Title: Think Green!
Age Level: Ages 5+
Theme: STEM/STEAM
Extra Themes: Environment & Nature
Audience: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
Brands: Highlights,Okee Dokee Brothers,Rebel Girls,Smile and Learn
Release Date: 10/15/24
Awards: 2020 ñ Webby Awards, Peopleís Voice Winner in Kids & Families,2022 ñ Common Sense Media, Common Sense Selection for Families,2022 ñ Webby Awards, Peopleís Voice Winner in Diversity & Inclusion,2022 ñ Webby Awards, Peopleís Voice Winner in Kids & Families,2022 ñ Webby Awards, Winner in Kids & Families,2023 ñ Signal Awards, Gold in Education,2023 ñ Signal Awards, Gold in Kids,2023 ñ Signal Awards, Listenerís Choice in Education,2023 ñ Signal Awards, Listenerís Choice in Kids,2024 ñ Signal Awards, Silver in Kids Series
Description: Kids will explore reducing, reusing, recycling, and more about environmental sustainability with this WhaZoodle!
Explore Content Included:
EARTH DAY HEROESLearn about the history of Earth Day and some kid-heroes who made their mark for our world.
Fun ParkTony and Kai walk by a garbage-filled empty lot in their neighborhood. They decide to clean it up. Friends and families all pitch in to help clean up the park. After the cleanup, everyone decides to turn the lot into a "fun park" where they will hold a fair every summer.
Going GreenStudents are given ways they can reduce, reuse, and recycle trash to do their part in protecting Earth.
Helpers in the CommunityBebo and Juan see people who help in the community. They help by putting their trash and recycling into the proper containers.
Junkyard RaccoonRaccoon makes his world a better place to live by turning trash into treasure.
Poncho Pack Rat's Giving-Away PartyPoncho Packrat can't find room for even one more thing in his storeroom. He solves his problem by having an upside-down birthday party to recycle some of his belongings.
Recycled OrigamiThis audiobook is part of the curiosities collection. This collection seeks to improve listening comprehension through different stories that encourage curiosity and discovery. This audiobook is about recycled origami.
Use It AgainVarious ways of dealing with trash are explored. Ways kids can recycle, reuse, and reduce trash in order to make less trash for landfills are discussed.
Recess Content Included:
EchoA yodeling song about how love is like an echo.
Funny Kids Jokes 1Five random and funny jokes for kids!
Funny Nature Jokes 1Five funny nature themed jokes for kids!
Hop Diddy BopListen to this catchy jingle inspired by an original poem written by a Highlights reader!
I Spy 5Let's play I Spy! We have 5 unique items for yout to find!
Jump Like Animals!A song about moving like zoo animals. Interactive and encourages children to move with the music.
Playaway Aerobics: Freeze!Are you ready to move and groove? Dancing helps you stay active and healthy! Dance to the beat, but FREEZE when you hear the special freeze sound!
What's That Sound? Episode 2Welcome to What's that Sound? The game show where we play a sound and you try to guess what it is! Got it? Great! Let's Play!
Would You Rather Episode 4Let's play a game of Would You Rather! We've got some silly questions to make you laugh!
Yoga for Strength: Jungle AdventureWhen do you feel strong? Would you like to harness your strength and grow it? Yoga is one way to make our bodies and minds even stronger. Today’s practice is going to help build our muscles!
Kathryn, our yoga guide, is going to take us on a safari adventure, deep into the jungle, where we are going to meet a bunch of different animals.
Yoga Adventures is a Tumble Media production. This episode was written by Erica Ortiz, Kathryn Mercer, and Sara Robberson Lentz. Sara also was the executive producer. Marshall Escamilla did the scoring and sound design, and was also our engineer. Theme music by Michael Lentz. You can learn more about this show, and see images of the yoga poses included in this episode at yogapodcastforkids.com.
Relax Content Included:
Kotchakorn Voraakhom: Go With the FlowKotchakorn Voraakhom makes sure nature comes first. As a Thai landscape architect, she works with new realities like flooding and rising waters, using her ingenuity and out-of-the-box thinking to revolutionize public park design.
Playaway Meditations - CalmingSit or lay down and relax while listening to a custom, guided meditation from Playaway!
Sleepy WildlifeThis soundscape is inspired by Wangari Maathai. At night, the sounds of the jungle come to life. The wind rustling through the trees, the nearby stream bubbling, the crickets chirping, all combine, making a sweet song that lulls you to rest.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little StarA mesmerizing rendition of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" filled the air with enchanting notes and a soothing melody.