NARRATOR: Coming up next on "Betsy's
Kindergarten Adventures"--
-You can be in charge of handing out
the prizes to the other kids.
BETSY (VOICEOVER): With all of that
counting, adding, and subtracting,
I knew I was in trouble.
DAPHNE: Let's go, Betsy, or you'll miss the school bus!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-You were late!
-We have been late a lot lately.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
THEME SONG: ABC and .
It's kindergarten time for you and me,
so climb aboard and take a seat--
BUS DRIVER BOB: Climb aboard!
THEME SONG: --for kindergarten fun with Betsy.
We'll meet new friends along the way
and have adventures every day with Betsy.
Kindergarten adventures.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
BETSY (VOICEOVER): Mrs. O'Connor had told us that we could bring
in items from home to help us with our math skills.
So that morning, I was collecting
a few pieces of my cereal to take to class.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-Finish your breakfast, Betsy.
It's time to catch the bus.
-I finished the oatmeal.
And I'm taking some of the cereal
to kindergarten for counting, adding, and-- Kevin!
I was saving those!
-Looks like he'd rather eat it than count it.
-Mom!
There's no more cereal left.
What am I going to do?
-Come on quickly, Betsy.
You're late for the bus.
See if you can share something with Billy.
-OK.
Bye, Kevin.
-[BABBLING]
[MEOW]
[SNIFFING]
[GROWLING]
-Enjoy school, dear!
BETSY (VOICEOVER): This was not good.
I needed to find something else to use instead of my cereal.
-Good morning, Betsy.
-Hi, Bus Driver Bob.
Do you think I could borrow your fingers and toes so I can
practice my math in class today?
-Well, I would let you borrow my fingers.
But then I'd have to drive the bus with my head.
And that would be pretty silly-looking, don't you think?
-Yup.
You're probably right.
-Good job, class.
I've never seen so much adding and subtracting in one room.
Remember, take your time.
Count slowly.
And use the items to help you keep track.
-Two ping pong balls plus two more ping pong
balls equals one, two, three, four balls!
-Let's see.
One worm plus one worm equals-- how many worms is this, Molly?
-Eww!
Get those slimy things away from me, Billy!
-Let's see, Scotty.
What do you have if you take away
one of the four sandwiches?
-That's easy.
One, two, three.
Three!
-Thank you for letting me use the erasers, Mrs. O'Connor.
-No problem, Betsy.
Now let's practice.
How many erasers will you have if you add two more erasers
to the two you have on the desk?
BETSY (VOICEOVER): Uh-oh.
I was still working on my plusses and take-aways.
Well, you get a lot of dust.
-[COUGHING] Oh.
True.
Well, let's do this together.
One, two.
-Three.
Four.
MRS. O'CONNOR: Great job, Betsy.
OK, children.
That's enough math for one day.
Now we're going to plan fun activities
for the class carnival on Friday.
-Yay!
-Whoo!
-Now does anyone have any ideas for fun activities
that they would want to help do?
What about face painting?
Would anyone like to help with that?
-Oh!
I can do that, Mrs. O'Connor.
I know all about makeup and face painting.
-How 'bout ring tossing?
I love those.
I could help people do that!
-What about a haunted room filled
with creepy, crawly, scary things?
-Cut that out, Billy!
-Can I help, Billy?
I can play a creepy witch.
-Sure!
-I could help set up the booths and design the signs.
-That would be wonderful, Kenji.
What about you, Scotty?
What would you like to do?
-I don't know.
I've never been to a carnival.
-Oh!
Well, at the carnival there is a table with little prizes on it.
You can be in charge of handing out
the prizes to the other kids.
-OK.
But what are these tickets for?
-The kids will win these tickets when they're playing games
at the other tables at the carnival.
Then they will give their tickets to you.
You'll count their tickets and tell
them what prizes they can get.
-So I'll have to count all of their tickets?
And then I'll have to give them the prize
they have enough tickets to get?
-Yes.
That's right.
And it's an important job.
We want to make sure that everybody
gets his or her prize.
-But what if a lot of kids come up to me at one time
and I can't count 'em fast enough?
And--
-Sure you can, Scotty.
You're really smart and great at counting.
-Will you help me, Betsy?
-Uh-oh.
I wasn't expecting that.
-That's a good idea, Scotty.
It's an important job that could use two people.
-Will ya, Betsy?
Please?
-Um, OK, I guess.
BETSY (VOICEOVER): I secretly hoped
that Scotty could count better than I could.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-Four.
Five.
Six.
Perfect.
Great job!
-You did a wonderful job helping design the carnival, Kenji.
-Oh, thank you, Mrs. O'Connor.
Everybody helped.
I just gave them some ideas.
-Nice work, Mrs. O'Connor.
You too, Kenji.
-Is something wrong, Mr. Warner?
-No.
I, I was just visiting Molly's booth and she painted my face.
-Well, it certainly looks colorful.
-Wait a minute, Mr. Warner!
-What's wrong, Molly?
-I forgot to paint your nose.
There!
-You make a great clown, Mr. Warner.
-Thanks, Kenji.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-It hasn't been very busy.
How many tickets do we have, Scotty?
-I don't know.
I guess we better count them and see.
-You should probably do it.
I might mess up.
-Well, OK.
But you'll have to take tickets and give out the prized
if anyone comes up while I'm counting.
BETSY (VOICEOVER): Counting tickets all by myself?
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-Scotty!
What if I need help?
I mean, all of that counting and adding and subtraction,
all by myself?
-Don't worry.
You can do it, Betsy.
I have to finish all of this counting
before I lose my place.
Now where was I?
Oh yeah.
, , , .
BETSY (VOICEOVER): All I could do was hope that nobody would
come up to the table with tickets.
-Hi, Betsy!
We'd like to get a prize!
BETSY (VOICEOVER): Uh-oh.
-Now let's see.
I have three tickets.
And Maria has two tickets.
What kind of prize can we get?
-I hope we can get two of those pretty rings.
I want the yellow one.
-Um, three tickets plus two tickets.
Let's see.
That's-- uh, Scotty?
I have a question.
-Shh!
I'm still counting.
, , , .
MOLLY: Oh!
Yes.
This ticket is Billy's.
-Three tickets plus two tickets take away one ticket.
BETSY (VOICEOVER): With all of that
counting, adding, and subtracting,
I knew I was in trouble.
-Hi, Betsy!
I have five tickets.
What can I get?
Oh, wait.
Forgot about this one.
Now what can I get?
I really want that super-duper bouncy ball
that lights up when it bounces.
-What about us, Betsy?
-Um, uh--
-What's wrong, Betsy?
-Scotty's busy, so I have to count tickets and do
adding and subtracting all by myself.
-Well, it's OK, Betsy.
Just take your time.
-Yeah.
You can do it.
-Do you really think so?
-Of course, Betsy.
Molly's right.
Just take your time.
And you'll do fine.
-OK.
Three tickets plus two tickets equals
five tickets, minus ticket equals four tickets.
You can get two rings, because each ring costs two tickets.
-Ah!
Rings!
Beautiful!
Thanks, Betsy!
-And Kenji has five tickets plus one ticket.
That equals six tickets.
Here you go, Kenji.
Playing cards.
-That's pretty cool.
But I really wanted that bouncy ball.
-Sorry, Kenji.
You would need tickets for the ball.
You would need seven, eight, nine, , four more tickets.
-Hmm.
Well, let's see.
Um, Kenji, I have another pink ring.
I don't really need another one.
I can give back the ring and you can have the two tickets.
-You would still need two more tickets.
-Here you go, Kenji.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-Thanks, guys.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-Now you guys can all play with the ball together.
-Hey.
Good idea.
-That's great, Betsy.
-Counting is a lot easier when you take your time.
-It sure is.
That goes for most things that you learn.
It is sometimes confusing at first.
But if you slow down and take things one step at a time,
it can become a little easier.
-Nice job, partner.
BETSY (VOICEOVER): Scotty and I counted a bunch of tickets
and gave out a lot of prizes.
It was fun once I got the hang of it.
Later on, Mrs. O'Connor watched the table
so Scotty and I could have some carnival
fun with my mom and Kevin.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
SARAH: Wow.
Look at that.
I want you on my team, Kevin.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-Your little brother must like it in there.
-Yeah!
He doesn't want to leave!
BETSY (VOICEOVER): Billy and Maria did do a great job
with the haunted room, with the help of Bus Driver Bob,
of course.
-The little fella must think I'm his mummy.
[LAUGHTER]
-Let's go back through the haunted room again, Betsy.
-Follow me!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
BETSY (VOICEOVER): There's one thing
I learned from counting tickets.
I learned that I could really count on my friends
to help me learn and understand things.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
One of the thing I really like about kindergarten
is that you never know what to expect each day.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Weekends are fun.
But I like school better.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
DAPHNE: Kevin, no!
Don't touch that.
KEVIN: [LAUGHING]
[YAWN]
BETSY: Mom, I can't find my other shoe!
DAPHNE: Look under your bed, Betsy!
Kevin!
No!
KEVIN: [LAUGHING]
BETSY: Found it!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[BARKING]
[MEOW]
[BARKING]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
DAPHNE: Let's go, Betsy, or you'll miss the school bus!
-I just have to find my sweater!
-Hurry, Betsy!
We're running out of time!
BETSY: Coming!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[BARKING]
[MEOW]
[BARKING]
-Oh!
I'm so sorry we're late.
Thanks for waiting, Bus Driver Bob.
-No problem.
Guess you folks are just running a little behind time today.
-We sure are.
And I have a million things to do.
-Oh.
Well then, you might want to change those shoes.
What?
Change my sh-- oh, no!
Bye bye, Betsy.
BETSY: Bye Mom!
Bye Kevin!
-You were late!
-Yes.
I know.
Sorry.
-My father says people should always be on time!
Hmmph.
BETSY (VOICEOVER): On time?
Hmm?
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-I told you you couldn't stay on time!
BETSY (VOICEOVER): Lately my mom has been complaining
about there not being enough time to get things done.
This got me thinking.
Was the whole world running out of time?
BUS DRIVER BOB: Hello, Sarah.
-Hi, Bus Driver Bob.
Did you see the big game last night?
-I sure did.
I never thought they'd go into double overtime.
Did you?
-No way.
But it sure was exciting.
BETSY (VOICEOVER): Double over time?
Hmm.
Sounds like some people have more time than they need.
Maybe my mom should take up sports.
Let's go, everyone.
Let's not was any time.
BETSY (VOICEOVER): Hmm.
You can waste time, lose time, be on time,
and even go into double overtime.
I just wish I could tell time.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-Does anybody know what time it it?
Molly?
-It's morning circle time, Mrs. O'Connor!
-That's right, Molly.
It is morning circle time.
Anything else?
-Um, no.
Nothing else.
-Well, can anyone else think of anything?
Billy?
-Snack time?
-Not quite yet, Billy.
Scott?
-Morning time?
-Yes.
It is morning time.
Anything else?
Kenji?
- o'clock?
-That was a very good guess, Kenji.
But let me show you how a clock works.
Let's start with the hands.
The little hand is the hour hand.
It tells us what hour of the day it is.
The big hand is the minute hand.
Anyone know what it tells us?
-What minute it is?
-That's right, Kenji.
When the big hand is on the , it
means that we're beginning a new hour.
And if I move the little hand to the --
BETSY: o'clock!
MRS. O'CONNOR: Right again!
And if I move the little hand all the way up to the
with the big hand, that would be--
-Lunch time!
[LAUGHTER]
-Yes, Billy.
That's right.
It would be lunchtime.
But do you know what time it would be?
-Um, that would be, uh, o'clock?
-That's right.
-It is?
All right!
I'm tellin' time!
-I have a few time poems that I'd like to read to you.
And I think they'll help you remember
some of the many hours in our day.
"It's o'clock.
Rise and shine.
We want to get to school on time.
[MEOW]
[BARKING]
At o'clock, we never fuss, because that's
the time we take the bus.
It's o'clock and time for school.
Today, we'll all learn something cool.
At and , we work and play.
And that is how we spend our day.
At o'clock, it's time to eat.
First a sandwich, and then a treat.
There's lots to learn and lots to do.
From o'clock and on past :.
At o'clock, Bus Driver Bob drives
everyone home, because that's his job.
We leave at : and are home by :,
to jump and run and play some more.
Morning and afternoon we're busy and bright.
Then evening brings dinner, then all sleep tight.
We dream our dreams.
And the next day, we rise to greet a brand new day."
BETSY (VOICEOVER): Morning time, afternoon time,
evening time, and night time.
We aren't running out of time.
We just need to use our time better.
-Hi, Betsy.
What ya doing?
-I'm thinking about time, Scott.
My mom always seems to need more time.
-Oh!
So that's why you were late for the school bus.
-Uh-huh.
-Maybe you should just get up earlier!
-Yeah.
That's a great idea, Molly.
-It is?
I mean, I know it is.
-When I get home tonight, I'll tell my mom about this idea.
, , , , , , , , , , , and .
The big hand is called the minute hand.
And the little hand is called the hour hand.
BETSY (VOICEOVER): After recess, Mrs. O'Connor
handed out round pieces of paper to everyone.
And we got to make out very own clocks.
-, , , , , , , , , , , .
BETSY (VOICEOVER): After we made our clocks,
Mrs. O'Connor read a story to us about a rabbit
who couldn't find his alarm clock.
-"There you are, you wonderful alarm clock.
I'll never misplace you again, never, never, never!"
And look here.
He's kissing the alarm clock.
Isn't that silly?
[LAUGHTER]
BETSY (VOICEOVER): We were having so much fun
that we almost didn't notice that it was o'clock.
But Billy sure did.
-Mrs. O'Connor!
Mrs. O'Connor!
It's lunch time, Mrs. O'Connor!
See, the big hand and the little hand are both on the .
That means lunch time!
-That's right, Billy.
It's o'clock.
And o'clock means it's lunch time.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-Mmm.
Peanut butter and strawberry jelly, my favorite!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
BETSY (VOICEOVER): After lunch, we all took a little nap.
Shh.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
BETSY (VOICEOVER): When we woke up,
we all practiced counting from to .
, , , , , , , , , , , and !
Before long, it was o'clock, and time to go home.
-Hi, kids.
How was school today?
-Awesome, Bus Driver Bob.
-Great.
-It was delightful!
-We learned about clocks today.
-Clocks?
Say, I ever tell ya about my uncle
who worked in a clock factory?
-No.
What did he do?
-He just sat around and made faces.
[LAUGHING]
-I don't get it.
-Trust me.
It's a very funny joke.
BETSY (VOICEOVER): I played in the backyard
with Kevin and Gracie until dinner time.
When it was time to go inside, my mom made dinner.
After dinner, Dad and I cleaned the dishes.
And then I helped Mom give Kevin a bath.
After Kevin was asleep, I got ready for bed.
-So, what did you learn in school today, Betsy?
-I learned about time.
Morning, afternoon, and evening.
-Oh?
-Uh-huh.
In the morning, I get up, have breakfast, and go to school.
In the afternoon, I have lunch, practice my numbers,
and come home.
And then in the evening, I have dinner and then go to bed.
Morning, afternoon, and evening.
What a day!
-Wow!
You're learning to tell time.
-Yup.
I know that when the big hand and the little hand
on the clock are on , it's lunch time.
-That's right.
-I also know we have been late a lot lately.
-[LAUGHING] We sure have.
-So I was thinking maybe we should get up a little earlier
so we won't have to rush so much.
-Uh-huh.
I think that's a wonderful idea.
-You do?
-I do.
Of course, you know this will mean
that we have to go to bed a little earlier.
-The things I do to keep this family on time.
-[LAUGHING] Good night, Betsy.
-Good night, Mom.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-Ready to go, Betsy?
-All ready!
-It sure feels good not to be so rushed, hmm, Betsy?
-I'll say.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[BARKING]
-Good morning, ladies.
-Good morning, Bus Driver Bob.
-Hello, Bus Driver Bob.
-Right on time, I see.
-We certainly are.
[KISS]
Have a great day at school, sweetie.
BETSY: OK, Mom.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Oh my goodness, Molly.
What happened to you?
-If you must know, I overslept!
-[LAUGHING]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
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[MUSIC PLAYING]
BETSY (VOICEOVER): My friends and I love to read.
You can find all kinds of fun and interesting books
to read at your local library.
Visit the library in your town today
to have your own adventures, just like me!
MRS. O'CONNOR: Of course, garbage
will have to be taken out by somebody strong.
BILLY (VOICEOVER): When someone gives you a responsibility,
you should always do your very best.
MRS. O'CONNOR: How about Billy?
-All right!
I get to take out the garbage!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-Blub blub blub blub.
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