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0:06colors
0:09head is a vibrant color roses are some
0:12red blood is red white is the color of snow clouds are very often
0:19white blue is the color of the sky and the ocean
0:24black isn't really a color at all
0:27tar is black a crow is black green is the color of grass
0:33it is also the color of leaves on the trees in the summer
0:37Brown is the color of dirt
0:41many people have brown hair yellow is a bright color
0:46most people use yellow when they draw a picture of the Sun orange is an easy
0:53color to remember that is because an orange is orange pink is the color that
1:00we dress baby girls in we dress baby boys in blue purple is the color of some
1:08violets the canadian flag is red and white
1:12what color is your flag
1:28wild animals
1:31some animals
1:32child they don't live in homes or cages they live in jungles or on planes
1:38the lion is the king of the beasts he is very mighty he roars loudly the giraffe
1:46has a long neck
1:48he eats leaves from the tallest trees
1:51the elephant is very large
1:54he has a trunk and two tusks a tiger has stripes some bears are black and some
2:01are brown
2:03there are even white bears called polar bears a kangaroo lives in Australia
2:10that is the only place that you would find a kangaroo
2:13except in a zoo it might be frightening to run into a wolf or a fox monkeys run
2:21and play in the trees in Canada we don't see lions tigers giraffes or monkeys
2:28running wild
2:29there are squirrels in my backyard sometimes I see a raccoon or a chipmunk
2:34in Northern Ontario you might see a moose or a bear
2:40I have seen a deer in the forest there are many wild animals
2:45you can see wild animals if you go to the zoo
2:56months
2:59there are 12 months in the year january is the first month of the year
3:06it is usually cold in january-february is the second month of the year it is
3:12still winter when februari comes
3:15they say that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb
3:20that means that it is still usually cold and sometimes stormy when march begins
3:26by the time that march ends
3:29the weather is starting to get a little better April is the rainy month april
3:35showers bring May flowers
3:38many of the spring flowers bloom in May
3:41the weather can be quite mild in May June is usually a nice warm month
3:48many people get married in June July can be hot
3:53people have vacations in July it is a month to do summer things
3:59it is still summer in August both the summer is winding down
4:04August is the time to have last minute vacations in September we go back to
4:10school
4:11the autumn winds begin to blow October really feels like autumn
4:16October is Halloween time november is when we really start to feel the chill
4:23December is the Christmas month most people do a lot of christmas shopping in
4:28December they spend quite a bit of time getting ready for Christmas
4:32all of the months are different which month were you born in
4:46days of the week
4:49there are seven days of the week sunday is a day of rest for some people but
4:54many people still have to work quite a few people go to church on a Sunday on
5:00monday morning we go back to school after the weekend
5:04many people say they don't like monday because it is the beginning of the work
5:09week tuesday is a school day and a working day I don't think that there is
5:15anything special about a Tuesday Wednesday is the middle of the work week
5:21on thursday
5:23many of the stores and malls stay open later
5:27it gives you a chance to run some errands on a Thursday night on friday
5:31you feel like the work week is nearly over
5:34some people say thank goodness it is friday they look forward to the weekend
5:40on Saturday many people can sleep in late
5:44people get errands done on saturday you see a lot of people in the grocery store
5:49on a Saturday
5:50most children look forward to saturday so that they can play with their friends
5:55then sunday comes again
5:58the week's turn into months and the months turned into years time goes by
6:03quite quickly
6:12describing things
6:15some things are different shapes they can be described by their shape
6:20a circle is round a compact disc is a circle a square has four equal sides a
6:28rectangle is similar but two of the sides are longer a triangle has only
6:34three sides have you ever seen anyone play a triangle in an orchestra the word
6:40triangle can stand for an instrument or shape an oval is rounded but it is not
6:47round an egg is an oval shape
6:50the floor is flat if something is smooth
6:55it has no bumps or lumps silk is smooth
6:58some things are rough sandpaper is rough
7:02if something is dull it is not sharp or pointed a dome knife will not cut bread
7:08because the blade is not sharp
7:11if something is pointed it has a sharp and a sharp pencil has a pointed end a
7:17pencil that has been used a lot and hasn't been sharpened has a dull end
7:22some things are soft a teddy bear is soft it feels good to touch
7:27some things are hard a rock is hard soft can also represent a noise level if you
7:35have a soft voice it is not very loud
7:38if someone tells you to speak softly they want you to speak quietly loud is
7:44the word used to describe noises that hurt your ears a big truck will make a
7:49loud noise sometimes your mother will tell you that your music is too loud
8:03fruit
8:06some fruit grows on trees apples grow on trees you can get red yellow or green
8:13apples some apples are green until they ripen then they turn red
8:19peaches grow on trees peaches have a fuzzy skin cherries grow on trees you
8:27can climb a ladder and pick cherries from the tree
8:31cherries and peaches have pits inside them
8:34the pits are not edible pairs also grow on trees
8:38lemons grow on trees they are very sour
8:42have you ever picked strawberries strawberries do not grow on trees
8:48you have to bend down to pick strawberries have you ever tried
8:52strawberry shortcake
8:54it is very good grapes grow on vines people use grapes to make wine
9:00there are many types of berries there are blackberries blueberries raspberries
9:05and cranberries just to name a few
9:08some fruits are more exotic there are mangoes and papayas
9:13they don't grow in Canada bananas and oranges
9:17don't grow in a Canadian climate either but we are able to buy them here some
9:22fruits have to be peeled and some can be eaten as they are
9:27it is always a good idea to wash fruit before you eat it
9:31the farmers spray the crops with pesticides to kill bugs
9:35so it is good to wash that off
9:47bugs
9:50many people are
9:52of bugs some bugs do bad things like eating crops or close some bugs such as
9:58termites even eat wood other bugs can be good
10:03spiders catch flies flies are not good because they carry germs insects get
10:10caught in the web that the spider builds ants get into homes and eat food
10:15bees are good because honey comes from bees
10:19it is not good if you get stung by a bee a caterpillar turns into a butterfly
10:26butterflies can be very beautiful you can find grasshoppers outside on a sunny
10:31day
10:32grasshoppers hop through the grass crickets make a noise by rubbing their
10:37legs together
10:38dragonflies usually live near water
10:42they have large colorful wings ladybugs are red with little black dots
10:47there are many types of beetles nobody wants to have cockroaches in their house
10:52centipedes have many legs
10:55please get on to your pets and bite them they make your dog or cat itchy
10:59mosquitoes can make you itchy when they might you have you ever had a mosquito
11:05bite
11:13the kitchen
11:16the kitchen is where we make and eat our meals there is a stove in the kitchen
11:20inside the stove there is an oven where you bake things you can put a cake into
11:26the oven to bake on top of the stove are burners the burners get hot
11:32you put pots or pans on the burners
11:35the refrigerator is where we store the food that needs to be kept cold
11:40we keep milk eggs cheese and vegetables in the refrigerator at the top of the
11:46refrigerator is the freezer the freezer
11:50keeps things frozen we have frozen vegetables ice cream and ice cubes in
11:55the freezer
11:56we have a toaster in the kitchen you put the bread in the toaster and it turns
12:01into toast
12:02we have an electric kettle we boil water to make tea in the kettle
12:07there is a double sink in the kitchen that is where we wash the dishes we turn
12:12on the hot tap and put some dish detergent into the sink to wash the
12:17dishes
12:17sometimes we put the dishes into the dishwasher and the dishwasher washes the
12:22dishes
12:23there are other things in the kitchen there are utensils like knives forks and
12:29spoons
12:29there are details and dish cloths there are oven mitts and pot holders to take
12:35hot things out of the oven
12:37there are pots to cook and boil things in there are pans to fry things we have
12:42dishes that we eat from we have plates for our dinner and bowls that we can put
12:47our soup in we drink from cops or coffee mugs or glasses
12:52we keep our juice in a picture or a jug there is a timer that you can set when
12:57you are cooking the timer buzzes when the food is ready
13:01we also have a microwave oven in the kitchen if we are in a hurry
13:06we cook our food in the microwave
13:20vegetables
13:22vegetables are very good for you they say that you should have three servings
13:27of vegetables every day
13:29I like green peas peas come in pods
13:33i also like snow peas you eat the pods on the snow peas
13:38I like corn when it is on the cob
13:42carrots are good to eat raw beans are good for you
13:46there are many different types of beans there are string beans kidney beans
13:51baked beans and lots of other types of beans
13:54some people don't like green vegetables like broccoli and Brussels sprouts
13:59I like broccoli and Brussels sprouts you can make a salad and put lots of
14:04different vegetables into the salad in my salads
14:08I like lettuce tomatoes celery cucumber radishes cauliflower and spring onions
14:14I tried to have a salad with dressing on it every day
14:18my dad likes root vegetables like beets and parsnips
14:22my brother will only eat potatoes he likes his potatoes baked my mother likes
14:28to buy her vegetables at the market
14:30she says they are fresher there my mother buys a lot of onions
14:35she put onions in almost all the meals that she cooks some children won't eat
14:40their vegetables
14:41I didn't like some vegetables at first but I have become used to them
14:46I like having vegetables with my meals
14:58pets
15:00there are many different animals that you
15:02have for pets the most common pets are cats and dogs
15:08I think the second most common pets are birds and fish
15:12you can hug a cat or a dog you can play with a cat or a dog but it is difficult
15:17to play with a bird or fish
15:20some birds are very smart and they can be taught to do things parents are very
15:25clever
15:26some of them even talk birds usually stay in bird cages fish have to stay in
15:34the water in a tank or a fishbowl
15:36some people have gerbils or guinea pigs as pets
15:40there are even people who have ferrets as pets
15:44I have a friend who has a lizard for a pet
15:48she has to buy live crickets for her lizard to eat another friend of mine has
15:54a pet snake
15:56I don't think i would like to have a pet snake
15:59there are different types of dogs
16:02some dogs are very big and some art small a Labrador Retriever is a big dog
16:08a poodle is usually a small dog
16:11although there are some large puddles some dogs are noisy and they bark a lot
16:16other dogs are quiet and obedient
16:20I once had a dog it was a cocker spaniel
16:23I used to take it for walks there are different types of cats to my favorite
16:29type of cat is a siamese cat Siamese cats have blue eyes
16:35my mother had a Persian cat it was very furry
16:40my mother said that it used to shed fur all over the house pets are a lot of fun
16:46but they are a lot of work to to be a good pet owner you have to be very
16:51responsible
17:01parties
17:04parties can be a lot
17:05no fun people get invited to parties
17:08you can have a party because it is a special occasion or just because you
17:13want to have a party
17:15sometimes people wear paper hats at parties
17:19these are called party hats some people decorate with streamers and balloons at
17:26some parties there is a cake
17:28sometimes there are just snacks and drinks at some parties people play games
17:35there are also parties where people just stand around and talk
17:40people wear different things to parties you can go to some parties in casual
17:45clothes and other parties
17:48you need to be dressed up in good clothes there are other parties where
17:52you are supposed to wear a costume
17:55there are many different kinds of parties there are christmas parties
17:59birthday parties going away parties and parties for no reason at all
18:05I have been to parties for people who are retiring or for people who have just
18:10had a new baby
18:11there are hundreds of reasons for having a party at some parties you take a gift
18:17if it is a birthday party
18:19then you take a gift and a birthday card to the person who is having the birthday
18:24sometimes people will ask you to bring food or drinks to the party
18:29all parties are different it is nice to be invited to parties
18:46grocery shopping
18:49what do you see when you go to the grocery store
18:52the aisles are filled with food there are also refrigerators and freezers
18:57filled with food
18:59there are sometimes things in bins in the middle of the Isles
19:03there are different departments in the grocery store
19:06there is the bakery in the bakery
19:09there are sweet things such as cakes pies cookies and tarts
19:14there are also things that you would eat with your dinner like bread and buns
19:20there are other things in the bakery department like bagels and biscuits
19:25the Baker works in the bakery there is the canned goods section
19:30this is where you might find sauces and soups vegetables and fruits also come in
19:37cans
19:38there is the section for dairy products here you would find milk and cream
19:44the dairy section would also have cheese and butter yogurt is also found in the
19:51dairy section in the meat department there is beef and pork poultry is also
19:58found in the meat dept poultry is chicken duck and goose
20:03there are also cold cuts in the meat department
20:06cold cuts are the meats that are sliced up for sandwiches some examples of cold
20:11cuts our ham and Bologna the butcher works in the meat department
20:16the party's department is full of fruits and vegetables clerks spray water on the
20:23fruits and vegetables to keep them fresh
20:25there is a section in the grocery store for personal hygiene
20:30this is where you would find shampoo and toothpaste soap and skin products would
20:35also be in this section
20:37there is even a section for your pets
20:41you can buy cat food and dog food there are toys for cats and dogs
20:46Oh
20:55differences
20:58are you tall or short are you bigger small people come in many different
21:02shapes and sizes
21:04some people were size small clothes other people wear size medium clothes
21:09there are people who wear large size clothes some people even wear extra
21:13large clothes
21:14some people are thin some people are fat
21:18some people are in between there are people with short hair
21:22other people have long hair some people have no hair at all
21:25no two people are exactly alike some people have long legs
21:30I have short legs I don't walk as fast as a person with long legs
21:34I am NOT a tall person in fact i am quite short
21:38my feet are a size seven my mother has size 5 feet
21:42my father has size 12 feet we are all different sizes
21:47it is not a bad thing it is a good thing that we are all unique
21:59the restaurant
22:03when you go to a restaurant you might see a sign that says please wait to be
22:07seated
22:08a host or hostess will ask you how many people are in your party then they will
22:12want to know if you want to sit in the smoking or non-smoking section
22:16the host or hostess will take you to your seat you might sit at a table or a
22:21boof
22:22host or hostess will give you a menu to look at sometimes there are different
22:26menus for different meals there can be a breakfast menu a lunch menu and a dinner
22:31menu
22:32sometimes there is also a wine list and a dessert menu
22:36the food and the prices of food are listed on the menu on your table there
22:40will be cutlery cutlery is the knives forks and spoons
22:45there will also be a napkin you are supposed to put your napkin on your lap
22:49when you eat your waiter or waitress will take your order
22:53you might want an appetizer before your meal some people want a salad or soup
22:57before their meal after your meal you might have a dessert or tea or coffee
23:03when it is time to go you will pay your bill and leave a tip for the waiter or
23:07waitress
23:16traffic
23:19traffic moves along on the streets and highways
23:22there are rules that drivers must follow to make the traffic flow smoothly
23:27you must wear a seatbelt the seatbelt helps to keep you safe
23:32you must stop and all stop signs you must also stop at a red light
23:38a green light means go and a yellow light means to be careful if you see a
23:43sign that says school crossing
23:45you have to be careful because you are near a school and children might be
23:49crossing the street
23:51some places are crosswalks those are places where people cross the street
23:56people who are walking have the right of way
23:59if you hear a siren behind you you must pull over an emergency vehicle like a
24:05police car or an ambulance might need to get somewhere fast when a school bus
24:11puts on its flashing signals
24:13you have to stop you can't go past the school bus because children may be
24:18crossing the street from the bus
24:20you should always obey the speed limit
24:23it is not good to drive too fast
24:27people should never drink and drive
24:30driving is a serious business you have to obey all the rules to be a good
24:36driver
24:51music
24:53if you were in an orchestra what would you play
24:56would you play a tuba a trumpet or a saxophone
25:00perhaps you would prefer a stringed instrument like a violin or cello
25:05maybe you would enjoy percussion more you could play the kettle drum
25:09there are instruments that have keyboards a piano and an organ have
25:14keyboards
25:15there are instruments that have strings on them a guitar banjo and mandolin have
25:20strings on them
25:22there are instruments that you blow into a flute of French horn and a harmonica
25:27are all instruments that you blow into there are instruments that you hit with
25:31a stick a drum and a symbol are two things that you would hit with a stick
25:36if you are in an orchestra you have to watch the conductor
25:41he will lead you through the piece of music you might just want to be in a
25:46band for fun
25:47you could join a rock band or a dance band
25:50some people learn to read music music notes are written on a staff each note
25:56represents a sound
25:58there are whole notes half notes quarter notes and eighth notes each one of these
26:03is held for a different number of beats it is good to learn about music
26:09you have to learn your scales and learn about sharps and flats
26:12if you want to learn how to play an instrument it's best to take music
26:17lessons
26:29who what where and why
26:33these are important words they're all words that begin questions
26:38who is about a person who is the girl with the blue dress on who stole my
26:43watch
26:44who will come with me to the game who is driving us to the party
26:48what is about a thing what is that big thing on the sidewalk
26:54what should i do when i get to your house what kind of clothes should i wear
26:59to the party
27:00what shall i buy you for your birthday
27:03where is about a place where are you going for your vacation
27:09where did I leave my glasses where did my brother go
27:13where on earth is timmons why is the word that asks for an explanation why
27:20did you take the last piece of pie
27:22why is the world round why should I give you any money
27:27why did the chicken cross the street they say that you should answer all of
27:32these questions if you are writing a good story
27:35you have to give the who what where and why to write a good story
27:50which direction
27:53which direction should i go in should I go up by go up
27:57I will head toward the sky I can go up the stairs
28:01should I go down I can go down the stairs to the basement
28:05I can climb down into a hole should I go left or right
28:10I am right handed so I know which way right is shy go backwards
28:15I would be going away from the things that I am facing now if I went backwards
28:20if I went backwards from the thing that I am facing i would go away from it
28:26should I go forward i will just go straight ahead if i go forward if I'm
28:31facing something and I go forward then i will go toward the thing that I am
28:36facing maybe I should go sideways but which side left or right
28:42it sounds very complicated but it is not
28:46directions are very easy to follow if you just stop and think about them
28:59the office
29:01some people work in an office there are special tools that people in an office
29:06need to do their work
29:08there is a computer in the office there is a telephone
29:11most of the time the secretary answers the telephone
29:14the secretary sits at a desk the Secretary has pens and pencils on the
29:19desk
29:20the secretary rights on a notepad some other things that you would find in an
29:25office would include the following a stapler to staple pages together a
29:31photocopier to copy pages a pencil sharpener to sharpen pencils a water
29:37cooler where the employees could get a drink of water
29:40a whole bunch to make holes and sheets of paper and liquid paper which is used
29:45to blank out errors on a page
29:48some offices have many employees in them all of the employees have their own
29:53desks other offices just have one person at a desk and some offices there is a
29:59secretary or a receptionist and then there is the boss in another room
30:04there are often many important papers in an office important papers can be called
30:09documents
30:10you might have to sign the document or fill out a form in an office
30:14some offices have bookshelves filled with books the books are filled with
30:19information of the people in the office need you will have to visit an office
30:23sometime maybe it will be a doctor's office or a lawyer's office
30:28there are many different types of offices
30:41money
30:43I keep my money in the bank I've saved up my money I saved all my pennies in a
30:48jar a penny is only worth one cent I have Nichols a nickel is worth five
30:54cents a dime is worth ten cents a quarter is worth 25 cents a quarter is a
31:01quarter of a dollar for quarters make up a dollar a dollar is worth 100 sense
31:07I saved up all of my dollars are dollars used to be paper but now they are coins
31:13we call our dollars loonies
31:15it's a funny name we also have two dollar coins
31:19we call those 2 knees we have five dollar bills and ten dollar bills if you
31:24are lucky you will have twenty dollar bills fifty dollar bills and even
31:28hundred dollar bills are bills in Canada are different colors that makes them
31:33easy to recognize if you go somewhere to spend them
31:36it is wise to save your money if you save enough you can have hundreds or
31:40thousands of dollars
31:52manners
31:54it is good to be polite people liked you more when you are polite always say
31:59please and thank you
32:01if you ask for some milk you should say please may I have a glass of milk
32:06when someone gives you the milk you should respond with
32:09thank you it is not difficult to be polite
32:12you should not push or shove people you should cover your mouth when you cough
32:16or sneeze
32:17you should address people properly if you're trying to get someone's attention
32:21you would say excuse me you wouldn't say hey you there are table manners
32:27that is where you eat properly and politely at the dinner table
32:31you don't shove food into your mouth you don't reach over other people's plates
32:36you don't talk with your mouth full all of these things are common sense being
32:41polite is mostly thinking about how you would like to be treated you wouldn't
32:45want people to be impolite to you
32:47it is not polite to point at people it is not polite to burp out loud
32:52it is not polite to use someone else's things without asking first being polite
32:57just comes naturally if you have been brought up in a home where everyone was
33:01polite
33:10the two sexes
33:14there are two sexes or genders there is the male gender and there is the female
33:19gender males and females are different
33:22both physically and mentally humans are both male and female and animals are
33:28both male and female
33:29if you have a dog it is either a girl dog or a boy dog boys grow up to be men
33:35men grow hair on their faces that are usually more muscular than women men
33:40dress differently than women men are males males are masculine girls grow up
33:46to be women only women can have babies
33:49women are females females are feminine another word for women is ladies
33:56it is good that we have males and females
33:59your father is a male your grandfather brother and uncle are males
34:03your mother is a female your grandmother sister and aunt are female
34:08else Oh
34:17me
34:20I am special nobody in the world is exactly like I am
34:26they might have the same hair color and eyes that I do but they are not exactly
34:31like me
34:32I am the only person in the world who thinks my thoughts
34:36no two people in the world are exactly alike
34:40it is good to be your own person it is good to be creative and be natural
34:47people have to follow the laws and the rules
34:51people should always be kind to others
34:54I try to follow all the rules I am kind to others
34:59I am a lot like many other people yet I am different i am like my friend Jane
35:06but she has red hair and i have dark hair she has a loud voice and i have a
35:13soft voice
35:14she likes to eat vegetables and I do not
35:18Jane and I are the same height we both like movies and we are both afraid of
35:25spiders
35:26we wear the same size shoes and we both have the same favorite color
35:31we are best friends but sometimes we disagree about things we are alike in
35:38many ways and different in many ways if we were all exactly the same the world
35:46would be a very boring place
35:48I am myself and i am glad that I'm special
35:53you are special to use your own special talents and take the time to meet other
35:59people
36:00the world is made up of a lot of different people and that's what makes
36:06life exciting
36:21my cat
36:25I got my cat when she was just a tiny kitten
36:29I named her puff because her fur is soft and fluffy
36:33she has white fur butter tail
36:36pause and ears are black she has a little pink nose and yellow eyes
36:43she says meow whenever she wants a bowl of milk
36:47I feed her cat food and treats she washes her face with her paw paw
36:52when she is finished eating my whole family loves her and we can tell that
36:58she loves us
36:59she loves to curl up in our laps she purrs whenever we pet her she is very
37:06playful
37:07we sometimes roll out the piece of paper and throw it to her she loves to chase
37:12the paper and hit it with her paws
37:15she also chases bugs last night she chased a spider but she was afraid to
37:21touch it at night she curls up in my bed with me
37:25she likes to be warm I have given her a blanket of her own
37:30but when i put her on it her tail twitches her tail twitches whenever
37:35she's upset or angry
37:37I know she doesn't want to be on her blanket
37:40she wants to be in my bed I let her into my bed and she falls asleep
37:46purring loudly
37:58music
38:02my family is very musical my father plays the guitar he plays in a band the
38:09band plays country music
38:11my mother is a singer in the band
38:14she also plays the piano I took the flute in music class at school I play
38:21the flute in the school band
38:23I also sing in the school choir I have a low voice
38:27my sister has a high voice she is a soprano at home
38:33I like to practice the drums but my mother says that it's too loud
38:38sometimes I place so loudly that I break a drumstick
38:43I practice whenever she goes out
38:46I would like to be in a rock band some of my friends and I are thinking of
38:51starting our own rock band
38:53my sister is a very good piano player
38:57she has won many awards at music festivals
39:01she likes to play classical music but sometimes i get her to play rock music
39:06with me
39:07she is also a very good singer
39:10I like to sing with her we sing and harmony
39:15I listen to music all the time on the radio
39:18I know a lot of songs I can sing along with most of the songs that come on the
39:23radio
39:24i memorize the lyrics of the songs my sister and I sometimes get together and
39:30sing our favorite songs
39:32maybe someday we will start our own rock band and i will be the drummer
39:49spring
39:52it rains a lot in the spring the trees are full of buds and the flowers are
39:58starting to bloom my favorite spring flowers are tulips and daffodils the
40:04birds come back from the south
40:06I can always tell that spring is here when I see my first Robin of the season
40:11the Robins pull worms from the wet ground when it isn't raining
40:17my friends and I go outside and toss a ball around
40:21we look forward to the summer but we are glad to get outside after the long
40:26winter
40:26the air smells so fresh in the spring
40:29my mother always tells me not to track mud into the house
40:34it's very muddy in our yard in the springtime
40:37I wipe my muddy feet before i go into the house
40:41there are a lot of puddles in my yard
40:44I sometimes splash in the puddles and I get wet and cold so i have to go into
40:49the house
40:50I like it when the snow has melted the rain has stopped and the sun comes out
40:56on sunny days
40:58I always get together with my friends on those days we either ride our bikes or
41:04play ball
41:05my parents like to go for walks on spring evenings they also like to clean
41:10up the yard in the spring
41:12everyone seems to be outside the springtime brings people out of their
41:18houses
41:25the birthday party
41:29yesterday I went to a birthday party
41:32my friend
41:32Jane had her 10th birthday her house was decorated with balloons and streamers
41:39her mother had baked a big birthday cake the cake had
41:43happy 10th birthday Jane written on it there were ten candles on the cake
41:49Jane blew out the candles and make a wish
41:52I wonder what she wished for your wish won't come true if you tell anyone what
41:58it was we saying happy birthday to you at the party
42:03we played some games i won one of the games so I got a prize
42:08we also swam in Jane swimming pool
42:11Jane opened her gifts her gifts were wrapped in bright paper and bows
42:16she got lots of nice gifts she got some compact discs some clothes and some
42:22computer games
42:24Jane thanks everyone we ate a lot of food at Jane's party we had hot dogs
42:30I put mustard and ketchup on my hot dog
42:33then we ate cake and ice cream we had popped to drink
42:37i think i had too much cake and ice cream I was very full by the time the
42:42party was over
42:43we thank Jane and her mother before we all went home
42:47it was a very good party everyone had a good time I hope Jane had a happy 10th
42:53birthday
43:03my classroom
43:06my classroom is a large room
43:09it's full of brightly colored pictures my teacher hangs pictures up all over
43:14the walls
43:14there are black boards at the front of the room my teacher always has writing
43:19all over the blackboards
43:21sometimes the chalk squeaks when she writes on the blackboard
43:25we cover our ears when that happens our classroom is full of desks
43:30there are a lot of students in our class our desks are full of books notebooks
43:35and pens
43:36I try to keep my desk neat but I have a lot of things in there
43:41my ruler and pencils are always falling out of my desk at the back of the room
43:46is a bookcase full of books we can sign those books out and take them home to
43:51read i have read a lot of the books I like mysteries and biographies
43:57so i have taken many of those home there are also tables at the back of the room
44:03that's where we do our artwork we spread out big sheets of paper and use paints
44:08or crayons to make pictures sometimes we cut things out of magazines with
44:12scissors and we glue pictures to the paper
44:15I like our class after school
44:18my friends and I often erase the blackboards for the teacher then we take
44:22the erasers outside and clap them together to get the chalk dust out of
44:26them
44:27my friends and I walk home together and talk about what we did in school and
44:31what we're going to do after supper
44:46vacation
44:49my family and I went on vacation to Lake here on the water is beautiful and blue
44:54there and the sand is nice and white the week that we were there was very hot the
45:01Sun was hot but the water was still very cold
45:05I went swimming and tried to catch little fish in my hands
45:08I was careful not to get sunburned we stayed at a hotel that had a pool and a
45:14game room
45:15I played pinball and video games sometimes I like to swim in the hotel
45:20pool
45:21but i like the beach better I would lie on a big beach towel and get warm
45:26then i would jump in the water and cool off
45:29sometimes I would just lie on the sand and watch the waves roll up on shore
45:35I found some seashells and saw a crab walking on the sand
45:40at first I was a bit lonely because I didn't know anyone there
45:45it wasn't long before I met some other kids my age
45:49we built sand castles together and swim in the lake
45:52the other kids were from different towns so we told each other stories about our
45:57schools and friends
45:59we found that we had a lot in common even though we were from different
46:03places
46:04our families got together and went to restaurants together we played
46:08volleyball on the beach and we SAT around a campfire at night and sang
46:12songs at the campfire we would roast marshmallows on a stick
46:17I always burned my marshmallows that is ok I like them that way
46:22mostly we just swim in the lake until we were very tired
46:27I was sorry when our vacation was over I had a good time at like here on
46:32I met some very good friends there we still write to each other
46:35maybe we'll see each other next summer
46:48my house i live in a two story house
46:53the bottom of the house is painted white the upper part of the house is made of
46:58red brick the chimney is also made of red brick if you go through the front
47:04door and turn right you'll see the living room the living room is very
47:08large and comfortable there are easy chairs a coffee table and a sofa in
47:14there
47:14I like to sit in there and relax next to the living room is the dining room
47:20there are a dining table and chairs in there we use this room whenever we have
47:25visitors over for dinner
47:27beside the dining room is the kitchen the kitchen has a stove and a
47:31refrigerator in it
47:33there's also a kitchen table with some benches added most of the time we eat in
47:38the kitchen upstairs there are three bedrooms
47:42my parents bedroom is very big they have a large queen sized bed in there and
47:48there are two closets for their clothes
47:50my room is smaller my room is painted pink and I have ruffled curtains on the
47:56windows from my bedroom window you can see the front yard
48:00there's a pine tree in the front yard my brother's bedroom is painted blue
48:05he has blinds on the windows he has a bunk bed in his room
48:09if he has a friends stay over one of them can sleep on the top bunk and the
48:14other can sleep on the bottom bunk
48:16you can see the backyard from his bedroom window
48:19there are rose bushes and a picnic table in the back yard
48:23there is also a white fence that has a gate in it in the basement
48:28there is a recreation room this is where we watch television and have friends
48:33over to visit the larger room is also in the basement
48:37there's a washing machine and a dryer in there beside our house is a garage
48:43we keep the car in the garage whenever the weather is bad
48:47our house is just the right size for our family friends are always welcome at our
48:53house
48:58my family
49:01my grandparents are coming to visit us from Calgary Alberta
49:06my father is very happy because they are his parents and he's glad that he will
49:11see them
49:12we don't see them very often because calgary is a long way from Toronto my
49:17grandparents have two sons
49:19my father and my uncle bill uncle bill is married to my aunt susan they have a
49:26daughter who is my cousin my cousin is a lot older than I so we do not have a lot
49:32in common
49:33they also have a son who is the same age as me
49:36he is my favorite cousin because we both like the same television shows and the
49:41same games
49:43I have two brothers and one sister my brothers are both younger than I they
49:48are twins
49:49so they have the same birthday my sister is one year older than I people say that
49:55my sister and I look alike
49:57we both have blonde hair and blue eyes my mother's parents live near us
50:02they are my grandmother and grandfather who visit us often my mother does not
50:08have any brothers or sisters
50:10she is an only child I like it when all my family is together
50:15I don't have a lot of cousins like some people do but I have fun with my
50:19relatives my uncle will often take my cousin and me to the movies
50:24I like to take my grandparents for walks
50:27so they can see my school and they can meet my friends my parents talk to my
50:32brothers and my sister and I a lot
50:35we are a very close-knit family people who have closed families are very lucky
50:50winter
50:53once the fall is over and the snowflake start to fall
50:56I get very excited I can hardly wait for the ground to be covered with a blanket
51:01of white snow
51:03I put on my mittens my scarf my hat coat and winter boots and I run out into the
51:09fluffy snow
51:11I have to be careful not to slip on the ice it can get very icy and cold in the
51:16winter
51:17the first thing that I do is to build a snowman
51:20I sometimes build a snow fort to my friends and I have a good snowball fight
51:26we laugh a lot and our cheeks and noses get very red
51:30when we get too cold we go into the house and have a cup of hot chocolate
51:35my father fills the backyard with water that freezes and turns into an ice rink
51:41when the ice is hard enough my friends and I get our skates and we go out on
51:45the ice to play hockey
51:46all of my friends on hockey sticks I am usually the goalie and I have to keep
51:52the puck from going into the net
51:54my sister and her friends don't really like to play hockey
51:58they would rather just skate around on the ice I took skating lessons so I
52:03don't usually fall down
52:05my little brother is just learning to skate so he falls down a lot
52:09my father has to shovel the snow off the paths and the driveway in the winter
52:14I help him shoveling snow is hard work
52:17when my dad and I finish shoveling the driveway we go into the house and warm
52:21our hands and feet in front of the fireplace
52:25there is probably nothing more beautiful than fresh fallen snow on the trees in
52:30the morning when the Sun shines on the snow it glistens
52:34I like to leave my footprints in the snow winter can be very beautiful and
52:39exciting
52:46autumn
52:48some people call autumn the fall
52:50all you can call it either one autumn is the time when the leaves change color
52:55they change from green to beautiful shades of gold orange and red
53:01it looks like an artist has come along and painted all the trees the air starts
53:06to get a little colder in the autumn we begin to wear jackets or sweaters
53:10we go back to school in the autumn the teachers sometimes gets us to make leave
53:15collections we collect different types of leaves and make a display of them
53:20autumn is the time when old friends get back together and talk about what they
53:25did on their summer vacations Halloween comes in the autumn we dress up in
53:30costumes
53:31some of them are scary and some of them are funny
53:34we go from door to door and say Trick or Treat and people give us candies
53:39we wear masks on our faces and we have a lot of fun
53:43the autumn winds start to blow the wind blows the leaves right off the trees
53:48until the trees have bare branches
53:51my friends and I have a lot of fun outside before the winter leaves of
53:55shivering we play football and soccer at school after school we ride our bikes
54:01through the piles of dry leaves the leaves go flying through the air as we
54:06drive through them
54:07my parents rake the leaves up and put them in a big pile
54:11I like to jump in the big piles of leaves but then my parents just have to
54:16rake them up again
54:17the skies get a little cloudier in the autumn and we know that soon there will
54:22be snow so we enjoy the brisk autumn weather while we can
54:36summer
54:38yeah who school is over we are free for the summer
54:43my
54:43friends and I run out on the last day of school into the bright summer sun we
54:47sing a song about no more pencils and no more books we can hardly wait to do all
54:53the summer things that we like to do we go swimming we play baseball
54:58we ride our bikes and we go to the beach we go on vacations or some of us go to
55:03summer camp
55:04it is just nice to run barefoot through the grass or lie on your back and look
55:09up at the clouds summer days are lazy days we don't have to do school work
55:15we listened to the buzzing of the bees we watch the birds as they fly from tree
55:20to tree we go down to the pond and toss rocks into the water
55:24we eat ice cream and we have BBQ years some of my friends parents have boats so
55:30we go for rides in their boats
55:32some of my friends go to their cottages they have cottages on legs
55:38some of my friends even have summer jobs
55:41my best friend works at a supermarket my father pays me to do jobs for him
55:47I cut the grass take out the garbage and wash the car
55:51I like to be outside in the sunshine on Sundays
55:55my mother will pack a picnic lunch and we go down to the park
55:59sometimes we play baseball there is also a tennis court at the park
56:04I'm a very good tennis player my sister just likes to swing on the swings and
56:09slide down the slide
56:11we eat our sandwiches and watch out for the ants that always seem to be a pic
56:16mix after we have our lunch
56:18my sister and I run off to play with the other children
56:21my dad has a nap and my mother read her book my skin gets Brown from the Sun in
56:27the summer summer is my favorite season
56:31i like the sounds smells and feelings that come with the Summer Sun summer is
56:36a lot of fun
56:38I wish summer could go on forever
56:54the doctor
56:57I didn't feel very well last week I had a sore throat and a fever
57:01my mother took me to see the doctor when we got there the nurse took my name and
57:07said that the doctor would be with me soon
57:09the doctor was a very nice man in a white jacket
57:12I had seen the doctor before when i had my tonsils out at the hospital the
57:17doctor took a light and looked in my ears
57:20he put a stick on my tongue and he shone his light into my mouth
57:24he looked at my throat he said that my throat was a bit swollen and red
57:30he felt my neck and said my glands were swollen
57:33he took my temperature and said that it was quite high
57:37he listened to my heart and he made me cough
57:40he asked me some questions he said he might have to do some tests
57:45he sent me to get some blood taken out of my arm
57:48I was scared but it didn't really hurt the doctor gave me some pills and told
57:53me to take one in the morning and one at night he told me to drink lots of fluids
57:59he told me to get plenty of sleep I did exactly what the doctor told me to do it
58:04wasn't very long before I was feeling well again I think that I might like to
58:09be a doctor when I grow up I would like to make people feel better
58:26the dentist
58:29my friend's father is a dentist he has an office near my house
58:33I went to see him on thursday his nurse told me to sit in a very big chair
58:39she tied a bit under my chin the dentist came in he examined my teeth with some
58:45shiny silver tools
58:47he looked at my front teeth and my back teeth
58:50he told me that the back teeth were called molars
58:54he told me to open wide he had a little mirror that he used to look at my teeth
58:59he said that I had good strong teeth
59:03he told me that I didn't have any cavities I told him that I didn't need a
59:07lot of candies and that I always brush my teeth after every meal
59:12he said that was very good he asked me if i flossed my teeth and I said yes I
59:18use dental floss every day he told me that my teeth were healthy because i
59:23took very good care of them
59:25he left and told me to keep up the good work
59:28the dental hygienist came in and she said that she would clean my teeth for
59:32me
59:33she's great my teeth with a sharp tool and then she put some polish on my teeth
59:38and began to clean them when she was done she told me to spit into a bowl and
59:43then I rinse my mouth out with water
59:45I looked into a mirror and saw that my teeth were very shiny and white if I
59:51take care of my teeth all have them forever
59:54I would like to keep my teeth healthy and white
59:57I like to smile
60:10the school play
60:13we are putting on a play at school some of the students are actors in the play
60:17some people are building the sets
60:20some people will sew costumes and some people will be makeup artists
60:25the teacher is the director of the play the play will be held on a big stage in
60:30the gymnasium
60:31the curtains will open the lights will go on and the play will begin
60:35it will be very exciting all of our families will come to see the play they
60:41will clap when the play is over my friend is very good at cutting wood and
60:46building things
60:47he's helping to build the set my other friend michael is an artist so he is
60:53painting the set so that it looks like a forest my friend Marie likes to put
60:58makeup on people
60:59so she is a makeup artist she will put makeup on me so that i will look like an
61:04old woman
61:05some of the mothers help - so the costumes the play is called Hansel and
61:11Gretel
61:12I will play the part of the witch the boy who plays hensel has to wear shorts
61:16and a shirt I wear a witch's hat and a black dress
61:21I also carry a broom some of the people in my class will be dressed like trees
61:26and flowers
61:27this is a musical play and the trees and flowers will sing to Hansel and Gretel
61:32as they walk through the forest
61:34I can hardly wait for opening night I want my family and friends to see me
61:39acting on stage
61:40I hope they will like the play we have all learned our lines and worked very
61:45hard at making this play a success
62:02emotions
62:05do you ever think about your emotions what kinds of things make you sad
62:09I get sad when i get a bad mark in school or when someone that I like moves
62:14away
62:14I sometimes see sad movies that make me cry
62:17I don't like to be sad I don't like to have a frown on my face
62:22I like to be happy I'm happy most of the time parties make me happy being with my
62:28friends makes me happy
62:29lots of things make me happy if someone tells me a joke
62:33i laughs I enjoy laughing funny movies make me laugh
62:38I think that people look the best when they smile
62:41what kinds of things make you mad I get mad when my brother breaks one of my
62:45toys
62:46I try not to show it when I get mad my parents get mad at me if i come home
62:51light
62:51I don't think anger is a good emotion it is best to stay calm and talk things
62:57over
62:58emotions come from inside you but they show on your face
63:02people can tell when you're mad or sad or happy
63:06I prefer to look happy sometimes I even smile when I'm feeling sad and the smile
63:13makes me feel a little better
63:28my first job
63:31i just got a job at the grocery store this is my first job i will receive a
63:37paycheck every two weeks
63:38I wear a uniform the uniform has the name of the grocery store on it
63:44I have many jobs at the grocery store I have to collect all the carts from the
63:48parking lot and bring them back into the store
63:51I have to put all the produce out for the people to see
63:55i will be putting out the vegetables there are carrots lettuce cabbages
64:00cucumbers and beans to put out this morning i also have to put the fruit out
64:05on the stand so that it looks nice
64:08the oranges roll away when i put them out so i have to be careful
64:12I put out the apples bananas and grapes
64:16i stacked boxes up so that people can buy cereal and cookies
64:20I have to be careful or the boxes will fall
64:23there are cans of things which also need to be placed on the shelves yesterday
64:31the lie
64:34yesterday I told
64:36I don't feel very good about it I was bouncing a ball in the kitchen and the
64:41ball bounced up and broke up
64:44it was one of my mother's best cops so I was afraid that she would be mad i put
64:50the broken cut back on the table and I didn't tell anyone that I had broken it
64:54that night my mother asked who had broken the cup
64:58my brother said not me my sister said I didn't do it
65:03I said I didn't break the cup but I was lying
65:07my mother said that we would all be punished if someone didn't tell the
65:10truth and say who broke the cup
65:13I still did not tell her that I had broken it she gave us one more chance
65:18and she said she wasn't mad about the cup
65:21she just wanted us to be honest I still didn't say anything
65:26my brother sister and I all got sent to our rooms we had to stay in our rooms
65:31all morning
65:32my brother said it wasn't fair I felt very bad because my brother and sister
65:37were being punished because of me
65:39I went to my mother and told her that I had broken the cop
65:43she said that she was not upset about the broken Cup
65:47she knew that it was an accident she was disappointed in me because I hadn't come
65:52forward and told the truth
65:54she said that she wouldn't have punished me if I had been honest with her
65:58I told my brother and sister that I was sorry
66:01I felt bad because they were punished because i was dishonest
66:06I told my mother that I was sorry that I had lied to her
66:09I told her that I had learned a lesson honesty is the best policy
66:14it is better to tell the truth it is not a good feeling when people don't trust
66:19you
66:20I have learned that lying just hurts people sometimes it is hard to be honest
66:25but it is the best way to be
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0:06colors
0:09head is a vibrant color roses are some
0:12red blood is red white is the color of snow clouds are very often
0:19white blue is the color of the sky and the ocean
0:24black isn't really a color at all
0:27tar is black a crow is black green is the color of grass
0:33it is also the color of leaves on the trees in the summer
0:37Brown is the color of dirt
0:41many people have brown hair yellow is a bright color
0:46most people use yellow when they draw a picture of the Sun orange is an easy
0:53color to remember that is because an orange is orange pink is the color that
1:00we dress baby girls in we dress baby boys in blue purple is the color of some
1:08violets the canadian flag is red and white
1:12what color is your flag
1:28wild animals
1:31some animals
1:32child they don't live in homes or cages they live in jungles or on planes
1:38the lion is the king of the beasts he is very mighty he roars loudly the giraffe
1:46has a long neck
1:48he eats leaves from the tallest trees
1:51the elephant is very large
1:54he has a trunk and two tusks a tiger has stripes some bears are black and some
2:01are brown
2:03there are even white bears called polar bears a kangaroo lives in Australia
2:10that is the only place that you would find a kangaroo
2:13except in a zoo it might be frightening to run into a wolf or a fox monkeys run
2:21and play in the trees in Canada we don't see lions tigers giraffes or monkeys
2:28running wild
2:29there are squirrels in my backyard sometimes I see a raccoon or a chipmunk
2:34in Northern Ontario you might see a moose or a bear
2:40I have seen a deer in the forest there are many wild animals
2:45you can see wild animals if you go to the zoo
2:56months
2:59there are 12 months in the year january is the first month of the year
3:06it is usually cold in january-february is the second month of the year it is
3:12still winter when februari comes
3:15they say that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb
3:20that means that it is still usually cold and sometimes stormy when march begins
3:26by the time that march ends
3:29the weather is starting to get a little better April is the rainy month april
3:35showers bring May flowers
3:38many of the spring flowers bloom in May
3:41the weather can be quite mild in May June is usually a nice warm month
3:48many people get married in June July can be hot
3:53people have vacations in July it is a month to do summer things
3:59it is still summer in August both the summer is winding down
4:04August is the time to have last minute vacations in September we go back to
4:10school
4:11the autumn winds begin to blow October really feels like autumn
4:16October is Halloween time november is when we really start to feel the chill
4:23December is the Christmas month most people do a lot of christmas shopping in
4:28December they spend quite a bit of time getting ready for Christmas
4:32all of the months are different which month were you born in
4:46days of the week
4:49there are seven days of the week sunday is a day of rest for some people but
4:54many people still have to work quite a few people go to church on a Sunday on
5:00monday morning we go back to school after the weekend
5:04many people say they don't like monday because it is the beginning of the work
5:09week tuesday is a school day and a working day I don't think that there is
5:15anything special about a Tuesday Wednesday is the middle of the work week
5:21on thursday
5:23many of the stores and malls stay open later
5:27it gives you a chance to run some errands on a Thursday night on friday
5:31you feel like the work week is nearly over
5:34some people say thank goodness it is friday they look forward to the weekend
5:40on Saturday many people can sleep in late
5:44people get errands done on saturday you see a lot of people in the grocery store
5:49on a Saturday
5:50most children look forward to saturday so that they can play with their friends
5:55then sunday comes again
5:58the week's turn into months and the months turned into years time goes by
6:03quite quickly
6:12describing things
6:15some things are different shapes they can be described by their shape
6:20a circle is round a compact disc is a circle a square has four equal sides a
6:28rectangle is similar but two of the sides are longer a triangle has only
6:34three sides have you ever seen anyone play a triangle in an orchestra the word
6:40triangle can stand for an instrument or shape an oval is rounded but it is not
6:47round an egg is an oval shape
6:50the floor is flat if something is smooth
6:55it has no bumps or lumps silk is smooth
6:58some things are rough sandpaper is rough
7:02if something is dull it is not sharp or pointed a dome knife will not cut bread
7:08because the blade is not sharp
7:11if something is pointed it has a sharp and a sharp pencil has a pointed end a
7:17pencil that has been used a lot and hasn't been sharpened has a dull end
7:22some things are soft a teddy bear is soft it feels good to touch
7:27some things are hard a rock is hard soft can also represent a noise level if you
7:35have a soft voice it is not very loud
7:38if someone tells you to speak softly they want you to speak quietly loud is
7:44the word used to describe noises that hurt your ears a big truck will make a
7:49loud noise sometimes your mother will tell you that your music is too loud
8:03fruit
8:06some fruit grows on trees apples grow on trees you can get red yellow or green
8:13apples some apples are green until they ripen then they turn red
8:19peaches grow on trees peaches have a fuzzy skin cherries grow on trees you
8:27can climb a ladder and pick cherries from the tree
8:31cherries and peaches have pits inside them
8:34the pits are not edible pairs also grow on trees
8:38lemons grow on trees they are very sour
8:42have you ever picked strawberries strawberries do not grow on trees
8:48you have to bend down to pick strawberries have you ever tried
8:52strawberry shortcake
8:54it is very good grapes grow on vines people use grapes to make wine
9:00there are many types of berries there are blackberries blueberries raspberries
9:05and cranberries just to name a few
9:08some fruits are more exotic there are mangoes and papayas
9:13they don't grow in Canada bananas and oranges
9:17don't grow in a Canadian climate either but we are able to buy them here some
9:22fruits have to be peeled and some can be eaten as they are
9:27it is always a good idea to wash fruit before you eat it
9:31the farmers spray the crops with pesticides to kill bugs
9:35so it is good to wash that off
9:47bugs
9:50many people are
9:52of bugs some bugs do bad things like eating crops or close some bugs such as
9:58termites even eat wood other bugs can be good
10:03spiders catch flies flies are not good because they carry germs insects get
10:10caught in the web that the spider builds ants get into homes and eat food
10:15bees are good because honey comes from bees
10:19it is not good if you get stung by a bee a caterpillar turns into a butterfly
10:26butterflies can be very beautiful you can find grasshoppers outside on a sunny
10:31day
10:32grasshoppers hop through the grass crickets make a noise by rubbing their
10:37legs together
10:38dragonflies usually live near water
10:42they have large colorful wings ladybugs are red with little black dots
10:47there are many types of beetles nobody wants to have cockroaches in their house
10:52centipedes have many legs
10:55please get on to your pets and bite them they make your dog or cat itchy
10:59mosquitoes can make you itchy when they might you have you ever had a mosquito
11:05bite
11:13the kitchen
11:16the kitchen is where we make and eat our meals there is a stove in the kitchen
11:20inside the stove there is an oven where you bake things you can put a cake into
11:26the oven to bake on top of the stove are burners the burners get hot
11:32you put pots or pans on the burners
11:35the refrigerator is where we store the food that needs to be kept cold
11:40we keep milk eggs cheese and vegetables in the refrigerator at the top of the
11:46refrigerator is the freezer the freezer
11:50keeps things frozen we have frozen vegetables ice cream and ice cubes in
11:55the freezer
11:56we have a toaster in the kitchen you put the bread in the toaster and it turns
12:01into toast
12:02we have an electric kettle we boil water to make tea in the kettle
12:07there is a double sink in the kitchen that is where we wash the dishes we turn
12:12on the hot tap and put some dish detergent into the sink to wash the
12:17dishes
12:17sometimes we put the dishes into the dishwasher and the dishwasher washes the
12:22dishes
12:23there are other things in the kitchen there are utensils like knives forks and
12:29spoons
12:29there are details and dish cloths there are oven mitts and pot holders to take
12:35hot things out of the oven
12:37there are pots to cook and boil things in there are pans to fry things we have
12:42dishes that we eat from we have plates for our dinner and bowls that we can put
12:47our soup in we drink from cops or coffee mugs or glasses
12:52we keep our juice in a picture or a jug there is a timer that you can set when
12:57you are cooking the timer buzzes when the food is ready
13:01we also have a microwave oven in the kitchen if we are in a hurry
13:06we cook our food in the microwave
13:20vegetables
13:22vegetables are very good for you they say that you should have three servings
13:27of vegetables every day
13:29I like green peas peas come in pods
13:33i also like snow peas you eat the pods on the snow peas
13:38I like corn when it is on the cob
13:42carrots are good to eat raw beans are good for you
13:46there are many different types of beans there are string beans kidney beans
13:51baked beans and lots of other types of beans
13:54some people don't like green vegetables like broccoli and Brussels sprouts
13:59I like broccoli and Brussels sprouts you can make a salad and put lots of
14:04different vegetables into the salad in my salads
14:08I like lettuce tomatoes celery cucumber radishes cauliflower and spring onions
14:14I tried to have a salad with dressing on it every day
14:18my dad likes root vegetables like beets and parsnips
14:22my brother will only eat potatoes he likes his potatoes baked my mother likes
14:28to buy her vegetables at the market
14:30she says they are fresher there my mother buys a lot of onions
14:35she put onions in almost all the meals that she cooks some children won't eat
14:40their vegetables
14:41I didn't like some vegetables at first but I have become used to them
14:46I like having vegetables with my meals
14:58pets
15:00there are many different animals that you
15:02have for pets the most common pets are cats and dogs
15:08I think the second most common pets are birds and fish
15:12you can hug a cat or a dog you can play with a cat or a dog but it is difficult
15:17to play with a bird or fish
15:20some birds are very smart and they can be taught to do things parents are very
15:25clever
15:26some of them even talk birds usually stay in bird cages fish have to stay in
15:34the water in a tank or a fishbowl
15:36some people have gerbils or guinea pigs as pets
15:40there are even people who have ferrets as pets
15:44I have a friend who has a lizard for a pet
15:48she has to buy live crickets for her lizard to eat another friend of mine has
15:54a pet snake
15:56I don't think i would like to have a pet snake
15:59there are different types of dogs
16:02some dogs are very big and some art small a Labrador Retriever is a big dog
16:08a poodle is usually a small dog
16:11although there are some large puddles some dogs are noisy and they bark a lot
16:16other dogs are quiet and obedient
16:20I once had a dog it was a cocker spaniel
16:23I used to take it for walks there are different types of cats to my favorite
16:29type of cat is a siamese cat Siamese cats have blue eyes
16:35my mother had a Persian cat it was very furry
16:40my mother said that it used to shed fur all over the house pets are a lot of fun
16:46but they are a lot of work to to be a good pet owner you have to be very
16:51responsible
17:01parties
17:04parties can be a lot
17:05no fun people get invited to parties
17:08you can have a party because it is a special occasion or just because you
17:13want to have a party
17:15sometimes people wear paper hats at parties
17:19these are called party hats some people decorate with streamers and balloons at
17:26some parties there is a cake
17:28sometimes there are just snacks and drinks at some parties people play games
17:35there are also parties where people just stand around and talk
17:40people wear different things to parties you can go to some parties in casual
17:45clothes and other parties
17:48you need to be dressed up in good clothes there are other parties where
17:52you are supposed to wear a costume
17:55there are many different kinds of parties there are christmas parties
17:59birthday parties going away parties and parties for no reason at all
18:05I have been to parties for people who are retiring or for people who have just
18:10had a new baby
18:11there are hundreds of reasons for having a party at some parties you take a gift
18:17if it is a birthday party
18:19then you take a gift and a birthday card to the person who is having the birthday
18:24sometimes people will ask you to bring food or drinks to the party
18:29all parties are different it is nice to be invited to parties
18:46grocery shopping
18:49what do you see when you go to the grocery store
18:52the aisles are filled with food there are also refrigerators and freezers
18:57filled with food
18:59there are sometimes things in bins in the middle of the Isles
19:03there are different departments in the grocery store
19:06there is the bakery in the bakery
19:09there are sweet things such as cakes pies cookies and tarts
19:14there are also things that you would eat with your dinner like bread and buns
19:20there are other things in the bakery department like bagels and biscuits
19:25the Baker works in the bakery there is the canned goods section
19:30this is where you might find sauces and soups vegetables and fruits also come in
19:37cans
19:38there is the section for dairy products here you would find milk and cream
19:44the dairy section would also have cheese and butter yogurt is also found in the
19:51dairy section in the meat department there is beef and pork poultry is also
19:58found in the meat dept poultry is chicken duck and goose
20:03there are also cold cuts in the meat department
20:06cold cuts are the meats that are sliced up for sandwiches some examples of cold
20:11cuts our ham and Bologna the butcher works in the meat department
20:16the party's department is full of fruits and vegetables clerks spray water on the
20:23fruits and vegetables to keep them fresh
20:25there is a section in the grocery store for personal hygiene
20:30this is where you would find shampoo and toothpaste soap and skin products would
20:35also be in this section
20:37there is even a section for your pets
20:41you can buy cat food and dog food there are toys for cats and dogs
20:46Oh
20:55differences
20:58are you tall or short are you bigger small people come in many different
21:02shapes and sizes
21:04some people were size small clothes other people wear size medium clothes
21:09there are people who wear large size clothes some people even wear extra
21:13large clothes
21:14some people are thin some people are fat
21:18some people are in between there are people with short hair
21:22other people have long hair some people have no hair at all
21:25no two people are exactly alike some people have long legs
21:30I have short legs I don't walk as fast as a person with long legs
21:34I am NOT a tall person in fact i am quite short
21:38my feet are a size seven my mother has size 5 feet
21:42my father has size 12 feet we are all different sizes
21:47it is not a bad thing it is a good thing that we are all unique
21:59the restaurant
22:03when you go to a restaurant you might see a sign that says please wait to be
22:07seated
22:08a host or hostess will ask you how many people are in your party then they will
22:12want to know if you want to sit in the smoking or non-smoking section
22:16the host or hostess will take you to your seat you might sit at a table or a
22:21boof
22:22host or hostess will give you a menu to look at sometimes there are different
22:26menus for different meals there can be a breakfast menu a lunch menu and a dinner
22:31menu
22:32sometimes there is also a wine list and a dessert menu
22:36the food and the prices of food are listed on the menu on your table there
22:40will be cutlery cutlery is the knives forks and spoons
22:45there will also be a napkin you are supposed to put your napkin on your lap
22:49when you eat your waiter or waitress will take your order
22:53you might want an appetizer before your meal some people want a salad or soup
22:57before their meal after your meal you might have a dessert or tea or coffee
23:03when it is time to go you will pay your bill and leave a tip for the waiter or
23:07waitress
23:16traffic
23:19traffic moves along on the streets and highways
23:22there are rules that drivers must follow to make the traffic flow smoothly
23:27you must wear a seatbelt the seatbelt helps to keep you safe
23:32you must stop and all stop signs you must also stop at a red light
23:38a green light means go and a yellow light means to be careful if you see a
23:43sign that says school crossing
23:45you have to be careful because you are near a school and children might be
23:49crossing the street
23:51some places are crosswalks those are places where people cross the street
23:56people who are walking have the right of way
23:59if you hear a siren behind you you must pull over an emergency vehicle like a
24:05police car or an ambulance might need to get somewhere fast when a school bus
24:11puts on its flashing signals
24:13you have to stop you can't go past the school bus because children may be
24:18crossing the street from the bus
24:20you should always obey the speed limit
24:23it is not good to drive too fast
24:27people should never drink and drive
24:30driving is a serious business you have to obey all the rules to be a good
24:36driver
24:51music
24:53if you were in an orchestra what would you play
24:56would you play a tuba a trumpet or a saxophone
25:00perhaps you would prefer a stringed instrument like a violin or cello
25:05maybe you would enjoy percussion more you could play the kettle drum
25:09there are instruments that have keyboards a piano and an organ have
25:14keyboards
25:15there are instruments that have strings on them a guitar banjo and mandolin have
25:20strings on them
25:22there are instruments that you blow into a flute of French horn and a harmonica
25:27are all instruments that you blow into there are instruments that you hit with
25:31a stick a drum and a symbol are two things that you would hit with a stick
25:36if you are in an orchestra you have to watch the conductor
25:41he will lead you through the piece of music you might just want to be in a
25:46band for fun
25:47you could join a rock band or a dance band
25:50some people learn to read music music notes are written on a staff each note
25:56represents a sound
25:58there are whole notes half notes quarter notes and eighth notes each one of these
26:03is held for a different number of beats it is good to learn about music
26:09you have to learn your scales and learn about sharps and flats
26:12if you want to learn how to play an instrument it's best to take music
26:17lessons
26:29who what where and why
26:33these are important words they're all words that begin questions
26:38who is about a person who is the girl with the blue dress on who stole my
26:43watch
26:44who will come with me to the game who is driving us to the party
26:48what is about a thing what is that big thing on the sidewalk
26:54what should i do when i get to your house what kind of clothes should i wear
26:59to the party
27:00what shall i buy you for your birthday
27:03where is about a place where are you going for your vacation
27:09where did I leave my glasses where did my brother go
27:13where on earth is timmons why is the word that asks for an explanation why
27:20did you take the last piece of pie
27:22why is the world round why should I give you any money
27:27why did the chicken cross the street they say that you should answer all of
27:32these questions if you are writing a good story
27:35you have to give the who what where and why to write a good story
27:50which direction
27:53which direction should i go in should I go up by go up
27:57I will head toward the sky I can go up the stairs
28:01should I go down I can go down the stairs to the basement
28:05I can climb down into a hole should I go left or right
28:10I am right handed so I know which way right is shy go backwards
28:15I would be going away from the things that I am facing now if I went backwards
28:20if I went backwards from the thing that I am facing i would go away from it
28:26should I go forward i will just go straight ahead if i go forward if I'm
28:31facing something and I go forward then i will go toward the thing that I am
28:36facing maybe I should go sideways but which side left or right
28:42it sounds very complicated but it is not
28:46directions are very easy to follow if you just stop and think about them
28:59the office
29:01some people work in an office there are special tools that people in an office
29:06need to do their work
29:08there is a computer in the office there is a telephone
29:11most of the time the secretary answers the telephone
29:14the secretary sits at a desk the Secretary has pens and pencils on the
29:19desk
29:20the secretary rights on a notepad some other things that you would find in an
29:25office would include the following a stapler to staple pages together a
29:31photocopier to copy pages a pencil sharpener to sharpen pencils a water
29:37cooler where the employees could get a drink of water
29:40a whole bunch to make holes and sheets of paper and liquid paper which is used
29:45to blank out errors on a page
29:48some offices have many employees in them all of the employees have their own
29:53desks other offices just have one person at a desk and some offices there is a
29:59secretary or a receptionist and then there is the boss in another room
30:04there are often many important papers in an office important papers can be called
30:09documents
30:10you might have to sign the document or fill out a form in an office
30:14some offices have bookshelves filled with books the books are filled with
30:19information of the people in the office need you will have to visit an office
30:23sometime maybe it will be a doctor's office or a lawyer's office
30:28there are many different types of offices
30:41money
30:43I keep my money in the bank I've saved up my money I saved all my pennies in a
30:48jar a penny is only worth one cent I have Nichols a nickel is worth five
30:54cents a dime is worth ten cents a quarter is worth 25 cents a quarter is a
31:01quarter of a dollar for quarters make up a dollar a dollar is worth 100 sense
31:07I saved up all of my dollars are dollars used to be paper but now they are coins
31:13we call our dollars loonies
31:15it's a funny name we also have two dollar coins
31:19we call those 2 knees we have five dollar bills and ten dollar bills if you
31:24are lucky you will have twenty dollar bills fifty dollar bills and even
31:28hundred dollar bills are bills in Canada are different colors that makes them
31:33easy to recognize if you go somewhere to spend them
31:36it is wise to save your money if you save enough you can have hundreds or
31:40thousands of dollars
31:52manners
31:54it is good to be polite people liked you more when you are polite always say
31:59please and thank you
32:01if you ask for some milk you should say please may I have a glass of milk
32:06when someone gives you the milk you should respond with
32:09thank you it is not difficult to be polite
32:12you should not push or shove people you should cover your mouth when you cough
32:16or sneeze
32:17you should address people properly if you're trying to get someone's attention
32:21you would say excuse me you wouldn't say hey you there are table manners
32:27that is where you eat properly and politely at the dinner table
32:31you don't shove food into your mouth you don't reach over other people's plates
32:36you don't talk with your mouth full all of these things are common sense being
32:41polite is mostly thinking about how you would like to be treated you wouldn't
32:45want people to be impolite to you
32:47it is not polite to point at people it is not polite to burp out loud
32:52it is not polite to use someone else's things without asking first being polite
32:57just comes naturally if you have been brought up in a home where everyone was
33:01polite
33:10the two sexes
33:14there are two sexes or genders there is the male gender and there is the female
33:19gender males and females are different
33:22both physically and mentally humans are both male and female and animals are
33:28both male and female
33:29if you have a dog it is either a girl dog or a boy dog boys grow up to be men
33:35men grow hair on their faces that are usually more muscular than women men
33:40dress differently than women men are males males are masculine girls grow up
33:46to be women only women can have babies
33:49women are females females are feminine another word for women is ladies
33:56it is good that we have males and females
33:59your father is a male your grandfather brother and uncle are males
34:03your mother is a female your grandmother sister and aunt are female
34:08else Oh
34:17me
34:20I am special nobody in the world is exactly like I am
34:26they might have the same hair color and eyes that I do but they are not exactly
34:31like me
34:32I am the only person in the world who thinks my thoughts
34:36no two people in the world are exactly alike
34:40it is good to be your own person it is good to be creative and be natural
34:47people have to follow the laws and the rules
34:51people should always be kind to others
34:54I try to follow all the rules I am kind to others
34:59I am a lot like many other people yet I am different i am like my friend Jane
35:06but she has red hair and i have dark hair she has a loud voice and i have a
35:13soft voice
35:14she likes to eat vegetables and I do not
35:18Jane and I are the same height we both like movies and we are both afraid of
35:25spiders
35:26we wear the same size shoes and we both have the same favorite color
35:31we are best friends but sometimes we disagree about things we are alike in
35:38many ways and different in many ways if we were all exactly the same the world
35:46would be a very boring place
35:48I am myself and i am glad that I'm special
35:53you are special to use your own special talents and take the time to meet other
35:59people
36:00the world is made up of a lot of different people and that's what makes
36:06life exciting
36:21my cat
36:25I got my cat when she was just a tiny kitten
36:29I named her puff because her fur is soft and fluffy
36:33she has white fur butter tail
36:36pause and ears are black she has a little pink nose and yellow eyes
36:43she says meow whenever she wants a bowl of milk
36:47I feed her cat food and treats she washes her face with her paw paw
36:52when she is finished eating my whole family loves her and we can tell that
36:58she loves us
36:59she loves to curl up in our laps she purrs whenever we pet her she is very
37:06playful
37:07we sometimes roll out the piece of paper and throw it to her she loves to chase
37:12the paper and hit it with her paws
37:15she also chases bugs last night she chased a spider but she was afraid to
37:21touch it at night she curls up in my bed with me
37:25she likes to be warm I have given her a blanket of her own
37:30but when i put her on it her tail twitches her tail twitches whenever
37:35she's upset or angry
37:37I know she doesn't want to be on her blanket
37:40she wants to be in my bed I let her into my bed and she falls asleep
37:46purring loudly
37:58music
38:02my family is very musical my father plays the guitar he plays in a band the
38:09band plays country music
38:11my mother is a singer in the band
38:14she also plays the piano I took the flute in music class at school I play
38:21the flute in the school band
38:23I also sing in the school choir I have a low voice
38:27my sister has a high voice she is a soprano at home
38:33I like to practice the drums but my mother says that it's too loud
38:38sometimes I place so loudly that I break a drumstick
38:43I practice whenever she goes out
38:46I would like to be in a rock band some of my friends and I are thinking of
38:51starting our own rock band
38:53my sister is a very good piano player
38:57she has won many awards at music festivals
39:01she likes to play classical music but sometimes i get her to play rock music
39:06with me
39:07she is also a very good singer
39:10I like to sing with her we sing and harmony
39:15I listen to music all the time on the radio
39:18I know a lot of songs I can sing along with most of the songs that come on the
39:23radio
39:24i memorize the lyrics of the songs my sister and I sometimes get together and
39:30sing our favorite songs
39:32maybe someday we will start our own rock band and i will be the drummer
39:49spring
39:52it rains a lot in the spring the trees are full of buds and the flowers are
39:58starting to bloom my favorite spring flowers are tulips and daffodils the
40:04birds come back from the south
40:06I can always tell that spring is here when I see my first Robin of the season
40:11the Robins pull worms from the wet ground when it isn't raining
40:17my friends and I go outside and toss a ball around
40:21we look forward to the summer but we are glad to get outside after the long
40:26winter
40:26the air smells so fresh in the spring
40:29my mother always tells me not to track mud into the house
40:34it's very muddy in our yard in the springtime
40:37I wipe my muddy feet before i go into the house
40:41there are a lot of puddles in my yard
40:44I sometimes splash in the puddles and I get wet and cold so i have to go into
40:49the house
40:50I like it when the snow has melted the rain has stopped and the sun comes out
40:56on sunny days
40:58I always get together with my friends on those days we either ride our bikes or
41:04play ball
41:05my parents like to go for walks on spring evenings they also like to clean
41:10up the yard in the spring
41:12everyone seems to be outside the springtime brings people out of their
41:18houses
41:25the birthday party
41:29yesterday I went to a birthday party
41:32my friend
41:32Jane had her 10th birthday her house was decorated with balloons and streamers
41:39her mother had baked a big birthday cake the cake had
41:43happy 10th birthday Jane written on it there were ten candles on the cake
41:49Jane blew out the candles and make a wish
41:52I wonder what she wished for your wish won't come true if you tell anyone what
41:58it was we saying happy birthday to you at the party
42:03we played some games i won one of the games so I got a prize
42:08we also swam in Jane swimming pool
42:11Jane opened her gifts her gifts were wrapped in bright paper and bows
42:16she got lots of nice gifts she got some compact discs some clothes and some
42:22computer games
42:24Jane thanks everyone we ate a lot of food at Jane's party we had hot dogs
42:30I put mustard and ketchup on my hot dog
42:33then we ate cake and ice cream we had popped to drink
42:37i think i had too much cake and ice cream I was very full by the time the
42:42party was over
42:43we thank Jane and her mother before we all went home
42:47it was a very good party everyone had a good time I hope Jane had a happy 10th
42:53birthday
43:03my classroom
43:06my classroom is a large room
43:09it's full of brightly colored pictures my teacher hangs pictures up all over
43:14the walls
43:14there are black boards at the front of the room my teacher always has writing
43:19all over the blackboards
43:21sometimes the chalk squeaks when she writes on the blackboard
43:25we cover our ears when that happens our classroom is full of desks
43:30there are a lot of students in our class our desks are full of books notebooks
43:35and pens
43:36I try to keep my desk neat but I have a lot of things in there
43:41my ruler and pencils are always falling out of my desk at the back of the room
43:46is a bookcase full of books we can sign those books out and take them home to
43:51read i have read a lot of the books I like mysteries and biographies
43:57so i have taken many of those home there are also tables at the back of the room
44:03that's where we do our artwork we spread out big sheets of paper and use paints
44:08or crayons to make pictures sometimes we cut things out of magazines with
44:12scissors and we glue pictures to the paper
44:15I like our class after school
44:18my friends and I often erase the blackboards for the teacher then we take
44:22the erasers outside and clap them together to get the chalk dust out of
44:26them
44:27my friends and I walk home together and talk about what we did in school and
44:31what we're going to do after supper
44:46vacation
44:49my family and I went on vacation to Lake here on the water is beautiful and blue
44:54there and the sand is nice and white the week that we were there was very hot the
45:01Sun was hot but the water was still very cold
45:05I went swimming and tried to catch little fish in my hands
45:08I was careful not to get sunburned we stayed at a hotel that had a pool and a
45:14game room
45:15I played pinball and video games sometimes I like to swim in the hotel
45:20pool
45:21but i like the beach better I would lie on a big beach towel and get warm
45:26then i would jump in the water and cool off
45:29sometimes I would just lie on the sand and watch the waves roll up on shore
45:35I found some seashells and saw a crab walking on the sand
45:40at first I was a bit lonely because I didn't know anyone there
45:45it wasn't long before I met some other kids my age
45:49we built sand castles together and swim in the lake
45:52the other kids were from different towns so we told each other stories about our
45:57schools and friends
45:59we found that we had a lot in common even though we were from different
46:03places
46:04our families got together and went to restaurants together we played
46:08volleyball on the beach and we SAT around a campfire at night and sang
46:12songs at the campfire we would roast marshmallows on a stick
46:17I always burned my marshmallows that is ok I like them that way
46:22mostly we just swim in the lake until we were very tired
46:27I was sorry when our vacation was over I had a good time at like here on
46:32I met some very good friends there we still write to each other
46:35maybe we'll see each other next summer
46:48my house i live in a two story house
46:53the bottom of the house is painted white the upper part of the house is made of
46:58red brick the chimney is also made of red brick if you go through the front
47:04door and turn right you'll see the living room the living room is very
47:08large and comfortable there are easy chairs a coffee table and a sofa in
47:14there
47:14I like to sit in there and relax next to the living room is the dining room
47:20there are a dining table and chairs in there we use this room whenever we have
47:25visitors over for dinner
47:27beside the dining room is the kitchen the kitchen has a stove and a
47:31refrigerator in it
47:33there's also a kitchen table with some benches added most of the time we eat in
47:38the kitchen upstairs there are three bedrooms
47:42my parents bedroom is very big they have a large queen sized bed in there and
47:48there are two closets for their clothes
47:50my room is smaller my room is painted pink and I have ruffled curtains on the
47:56windows from my bedroom window you can see the front yard
48:00there's a pine tree in the front yard my brother's bedroom is painted blue
48:05he has blinds on the windows he has a bunk bed in his room
48:09if he has a friends stay over one of them can sleep on the top bunk and the
48:14other can sleep on the bottom bunk
48:16you can see the backyard from his bedroom window
48:19there are rose bushes and a picnic table in the back yard
48:23there is also a white fence that has a gate in it in the basement
48:28there is a recreation room this is where we watch television and have friends
48:33over to visit the larger room is also in the basement
48:37there's a washing machine and a dryer in there beside our house is a garage
48:43we keep the car in the garage whenever the weather is bad
48:47our house is just the right size for our family friends are always welcome at our
48:53house
48:58my family
49:01my grandparents are coming to visit us from Calgary Alberta
49:06my father is very happy because they are his parents and he's glad that he will
49:11see them
49:12we don't see them very often because calgary is a long way from Toronto my
49:17grandparents have two sons
49:19my father and my uncle bill uncle bill is married to my aunt susan they have a
49:26daughter who is my cousin my cousin is a lot older than I so we do not have a lot
49:32in common
49:33they also have a son who is the same age as me
49:36he is my favorite cousin because we both like the same television shows and the
49:41same games
49:43I have two brothers and one sister my brothers are both younger than I they
49:48are twins
49:49so they have the same birthday my sister is one year older than I people say that
49:55my sister and I look alike
49:57we both have blonde hair and blue eyes my mother's parents live near us
50:02they are my grandmother and grandfather who visit us often my mother does not
50:08have any brothers or sisters
50:10she is an only child I like it when all my family is together
50:15I don't have a lot of cousins like some people do but I have fun with my
50:19relatives my uncle will often take my cousin and me to the movies
50:24I like to take my grandparents for walks
50:27so they can see my school and they can meet my friends my parents talk to my
50:32brothers and my sister and I a lot
50:35we are a very close-knit family people who have closed families are very lucky
50:50winter
50:53once the fall is over and the snowflake start to fall
50:56I get very excited I can hardly wait for the ground to be covered with a blanket
51:01of white snow
51:03I put on my mittens my scarf my hat coat and winter boots and I run out into the
51:09fluffy snow
51:11I have to be careful not to slip on the ice it can get very icy and cold in the
51:16winter
51:17the first thing that I do is to build a snowman
51:20I sometimes build a snow fort to my friends and I have a good snowball fight
51:26we laugh a lot and our cheeks and noses get very red
51:30when we get too cold we go into the house and have a cup of hot chocolate
51:35my father fills the backyard with water that freezes and turns into an ice rink
51:41when the ice is hard enough my friends and I get our skates and we go out on
51:45the ice to play hockey
51:46all of my friends on hockey sticks I am usually the goalie and I have to keep
51:52the puck from going into the net
51:54my sister and her friends don't really like to play hockey
51:58they would rather just skate around on the ice I took skating lessons so I
52:03don't usually fall down
52:05my little brother is just learning to skate so he falls down a lot
52:09my father has to shovel the snow off the paths and the driveway in the winter
52:14I help him shoveling snow is hard work
52:17when my dad and I finish shoveling the driveway we go into the house and warm
52:21our hands and feet in front of the fireplace
52:25there is probably nothing more beautiful than fresh fallen snow on the trees in
52:30the morning when the Sun shines on the snow it glistens
52:34I like to leave my footprints in the snow winter can be very beautiful and
52:39exciting
52:46autumn
52:48some people call autumn the fall
52:50all you can call it either one autumn is the time when the leaves change color
52:55they change from green to beautiful shades of gold orange and red
53:01it looks like an artist has come along and painted all the trees the air starts
53:06to get a little colder in the autumn we begin to wear jackets or sweaters
53:10we go back to school in the autumn the teachers sometimes gets us to make leave
53:15collections we collect different types of leaves and make a display of them
53:20autumn is the time when old friends get back together and talk about what they
53:25did on their summer vacations Halloween comes in the autumn we dress up in
53:30costumes
53:31some of them are scary and some of them are funny
53:34we go from door to door and say Trick or Treat and people give us candies
53:39we wear masks on our faces and we have a lot of fun
53:43the autumn winds start to blow the wind blows the leaves right off the trees
53:48until the trees have bare branches
53:51my friends and I have a lot of fun outside before the winter leaves of
53:55shivering we play football and soccer at school after school we ride our bikes
54:01through the piles of dry leaves the leaves go flying through the air as we
54:06drive through them
54:07my parents rake the leaves up and put them in a big pile
54:11I like to jump in the big piles of leaves but then my parents just have to
54:16rake them up again
54:17the skies get a little cloudier in the autumn and we know that soon there will
54:22be snow so we enjoy the brisk autumn weather while we can
54:36summer
54:38yeah who school is over we are free for the summer
54:43my
54:43friends and I run out on the last day of school into the bright summer sun we
54:47sing a song about no more pencils and no more books we can hardly wait to do all
54:53the summer things that we like to do we go swimming we play baseball
54:58we ride our bikes and we go to the beach we go on vacations or some of us go to
55:03summer camp
55:04it is just nice to run barefoot through the grass or lie on your back and look
55:09up at the clouds summer days are lazy days we don't have to do school work
55:15we listened to the buzzing of the bees we watch the birds as they fly from tree
55:20to tree we go down to the pond and toss rocks into the water
55:24we eat ice cream and we have BBQ years some of my friends parents have boats so
55:30we go for rides in their boats
55:32some of my friends go to their cottages they have cottages on legs
55:38some of my friends even have summer jobs
55:41my best friend works at a supermarket my father pays me to do jobs for him
55:47I cut the grass take out the garbage and wash the car
55:51I like to be outside in the sunshine on Sundays
55:55my mother will pack a picnic lunch and we go down to the park
55:59sometimes we play baseball there is also a tennis court at the park
56:04I'm a very good tennis player my sister just likes to swing on the swings and
56:09slide down the slide
56:11we eat our sandwiches and watch out for the ants that always seem to be a pic
56:16mix after we have our lunch
56:18my sister and I run off to play with the other children
56:21my dad has a nap and my mother read her book my skin gets Brown from the Sun in
56:27the summer summer is my favorite season
56:31i like the sounds smells and feelings that come with the Summer Sun summer is
56:36a lot of fun
56:38I wish summer could go on forever
56:54the doctor
56:57I didn't feel very well last week I had a sore throat and a fever
57:01my mother took me to see the doctor when we got there the nurse took my name and
57:07said that the doctor would be with me soon
57:09the doctor was a very nice man in a white jacket
57:12I had seen the doctor before when i had my tonsils out at the hospital the
57:17doctor took a light and looked in my ears
57:20he put a stick on my tongue and he shone his light into my mouth
57:24he looked at my throat he said that my throat was a bit swollen and red
57:30he felt my neck and said my glands were swollen
57:33he took my temperature and said that it was quite high
57:37he listened to my heart and he made me cough
57:40he asked me some questions he said he might have to do some tests
57:45he sent me to get some blood taken out of my arm
57:48I was scared but it didn't really hurt the doctor gave me some pills and told
57:53me to take one in the morning and one at night he told me to drink lots of fluids
57:59he told me to get plenty of sleep I did exactly what the doctor told me to do it
58:04wasn't very long before I was feeling well again I think that I might like to
58:09be a doctor when I grow up I would like to make people feel better
58:26the dentist
58:29my friend's father is a dentist he has an office near my house
58:33I went to see him on thursday his nurse told me to sit in a very big chair
58:39she tied a bit under my chin the dentist came in he examined my teeth with some
58:45shiny silver tools
58:47he looked at my front teeth and my back teeth
58:50he told me that the back teeth were called molars
58:54he told me to open wide he had a little mirror that he used to look at my teeth
58:59he said that I had good strong teeth
59:03he told me that I didn't have any cavities I told him that I didn't need a
59:07lot of candies and that I always brush my teeth after every meal
59:12he said that was very good he asked me if i flossed my teeth and I said yes I
59:18use dental floss every day he told me that my teeth were healthy because i
59:23took very good care of them
59:25he left and told me to keep up the good work
59:28the dental hygienist came in and she said that she would clean my teeth for
59:32me
59:33she's great my teeth with a sharp tool and then she put some polish on my teeth
59:38and began to clean them when she was done she told me to spit into a bowl and
59:43then I rinse my mouth out with water
59:45I looked into a mirror and saw that my teeth were very shiny and white if I
59:51take care of my teeth all have them forever
59:54I would like to keep my teeth healthy and white
59:57I like to smile
60:10the school play
60:13we are putting on a play at school some of the students are actors in the play
60:17some people are building the sets
60:20some people will sew costumes and some people will be makeup artists
60:25the teacher is the director of the play the play will be held on a big stage in
60:30the gymnasium
60:31the curtains will open the lights will go on and the play will begin
60:35it will be very exciting all of our families will come to see the play they
60:41will clap when the play is over my friend is very good at cutting wood and
60:46building things
60:47he's helping to build the set my other friend michael is an artist so he is
60:53painting the set so that it looks like a forest my friend Marie likes to put
60:58makeup on people
60:59so she is a makeup artist she will put makeup on me so that i will look like an
61:04old woman
61:05some of the mothers help - so the costumes the play is called Hansel and
61:11Gretel
61:12I will play the part of the witch the boy who plays hensel has to wear shorts
61:16and a shirt I wear a witch's hat and a black dress
61:21I also carry a broom some of the people in my class will be dressed like trees
61:26and flowers
61:27this is a musical play and the trees and flowers will sing to Hansel and Gretel
61:32as they walk through the forest
61:34I can hardly wait for opening night I want my family and friends to see me
61:39acting on stage
61:40I hope they will like the play we have all learned our lines and worked very
61:45hard at making this play a success
62:02emotions
62:05do you ever think about your emotions what kinds of things make you sad
62:09I get sad when i get a bad mark in school or when someone that I like moves
62:14away
62:14I sometimes see sad movies that make me cry
62:17I don't like to be sad I don't like to have a frown on my face
62:22I like to be happy I'm happy most of the time parties make me happy being with my
62:28friends makes me happy
62:29lots of things make me happy if someone tells me a joke
62:33i laughs I enjoy laughing funny movies make me laugh
62:38I think that people look the best when they smile
62:41what kinds of things make you mad I get mad when my brother breaks one of my
62:45toys
62:46I try not to show it when I get mad my parents get mad at me if i come home
62:51light
62:51I don't think anger is a good emotion it is best to stay calm and talk things
62:57over
62:58emotions come from inside you but they show on your face
63:02people can tell when you're mad or sad or happy
63:06I prefer to look happy sometimes I even smile when I'm feeling sad and the smile
63:13makes me feel a little better
63:28my first job
63:31i just got a job at the grocery store this is my first job i will receive a
63:37paycheck every two weeks
63:38I wear a uniform the uniform has the name of the grocery store on it
63:44I have many jobs at the grocery store I have to collect all the carts from the
63:48parking lot and bring them back into the store
63:51I have to put all the produce out for the people to see
63:55i will be putting out the vegetables there are carrots lettuce cabbages
64:00cucumbers and beans to put out this morning i also have to put the fruit out
64:05on the stand so that it looks nice
64:08the oranges roll away when i put them out so i have to be careful
64:12I put out the apples bananas and grapes
64:16i stacked boxes up so that people can buy cereal and cookies
64:20I have to be careful or the boxes will fall
64:23there are cans of things which also need to be placed on the shelves yesterday
64:31the lie
64:34yesterday I told
64:36I don't feel very good about it I was bouncing a ball in the kitchen and the
64:41ball bounced up and broke up
64:44it was one of my mother's best cops so I was afraid that she would be mad i put
64:50the broken cut back on the table and I didn't tell anyone that I had broken it
64:54that night my mother asked who had broken the cup
64:58my brother said not me my sister said I didn't do it
65:03I said I didn't break the cup but I was lying
65:07my mother said that we would all be punished if someone didn't tell the
65:10truth and say who broke the cup
65:13I still did not tell her that I had broken it she gave us one more chance
65:18and she said she wasn't mad about the cup
65:21she just wanted us to be honest I still didn't say anything
65:26my brother sister and I all got sent to our rooms we had to stay in our rooms
65:31all morning
65:32my brother said it wasn't fair I felt very bad because my brother and sister
65:37were being punished because of me
65:39I went to my mother and told her that I had broken the cop
65:43she said that she was not upset about the broken Cup
65:47she knew that it was an accident she was disappointed in me because I hadn't come
65:52forward and told the truth
65:54she said that she wouldn't have punished me if I had been honest with her
65:58I told my brother and sister that I was sorry
66:01I felt bad because they were punished because i was dishonest
66:06I told my mother that I was sorry that I had lied to her
66:09I told her that I had learned a lesson honesty is the best policy
66:14it is better to tell the truth it is not a good feeling when people don't trust
66:19you
66:20I have learned that lying just hurts people sometimes it is hard to be honest
66:25but it is the best way to be
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