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November 2009
Sunday, November 1
"There's No Place Like Home/Flipping Newton"
- There's No Place Like Home - Quack sets out to prove that HIS pond is the best and biggest pond in all the world. The kids are setting up a lemonade stand. How much juice is there in 2 lemons? The kids try to estimate the volume of liquid held in a lemon and in a pitcher as they mix lemonade. D
Sunday, November 8
"Chirp's Flight Program/Mirror, Mirror in the Dump"
- Chirp's Flight Program - Chirp's flying practice really takes off when she decides to copy what other birds do. Gliders can fly well depending on how you throw them. The kids have fun watching how toy planes and helicopters fly - and how they DON'T fly. D
Sunday, November 15
"Bridge The Gap/Meeting Half-Way"
- Bridge the Gap - The birds discover pineapples (they're pinecones, actually) but must build a bridge to reach them. While playing with toy cars the kids discover a ditch. How will they get their cars across it? They build some successful and unsuccessful bridges with cardboard from the recycling bin. D
Sunday, November 22
"Peep Plants A Seed/The Root Problem"
- Peep Plants a Seed - Peep discovers a patch of sunflowers and decides to grow one for himself. What do seeds need in order to sprout? The kids place seeds and beans on 2 trays with moist paper towels and set them by the window. One is covered so it gets no light. D
Sunday, November 29
"Hide and Go Peep/A Peep of a Different Color"
- Hide and Go Peep - Peep and Chirp invent a wonderful new game and Quack quickly learns that it's not easy being blue! Diba is "it" in a game of hide and seek. Josh camouflaged himself in a bush. She found him. D
Sunday, December 6
"That's A Cat/Faster Than A Duck"
- That's a Cat - It's Peep's first day on earth and all the other animals gather round to teach him about cats. Long fur, short fur. Black, tan and grey. D
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