And out the right window you will see the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, the great
sphinx of Egypt, the Eiffel Tower, the IDB Center. The
following program was produced by the Instructional Television Center of Broward
County, Florida.
Hi there, my name is Virgil.
I want to be your new friend
with. Into school together,
we'll talk all the day long.
It's fun when you have a new friend.
It's fun going to school
with. of very many new things
and never ever go against the rules.
Hi there, welcome. How you doing?
What's wrong? Oh, first day at a
new school. Are you scared?
Well, let me tell you about a friend of mine
and her first day.
It was Erica's first day, and she didn't know any
one, any one at all. All the
other children knew each other. They were laughing and
talking together. Everyone seemed so
happy. Everyone except Erica.
Hi there. Nice to see you. First day of school?
Yes, new school. Uh-huh. Do
you know anyone here? No. Are you
scared? Yes, I know. Would you like me
to come with you? I could show you around. OK,
good. By the way, my name is Virgil.
What's your name? Oh I see it's written on your
shirt Erica. Well, hi Erica,
want to be my new friend? Sure,
great. Say hi to the boys and girls out
there. Bye. Here's the school.
Come on, let's go. What's wrong?
Oh, still scared? Yes,
well, you have nothing to be scared of now you have
me and them. Come with
me.
Erica, see that number 121.
Yes. That's the bus we'll need to find later
when we go home.
Yo I see.
What color is my bows? It's yellow.
What color is the sun? Yellow
What color is my favorite fruit? are
yellow too.
Oh
Don't worry, I'll help you find your bus. That's what
friends are for.
Hm Let's
see what color is this.
Yellow, it's yellow.
This sun is yellow.
This flower is yellow. Hm
You know I just love yellow.
That's a lovely yellow flower. Thank you.
Take my hand. I'll show you your
classroom. Do you know what a classroom
is? No. What's a classroom?
No, well, a classroom is where
you come each day to learn. There are lots of
boys and girls in each classroom, but only
one teacher. Do you know the number
one, the number one.
I got one head.
I got one no.
I've got one man.
So we go
There's just one
There's just one you.
We're 1, not 2.
I got one from
I got one back.
I got one belly buttons.
And that's a fact.
There's just one
There's just one you.
When we're a.
We want not
What is that number It's one. Let
me hear you say it. What's
that you say? Clap
your hands and say it.
Uh
This is your classroom. Can you
say classroom? Classroom.
Let's help Erica say classroom
again louder please. I
can't hear you. That's much
better.
See Erica, these boys and girls are in your
class. When they say hi, Erica,
you say hi right back to them. Let's
try again. Say hi along with us.
Ready, Go.
Hi. OK, Erica, see
that lady? She's your teacher,
teacher. Hello Erica. Welcome.
This is your desk. Please come over and sit down in your
chair.
These are boys and girls.
Boys and girls.
This is a classroom classroom.
This is a teacher, teacher.
This is a desk desk.
This is a chair chair.
Erica, here comes the teacher. This
book is for you. You will need it in class.
What a nice black book. You
have one book. One black
book. I have one black book.
Black cat, black bat black on a magic hat.
These are many black things I've seen.
charcoal black just like the sky at night when
I lie out to.
Likes what I see as I close by.
And
Black cat black fat black on a magic hat.
These are many black things I've seen
charcoal's black, just like the sky at night when
I lie down to dream. must
Now I'm going to give you another book. This book
is yellow. Now you have 2
books. I have 2 books.
12.
How many eyes do you have? I have 2.
How many ears do you have? I have
How many arms do you have?
Oh
How many legs do you have? I have 2.
How many feet do you have?
How many days do you have? I have 2.
What
How many thumbs do you have? I have 2.
How many elbows do you have? I have 2.
How many hands do you have?
What?
There's so much more for us to see around the school.
Join me and Erica next time and we'll continue
our visit. Let's
see if you can remember some of the things we saw around
the school today. You should have a worksheet in front
of you. If you don't just work
along with me and help me find the right
answers. Can you draw a circle?
A circle looks like this.
Draw a circle around the school bus.
Now check to see if you drew a circle where I
drew mine. Did you? I hope
so. Draw a
circle around the desk.
Is your circle right here? If not, do it
now.
Draw a circle around the classroom.
Did you find the classroom? It's right here.
Draw a circle around the teacher.
I hope you found the teacher. This is the
right picture.
Draw a circle around the number 2.
Did I trick you here? Did you find the right
number? Well, did you do it? Did
you remember what we saw today? I hope
so. Well, gotta go. See you next