.

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Glad you could join me today.

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Hey, watch this!

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I'm going to do a little putting 
practice.

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I'm going to see if I can knock 
these into that cup over there.

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Let's try it.

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♪♪

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Ah! Didn't quite make it.

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Now this one.

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♪♪

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Hmm.

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♪♪

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The ball rolls, but the block 
doesn't.

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But why?

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They're both about the same 
size.

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And they're the same color, so I 
know that's not it.

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How about their shapes?

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Could it be because they're 
different shapes?

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Huh? Let's take a closer look.

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♪♪

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The cube has square, flat sides 
and sharp corners.

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You notice it doesn't roll.

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But the ball, the ball or sphere 
as it's called,

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has no flat sides and no 
corners.

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It's round, and it rolls.

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Do you suppose things roll 
because they're round?

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I think you're right.

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(male #1) 
Gather round boys and girls, 
let's roll.

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♪Rolling, rolling, rolling♪

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♪Keep those balls a-rolling♪

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♪You can try to get that hole in 
one♪

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♪Just place 'em on the ground♪

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♪They roll because they're 
round♪

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♪You can have some rolling, 
rolling fun♪

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♪Yah!♪

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[glass breaking]

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♪♪♪

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♪Here they come♪

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♪♪♪

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(children) 
♪Green♪

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♪Red♪

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♪Yellow♪

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♪Blue♪

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♪Green♪

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♪Red♪

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♪Yellow♪

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♪Blue♪

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(male #1) 
♪Rolling, rolling, rolling.♪

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♪Keep those balls a-rolling♪

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♪You can try to get a hole in 
one♪

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♪Just place them on the ground♪

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♪They'll roll because they're 
round♪

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♪You can have some rolling, 
rolling fun♪

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♪Roll on♪ 
♪Roll on♪

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♪♪♪

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[kids clapping and cheering]

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Did you realize you could have 
so much fun

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with things that roll?

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Miniature golf is fun.

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So is this.

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[bowling ball hitting pins]

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Bowling!

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♪♪

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All you need is ten toilet paper 
tubes and a soft ball.

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You line up the tubes like this.

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And then, you step back and roll 
the ball.

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♪♪♪

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[bowling ball rolling and 
hitting pins]

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Oh, this is even fun to play 
inside if you use

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a soft ball and don't throw it.

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And don't forget to ask 
permission first.

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So your mom and dad can help you 
find the best place to play.

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♪♪♪

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Let's count.

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♪♪♪

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Here's something else that's 
fun.

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Painting with marbles.

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Oh, you'll need an adult to help 
you with this one.

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Here's what it's going to look 
like when it's done.

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And here's what you'll need to 
do it.

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Some old newspaper, a shallow 
box or a baking pan

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that no one minds you using, 
some washable paint

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like tempera paint, and paper.

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And of course, one or more 
marbles.

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Make sure you spread the 
newspaper all around

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where you're going to paint 
because this could get messy.

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Your paper is in the box.

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Then you're going to drop a few 
blobs or dribbles

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of paint on the paper.

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I think I'll use blue.

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[paint splatting and dripping]

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Here's where the fun begins.

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Drop a marble into the box and 
start rolling it around

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through the blobs of paint.

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Back and forth, round and 
around.

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Back and forth, round and 
around.

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(male #1) 
♪Rolling, rolling, rolling♪

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♪Get that marble rolling♪

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♪You can have some rolling, 
rolling fun.♪

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♪Just put that marble down♪

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♪And roll it all around♪

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♪You just might have a painting 
when you're done♪

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If you're happy with the way it 
looks, let it dry a bit,

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then take it out.

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Or you could add some more paint 
and roll some more.

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[paint splatting]

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♪♪♪

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[Mr. Chuck laughing]

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♪♪♪

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Painting with marbles is fun.

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♪♪♪

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I'm thinking of something else 
that rolls.

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Something that we use everyday.

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Sometimes we use 
one...two...three...even four

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to get from one place to 
another.

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Can you think of what I'm 
talking about?

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(boy #1) 
Hmmm.

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(boy #2) 
Hey!

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(boy #1) 
That's not it.

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(boy #1) 
No way!

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(boy #1) 
I told you!

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(boy #2) 
Is that a word?

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(boy #1) 
Oooh.

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(boy #2) 
[whispering] 
Wheels, wheels.

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(boy #1) 
We don't have enough letters for 
wheels.

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(boy #1) 
Do you know what you're doing?

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(boy #1 and boy #2) 
Wheels!

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(girl #1) 
W-H-E-E-L-S. Wheels.

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♪♪♪

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Wheels. 
Wheels.

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♪♪♪

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Wheels. 
Wheels.

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♪♪♪

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Wheels. 
Wheels.

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♪♪♪

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What shape is this wheel?

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It's a circle and circles are 
round.

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That's right.

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And it's the round shape that 
let's wheels roll.

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How many things have you seen 
that have wheels?

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Cars.

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Trains.

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Buses.

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Tricycles.

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Lawnmowers.

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Skates.

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They all have wheels.

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Lot's of things have wheels.

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Wheels make our lives easier.

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You know, they allow us to get 
people and things

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from one place to another faster 
and easier than we could

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if we didn't have wheels.

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Do you have a wagon?

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If you have a wagon, you can 
move lots of stuff a lot faster

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than you could if you had to 
carry it.

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Look at this wagon - look at 
these things here.

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If you had to carry all of these 
things by hand,

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you'd have to make two or three 
trips to get them

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from one place to another.

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With a wagon, well, you can move 
it all at once.

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Just like that.

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(children) 
Wheels!

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If you have a toy like this one 
where the wheels

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snap on and off, you might check 
it out for yourself.

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Take the wheels off and try 
scooting it around.

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Then put the wheels back on and 
see how much better

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and faster it moves.

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Let me show you another kind of 
wheel.

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Let's take a look inside this 
watch.

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What do you think we'll find?

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Let's take a look.

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Well, what do you know? Wheels!

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The wheels that make a clock 
work are called gears

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or sometimes cogs.

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See they have little teeth right 
there and they fit together

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with other gears.

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There are lots of other machines 
that work this way.

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Even toys with gears inside that 
make them move.

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So you see, wheels keep lots of 
things rolling along.

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(girl #2) 
Everywhere I go I see circles.

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A circle is round.

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Lots of things are shaped like a 
circle.

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A wheel, a clock, lots of 
clocks.

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Circles make the world go round.

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♪♪♪

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Triangle.

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Square.

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Circle.

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Circle cause it's round.

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Triangle cause it's got three 
sides.

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Square cause it's got four equal 
sides.

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[applause]

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♪♪♪

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Where is a square?

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It could be anywhere.

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Where is a square?

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Oh, look, up in the air.

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A square has four equal sides.

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Where is a circle?

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I know that it's round.

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Where is a circle?

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Oh, look what I found!

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A big, blue circle sitting on 
the ground.

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A circle goes all the way 
around.

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Where is a triangle?

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A triangle has three sides.

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Where is a triangle?

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Where could it hide?

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Oh, look over there!

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Sitting on a chair

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A triangle has three sides.

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(female #1) 
Can you see a triangle in this 
picture?

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Is there a square here?

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How about a circle?

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What is this shape?

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And this one?

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One more...

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[horn honking]

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(male #2) 
Do you have a bicycle?

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Yeah, but it has training 
wheels.

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My daddy tried to take them off 
and I tried to ride it,

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but my bike kept falling over.

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I keep bumping my head and body.

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That's why I can't ride on an 
ordinary bike.

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So that's why I have to have 
training wheels.

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And when I get older I'm going 
to get me my own bike

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and my own car.

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And I'm going to get me a job.

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[paper crumpling]

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♪♪♪

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I want to be a firefighter.

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I want to be a baseball player.

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I want to be big as my brother.

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I want to be an astronaut.

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I want to 
be a doctor! 
I want to 
be a doctor!

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I do! 
I do!

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Alright, if you be a doctor, 
I'll be a teacher.

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Okay!

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I want to be a bear.

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(male #3) 
♪I see your face♪

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♪What a beautiful face♪

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♪I see your face - it's a lot 
like mine♪

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♪I see your face♪

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♪What a lover-ly face♪

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♪I see your face - it's a lot 
like mine♪

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♪You have two eyes♪

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♪And I have two eyes♪

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♪You have two ears♪

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♪I have two ears♪

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[nasally] 
♪You've got a nose♪

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♪And I've got a nose♪

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♪I see your face♪

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♪It's a lot like mine♪

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♪I see your face♪

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♪What a wonderful face♪

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♪I see your face - it's a lot 
like...♪

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♪I see your face - it's a lot 
like mine.♪

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[children clapping and cheering]

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On today's show, we've talked 
about things that roll.

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Things like circles and wheels.

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You know wheels are all around 
us.

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Their value we can see everyday.

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While we as adults might easily 
grasp the concept of a circle,

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we sometimes wonder how this 
shape or any shape

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for that matter can be of 
importance to our children.

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Especially young children.

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Here on parent's corner today we 
have Bonnie Jamerson.

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She's an early childhood 
educator,

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and she's going to help us with 
understanding the value

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of teaching our children about 
shapes.

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Circles are fun.

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Circles are round.

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They remind us of our world in 
general.

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They remind us of wheels.

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Wheels are round - they move, 
they spin.

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These are things that children 
are fascinated by.

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Shapes in particular are 
fascinating to children.

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They describe the world around 
them.

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The color, and the size, and the 
shape of a particular thing

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in a child's world is very 
important to them.

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And when they mix and put shapes 
together, they tend to form

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other shapes, and this 
fascinates children.

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At a very young age, this tends 
to be very abstract

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to the child.

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But as he gets older this sets a 
foundation for math and science

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and this is very important in 
his life.

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A good opportunity for parents 
to use in helping

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their preschooler to understand 
the importance of shapes

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would be to point out certain 
shapes as they travel

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along in their cars.

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To be able to look at the shape 
of the stop signs, or to be able

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to look at the shapes of certain 
buildings.

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To be able to look at the shape 
of the sun and the moon

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and point out to their children 
how important these shapes are

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in our environment.

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And it goes beyond something 
that's taught in the classroom,

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but it's something that they 
will need everyday

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of their lives.

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And to make this come closer to 
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as opposed to something that's 
contained only in the classroom.

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To pull it out of the textbook 
and to put it into the lives

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of those young children as they 
move and live every single day

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of their lives.

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Our world is filled with shapes, 
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that shapes really shape our 
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Pardon the pun.

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I've had so much fun rolling 
along with you today,

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but our time is up.

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I hope you'll try some of the 
things we did today,

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like painting with marbles.

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Or maybe you could take time 
this week to look

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for some interesting things that 
roll and draw pictures of them.

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Yes.

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Try some experiment with your 
toys.

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Maybe you can see which ones 
roll best and which ones don't.

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And don't forget, there are 
plenty of books

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about things that roll at the 
library.

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Take a look.

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Well, I think my time is up, so 
I'd better get rolling.

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Until next time, so long.

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♪♪♪