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Told from the perspective of 5-year old Betsy, Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures is designed to ease a child's transition from the home setting to a school environment by generating interest and excitement about the kindergarten experience in young viewers.
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Episodes
1. Camping Out & The Tooth Chart
30m
In Camping Out, Betsy invites friends over for a sleepover and a night of star-gazing turns out to be a bit scary. She faces her fears to discover there was no reason to be afraid. In The Tooth Chart, Betsy struggles with the thought of losing her first tooth. She and her classmates learn that losing teeth is a natural part of growing up.
2. How It All Began & Lost and Found
30m
How It All Began – Betsy and her friends find out what school is like as they start on their first day of Kindergarten. They learn that it is better to work together, the importance of responsibility, and a thing or two about salamanders! Lost and Found – What to do if you are lost? Betsy and Billy get lost at the museum and learn not to go somewhere without telling an Adult.
3. Betsy Buys a Vowel & Follow Those Directions
30m
Betsy Buys a Vowel – Betsy and friends learn the importance of vowels and how to use them. Although some vowels may appear to be more important than others, everyone quickly discovers all the vowels are important. Follow Those Directions – Betsy and friends learn the importance of following directions and its correlation to following the rules.
4. To Tree or Not To Tree & Something Fishy
30m
In Newton The New Kid, Betsy and friends learn that the best way to make a new friend is to be a friend, and that being willing to try something new is important. In A Colorful Encounter, the kids divide into groups for an art project involving primary colors. They discover that combining them makes new colors, just as by working together, they can make beautiful pictures.
5. The Spy Who Taught Me & Show & Tell
30m
The Spy Who Taught Me – Betsy and friends learn that sometimes the people you love can't always be with you; they need to have some time to themselves. Show & Tell – Betsy and friends learn that sometimes the most interesting things come from inside of you, rather than stuff you posses. Imagination is a wonderful thing to have.
6. Frisky Business & Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
30m
In Frisky Business, Betsy and friends develop basic skills to investigate and observe the world around them by identifying objects using sight, touch, taste, smell and sound. Betsy uses the five senses in her investigation to find the clues and solve a mystery. In Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Betsy and her friends learn how to use a calendar to understand the order of the days of the week.
7. Manners Please & Mystery at Lakeshore Farms
30m
In Manners Please, Betsy and her friends learn about manners. The class also gets introduced to table manners as they surprise their parents with a parent's day tea party. In Mystery at Lakeshore Farms, Betsy's class learns about sorting and classifying. Mrs. O'Connor takes them on a field trip to Lakeshore Farms where Betsy and her friends solve a mystery by sorting and classifying.
8. Lyrtle The Turtle & Great Gingerbread Man Mystery
30m
In Lyrtle The Turtle, Betsy and friends learn about animals, and the first is a turtle. They learn a valuable lesson in responsibility and what it takes to care for pets. In The Great Gingerbread Man Mystery, Betsy and friends learn to develop an awareness of the world around them as well as development of their imaginations and the ability to recognize landmarks and locations.
9. Newton The New Kid & A Colorful Encounter
30m
In Newton The New Kid, Betsy and friends learn that the best way to make a new friend is to be a friend, and that being willing to try something new is important. In A Colorful Encounter, the kids divide into groups for an art project involving primary colors. They discover that combining them makes new colors, just as by working together, they can make beautiful pictures.
10. Molly's 1st Bike Ride & A Very Frightening Lightning
30m
In Molly's First Bike Ride, Betsy and friends learn about bike safety and help teach Molly how to ride a bike. Not only do they learn about safety rules but they also learn not to give up trying to learn how to do something. In An Awfully Frightening Lightning, Betsy and friends learn basics about lightning and thunder. Knowledge and facts helps them understand of how to be safe during a storm.
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