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Transcript: Nickels, dimes and quarters.
(soft music plays)
A Female Announcer says WELCOME TO
TVOKIDS
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
TODAY'S JUNIOR LESSON:
NICKLES, DIMES, AND QUARTERS.
Steven is in his mid-forties, with a beard and bald. He wears black-rimmed glasses, earphones and a blue shirt.
A caption reads "Junior 4-6. Teacher Steven." Steven sits at a desk near a colourful Value Chart that reads "Hundred Thousands, Ten Thousands, Thousands, Hundreds, Tens, Ones, Tenths, Hundredths."
Steven says WELL, HELLO EVERYBODY!
MY NAME IS TEACHER STEVEN,
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING ME
ON TODAY'S
POWER HOUR.
I WONDER WHAT
BRINGS YOU INSIDE TODAY.
I WONDER HOW
YOU MANAGED TO FIND ME
ON SUCH A DAY LIKE THIS.
MAYBE YOU'VE GOT A CASE
OF THE RAINY DAY BLUES.
AND HOPEFULLY I'LL BE ABLE TO
BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE
AND SOME KNOWLEDGE
AND WISDOM TO YOUR BRAIN.
MAYBE IT'S WAY TOO SUNNY
OUTSIDE TODAY,
AND YOU NEEDED A BREAK
FROM EVERYTHING
THAT'S GOING ON OUTDOORS.
SO, COME ALONG AND JOIN US
ON TODAY'S
POWER HOUR.
HERE WE GO!
NOW,
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
BUT WHEN I WAS GROWING UP
I WAS SURROUNDED BY KIDS.
WE HAD OVER 15 KIDS
THAT LIVED ON MY STREET.
THE KIND OF STREET
THAT I HAD
WAS KIND OF LIKE
ONE OF THOSE STREETS
THAT COMES TO AN END
AND THEN YOU CAN'T GET OUT.
MY HOUSE WAS RIGHT
AT THE END.
AND IT WAS SO MUCH FUN
BECAUSE WE COULD ALWAYS
MEET UP WITH OTHER FRIENDS
ON OUR STREET
AND WE COULD GO AROUND TOWN
AND DO ALL KINDS
OF THINGS.
ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WE LOVED TO DO,
ESPECIALLY
AS A LARGE GROUP,
WAS TO WALK
TO THE CORNER STORE.
AND USUALLY,
ALL WE BROUGHT ALONG WITH US
WAS A FIST OR A POCKET
FULL OF CHANGE.
WE KIND OF JINGLED
ALL THE WAY TO THE STORE.
SOMETIMES HE WALKED AND
SOMETIMES WE RODE OUR BIKES.
BUT WHEN WE GOT THERE,
IT WAS VERY, VERY EXCITING.
BECAUSE WHAT WE WOULD DO
IS GO IN AND BE GREETED
WITH A BIG WALL
OF ALL THESE LITTLE BINS
FILLED WITH CANDY.
THEY WERE DELICIOUS.
AND WE WOULD TAKE OUR HAND,
PUT IT IN OUR POCKET,
AND PULL OUT WHATEVER COINS
WE WERE ABLE TO BRING WITH US.
SOMETIMES IT WAS NICKELS,
SOMETIMES IT WAS DIMES,
SOMETIMES IT WAS QUARTERS,
AND IF YOU WERE
REALLY LUCKY,
YOU GOT TO BRING ALONG
A LOONIE.
NOW, WHEN I WAS A KID,
WE ALSO HAD THESE THINGS
CALLED PENNIES,
AND I'M SURE
YOU'VE SEEN THEM,
BUT WE DON'T USE THEM
IN OUR COUNTRY ANYMORE.
SO, WHAT WE'D HAVE TO DO...
SO, WE HAD TO DO
A LITTLE BIT OF MENTAL MATH.
WHAT THAT IS,
IS WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOMETHING
AND YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
THE MATH IN YOUR HEAD
RIGHT THERE ON THE SPOT.
SO, WE'D GRAB A PAPER BAG
AND BLOW IN IT...
(BLOWING)
AND THAT PUFFED IT UP.
THEN, YOU'D START
TO PULL THE CANDIES
OUT FROM THE BINS THAT YOU
WANTED TO PUT IN YOUR BAG.
AND WHILE YOU DID THIS,
YOU COUNTED IN YOUR HEAD-
WAS IT FIVE CENTS?
WAS IT TEN CENTS?
WAS IT 24 CENTS?
WAS IT TWO NICKELS?
THREE DIMES?
AND YOU HAD TO DO
A LITTLE BIT OF MENTAL MATH.
WELL, SOMETIMES IT GOT TO BE
A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING.
YOU KINDA LOST YOUR PATH
AS TO WHERE YOU WERE COUNTING
AND HOW MANY CANDIES YOU HAD,
AND IT GOT TO BE
VERY OVERWHELMING.
SO, YOU TOOK YOUR HAND,
YOU DUMPED OUT THE CANDIES,
AND YOU STARTED AGAIN.
BUT ONE THING
THAT I'VE LEARNED
IS THAT IF YOU DON'T GET
SOMETHING RIGHT THE FIRST TIME,
AND IN FACT,
IF YOU GET SOMETHING WRONG,
YOUR BRAIN GROWS.
SO, WE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM
COUNTING OUR CANDIES AGAIN.
WELL, EVERY TRIP
TO THE CORNER STORE
MEANT A NEW COMBINATION
OF COINS.
WAS IT NICKELS, QUARTERS,
DIMES, LOONIES?
WHAT WAS IT GOING TO BE?
IT ALWAYS MEANT
THAT WE COULD GET MORE CANDY
IF WE HAD MORE MONEY.
TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK
AT HOW MANY OF THESE COINS
WE CAN FIT
INSIDE ONE DOLLAR.
He shows a big cardboard one dollar coin and says HERE'S MY ONE DOLLAR,
RIGHT HERE.
AND WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT
DIFFERENT KINDS OF COMBINATIONS
THAT ARE GOING
TO GET US HERE.
NOW LET'S HAVE A QUICK REVIEW
OF COINS AND CHANGE
THAT WE USE IN CANADA.
Troy stands next to a gray chalkboard showing math signs, different coins and a colourful logo that reads "TVOKids Home Work Zone." He is in her early thirties, clean-shaven and bald. He wears a blue T-shirt and a watch.
He says HEY GUYS, IT'S
TEACHER TROY HERE WITH SOME
HOMEWORK HELP.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING
ABOUT MATH AND MONEY BUT
SPECIFICALLY WE'RE GOING TO BE
TALK ABOUT CHANGE AND DEALING
WITH ONE DOLLAR.
IF WE LOOK AT IT, A DOLLAR HERE
IN CANADA IS CALLED A LOONY AND
WE USED TO, HOPEFULLY YOU'RE
USED TO CARRYING AT LEAST A GOLD
COIN IN YOUR POCKET EVER SO
OFTEN.
He points to a large golden coin and continues BUT WHAT IS THIS DOLLAR REALLY
REPRESENT?
THIS IS A PENNY.
IMAGINE HAVING 100 OF THESE IN
YOUR POCKET.
YOU'D BEEN WALKING AROUND,
IMAGINE HOW MUCH NOISE YOU'D
MAKE.
DO WHAT THEY'VE DONE, IS THEY'VE
MADE DIFFERENT TYPES OF COINS TO
HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW MONEY
WORKS.
SO THIS LOONY RIGHT HERE IS
WORTH 100 OF THESE.
OKAY, SO NOBODY REALLY WANTS TO
CARRY A 100 OF THESE AROUND SO
WHAT THEY DID IS THEY MADE OTHER
UNITS OF OTHER TYPES OF COINS.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE THE
QUARTER AND A QUARTER IS WORTH
25 CENTS.
SO NOW INSTEAD OF CARRYING 25 OF
THESE YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE ONE
OF THESE.
SO NOW IF WE LOOK AT IT, 25 PLUS
25 PLUS 25 PLUS 25, GIVES US A
DOLLAR.
SO NOW WE HAVE FOUR QUARTERS.
WE CAN ALSO BREAK IT DOWN EVEN
FURTHER, WHERE WE HAVE WHAT'S
CALLED A DIME AND A DIME IS NOW,
THE 10 ON THERE MEANS 10 CENTS
AND PENNY IS ONE CENT SO WE KNOW
THAT EACH ONE OF THESE HAS 10.
SO WITH 10 DIMES - ONE, TWO,
THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN,
EIGHT, NINE, TEN, GIVES US THE
SAME AS A LOONY.
AND OF COURSE CAN YOU IMAGINE
HOW MANY NICKELS WE NEED TO
HAVE?
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND THAT, WHEN YOU'RE
CARRYING MONEY AROUND YOU CAN
MIX AND MATCH THESE TO MAKE
DIFFERENT VALUES SO OF COURSE WE
ALWAYS WANT TO HAVE, YOU KNOW
THE LEAST AMOUNT OF CHANGE AS
POSSIBLE BUT AND THE OTHER
CHANGE YOU DO HAVE JUST PUT IT
IN A JAR OR SOMETHING AND SAVE
IT.
BUT THAT'S JUST TO UNDERSTAND
THAT YOU KNOW ALL OF THESE WORK
TOGETHER TO GIVE YOU A GOOD
VALUE WITH, WE'LL START WITH OUR
DOLLAR BEING OUR NUMBER ONE AND
EVERYTHING ELSE BREAKS DOWN FROM
THAT.
THAT'S TEACHER TROY WITH SOME
HELP ON MONEY.
Teacher Charmain stands in front of a big screen. On the screen, a place value chart appears with columns from left to right that read "Hundreds, tens, ones, decimals, tenths, hundredths, thousands."
Teacher Charmain is in her twenties, with brown hair in a low ponytail. She wears jeans and a blue Homework Zone T-shirt.
She says HI, TVOKIDS.
IT'S TEACHER
CHARMAIN HERE.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO
ADD LARGE NUMBERS,
BUT WITH DECIMALS.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO
DO A TWO-DIGIT BY
TWO-DIGIT ADDITION
WITH A DECIMAL IN IT.
DON'T BE FRIGHTENED.
A DECIMAL DOESN'T
REALLY CHANGE MUCH
OF WHAT YOU
ALREADY KNOW.
SO, LET'S DO A
NUMBER TOGETHER.
HOW ABOUT IF WE DO
THIRTY-TWO AND
FORTY-THREE HUNDREDTHS.
She puts a 3 in the tens column, a 2 in the ones, a period in the decimal columns, a 4 in the tenths and a 3 in the hundredths.
She says AND, WE'RE GOING
TO ADD THAT TO...
ELEVEN AND
FIFTY-EIGHT HUNDREDTHS.
She puts a 1 in the tens column, a 1 in the ones, a period in the decimal column, a 5 in the tenths, and an 8 in the hundredths column.
She says SO, I'M GOING TO PUT
MY EQUAL SIGN HERE,
SO THAT ANYTHING
UNDERNEATH THAT
IS GOING TO BE MY
SUM AS MY ANSWER.
SO, THE FIRST THING
WE'RE GOING TO DO
IS START OVER IN
THE HUNDREDTHS' COLUMN
BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE
THE LAST DIGITS ARE,
AND WE'RE GOING TO ADD
THOSE TOGETHER NORMALLY.
WE'RE GOING TO COMPLETELY IGNORE
THE DECIMAL AT THIS POINT.
WE'RE GOING TO ADD THREE PLUS
EIGHT WHICH IS ELEVEN.
I'M GOING TO PUT
THE ONE HERE,
AND I HAVE TO
CARRY OVER THE TEN
FROM THE ELEVEN INTO
THE TENTHS' COLUMN.
I'M GOING TO ADD THE THREE
DIGITS IN THE TENTHS' COLUMN,
SO ONE PLUS FOUR
IS FIVE,
AND FIVE PLUS FIVE
IS TEN.
I PUT THE ZERO HERE
FROM THE TEN AND THEN
I'M GOING TO CARRY IT OVER
TO THE ONES' COLUMN HERE.
NOW, I HAVE THIS
DECIMAL HERE AND
IN ADDING, WE CAN JUST
PUT THE DECIMAL HERE.
IT'S NOT GOING TO
CHANGE OR MOVE
FROM WHERE IT
ALREADY IS.
WE KNOW THE DECIMAL
IS GOING TO BE THERE
NO MATTER WHAT.
SO I CAN CONTINUE
MY ADDING.
I'VE GOT THE THREE DIGITS:
ONE PLUS TWO WHICH IS THREE,
AND THREE PLUS ONE
WHICH IS FOUR.
AND THEN IN MY TENS' COLUMN,
I HAVE THREE PLUS ONE
WHICH I KNOW IS FOUR.
AND THAT GIVES ME
MY COMPLETE SUM.
AND MY ANSWER IS FORTY-FOUR
AND ONE HUNDREDTHS.
SO REMEMBER WHEN YOU'RE
ADDING WITH A DECIMAL,
THE DECIMAL GOES IN
THE EXACT SAME PLACE
IN YOUR SUM AS IT IS
IN THE ADDITION PART.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO
MOVE IT OR ANYTHING.
IT STAYS RIGHT
WHERE IT IS.
AND YOU JUST ADD LIKE
YOU NORMALLY WOULD
AND CARRY AS YOU
NORMALLY WOULD.
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR
DECIMAL ADDING.
THANKS, TVOKIDS.
Teacher Steven reappears and says THANK YOU, TEACHER CHARMAIN.
I ALWAYS FIND THAT IT'S HELPFUL
TO HAVE A QUICK REFRESHER
TO GET OUR MINDS
IN THE MONEY MODE.
AND THAT WAS PERFECT.
NOW, BEFORE WE GET TALKING
ABOUT MONEY TODAY,
LET'S HAVE A QUICK CHAT ABOUT
THIS THING RIGHT HERE BEHIND ME.
IT'S WHAT WE CALL
A PLACE VALUE CHART,
AND IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR A LOT OF REASONS,
BECAUSE IT HELPS US TO ORGANIZE
AND UNDERSTAND NUMBERS
THAT ARE VERY SMALL,
AS WELL AS NUMBERS
THAT ARE VERY LARGE.
NOW, THIS ROUND GUY
RIGHT OVER HERE,
WE CALL HIM THE DECIMAL.
AND HE'S KINDA LIKE
A DIVIDER
BETWEEN THESE NUMBERS
RIGHT HERE
THAT WE CALL
"WHOLE NUMBERS."
THEY'RE WHOLE NUMBERS.
WHOLE PARTS.
A NUMBER LIKE 1, OR 6,
OR 1,007,
OR 10,098!
THOSE ARE WHOLE NUMBERS.
NOW, OUR LITTLE DECIMAL
OVER HERE,
LIKE I SAID,
HE'S KIND OF A DIVIDER.
AND HE DIVIDES
OUR WHOLE NUMBERS
FROM OUR PART NUMBERS.
THESE NUMBERS OVER HERE
ARE KINDA LIKE SMALL PARTS
OF BIG NUMBERS RIGHT HERE.
SO, LET'S GET STARTED
WITH THIS GUY RIGHT HERE.
He holds a blue cardboard coin.
He says THIS IS OUR NICKEL.
NOW, I COULD NEVER REMEMBER
WHAT THIS THING WAS CALLED
WHEN I WAS GROWING UP,
SO I JUST CALLED IT
A FIVE CENTS.
AND ONE DAY, ONE OF THE KIDS
IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD SAID,
"AH, I NAMED THAT GUY NICK.
"THAT'S HOW I REMEMBER
THAT'S A NICKEL."
AND I SAID,
"THAT'S FANTASTIC!"
SO, OUR NICKEL RIGHT HERE
IS FIVE CENTS.
AND I WAS TO WRITE
THAT NUMBER OUT
AND PUT IT ON
OUR PLACE VALUE CHART,
IT WOULD LOOK
A LOT LIKE THIS.
He turns the coin. A number reads "0.05."
He says WE'VE GOT OUR DECIMAL POINT
RIGHT HERE.
WE HAVE A 0
IN THE TENTHS COLUMN,
AND A 5 IN
THE HUNDREDTHS COLUMN.
DON'T FORGET
TO SAY THAT "TH."
ON THE END
OF BOTH OF THOSE COLUMNS,
BECAUSE IT'S
SUPER IMPORTANT.
SAY IT.
TEN-THS. HUNDRED-THS.
IT'S KIND OF
A TONGUE TWISTER.
SO, THAT'S OUR NICKEL.
NOW, LET'S HAVE A LOOK
AT THIS GUY RIGHT HERE.
He shows another coin and says AND AGAIN, I USED TO CALL
THIS GUY A "TEN CENTS,"
UNTIL I FIGURED OUT,
WELL,
THAT'S CALLED A DIME.
AND IT'S GOT A GREAT PICTURE
OF A BOAT ON THERE.
AND I'M SURE THERE'S A VERY
SPECIFIC NAME FOR THAT BOAT,
AND MAYBE YOU'RE
SAYING IT RIGHT NOW.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT SAYING IT,
MAYBE YOU SHOULD FIGURE OUT
WHAT YOU SHOULD CALL IT.
SO, OUR DIME RIGHT HERE
IS WORTH TEN CENTS.
He turns the coin. A number reads "0.1."
He says AND IF I WAS TO WRITE THAT
ON OUR PLACE VALUE CHART,
IT WOULD HAVE
OUR DECIMAL RIGHT HERE...
He points to the tenths column on the chart and says RIGHT HERE...
AND IT WOULD BE 1
IN THE TENTHS COLUMN.
AND REMEMBER,
IT'S WORTH 10 CENTS.
NOW, I KNOW THAT EACH AND EVERY
ONE OF YOU ARE VERY BRIGHT,
AND IF YOU'VE EVER DONE
SOMETHING CALLED SKIP COUNTING,
IT WOULD WORK THE SAME WAY
WITH A DIME.
IF YOU SKIP COUNT YOUR WAY
ALL THE WAY TO 100,
THEN YOU WOULD HAVE YOURSELF
ONE DOLLAR.
SKIP COUNT WITH ME.
I KNOW
YOU'RE TOTALLY READY.
10, 20,
30, 40,
50, 60,
70, 80, 90,
AND WHEN WE GET
TO 100...CENTS,
WE HAVE REACHED
OUR ONE DOLLAR!
SO, 10 OF OUR DIMES
IS THE SAME
AS 1 OF OUR LOONIES!
HOW TERRIFIC IS THAT?
SO, WE CAN FIT TEN OF THESE
INSIDE ONE OF THESE.
LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE
WE'VE GOT.
HMM.
HELLO, FRIEND.
THIS IS A QUARTER.
AND IT IS WORTH 25 CENTS.
IF I WAS TO WRITE IT
ON MY PLACE VALUE CHART,
IT WOULD LOOK LIKE THIS.
He turns the coin. A number reads "0.25."
He says THERE WOULD BE MY DECIMAL
RIGHT HERE...
MY DECIMAL RIGHT HERE.
I WOULD HAVE 2 TENTHS,
AND I WOULD HAVE
5 HUNDREDTHS.
THAT WOULD BE LIKE
HAVING TWO DIMES...
10, 20...
AND ONE NICKEL!
THE 5!
FIVE CENTS, FIVE CENTS.
ALL OF THOSE FIT INSIDE
MY ONE QUARTER.
NOW, QUARTERS ARE
A FRACTION AS WELL.
AND FRACTIONS...
AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA TALK
ABOUT THAT ANOTHER TIME.
BUT QUARTERS MEAN THAT
THERE ARE FOUR EQUAL PARTS
INSIDE ONE WHOLE.
WHICH MEANS THAT
THERE ARE FOUR QUARTERS
INSIDE ONE WHOLE LOONIE.
IN FACT, I EVEN WROTE IT
ON THE BACK.
1 WHOLE LOONIE.
SO, 4 QUARTERS
INSIDE 1 LOONIE.
10 DIMES
INSIDE 1 LOONIE.
THERE'S ONE MORE THING
I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT
WITH YOU THIS MORNING.
IT'S THIS ONE.
RIGHT HERE.
I REMEMBER
WHEN THIS ONE CAME OUT.
He shows a blue and orange cardboard 2 dollar coin.
He says IF YOU GOT ONE, YOU WERE
THE COOLEST CAT IN TOWN.
THIS THING RIGHT HERE?
IT'S LIKE HAVING TWO LOONIES.
TWO LOONIES.
I THINK THAT'S WHY
THEY CALL IT A TOONIE.
THIS TOONIE RIGHT HERE
IS LIKE HAVING 2 LOONIES
OR 2 WHOLE.
IT WOULD BE 2 WHOLE ONES IF WE
LOOK AT OUR PLACE VALUE CHART.
SO, AS I SAID,
ONCE WE GET TO 100 CENTS,
THINGS CHANGE.
HOWEVER, WHEN WE LOOK AT
ALL OF OUR CHANGE RIGHT HERE,
ALL OF OUR LITTLE
COMBINATIONS OF CHANGE,
I WONDER HOW MANY DIFFERENT
COMBINATIONS WE CAN FIND
TO GET TO THAT MAGIC NUMBER
OF 100 CENTS
OR 1 DOLLAR.
NOW,
IN THE WORLD OF MONEY,
WE OFTEN REFER TO THINGS
AS BEING
GREATER THAN OR LESS THAN.
NOW, IF SOMETHING
IS GREATER THAN,
IT IS BIGGER
THAN SOMETHING ELSE.
IF SOMETHING IS LESS THAN,
IT IS SMALLER
THAN SOMETHING ELSE.
SO, WHEN I TALK
ABOUT MY COINS,
WE CAN COMPARE THEM
BY SAYING
THAT ONE IS GREATER THAN
OR LESS THAN THE OTHER.
IF I WAS TO LOOK
AT MY DIME,
MY 10 CENTS,
AND I WAS TO COMPARE IT
WITH MY TOONIE RIGHT HERE,
WHAT MIGHT YOU SAY?
THIS DIME IS LESS THAN
THIS TOONIE.
AND THAT'S CORRECT.
WHAT ABOUT MY NICKEL?
HEY, NICK.
HOW YA DOIN'?
MY NICKEL-
IS IT GREATER THAN
OR IS IT LESS THAN
MY DIME?
YOU'RE CORRECT IF YOU SAID
IT'S LESS THAN THIS DIME.
WE CAN COMPARE
ALL KINDS OF CHANGE
IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
I COMPARED CHANGE EVERY DAY
THAT I WENT TO THE CORNER STORE
WITH MY FRIENDS.
HOW ARE YOU GOING
TO COMPARE YOUR CHANGE
AND HOW MUCH CHANGE
ARE YOU GONNA HAVE?
LET'S HEAD ON OVER AND VISIT
TUMBLEWEED AND HIS PALS,
WHO HAVE FOUND SOMETHING
VERY, VERY INTERESTING.
TUMBLEWEED:
STARRING ME- TUMBLEWEED!
(music plays)
A red book with a hamster on the cover appears against a background in which a castle can be seen.
Tumbleweed says TUMBLETOWN TALES!
STARRING ME,
TUMBLEWEED.
The red book opens. A popup castle comes up, and inside the castle; Tumbleweed sits on the veranda with a friend.
He says SO THEN I SAYS TO THE GUY,
"THESE
AREN'T MY SEEDS!"
They laugh.
He continues IT WAS GREAT
SEEING YOU GUYS.
I BETTER GET BACK
TO WORK.
Sal bites on a seed and says WORK!
HA-HA-HA!
OH, ME
TOO.
A large white and brown hamster points to an envelope with 2 twenty bills in it. They are green and have a hamster printed on it,
He says HEY, DID ONE
OF YOU GUYS DROP THIS?
Sal yells HEY FREE
MONEY!
Tumbleweed says OH, THIS
IS GREAT!
HEY, WHY DON'T
WE USE IT
TO SEE A
MOVIE TONIGHT?
Sal says OR GO
BOWLING.
Twiggy says GUYS, JUST BECAUSE
WE FOUND MONEY
DOESN'T
MEAN IT'S OURS.
WE SHOULD TRY TO FIND
OUT WHO LOST IT.
They laugh and stop suddenly.
Sal says OH, YOU'RE
SERIOUS.
Tumbleweed says YOU'RE
RIGHT, TWIGGY.
LET'S PUT UP
SOME SIGNS
THAT SAY
"MONEY FOUND."
Sal says GOOD IDEA.
Twiggy says AND WHOEVER CALLS
WILL HAVE TO TELL
US HOW MUCH
MONEY THEY LOST
AND WHERE THEY
LOST IT.
THAT WAY WE CAN
BE SURE IT'S THEIRS.
Tumbleweed says WAHOO!
Sal says WAHOO.
They stick up signs on the street. They read "Did you lose money? Call Tumbleweed."
Now the hamsters munch on their seeds in front of their training wheels and Tumbleweed says OKAY LET'S START
WORKING OUT
AS SOON AS WE
FINISH OUR SNACKS.
Twiggy says OKAY ONE
MORE.
Tumbleweed's cell phone rings and he says OH, HOLD
ON, HOLD ON.
He answers HELLO?
YOU WANT TO ASK ABOUT
THE MONEY?
Sal walks past and yells IT'S A
TELEMARKETER!
Tumbleweed says SAL KEEP IT
DOWN!
He answers OH, OKAY,
I'LL BE OVER
HERE ON THE
TREADMILL.
Tumbleweed says YOU
LOST 10 dollars?
NO, I'M SORRY,
THAT IS NOT
THE
CORRECT AMOUNT.
GOOD LUCK FINDING
YOUR MONEY.
Twiggy sits next to a weight and says OH WELL.
Sal says HURRAY!
I MEAN
OH WELL.
Now the hamster journalists work in their booths at the Tumbletown Gazette.
Tumbleweed says HEY, JULIAN, HOW DO
YOU SPELL CHICKEN?
His telephone rings.
He says OH, HELLO, IS THIS
ABOUT THE LOST MONEY?
The sea captain; a white hamster says YES.
IS IT A TREASURE
CHEST
FULL OF GOLD
AND PRECIOUS JEWELS?
Tumbleweed says I'M SORRY,
SEA CAPTAIN,
IT'S JUST SOME
MONEY.
He answers OH, THAT'S
TOO BAD.
YOU KNOW,
I ONCE LOST
A TREASURE CHEST
FULL OF GOLD!
IT WAS A DARK
AND STORMY NIGHT.
Tumbleweed hangs up as he says I GOT TO GO,
SEA CAPTAIN.
Sea Captain says I WAS FIGHTIN'
A SHARK WITH
ME BARE PAWS.
IT WAS A BATTLE
FOR THE AGES,
Tumbleweed says I GOT ANOTHER CALL, I'VE GOT TO GO.
Now Tumbleweed drives his red car and says BOY, I HAD 87 CALLS
AND NOBODY KNEW
HOW MUCH WAS LOST
OR WHERE IT WAS LOST.
MAYBE I'LL HAVE
MORE LUCK
AT THE PARK,
WHERE I'M GOING NOW.
Now Twiggy and Tumbleweed fly kites in the park near the swings.
Twiggy says OH, THIS IS
PRETTY FUN.
Tumbleweed says OH, MY PHONE'S
RINGING.
HELLO.
The screen reads Sal calling.
Sal says HELLO, DID YOU
FIND MY 40 dollars?
Tumbleweed says SAL, I KNOW
IT'S YOU.
I HAVE
CALL DISPLAY.
Sal says NO IT'S NOT
ME!
Tumbleweed adds PLUS, I'M LOOKING
AT YOU RIGHT NOW.
Sal says NO YOU'RE
NOT.
Tumbleweed walks up to Sal speaking on the phone on a wooden table and says NO, I AM.
NO, YOU'RE
RIGHT THERE.
Sal says I'M IN
DISGUISE.
He answers I CAN SEE YOU,
SAL!
YOU'RE RIGHT
THERE.
Sal says NO YOU
CAN'T.
Back at the castle, Tumbleweed sits next to a piano and says I SHOULDN'T
HAVE GIVEN PEOPLE
MY CELLPHONE
NUMBER.
I'M GONNA
HAVE A LOT OF CHARGES
AT THE END
OF THIS.
His Cell phone rings.
He answers HELLO?
IS THIS ABOUT
THE FOUND MONEY?
A girl's voice says IT SURE
IS.
DID YOU
HAPPEN TO FIND
AN ENVELOPE WITH
40 dollars IN IT?
Tumbleweed says MAYBE.
YOU KNOW WHERE
YOU LOST IT?
She sits next to a tractor in a fields and says WELL I REMEMBER
GOING TO THE HAIRDRESSER
AND THINKING WHY DO THEY
CHARGE SO MUCH HERE?
Tumbleweed says AH, YOU
DON'T SAY.
She continues THEN I REMEMBER HAVING
BREAKFAST AT THE CAFE.
Tumbleweed says DING DING
DING!
WE HAVE
A WINNER!
I'LL BRING IT
RIGHT OVER!
She says I AM SO
GRATEFUL!
I NEED THAT MONEY TO
FIX MY TRACTOR.
WHY DON'T YOU
COME OVER WITH YOUR FRIENDS?
I HAVE A LITTLE
SURPRISE FOR YOU.
He says I WILL!
I LOVE
SURPRISES.
SEE YOU
SOON.
Now he drives to the farm and says SHOULD I
BRING MY PHONE?
NO.
I SHOULD'VE BROUGHT
MY PHONE
'CAUSE NOW I
DON'T HAVE MY GPS.
OH, WAIT, THE FARM
IS RIGHT THERE.
He walks into a farm with hay on the ground, a vegetable garden and a scarecrow on it.
He says THAT WAS A
GREAT HAYRIDE!
I LOVED
IT.
THANK YOU FOR
THE HAYRIDE, MABEL.
Mabel says AH, JUST MY WAY OF
SAYING THANKS.
Twiggy says THIS
IS FUN.
HEY, I'M GLAD WE DID
THE RIGHT THING.
Sal eats a seed on a haystack on the very top of the tractor and says ME TOO,
I GUESS.
Tumbleweed says OKAY, SAL, YOU GOT
TO GET DOWN!
OKAY!
Twiggy says I'D LIKE A
TURN!
Sal says OH, OKAY,
COME ON UP.
GIVE ME YOUR
PAWS.
Twiggy says ON SECOND THOUGHT,
THIS IS KIND OF HIGH.
The TVO Kids logo appears.
Steven says WOW.
SOMETIMES FINDING THINGS
THAT YOU'RE NOT EXPECTING
IS A WEIRD FEELING.
I REMEMBER ONE TIME WHEN I WENT
TO MY BROTHER'S BASEBALL GAME,
I WAS ON A HILL
JUST BEYOND THE OUTFIELD
WITH SOME OF MY FRIENDS.
AND I FOUND A WHOLE HANDFUL
OF CHANGE ON THAT HILL,
AND IT DIDN'T BELONG TO ME.
SO, I BROUGHT IT TO MY MUM
AND AS IT TURNED OUT,
IT BELONGED TO
ONE OF THE OTHER KIDS' BROTHERS
THAT PLAYED ON
MY BROTHER'S BASEBALL TEAM.
I FELT A LOT BETTER ABOUT GIVING
IT BACK TO WHO IT BELONGED TO.
SO, NOW THAT WE KNOW
A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT COINS,
LET'S TALK ABOUT
HOW MUCH THEY ARE WORTH.
AND LET'S THINK
ABOUT BUYING SOMETHING.
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING
THAT YOU GOT TO BUY?
DID YOU BUY IT ONLINE?
DID YOU BUY IT
AT THE CORNER STORE?
DID YOU BUY IT
AT A DEPARTMENT STORE?
IT HAS BEEN FOREVER SINCE
I'VE BEEN IN A DEPARTMENT STORE.
WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS
LET'S TALK ABOUT BUYING TODAY
IS SOMETHING SWEET.
NOW, I DON'T HAVE THEM
ALL OF THE TIME,
BUT EVERY NOW AND AGAIN
I LIKE TO BUY MYSELF
A CHOCOLATE BAR.
THEY'RE DELICIOUS AND THEY'RE
NICE EVERY NOW AND AGAIN.
AND I FIND THAT WHEN
I DON'T HAVE ONE FOR A WHILE,
WHEN I ACTUALLY
GET MY HANDS ON ONE...
OOH-OOH!
THEY'RE SO GOOD.
SO,
LET'S SAY OUR CANDY BAR
COSTS
ONE DOLLAR AND 40 CENTS.
$1.40.
WHAT DOES THAT NUMBER
LOOK LIKE?
IF I WAS TO PUT IT
ON MY PLACE VALUE CHART,
IT WOULD BE 1
IN THE ONES COLUMN
FOR MY ONE DOLLAR,
A 4 IN MY TENTHS COLUMN,
AND WE WOULD DROP
A LITTLE 0
INTO THE HUNDREDTHS COLUMN
AS WELL.
MY CHOCOLATE BAR
COSTS $1.40,
BUT I NEED TO FIGURE OUT
HOW ON EARTH
I'M GOING TO BUY THIS THING.
NOW, WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO
IS YOU NEED TO LOOK CLOSELY
AT WHAT YOU'VE GOT.
SO, I'VE GOT MY CHANGE HERE
AND I NEED TO FIGURE OUT
HOW I'M GOING TO BUY
MY CHOCOLATE BAR.
WELL, I KNOW THAT I NEED
1 DOLLAR.
He grabs his cardboard coins.
He continues I HAVE A DOLLAR.
I HAVE A GREAT, BIG DOLLAR
RIGHT HERE.
SO, I'M GONNA SET IT ASIDE
WHILE I DO A LITTLE BIT
OF MENTAL MATH.
SOMETIMES IT'S GOOD
TO DO YOUR MENTAL MATH TWICE
JUST TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU GET IT RIGHT.
SO, MY MENTAL MATH
IS TELLING ME, ALL RIGHT,
I NEED A COMBINATION
OF 1 DOLLAR AND 40 CENTS.
WELL,
I'VE GOT THIS DIME HERE.
AND I CAN COUNT BY TENS.
THE TROUBLE IS,
I'VE ONLY GOT ONE DIME.
IF I WANTED 40 CENTS AND HAD
A WHOLE WHACK OF DIMES,
I COULD COUNT BY TENS
AND FIGURE OUT HOW MANY DIMES
I WOULD NEED.
10, 20, 30, 40!
THAT'S 4 DIMES.
THAT WOULD GET MY 40 CENTS.
BUT I'VE ONLY GOT THIS GUY
RIGHT HERE,
AND IT'S WORTH 10 CENTS.
SO, I'M GONNA PUT THAT
IN MY MENTAL MATH PIGGY BANK
AND I'M GONNA SAY, ALL RIGHT,
I KNOW I HAVE A DOLLAR
AND I ALSO HAVE 10 CENTS.
ALL RIGHT.
MENTAL MATH.
THEN I'VE GOT MY NICKEL
RIGHT HERE.
AND IF I TAKE A LOOK
AT MY NICKEL AND SAY,
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
WHAT COULD I COMBINE THIS WITH?
AND SINCE THE ONLY THINGS I HAVE
ARE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME,
THAT WOULD SEEM
LIKE THE RIGHT CHOICE.
SO, I'VE GOT MY NICKEL
AND IT'S 5 CENTS,
AND I'VE GOT MY DIME
AND IT'S 10 CENTS.
I WONDER IF I WAS
TO ADD THESE TOGETHER
USING MY MENTAL MATH,
WHAT I WOULD GET?
WELL, I'VE GOT MY 10
AND I'VE GOT 5 MORE.
MAYBE I SHOULD COUNT.
I USE MY FINGERS TO COUNT,
AND SOMETIMES I KNOW
THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE
THAT ARE WORRIED
ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE
SEEING THEIR FINGERS
WHILE THEY COUNT.
IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME
ONE BIT,
BECAUSE IF IT MEANS
THAT I'M ABLE TO GET IT RIGHT,
THEN I DON'T MIND DOING IT.
SO, I'M GONNA START WITH MY 10,
AND HERE WE GO.
I'M GONNA ADD ON
MY 5 MORE CENTS.
SO, I'VE GOT 10, 11,
12, 13, 14, 15!
HMM. HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?
I'VE GOT 15 CENTS.
NOT TOO BAD.
WELL, I'VE GOT
MY 15 CENTS,
AND NOW I'VE GOT
MY QUARTER.
HMM.
I'M HOPING THAT I'M NOT
GOING TO HAVE TOO MUCH
AND I'M HOPING THAT I'M NOT
GOING TO HAVE TOO LITTLE,
BECAUSE MY QUARTER
IS WORTH 25 CENTS.
SO,
I CAN TAKE MY 15 CENTS
AND I CAN ADD IT ON
TO MY 25 CENTS.
SOMETIMES MY THINKING FACE
LOOKS LIKE THIS.
He looks up and shrinks his shoulders.
He says WHAT'S YOUR THINKING FACE
LOOK LIKE?
WELL, I'VE GOT MY 25
AND I THINK
I'M GONNA ADD ON MY 5.
25, 26, 27, 28, 29...
30! ALL RIGHT.
30 PLUS ANOTHER 10...
OH.
I THINK WE'RE GETTING CLOSER
TO CHOCOLATE TOWN!
30 PLUS 10 MORE CENTS
IS GOING TO GET ME...
OH, I'M GONNA
COUNT BY TENS.
30, 40!
THAT'S HOW MUCH
MY CHOCOLATE BAR IS.
IT'S AS THOUGH
I PLANNED IT THAT WAY.
SO, I NOW HAVE MY 1 DOLLAR,
I HAVE MY QUARTER,
I HAVE MY DIME,
AND I'VE GOT MY NICKEL!
Showing all the coins, he says AND I'M ALL SET
TO GO TO THE STORE
AND BUY MY CHOCOLATE BAR.
SO, THE NEXT TIME
YOU ARE THINKING
ABOUT GOING
AND GETTING SOMETHING,
USE WHAT YOU'VE GOT
TO BUY A SWEET TREAT
OR SOMETHING
THAT YOU REALLY WANT.
NOW, BUYING THINGS SOMETIMES
CAN BE A CHALLENGE TOO
BECAUSE SOMETIMES
YOU MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH.
AND SOMETIMES
WE JUST HAVE TO ACCEPT IT
THAT THAT'S THE WAY
THAT IT IS.
SO, I'VE GOT MY MONEY
RIGHT HERE,
AND I'M THINKING,
LET'S GO JOIN JOE
AT HIS LOCAL CONVENIENCE STORE
AND SEE WHAT HE
IS THINKING ABOUT BUYING.
(kids giggling)
The TVO Kids, Amberwood Entertainment and Media Rendez Vous logos appear.
A show title reads "Wolf Joe." The letter O in "Wolf" has a golden wolf paw inside.
Joe poses with the image of wolf on the background. He wears a white and blue wolf hoodie.
Joe says I'M JOE!
WOLF SPIRIT, GO!
Nina rolls in the air and lands on the floor. She wears a white and yellow sweater with a matching headband.
Nina says I'M NINA!
LYNX SPIRIT, GO!
Buddy poses with the image of a green beard on the background. He wears a white and green bear hoodie.
Buddy says WHOOO- OOPS!
I'M BUDDY THE BEAR.
BEAR SPIRIT, GO!
The friends have funny adventures in the woods.
Kids say SMUDGE!
GO! GO! GO!
Joe says EVERYBODY READY?
They join their hands and say GO, WOLF JOE!
The title of the episode reads "Mind the store."
Joe and his friends carry boxes into a store.
Joe says OKAY.
HERE WE ARE, GRANDPA.
Mishoom has long black hair and wears a headband, a blue shirt and suspenders.
Mishoom chuckles and says WHOA, JOE!
WHEN I ASKED YOU TO HELP
BRING IN THE DELIVERY,
I DIDN'T MEAN TO CARRY IT ALL
IN ONE TRIP!
Joe says ONE TRIP IS BETTER,
MISHOOM.
Nina says IT SAVES TIME!
Buddy says THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S WAY FASTER.
(grunting)
Buddy falls backwards into Nina.
He says WHOOP...
Nina says WHOA-OH!
(thudding)
OOF!
They all fall.
Buddy says OW!
They giggle.
Mishoom says YUP,
THAT WAS A BIG TIME SAVER.
Joe says SORRY, GRANDPA.
I GUESS TWO TRIPS
WOULD'VE BEEN BETTER.
(bell dinging)
Kookum walks in. She has long black hair and wears a blue headband and a pink and yellow long dress.
Kookum says MISHOOM, CAN YOU STAND IN FOR ME
AT THE CULTURAL CENTRE
I NEED TO GET SOME SUPPLIES
FOR THE GIFT SHOP.
Mishoom says BUT KOOKUM,
I'D HAVE TO
CLOSE THIS STORE.
AND YOU KNOW EVERYONE
IN TURTLE BAY
COUNTS ON IT TO BE OPEN
WHEN THEY NEED SOMETHING.
Joe says WE CAN WATCH THE STORE
WHILE YOU'RE GONE!
Nina says WE'RE REALLY GOOD
AT HELPING PEOPLE.
Buddy says YEAH!
AND AT TAKING CARE OF THINGS.
WHOA! OOF.
UM, LIKE PICKING UP BOXES.
(nervous chuckling)
Kookum says I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S A PRETTY BIG JOB.
Kookum leaves.
With glasses and long black hair in a ponytail, Madwe says OH!
THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE OPEN.
I'VE GOT A HANKERING FOR ONE
OF YOUR TASTY TRAIL BARS!
Joe says HERE YOU ARE, CHIEF MADWE,
BUT HOW ABOUT A FEW EXTRA
FOR WHEN YOU GET
REALLY HUNGRY?
Buddy says OH!
OR BUY THE WHOLE BOX,
DAD!
JUST IN CASE SQUIRRELS
TRY TO TAKE SOME.
Madwe says HMM. SQUIRRELS DO LIKE
TRAIL BARS, DON'T THEY?
Nina says SO, YOU'LL ALSO NEED
AN UMBRELLA TO KEEP THEM AWAY.
She opens the umbrella and says HA! HO! HA!
Madwe says YOU'RE RIGHT, KIDS.
CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL.
THANKS.
HA!
HOO! HUH!
HOGH!
UH...
(clearing throat)
Mishoom says HEH. IMPRESSIVE.
Kookum says I CAN STAY WITH THE KIDS
WHILE I GET MY SUPPLIES
IN THE BACK.
Mishoom says OKAY.
YOU KIDS WATCH THE STORE.
JUST REMEMBER,
HERE AT TURTLE BAY'S FINEST
AND ONLY SUPPLY STORE,
WE HONOUR THE HONESTY
OF THE SABE.
THAT MEANS WE ONLY SELL PEOPLE
WHAT THEY REALLY NEED.
Joe says DON'T WORRY, MISHOOM.
YOU CAN COUNT ON US.
Kookum says CALL ME
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING!
The kids say WE WILL!
Mishoom says I'LL BE AT
THE CULTURAL CENTRE.
BYE!
Joe says OKAY. OPERATION
BIG SALE IS ON.
Nina says LET'S SEE WHO CAN
SELL THE MOST STUFF!
Buddy says I DON'T KNOW, GUYS.
MISHOOM SAID
TO ONLY SELL...
Joe says COME ON, BUDDY!
MISHOOM WILL BE
SO HAPPY
WHEN HE SEES HOW MUCH
WE SELL, RIGHT?
The kids say YES!
Hank walks in. He wears a denim overall and a yellow woollen hat.
Hank says HI THERE, KIDS!
The kids say HI, HANDYMAN HANK!
Hank says WHERE'S MISHOOM?
Nina says HE'S HELPING OUT
AT THE CULTURAL CENTRE.
Joe says BUT IT'S YOUR LUCKY DAY,
HANDYMAN HANK,
BECAUSE WE'RE
HERE TO HELP.
NOW,
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
Hank says HMM.
WHAT DO I NEED?
I KNEW IT A SECOND AGO.
OH, RIGHT!
ONE, TWO, THREE...
10 NAILS, PLEASE.
Buddy says 10 NAILS, COMING RIGHT UP.
Nina says HOW ABOUT
A NICE NEW PEN TOO?
THAT WAY YOU CAN WRITE DOWN
WHAT YOU NEED
SO YOU DON'T FORGET NEXT TIME
YOU COME TO THE STORE!
Hank says THAT'S REAL GOOD
THINKING, NINA.
Joe says AND OF COURSE, YOU'VE GOTTA HAVE
THIS INFLATABLE RAFT.
Hank says WHOA-HO-HO!
WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?
Kookum says OH, HI,
HANDYMAN HANK!
GETTING EVERYTHING
YOU NEED?
Hank says EVERYTHING AND MORE,
KOOKUM!
THESE SALES KIDS
ARE TOP NOTCH!
Kookum says OKAY THEN!
Buddy says THERE YOU GO!
Hank says THANKS, KIDS.
I CAN'T WAIT
TO GET HAMMERING
SO I CAN TRY OUT MY NEW
INFLATABLE RAFT!
Joe says SEE HOW GREAT WE ARE
AT SELLING STUFF?
Buddy says YEAH, BUT DO YOU THINK
HANDYMAN HANK
REALLY NEEDED A RAFT?
Nina says EVERYBODY NEEDS
A RAFT, BUDDY.
UH, YOU KNOW,
SOONER OR LATER.
Buddy says YEAH, BUT...
Joe says THAT'S RIGHT!
LIKE MISHOOM
ALWAYS SAYS,
"BE PREPARED."
With glasses and a blue T-shirt, Eva says HEY THERE, GANG!
The Kids say HI, EVA!
Buddy says HOW CAN WE
HELP YOU TODAY?
Eva says I NEED A HAT TO KEEP
THE SUN OFF MY HEAD
WHEN I'M PAINTING OUTSIDE.
Nina says I HAVE JUST THE THING.
HERE!
Nina puts a big yellow hat on Eva's head that covers her face.
Eva chuckles and says THANKS!
BUT ISN'T IT A LITTLE BIG?
Joe says UH, NOT IF YOU'RE WEARING
A HELMET UNDERNEATH IT.
Eva says WHY WOULD I WEAR A HELMET
UNDERNEATH MY SUN HAT?
Joe says BECAUSE EVERYONE KNOWS
YOU NEED TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD
WHEN YOU GO SKATEBOARDING.
Eva gasps and says I'VE ALWAYS WANTED
TO LEARN
HOW TO SKATEBOARD!
Joe says WELL,
NOW'S YOUR CHANCE.
LOOKING GOOD!
RIGHT, GUYS?
Buddy says AND DON'T FORGET
YOUR FISHING ROD.
Eva says UH, THANKS!
OH, HELLO, KOOKUM.
Kookum says HELLO, EVA.
Joe says EVA'S ALMOST DONE
HER SHOPPING.
Kookum says WELL, HER ARMS ARE
CERTAINLY FULL.
Eva says YOU BET THEY ARE!
LOOKS LIKE
I'M GOING TO LEARN
HOW TO SKATEBOARD
AND FISH ALL IN ONE DAY!
(cash register dinging)
Eva pays.
Nina says THANKS FOR SHOPPING AT THE
EXPEDITION SUPPLY STORE!
Eva says MY PLEASURE.
SO LONG, ALL!
Kookum says HMM.
WHAT DID EVA COME
TO THE STORE TO BUY?
Joe says SHE WANTED A SUN HAT,
BUT WE HELPED HER
BUY WAY MORE STUFF.
Kookum says SO I SEE.
Eva says WOOHOO!
Joe says HUH?
WHAT WAS THAT?
They run outside.
Eva skates out of control.
She says WHAA!
Kookum says HOW'S IT GOING, EVA?
SKATEBOARDING IS A HOOT!
Eva says WOOHOO!
UH-HUH.
Mishoom says EVERYTHING GO OKAY
WHILE I WAS GONE?
Joe says SURE DID, MISHOOM.
Nina says WE SOLD LOTS OF STUFF!
Buddy says LOTS AND LOTS
OF STUFF!
Mishoom says YIKES,
SEEMS THAT WAY.
I DIDN'T KNOW EVA LIKED
SKATEBOARDING OR FISHING.
Joe says NEITHER DID EVA, UNTIL WE TOLD
HER SHE DID.
Eva says WOOHOO!
Kookum says WE'LL DISCUSS THIS LATER.
RIGHT NOW, I THINK EVA
NEEDS A LITTLE HELP.
Eva chuckles and says I CAN'T SEE!
WHOA!
Joe says SHE SURE DOES.
GUYS, IT'S TIME FOR...
SPIRIT POWER!
HOOD UP.
I'M JOE, WOLF SPIRIT...
LET'S GO!
Nina says LYNX EARS!
NINA LEAP!
LYNX SPIRIT-
SO NEAT!
Buddy says BUDDY'S HERE.
I'M BRAVE!
BEAR SPIRIT-
READY TO SAVE!
Their clothes and eyes sparkle as they get ready to help.
Joe says SPIRIT POWER!
COME ON,
LET'S SAVE EVA!
Eva says HELP!
Joe says WOLF SPEED!
Joe jumps trying to catch Eva but misses her.
Eva says WHOA-OH!
WHA!
Nina says WE GOT HER!
LYNX LEAP!
Buddy says BEAR HUG!
Neither Buddy nor Nina can catch Eva.
Joe says EVERYBODY OKAY?
Nina says WE'RE GOOD,
BUT EVA ISN'T.
Eva says WOOA-HOO!
Joe says COMING THROUGH!
Eva says WHAA!
OOH! WOO!
WHAA! WHOOOA!
Nina says OH, NO, SHE'S GOING
INTO THE FOREST!
Buddy says THAT'S NOT GOOD!
Joe says WE'VE GOT TO
CATCH UP TO HER!
HANDYMAN HANK,
WE NEED TO BORROW YOUR RAFT.
Joe says NO PROBLEM.
Buddy says DAD, CAN I BORROW
YOUR UMBRELLA?
Madwe says UH, OKAY.
BUT BRING IT BACK.
WHO KNOWS WHEN
A SQUIRREL WILL WANT
ONE OF THESE
DELICIOUS TRAIL BARS!
Joe says WE'VE GOT TO GET
TO HER
BEFORE SHE GOES
DOWNHILL!
Eva says WHOA!
(wind whooshing)
EEEH!
Eva approaches a lake.
Joe says WHOA! OH!
WOW, SHE'S REALLY
PICKING UP SPEED.
All say IT'S RAFTING TIME!
Joe says HOP ABOARD, TEAM!
Eva says WOOHOO!
They kids get into the raft and slide down.
Joe says HEY, EVA!
WE'RE GONNA HELP YOU
TO STOP, OKAY?
Eva says SURE! SKATEBOARDING IS FUN,
BUT I DON'T WANNA OVERDO IT!
Nina says SHE'S ABOUT TO OVERDO IT
RIGHT INTO THOSE TREES!
Joe says WE'RE COMING, EVA!
Eva says WAHOO!
Buddy says GOT IT!
Buddy uses the umbrella to hang onto a tree trunk and turn the raft around.
All say WOOHOO!
Eva bounces safely on the raft.
Eva says WHEW! WHOA!
OOF.
(panting)
Mishoom says OH.
Eva says WOW! WHAT A RIDE.
HOW'D I DO?
Nina says YOU DID AMAZING.
Mishoom says ARE YOU ALL RIGHT,
EVA?
Eva says OF COURSE I AM!
WHAT'S ALL THE FUSS?
OH!
HOW'D I GET DOWN HERE?
Joe says IT'S OUR FAULT.
WE'RE SORRY WE SOLD YOU
THE SKATEBOARD.
Nina says AND THE FISHING POLE.
Buddy says ENCOURAGING YOU TO BUY
STUFF YOU DON'T NEED
DOESN'T HONOUR THE SABE.
Joe says SORRY, WE GOT
A LITTLE CARRIED AWAY.
OKAY. A LOT CARRIED AWAY.
Eva says HEY! I HAD A BLAST
SKATEBOARDING,
EVEN IF I DIDN'T GET
TO SEE MOST OF IT.
I JUST HOPE FISHING
IS HALF AS MUCH FUN!
Mishoom says I'M PROUD OF YOU KIDS
FOR TELLING THE TRUTH.
A bright wheel spins. A icon pops up.
He says THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE ALL
EARNED THE TEACHING
THAT THE SABE BRINGS US
IN THE SEVEN TEACHINGS WHEEL
FOR HAVING THE HONESTY
TO ADMIT YOUR MISTAKE
AND MAKE IT RIGHT.
The kids look at each other and smile.
Next, Madwe says NOW THAT ALL
THE EXCITEMENT'S OVER,
WHO WANTS A TRAIL BAR?
Joe says MIIGWECH,
CHIEF MADWE!
Eva says DON'T MIND IF I DO!
Eva says THANK YOU!
Nina says MIIGWECH.
Buddy says MIIGWECH, DAD!
Madwe looks at the empty box and says YOU KIDS WERE RIGHT.
I REALLY DID NEED
A WHOLE BOX!
They laugh.
The end credits roll.
(music plays)
A red book with a hamster on the cover appears against a background in which a castle can be seen.
Tumbleweed says TUMBLETOWN TALES!
STARRING ME, TUMBLEWEED.
The red book opens. A popup castle comes up, and inside the castle, Tumbleweed stands in a room talking on the phone.
Tumbleweed says SO, YOU'RE PAINTING
IT A NEW COLOUR?
REALLY?
SO THE DINER'S GOING
TO BE CLOSED ALL WEEK?
Brent stands in the 10 Seeds Dinner.
Brent says YOU GOT IT,
BUDDY.
THEY'RE STARTING
PAINTING TOMORROW.
THE PLACE IS GOING
TO BE CLOSED ALL WEEK.
Tumbleweed says OKAY, THANKS FOR
CALLING, BRENT.
BYE.
A WHOLE WEEK OFF.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
OHH, I COULD ENJOY
THE WARM WEATHER
AND SOAK IN
SOME RAYS.
OR MAYBE I SHOULD
CATCH UP ON MY PVR.
OR I COULD PAINT THAT
PORTRAIT OF TWIGGY
I'VE BEEN
PROMISING HIM.
Tumbleweed imagines the activities he mentions.
Tumbleweed says NO, THAT WOULD
TAKE WEEKS.
IT WOULD HAVE TO
BE PERFECT.
THIS MAGAZINE - IT
GIVES ME AN IDEA.
He turns and looks at a magazine cover that reads "Castle Digest."
Tumbleweed says I CAN EXPAND
MY CASTLE.
I'LL BUILD ANOTHER
ROOM AND THEN MAYBE
THEY'LL PUT A PICTURE
OF IT IN THE MAGAZINE.
HA HA HA!
I'M GONNA BE
FAMOUS!
YOU HEAR THAT,
WORLD?
FAMOUS!
Tumbleweed drives his car.
He sings DRIVING IN MY CAR
GONNA EXPAND MY CASTLE
AND BECOME A STAR
CASTLE DIGEST MAGAZINE!
AHH, CASTLE
DEPOT.
THEY'LL HAVE
WHAT I NEED.
He parks at a store.
Tumbleweed says HELLO.
900 BRICKS,
PLEASE.
He drives back carrying the bricks in wagon.
He sings GONNA TAKE MY
BRICKS HOME
AND BUILD A NEW ROOM
EVEN THOUGH I DON'T
KNOW WHAT I'M DOING
I WILL HAVE TO FIGURE
THAT OUT SOON
CHA CHA CHA
[breathless]
In a boat, Tumbleweed says OKAY, I FINALLY UNLOADED
ALL THESE BRICKS.
THAT WAS HARD.
UM, THERE ARE WAY
TOO MANY BRICKS
TO CARRY IN MY BOAT.
UH, HELLO?
I'D LIKE TO HIRE
THE FERRY, PLEASE.
The white hamster says WHOA, THERE,
FUZZY FACE.
YOU TRYIN' TO
SINK ME BOAT?
I CAN ONLY TAKE 400
BRICKS PER TRIP.
SO HOW MANY TRIPS
DO YOU NEED?
Tumbleweed says UM, I HAVE 900 BRICKS
HERE, SO LET ME THINK.
YOU DON'T HAPPEN TO
HAVE A CALCULATOR
I CAN BORROW,
BY ANY CHANCE?
The white hamster says YEAH, MAN, I
THINK YOU BETTER.
Tumbleweed says OKAY, LET ME SEE.
I NEED TO FIGURE
THIS OUT.
I HAVE 900 BRICKS.
He uses the calculator.
Tumbleweed says BUT I NEED TO
DIVIDE THAT
INTO PILES OF
400 BRICKS.
SO, 900 DIVIDED BY 400 IS
2 WITH SOME LEFT OVER.
I WILL NEED TWO
TRIPS, PLEASE.
WHAT'S THE MAXIMUM NUMBER
BRICKS YOU'VE EVER TAKEN?
The white hamster says 400.
Tumbleweed says OH, LIKE 400 IS THE
MOST YOU CAN TAKE?
The white hamster says YEAH.
Tumbleweed says I GUESS THAT'S WHY WE
WERE TALKING - OKAY.
WELL, THIS IS THE
FIRST TRIP, SO...
OKAY, WATCH OUT,
REMAINDER OF BRICKS.
WE ARE COMING
TO GET YOU.
The white hamster says NO, MAN, YOU CAN'T
TAKE ALL THE BRICKS.
I TOLD YOU THIS-
Tumbleweed says REMAINDER OF
BRICKS.
LET'S GO!
AHHH.
They sail a quiet river.
Tumbleweed says OH, I CAN'T
WAIT TO BUILD
THIS ADDITION TO
MY CASTLE.
I HOPE I DIDN'T LEAVE
ANYTHING BEHIND.
The white hamster says YOU DID, MAN!
DIDN'T YOU SEE?
YOU LEFT STUFF
BEHIND!
Tumbleweed says WHAT, LIKE MY CAR?
The white hamster says NOT YOUR CAR,
FUZZY FACE.
Tumbleweed says WELL, THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
WAIT, HAVE WE
UNLOADED THEM ALL?
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
ALL MY BRICKS YET.
The white hamster says WELL, MAN.
YOU TOLD ME YOU
NEEDED TWO TRIPS.
THAT'S 2 TIMES 400.
THAT EQUAL
800 BRICKS.
Tumbleweed says BUT I HAD
900 BRICKS!
The white hamster says IF YOU WANTED
THEM ALL ACROSS,
YOU WOULD HAVE
NEEDED THREE TRIPS.
Tumbleweed says OH, NO!
I IGNORED THE
DECIMAL POINT TWO FIVE!
The white hamster says WELL, I GOT TA GO,
FUZZY FACE.
I'M LATE FOR ME
NEXT FERRY PICKUP.
Tumbleweed says NO.
The white hamster says GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR
CONSTRUCTION.
Tumbleweed says DON'T LEAVE ME!
The white hamster says I EXPECT AN INVITATION
TO THE CASTLE PARTY.
Tumbleweed says WAIT, I DON'T HAVE
ALL MY BRICKS!
I DON'T HAVE
ALL MY BRICKS!
HE LEFT.
HUH.
Now, Tumbleweed stands in front of a brick wall with a hole in it.
Tumbleweed says OKAY, SO IT'S
NOT PERFECT.
I GUESS THIS WON'T
EXACTLY GET ME INTO
CASTLE DIGEST
MAGAZINE.
'CAUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE
A WHOLE CASTLE WALL.
I CLEARLY DON'T BECAUSE
I HAVE THIS BIG HOLE.
BUT I CAN SEE
LOTS OF THINGS
THROUGH THE HOLE!
I CAN SEE CHINCHILLA!
HEY, CHINCHILLA,
LOOK!
I HAVE A HOLE
IN MY WALL!
HEY, CHINCHILLA,
OVER HERE!
ISN'T IT NICE?
Chinchilla says CHINCHILLA!
The TVO Kids logo appears.
Steven says SO, I HAVE A CHALLENGE
FOR YOU.
THE NEXT TIME
YOU'RE IN YOUR HOUSE,
MAYBE YOU'VE GOT
SOME CHANGE OF YOUR OWN,
OR SEE SOME CHANGE
THAT'S LYING AROUND.
ASK PERMISSION.
"HEY, CAN I SEE YOUR CHANGE?"
TAKE YOUR CHANGE AND
SPREAD IT OUT IN FRONT OF YOU.
GET IT SO YOU CAN SEE
EVERYTHING THAT'S THERE.
HAVE A LOOK AT
ALL OF THE DIFFERENT CHANGE,
ALL THE DIFFERENT COINS
THAT YOU'VE GOT.
WHAT COINS
DO YOU HAVE THERE?
ARE THERE ANY NICKELS?
ARE THERE ANY DIMES?
HAVE A VERY GOOD LOOK,
SUPER CLOSE UP
AT YOUR COINS,
AND YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED
WHAT WITH WHAT YOU SEE.
A LOT OF THEM HAVE THE AMOUNT
THAT THEY ARE WORTH
WRITTEN RIGHT ON THEM
JUST IN CASE YOU FORGOT.
NOW, THERE'S USUALLY SOMEBODY
IMPORTANT ON THE BACK AS WELL.
MAYBE YOU'VE GOT
SOME QUARTERS.
THINK ABOUT WHAT
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TODAY,
AND HOW MANY QUARTERS
DO YOU NEED TO MAKE A DOLLAR?
HOW MANY TOONIES
HAVE YOU GOT?
THE SPECIAL COINS
THAT ARE TWO DIFFERENT COLOURS.
SORT THEM OUT.
PUT THEM IN PILES.
COUNT HOW MANY YOU'VE GOT
BY SKIP COUNTING.
HAVE YOU GOT FIVES?
TENS? FIFTEENS? TWENTIES!
WHAT COIN AM I
TALKING ABOUT THERE?
YEP, OUR FRIEND NICK.
THAT'S THE NICKEL!
MAYBE YOU'VE GOT SOME TENS.
SOME DIMES!
THAT'S RIGHT.
HOW ARE YOU GONNA
COUNT YOUR DIMES?
IF YOU SAID "BY TENS,"
YOU'RE CORRECT.
10, 20, 30,
40, 50, 60,
70, 80, 90,
100!
AND REMEMBER,
10 DIMES MAKES A DOLLAR.
MAYBE YOU'VE GOT SOME QUARTERS
IN YOUR PILE.
THEY'RE ONE OF
THE BIGGER COINS.
HOW MANY QUARTERS DID WE SAY
THAT MAKES A DOLLAR?
IF YOU SAID 4 QUARTERS,
YOU'RE CORRECT.
LOOK AT ALL THE CHANGE
THAT YOU HAVE.
PUT IT IN A PIGGY BANK.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD SAVE IT.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD SAVE IT
FOR A RAINY DAY.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD SAVE IT
FOR A TRIP
THAT SOMEDAY
YOU MIGHT GO ON.
SOMETIMES SAVING YOUR MONEY
IS JUST AS IMPORTANT,
IF NOT MORE IMPORTANT,
THAN SPENDING YOUR MONEY.
AND IF YOU SAVE
ENOUGH CHANGE,
YOU MIGHT BE ABLE
TO GO TO THE BANK
AND EXCHANGE YOUR MONEY
FOR SOME PAPER MONEY.
IN CANADA,
WE HAVE A WHOLE SELECTION
OF COLOURFUL PAPER MONEY
THAT WE CALL BILLS.
AND WE MIGHT TALK
ABOUT THAT ANOTHER TIME.
NOW, LET'S GO AHEAD
AND THINK ABOUT
OPENING UP A BANK ACCOUNT.
HERE WE GO!
Shannon is in her thirties, with long, slightly wavy red hair and wears a vintage red polka dotted dress.
With the colourful TVO Kids News logo behind her, Shannon says SO, ONE OF THE MOST
COMMON
QUESTIONS I GET FROM KIDS
IS "WHEN DO I OPEN
A BANK ACCOUNT?"
WELL,
THERE'S NO RIGHT ANSWER.
IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE READY
FOR THAT RESPONSIBILITY
AND YOUR PARENTS AGREE,
THEN IT MAY BE TIME
FOR YOU TO GRADUATE
FROM A PIGGY BANK
TO A CHEQUING ACCOUNT.
SO, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
I USUALLY SUGGEST
THAT IF YOU'RE GONNA OPEN
SOME BANKING ACCOUNTS,
YOU OPEN ONE CHEQUING ACCOUNT
WHICH IS A SPENDING ACCOUNT,
AND A SAVINGS ACCOUNT,
WHICH IS WHERE YOU STASH
YOUR MONEY AWAY.
SO, THAT MEANS YOU GET
TO PRACTICE LOGGING IN ONLINE
AND IF YOU GET BIRTHDAY MONEY
OR YOUR ALLOWANCE,
YOU GET TO PRACTICE
MOVING THAT MONEY
FROM YOUR SPENDING ACCOUNT,
OR YOUR CHEQUING ACCOUNT,
INTO YOUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
AND THIS WAY YOU GET TO PRACTICE
YOUR BUDGETING ONLINE,
WHICH IS WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
(energetic music plays)
The opening slate displays the show title in sparkly, golden letters against a blue background. It reads "The Lady Vocab Show."
Professor P says TIME TO LEARN A
NEW DEFINITION.
Professor P is in his late twenties and has short, black, curly hair. He wears thick, black glasses, a black sweater with a big, silver letter "P" in the middle, a white shirt, and a black tie.
He continues I'M PROFESSOR P, AND
YOU'VE TUNED IN TO
THE LADY VOCAB SHOW,
STARRING, LADY VOCAB
Professor P stands in front of a board covered by a black cloth, and next to a keyboard. Lady Vocab stands nearby next to a microphone. Behind them, there is a white sign that reads "LADY VOCAB."
Lady Vocab is in her late-twenties and has shoulder-length, blonde hair, with long bangs. She wears sparkly, silver glasses, a striped white-and-black dress with very pointy shoulders and several words written on it. She also wears black, elbow-length gloves, and black, knee-high boots.
She says THANKS, PROFESSOR P!
ARE YOU READY TO DECIPHER
A NEW DEFINATION?
Professor P says 100 percent MILADY, OUR WORD
TODAY IS:
The word appears on the TV screen next to him and reads "Decimal."
He continues DECIMAL NUMBERS
ARE NUMBERS WITH
A DECIMAL POINT
FOLLOWED BY
DIGITS, THAT
SHOW A VALUE
SMALLER THAN ONE.
Lady Vocab says OOOH, AS IN 1 DECIMAL 5
IS A DECIMAL NUMBER!
Professor P says PRECISELY, 1 DECIMAL 5
IS NOT FIFTEEN,
YOU SEE IT IS
ACTUALLY MORE THAN
ONE,BUT BECAUSE
OF A DECIMAL 5, BUT
NOT QUITE AS
BIG AS TWO.
TWO AND ONE ARE WHAT
WE CALL WHOLE NUMBERS,
Lady Vocab says YOU KNOW PROFESSOR,
THAT REMINDS ME,
WHEN I WAS A JUST
A YOUNG GIRL,
GROWING UP,
DREAMING OF
BECOMING A STAR,
I WAS LEARNING
ABOUT DECIMAL
NUMBERS, AND I
STRUGGLED.
Professor P says I CAN IMAGINE MILADY,
DECIMAL NUMBERS ARE A BIT
TRICKIER TO SAVE, ADD
OR SUBSTRACT WITH.
Lady Vocab says EXACTLY, I HAVE
TRIED TO AVOID
USING DECIMALS
ALTOGETHER.
Professor P says UM, BUT DECIMALS
ARE EVERYWHERE.
Lady Vocab says EXACTLY, ESPECIALLY
IN MONEY.
DID YOU KNOW YOUR
CHANGE IS ACTUALLY
A DECIMAL NUMBER?
Professor P says IT'S BEST TO UNDERSTAND
HOW DECIMAL NUMBERS WORK.
Lady Vocab says DEFINITELY! I FIND
WE STARTED TO
UNDERSTAND WHEN
EVERY WEEKEND
I'D GO AND BUY A
BANANA SPLIT SUNDAE,
NOW, IT COST 4 DOLLARS AND 45 CENTS
I WOULD GIVE THEM
A 5 DOLLAR BILL,SO
I WOULD GET BACK
55 CENTS IN CHANGE.
Professor P says YES, WONDERFUL,
AND I--- HERE'S A
THOUGHT MILADY
IF DECIMAL NUMBERS
DIDN'T EXIST, YOU
WOULDN'T GET BACK
ANY CHANGE AT ALL.
Lady Vocab says HUH! WELL THANK MATH
FOR DECIMALS PROFESSOR.
HIT IT:
Lady Vocab sings D-E-C-I-M-A-L
ONE DECIMAL TWO
Professor P says TWO DECIMAL,
THREE
Lady Vocab says DECIMAL, DECIMAL,
DO THE DECIMAL JIVE
IT COULD BE A FRACTION
DETAILED SATISFACTION
IF YOU ARE LOOKING
FOR DECIMALS
Professor P says LOOK HOW MONEY WORKS
AND YOU CAN ASK FOR
PROFESSIONALS
Lady Vocab sings DECIMAL
Professor P says PART OF A WHOLE
NUMBER
Lady Vocab sings DECIMALS
Professor P says COOL AS A CUCUMBER
Lady Vocab sings DECIMALS, DECIMALS,
DECIMALS
Professor P says OH ALL RIGHT,
DECIMAL NUMBERS
ARE ALL AROUND US,
SO ARE WORDS,
JOIN US NEXT WEEK
FOR A BRAND NEW
DEFINITION, ONLY ON
THE LADY VOCAB SHOW.
Lady Vocab sings IT'S THE DECIMAL JIVE
DECIMAL, DECIMAL
The show ends.
Copyright 2013: The Ontario Educational Communications Authority.
Steven says WELL, ALL THIS TALK ABOUT MONEY
HAS GOT ME MONEY HUNGRY.
I THINK I'M GONNA GO CHECK
UNDERNEATH THE COUCH CUSHIONS
AND MAYBE LOOK UNDER THE RUG
AND SEE IF I CAN FIND ANY.
AND IF I CAN'T FIND ANY THERE,
I MIGHT JUST GO CHECK UNDERNEATH
THE SEATS OF MY CAR.
YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND
UNDER THE SEATS
OF YOUR CAR.
WELL, I HOPE
YOU'VE ENJOYED LEARNING
A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT MONEY TODAY.
AND IF YOU DECIDE,
LIKE ME,
TO TAKE A WALK
DOWN TO THE CORNER STORE,
DON'T FORGET TO ASK
YOUR PARENTS.
I WANNA THANK YOU,
FROM TEACHER STEVE,
FOR JOINING ME
FOR TODAY'S
POWER HOUR.
ENJOY YOUR DAY
AND ENJOY ALL THE DAYS!
SEE YA NEXT TIME!
(music plays)
A final slate reads "TVO Kids would like to thank all the teachers involved in the Power Hour of Learning as they continue to teach the children of Ontario from their homes."
The caption changes to "Copyright 2021. The Ontario Educational Communications Authority."
A Female Announcer says WELCOME TO
TVOKIDS
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
TODAY'S JUNIOR LESSON:
NICKLES, DIMES, AND QUARTERS.
Steven is in his mid-forties, with a beard and bald. He wears black-rimmed glasses, earphones and a blue shirt.
A caption reads "Junior 4-6. Teacher Steven." Steven sits at a desk near a colourful Value Chart that reads "Hundred Thousands, Ten Thousands, Thousands, Hundreds, Tens, Ones, Tenths, Hundredths."
Steven says WELL, HELLO EVERYBODY!
MY NAME IS TEACHER STEVEN,
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING ME
ON TODAY'S
POWER HOUR.
I WONDER WHAT
BRINGS YOU INSIDE TODAY.
I WONDER HOW
YOU MANAGED TO FIND ME
ON SUCH A DAY LIKE THIS.
MAYBE YOU'VE GOT A CASE
OF THE RAINY DAY BLUES.
AND HOPEFULLY I'LL BE ABLE TO
BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE
AND SOME KNOWLEDGE
AND WISDOM TO YOUR BRAIN.
MAYBE IT'S WAY TOO SUNNY
OUTSIDE TODAY,
AND YOU NEEDED A BREAK
FROM EVERYTHING
THAT'S GOING ON OUTDOORS.
SO, COME ALONG AND JOIN US
ON TODAY'S
POWER HOUR.
HERE WE GO!
NOW,
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
BUT WHEN I WAS GROWING UP
I WAS SURROUNDED BY KIDS.
WE HAD OVER 15 KIDS
THAT LIVED ON MY STREET.
THE KIND OF STREET
THAT I HAD
WAS KIND OF LIKE
ONE OF THOSE STREETS
THAT COMES TO AN END
AND THEN YOU CAN'T GET OUT.
MY HOUSE WAS RIGHT
AT THE END.
AND IT WAS SO MUCH FUN
BECAUSE WE COULD ALWAYS
MEET UP WITH OTHER FRIENDS
ON OUR STREET
AND WE COULD GO AROUND TOWN
AND DO ALL KINDS
OF THINGS.
ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WE LOVED TO DO,
ESPECIALLY
AS A LARGE GROUP,
WAS TO WALK
TO THE CORNER STORE.
AND USUALLY,
ALL WE BROUGHT ALONG WITH US
WAS A FIST OR A POCKET
FULL OF CHANGE.
WE KIND OF JINGLED
ALL THE WAY TO THE STORE.
SOMETIMES HE WALKED AND
SOMETIMES WE RODE OUR BIKES.
BUT WHEN WE GOT THERE,
IT WAS VERY, VERY EXCITING.
BECAUSE WHAT WE WOULD DO
IS GO IN AND BE GREETED
WITH A BIG WALL
OF ALL THESE LITTLE BINS
FILLED WITH CANDY.
THEY WERE DELICIOUS.
AND WE WOULD TAKE OUR HAND,
PUT IT IN OUR POCKET,
AND PULL OUT WHATEVER COINS
WE WERE ABLE TO BRING WITH US.
SOMETIMES IT WAS NICKELS,
SOMETIMES IT WAS DIMES,
SOMETIMES IT WAS QUARTERS,
AND IF YOU WERE
REALLY LUCKY,
YOU GOT TO BRING ALONG
A LOONIE.
NOW, WHEN I WAS A KID,
WE ALSO HAD THESE THINGS
CALLED PENNIES,
AND I'M SURE
YOU'VE SEEN THEM,
BUT WE DON'T USE THEM
IN OUR COUNTRY ANYMORE.
SO, WHAT WE'D HAVE TO DO...
SO, WE HAD TO DO
A LITTLE BIT OF MENTAL MATH.
WHAT THAT IS,
IS WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOMETHING
AND YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
THE MATH IN YOUR HEAD
RIGHT THERE ON THE SPOT.
SO, WE'D GRAB A PAPER BAG
AND BLOW IN IT...
(BLOWING)
AND THAT PUFFED IT UP.
THEN, YOU'D START
TO PULL THE CANDIES
OUT FROM THE BINS THAT YOU
WANTED TO PUT IN YOUR BAG.
AND WHILE YOU DID THIS,
YOU COUNTED IN YOUR HEAD-
WAS IT FIVE CENTS?
WAS IT TEN CENTS?
WAS IT 24 CENTS?
WAS IT TWO NICKELS?
THREE DIMES?
AND YOU HAD TO DO
A LITTLE BIT OF MENTAL MATH.
WELL, SOMETIMES IT GOT TO BE
A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING.
YOU KINDA LOST YOUR PATH
AS TO WHERE YOU WERE COUNTING
AND HOW MANY CANDIES YOU HAD,
AND IT GOT TO BE
VERY OVERWHELMING.
SO, YOU TOOK YOUR HAND,
YOU DUMPED OUT THE CANDIES,
AND YOU STARTED AGAIN.
BUT ONE THING
THAT I'VE LEARNED
IS THAT IF YOU DON'T GET
SOMETHING RIGHT THE FIRST TIME,
AND IN FACT,
IF YOU GET SOMETHING WRONG,
YOUR BRAIN GROWS.
SO, WE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM
COUNTING OUR CANDIES AGAIN.
WELL, EVERY TRIP
TO THE CORNER STORE
MEANT A NEW COMBINATION
OF COINS.
WAS IT NICKELS, QUARTERS,
DIMES, LOONIES?
WHAT WAS IT GOING TO BE?
IT ALWAYS MEANT
THAT WE COULD GET MORE CANDY
IF WE HAD MORE MONEY.
TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK
AT HOW MANY OF THESE COINS
WE CAN FIT
INSIDE ONE DOLLAR.
He shows a big cardboard one dollar coin and says HERE'S MY ONE DOLLAR,
RIGHT HERE.
AND WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT
DIFFERENT KINDS OF COMBINATIONS
THAT ARE GOING
TO GET US HERE.
NOW LET'S HAVE A QUICK REVIEW
OF COINS AND CHANGE
THAT WE USE IN CANADA.
Troy stands next to a gray chalkboard showing math signs, different coins and a colourful logo that reads "TVOKids Home Work Zone." He is in her early thirties, clean-shaven and bald. He wears a blue T-shirt and a watch.
He says HEY GUYS, IT'S
TEACHER TROY HERE WITH SOME
HOMEWORK HELP.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING
ABOUT MATH AND MONEY BUT
SPECIFICALLY WE'RE GOING TO BE
TALK ABOUT CHANGE AND DEALING
WITH ONE DOLLAR.
IF WE LOOK AT IT, A DOLLAR HERE
IN CANADA IS CALLED A LOONY AND
WE USED TO, HOPEFULLY YOU'RE
USED TO CARRYING AT LEAST A GOLD
COIN IN YOUR POCKET EVER SO
OFTEN.
He points to a large golden coin and continues BUT WHAT IS THIS DOLLAR REALLY
REPRESENT?
THIS IS A PENNY.
IMAGINE HAVING 100 OF THESE IN
YOUR POCKET.
YOU'D BEEN WALKING AROUND,
IMAGINE HOW MUCH NOISE YOU'D
MAKE.
DO WHAT THEY'VE DONE, IS THEY'VE
MADE DIFFERENT TYPES OF COINS TO
HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW MONEY
WORKS.
SO THIS LOONY RIGHT HERE IS
WORTH 100 OF THESE.
OKAY, SO NOBODY REALLY WANTS TO
CARRY A 100 OF THESE AROUND SO
WHAT THEY DID IS THEY MADE OTHER
UNITS OF OTHER TYPES OF COINS.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE THE
QUARTER AND A QUARTER IS WORTH
25 CENTS.
SO NOW INSTEAD OF CARRYING 25 OF
THESE YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE ONE
OF THESE.
SO NOW IF WE LOOK AT IT, 25 PLUS
25 PLUS 25 PLUS 25, GIVES US A
DOLLAR.
SO NOW WE HAVE FOUR QUARTERS.
WE CAN ALSO BREAK IT DOWN EVEN
FURTHER, WHERE WE HAVE WHAT'S
CALLED A DIME AND A DIME IS NOW,
THE 10 ON THERE MEANS 10 CENTS
AND PENNY IS ONE CENT SO WE KNOW
THAT EACH ONE OF THESE HAS 10.
SO WITH 10 DIMES - ONE, TWO,
THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN,
EIGHT, NINE, TEN, GIVES US THE
SAME AS A LOONY.
AND OF COURSE CAN YOU IMAGINE
HOW MANY NICKELS WE NEED TO
HAVE?
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND THAT, WHEN YOU'RE
CARRYING MONEY AROUND YOU CAN
MIX AND MATCH THESE TO MAKE
DIFFERENT VALUES SO OF COURSE WE
ALWAYS WANT TO HAVE, YOU KNOW
THE LEAST AMOUNT OF CHANGE AS
POSSIBLE BUT AND THE OTHER
CHANGE YOU DO HAVE JUST PUT IT
IN A JAR OR SOMETHING AND SAVE
IT.
BUT THAT'S JUST TO UNDERSTAND
THAT YOU KNOW ALL OF THESE WORK
TOGETHER TO GIVE YOU A GOOD
VALUE WITH, WE'LL START WITH OUR
DOLLAR BEING OUR NUMBER ONE AND
EVERYTHING ELSE BREAKS DOWN FROM
THAT.
THAT'S TEACHER TROY WITH SOME
HELP ON MONEY.
Teacher Charmain stands in front of a big screen. On the screen, a place value chart appears with columns from left to right that read "Hundreds, tens, ones, decimals, tenths, hundredths, thousands."
Teacher Charmain is in her twenties, with brown hair in a low ponytail. She wears jeans and a blue Homework Zone T-shirt.
She says HI, TVOKIDS.
IT'S TEACHER
CHARMAIN HERE.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO
ADD LARGE NUMBERS,
BUT WITH DECIMALS.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO
DO A TWO-DIGIT BY
TWO-DIGIT ADDITION
WITH A DECIMAL IN IT.
DON'T BE FRIGHTENED.
A DECIMAL DOESN'T
REALLY CHANGE MUCH
OF WHAT YOU
ALREADY KNOW.
SO, LET'S DO A
NUMBER TOGETHER.
HOW ABOUT IF WE DO
THIRTY-TWO AND
FORTY-THREE HUNDREDTHS.
She puts a 3 in the tens column, a 2 in the ones, a period in the decimal columns, a 4 in the tenths and a 3 in the hundredths.
She says AND, WE'RE GOING
TO ADD THAT TO...
ELEVEN AND
FIFTY-EIGHT HUNDREDTHS.
She puts a 1 in the tens column, a 1 in the ones, a period in the decimal column, a 5 in the tenths, and an 8 in the hundredths column.
She says SO, I'M GOING TO PUT
MY EQUAL SIGN HERE,
SO THAT ANYTHING
UNDERNEATH THAT
IS GOING TO BE MY
SUM AS MY ANSWER.
SO, THE FIRST THING
WE'RE GOING TO DO
IS START OVER IN
THE HUNDREDTHS' COLUMN
BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE
THE LAST DIGITS ARE,
AND WE'RE GOING TO ADD
THOSE TOGETHER NORMALLY.
WE'RE GOING TO COMPLETELY IGNORE
THE DECIMAL AT THIS POINT.
WE'RE GOING TO ADD THREE PLUS
EIGHT WHICH IS ELEVEN.
I'M GOING TO PUT
THE ONE HERE,
AND I HAVE TO
CARRY OVER THE TEN
FROM THE ELEVEN INTO
THE TENTHS' COLUMN.
I'M GOING TO ADD THE THREE
DIGITS IN THE TENTHS' COLUMN,
SO ONE PLUS FOUR
IS FIVE,
AND FIVE PLUS FIVE
IS TEN.
I PUT THE ZERO HERE
FROM THE TEN AND THEN
I'M GOING TO CARRY IT OVER
TO THE ONES' COLUMN HERE.
NOW, I HAVE THIS
DECIMAL HERE AND
IN ADDING, WE CAN JUST
PUT THE DECIMAL HERE.
IT'S NOT GOING TO
CHANGE OR MOVE
FROM WHERE IT
ALREADY IS.
WE KNOW THE DECIMAL
IS GOING TO BE THERE
NO MATTER WHAT.
SO I CAN CONTINUE
MY ADDING.
I'VE GOT THE THREE DIGITS:
ONE PLUS TWO WHICH IS THREE,
AND THREE PLUS ONE
WHICH IS FOUR.
AND THEN IN MY TENS' COLUMN,
I HAVE THREE PLUS ONE
WHICH I KNOW IS FOUR.
AND THAT GIVES ME
MY COMPLETE SUM.
AND MY ANSWER IS FORTY-FOUR
AND ONE HUNDREDTHS.
SO REMEMBER WHEN YOU'RE
ADDING WITH A DECIMAL,
THE DECIMAL GOES IN
THE EXACT SAME PLACE
IN YOUR SUM AS IT IS
IN THE ADDITION PART.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO
MOVE IT OR ANYTHING.
IT STAYS RIGHT
WHERE IT IS.
AND YOU JUST ADD LIKE
YOU NORMALLY WOULD
AND CARRY AS YOU
NORMALLY WOULD.
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR
DECIMAL ADDING.
THANKS, TVOKIDS.
Teacher Steven reappears and says THANK YOU, TEACHER CHARMAIN.
I ALWAYS FIND THAT IT'S HELPFUL
TO HAVE A QUICK REFRESHER
TO GET OUR MINDS
IN THE MONEY MODE.
AND THAT WAS PERFECT.
NOW, BEFORE WE GET TALKING
ABOUT MONEY TODAY,
LET'S HAVE A QUICK CHAT ABOUT
THIS THING RIGHT HERE BEHIND ME.
IT'S WHAT WE CALL
A PLACE VALUE CHART,
AND IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR A LOT OF REASONS,
BECAUSE IT HELPS US TO ORGANIZE
AND UNDERSTAND NUMBERS
THAT ARE VERY SMALL,
AS WELL AS NUMBERS
THAT ARE VERY LARGE.
NOW, THIS ROUND GUY
RIGHT OVER HERE,
WE CALL HIM THE DECIMAL.
AND HE'S KINDA LIKE
A DIVIDER
BETWEEN THESE NUMBERS
RIGHT HERE
THAT WE CALL
"WHOLE NUMBERS."
THEY'RE WHOLE NUMBERS.
WHOLE PARTS.
A NUMBER LIKE 1, OR 6,
OR 1,007,
OR 10,098!
THOSE ARE WHOLE NUMBERS.
NOW, OUR LITTLE DECIMAL
OVER HERE,
LIKE I SAID,
HE'S KIND OF A DIVIDER.
AND HE DIVIDES
OUR WHOLE NUMBERS
FROM OUR PART NUMBERS.
THESE NUMBERS OVER HERE
ARE KINDA LIKE SMALL PARTS
OF BIG NUMBERS RIGHT HERE.
SO, LET'S GET STARTED
WITH THIS GUY RIGHT HERE.
He holds a blue cardboard coin.
He says THIS IS OUR NICKEL.
NOW, I COULD NEVER REMEMBER
WHAT THIS THING WAS CALLED
WHEN I WAS GROWING UP,
SO I JUST CALLED IT
A FIVE CENTS.
AND ONE DAY, ONE OF THE KIDS
IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD SAID,
"AH, I NAMED THAT GUY NICK.
"THAT'S HOW I REMEMBER
THAT'S A NICKEL."
AND I SAID,
"THAT'S FANTASTIC!"
SO, OUR NICKEL RIGHT HERE
IS FIVE CENTS.
AND I WAS TO WRITE
THAT NUMBER OUT
AND PUT IT ON
OUR PLACE VALUE CHART,
IT WOULD LOOK
A LOT LIKE THIS.
He turns the coin. A number reads "0.05."
He says WE'VE GOT OUR DECIMAL POINT
RIGHT HERE.
WE HAVE A 0
IN THE TENTHS COLUMN,
AND A 5 IN
THE HUNDREDTHS COLUMN.
DON'T FORGET
TO SAY THAT "TH."
ON THE END
OF BOTH OF THOSE COLUMNS,
BECAUSE IT'S
SUPER IMPORTANT.
SAY IT.
TEN-THS. HUNDRED-THS.
IT'S KIND OF
A TONGUE TWISTER.
SO, THAT'S OUR NICKEL.
NOW, LET'S HAVE A LOOK
AT THIS GUY RIGHT HERE.
He shows another coin and says AND AGAIN, I USED TO CALL
THIS GUY A "TEN CENTS,"
UNTIL I FIGURED OUT,
WELL,
THAT'S CALLED A DIME.
AND IT'S GOT A GREAT PICTURE
OF A BOAT ON THERE.
AND I'M SURE THERE'S A VERY
SPECIFIC NAME FOR THAT BOAT,
AND MAYBE YOU'RE
SAYING IT RIGHT NOW.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT SAYING IT,
MAYBE YOU SHOULD FIGURE OUT
WHAT YOU SHOULD CALL IT.
SO, OUR DIME RIGHT HERE
IS WORTH TEN CENTS.
He turns the coin. A number reads "0.1."
He says AND IF I WAS TO WRITE THAT
ON OUR PLACE VALUE CHART,
IT WOULD HAVE
OUR DECIMAL RIGHT HERE...
He points to the tenths column on the chart and says RIGHT HERE...
AND IT WOULD BE 1
IN THE TENTHS COLUMN.
AND REMEMBER,
IT'S WORTH 10 CENTS.
NOW, I KNOW THAT EACH AND EVERY
ONE OF YOU ARE VERY BRIGHT,
AND IF YOU'VE EVER DONE
SOMETHING CALLED SKIP COUNTING,
IT WOULD WORK THE SAME WAY
WITH A DIME.
IF YOU SKIP COUNT YOUR WAY
ALL THE WAY TO 100,
THEN YOU WOULD HAVE YOURSELF
ONE DOLLAR.
SKIP COUNT WITH ME.
I KNOW
YOU'RE TOTALLY READY.
10, 20,
30, 40,
50, 60,
70, 80, 90,
AND WHEN WE GET
TO 100...CENTS,
WE HAVE REACHED
OUR ONE DOLLAR!
SO, 10 OF OUR DIMES
IS THE SAME
AS 1 OF OUR LOONIES!
HOW TERRIFIC IS THAT?
SO, WE CAN FIT TEN OF THESE
INSIDE ONE OF THESE.
LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE
WE'VE GOT.
HMM.
HELLO, FRIEND.
THIS IS A QUARTER.
AND IT IS WORTH 25 CENTS.
IF I WAS TO WRITE IT
ON MY PLACE VALUE CHART,
IT WOULD LOOK LIKE THIS.
He turns the coin. A number reads "0.25."
He says THERE WOULD BE MY DECIMAL
RIGHT HERE...
MY DECIMAL RIGHT HERE.
I WOULD HAVE 2 TENTHS,
AND I WOULD HAVE
5 HUNDREDTHS.
THAT WOULD BE LIKE
HAVING TWO DIMES...
10, 20...
AND ONE NICKEL!
THE 5!
FIVE CENTS, FIVE CENTS.
ALL OF THOSE FIT INSIDE
MY ONE QUARTER.
NOW, QUARTERS ARE
A FRACTION AS WELL.
AND FRACTIONS...
AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA TALK
ABOUT THAT ANOTHER TIME.
BUT QUARTERS MEAN THAT
THERE ARE FOUR EQUAL PARTS
INSIDE ONE WHOLE.
WHICH MEANS THAT
THERE ARE FOUR QUARTERS
INSIDE ONE WHOLE LOONIE.
IN FACT, I EVEN WROTE IT
ON THE BACK.
1 WHOLE LOONIE.
SO, 4 QUARTERS
INSIDE 1 LOONIE.
10 DIMES
INSIDE 1 LOONIE.
THERE'S ONE MORE THING
I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT
WITH YOU THIS MORNING.
IT'S THIS ONE.
RIGHT HERE.
I REMEMBER
WHEN THIS ONE CAME OUT.
He shows a blue and orange cardboard 2 dollar coin.
He says IF YOU GOT ONE, YOU WERE
THE COOLEST CAT IN TOWN.
THIS THING RIGHT HERE?
IT'S LIKE HAVING TWO LOONIES.
TWO LOONIES.
I THINK THAT'S WHY
THEY CALL IT A TOONIE.
THIS TOONIE RIGHT HERE
IS LIKE HAVING 2 LOONIES
OR 2 WHOLE.
IT WOULD BE 2 WHOLE ONES IF WE
LOOK AT OUR PLACE VALUE CHART.
SO, AS I SAID,
ONCE WE GET TO 100 CENTS,
THINGS CHANGE.
HOWEVER, WHEN WE LOOK AT
ALL OF OUR CHANGE RIGHT HERE,
ALL OF OUR LITTLE
COMBINATIONS OF CHANGE,
I WONDER HOW MANY DIFFERENT
COMBINATIONS WE CAN FIND
TO GET TO THAT MAGIC NUMBER
OF 100 CENTS
OR 1 DOLLAR.
NOW,
IN THE WORLD OF MONEY,
WE OFTEN REFER TO THINGS
AS BEING
GREATER THAN OR LESS THAN.
NOW, IF SOMETHING
IS GREATER THAN,
IT IS BIGGER
THAN SOMETHING ELSE.
IF SOMETHING IS LESS THAN,
IT IS SMALLER
THAN SOMETHING ELSE.
SO, WHEN I TALK
ABOUT MY COINS,
WE CAN COMPARE THEM
BY SAYING
THAT ONE IS GREATER THAN
OR LESS THAN THE OTHER.
IF I WAS TO LOOK
AT MY DIME,
MY 10 CENTS,
AND I WAS TO COMPARE IT
WITH MY TOONIE RIGHT HERE,
WHAT MIGHT YOU SAY?
THIS DIME IS LESS THAN
THIS TOONIE.
AND THAT'S CORRECT.
WHAT ABOUT MY NICKEL?
HEY, NICK.
HOW YA DOIN'?
MY NICKEL-
IS IT GREATER THAN
OR IS IT LESS THAN
MY DIME?
YOU'RE CORRECT IF YOU SAID
IT'S LESS THAN THIS DIME.
WE CAN COMPARE
ALL KINDS OF CHANGE
IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
I COMPARED CHANGE EVERY DAY
THAT I WENT TO THE CORNER STORE
WITH MY FRIENDS.
HOW ARE YOU GOING
TO COMPARE YOUR CHANGE
AND HOW MUCH CHANGE
ARE YOU GONNA HAVE?
LET'S HEAD ON OVER AND VISIT
TUMBLEWEED AND HIS PALS,
WHO HAVE FOUND SOMETHING
VERY, VERY INTERESTING.
TUMBLEWEED:
STARRING ME- TUMBLEWEED!
(music plays)
A red book with a hamster on the cover appears against a background in which a castle can be seen.
Tumbleweed says TUMBLETOWN TALES!
STARRING ME,
TUMBLEWEED.
The red book opens. A popup castle comes up, and inside the castle; Tumbleweed sits on the veranda with a friend.
He says SO THEN I SAYS TO THE GUY,
"THESE
AREN'T MY SEEDS!"
They laugh.
He continues IT WAS GREAT
SEEING YOU GUYS.
I BETTER GET BACK
TO WORK.
Sal bites on a seed and says WORK!
HA-HA-HA!
OH, ME
TOO.
A large white and brown hamster points to an envelope with 2 twenty bills in it. They are green and have a hamster printed on it,
He says HEY, DID ONE
OF YOU GUYS DROP THIS?
Sal yells HEY FREE
MONEY!
Tumbleweed says OH, THIS
IS GREAT!
HEY, WHY DON'T
WE USE IT
TO SEE A
MOVIE TONIGHT?
Sal says OR GO
BOWLING.
Twiggy says GUYS, JUST BECAUSE
WE FOUND MONEY
DOESN'T
MEAN IT'S OURS.
WE SHOULD TRY TO FIND
OUT WHO LOST IT.
They laugh and stop suddenly.
Sal says OH, YOU'RE
SERIOUS.
Tumbleweed says YOU'RE
RIGHT, TWIGGY.
LET'S PUT UP
SOME SIGNS
THAT SAY
"MONEY FOUND."
Sal says GOOD IDEA.
Twiggy says AND WHOEVER CALLS
WILL HAVE TO TELL
US HOW MUCH
MONEY THEY LOST
AND WHERE THEY
LOST IT.
THAT WAY WE CAN
BE SURE IT'S THEIRS.
Tumbleweed says WAHOO!
Sal says WAHOO.
They stick up signs on the street. They read "Did you lose money? Call Tumbleweed."
Now the hamsters munch on their seeds in front of their training wheels and Tumbleweed says OKAY LET'S START
WORKING OUT
AS SOON AS WE
FINISH OUR SNACKS.
Twiggy says OKAY ONE
MORE.
Tumbleweed's cell phone rings and he says OH, HOLD
ON, HOLD ON.
He answers HELLO?
YOU WANT TO ASK ABOUT
THE MONEY?
Sal walks past and yells IT'S A
TELEMARKETER!
Tumbleweed says SAL KEEP IT
DOWN!
He answers OH, OKAY,
I'LL BE OVER
HERE ON THE
TREADMILL.
Tumbleweed says YOU
LOST 10 dollars?
NO, I'M SORRY,
THAT IS NOT
THE
CORRECT AMOUNT.
GOOD LUCK FINDING
YOUR MONEY.
Twiggy sits next to a weight and says OH WELL.
Sal says HURRAY!
I MEAN
OH WELL.
Now the hamster journalists work in their booths at the Tumbletown Gazette.
Tumbleweed says HEY, JULIAN, HOW DO
YOU SPELL CHICKEN?
His telephone rings.
He says OH, HELLO, IS THIS
ABOUT THE LOST MONEY?
The sea captain; a white hamster says YES.
IS IT A TREASURE
CHEST
FULL OF GOLD
AND PRECIOUS JEWELS?
Tumbleweed says I'M SORRY,
SEA CAPTAIN,
IT'S JUST SOME
MONEY.
He answers OH, THAT'S
TOO BAD.
YOU KNOW,
I ONCE LOST
A TREASURE CHEST
FULL OF GOLD!
IT WAS A DARK
AND STORMY NIGHT.
Tumbleweed hangs up as he says I GOT TO GO,
SEA CAPTAIN.
Sea Captain says I WAS FIGHTIN'
A SHARK WITH
ME BARE PAWS.
IT WAS A BATTLE
FOR THE AGES,
Tumbleweed says I GOT ANOTHER CALL, I'VE GOT TO GO.
Now Tumbleweed drives his red car and says BOY, I HAD 87 CALLS
AND NOBODY KNEW
HOW MUCH WAS LOST
OR WHERE IT WAS LOST.
MAYBE I'LL HAVE
MORE LUCK
AT THE PARK,
WHERE I'M GOING NOW.
Now Twiggy and Tumbleweed fly kites in the park near the swings.
Twiggy says OH, THIS IS
PRETTY FUN.
Tumbleweed says OH, MY PHONE'S
RINGING.
HELLO.
The screen reads Sal calling.
Sal says HELLO, DID YOU
FIND MY 40 dollars?
Tumbleweed says SAL, I KNOW
IT'S YOU.
I HAVE
CALL DISPLAY.
Sal says NO IT'S NOT
ME!
Tumbleweed adds PLUS, I'M LOOKING
AT YOU RIGHT NOW.
Sal says NO YOU'RE
NOT.
Tumbleweed walks up to Sal speaking on the phone on a wooden table and says NO, I AM.
NO, YOU'RE
RIGHT THERE.
Sal says I'M IN
DISGUISE.
He answers I CAN SEE YOU,
SAL!
YOU'RE RIGHT
THERE.
Sal says NO YOU
CAN'T.
Back at the castle, Tumbleweed sits next to a piano and says I SHOULDN'T
HAVE GIVEN PEOPLE
MY CELLPHONE
NUMBER.
I'M GONNA
HAVE A LOT OF CHARGES
AT THE END
OF THIS.
His Cell phone rings.
He answers HELLO?
IS THIS ABOUT
THE FOUND MONEY?
A girl's voice says IT SURE
IS.
DID YOU
HAPPEN TO FIND
AN ENVELOPE WITH
40 dollars IN IT?
Tumbleweed says MAYBE.
YOU KNOW WHERE
YOU LOST IT?
She sits next to a tractor in a fields and says WELL I REMEMBER
GOING TO THE HAIRDRESSER
AND THINKING WHY DO THEY
CHARGE SO MUCH HERE?
Tumbleweed says AH, YOU
DON'T SAY.
She continues THEN I REMEMBER HAVING
BREAKFAST AT THE CAFE.
Tumbleweed says DING DING
DING!
WE HAVE
A WINNER!
I'LL BRING IT
RIGHT OVER!
She says I AM SO
GRATEFUL!
I NEED THAT MONEY TO
FIX MY TRACTOR.
WHY DON'T YOU
COME OVER WITH YOUR FRIENDS?
I HAVE A LITTLE
SURPRISE FOR YOU.
He says I WILL!
I LOVE
SURPRISES.
SEE YOU
SOON.
Now he drives to the farm and says SHOULD I
BRING MY PHONE?
NO.
I SHOULD'VE BROUGHT
MY PHONE
'CAUSE NOW I
DON'T HAVE MY GPS.
OH, WAIT, THE FARM
IS RIGHT THERE.
He walks into a farm with hay on the ground, a vegetable garden and a scarecrow on it.
He says THAT WAS A
GREAT HAYRIDE!
I LOVED
IT.
THANK YOU FOR
THE HAYRIDE, MABEL.
Mabel says AH, JUST MY WAY OF
SAYING THANKS.
Twiggy says THIS
IS FUN.
HEY, I'M GLAD WE DID
THE RIGHT THING.
Sal eats a seed on a haystack on the very top of the tractor and says ME TOO,
I GUESS.
Tumbleweed says OKAY, SAL, YOU GOT
TO GET DOWN!
OKAY!
Twiggy says I'D LIKE A
TURN!
Sal says OH, OKAY,
COME ON UP.
GIVE ME YOUR
PAWS.
Twiggy says ON SECOND THOUGHT,
THIS IS KIND OF HIGH.
The TVO Kids logo appears.
Steven says WOW.
SOMETIMES FINDING THINGS
THAT YOU'RE NOT EXPECTING
IS A WEIRD FEELING.
I REMEMBER ONE TIME WHEN I WENT
TO MY BROTHER'S BASEBALL GAME,
I WAS ON A HILL
JUST BEYOND THE OUTFIELD
WITH SOME OF MY FRIENDS.
AND I FOUND A WHOLE HANDFUL
OF CHANGE ON THAT HILL,
AND IT DIDN'T BELONG TO ME.
SO, I BROUGHT IT TO MY MUM
AND AS IT TURNED OUT,
IT BELONGED TO
ONE OF THE OTHER KIDS' BROTHERS
THAT PLAYED ON
MY BROTHER'S BASEBALL TEAM.
I FELT A LOT BETTER ABOUT GIVING
IT BACK TO WHO IT BELONGED TO.
SO, NOW THAT WE KNOW
A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT COINS,
LET'S TALK ABOUT
HOW MUCH THEY ARE WORTH.
AND LET'S THINK
ABOUT BUYING SOMETHING.
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING
THAT YOU GOT TO BUY?
DID YOU BUY IT ONLINE?
DID YOU BUY IT
AT THE CORNER STORE?
DID YOU BUY IT
AT A DEPARTMENT STORE?
IT HAS BEEN FOREVER SINCE
I'VE BEEN IN A DEPARTMENT STORE.
WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS
LET'S TALK ABOUT BUYING TODAY
IS SOMETHING SWEET.
NOW, I DON'T HAVE THEM
ALL OF THE TIME,
BUT EVERY NOW AND AGAIN
I LIKE TO BUY MYSELF
A CHOCOLATE BAR.
THEY'RE DELICIOUS AND THEY'RE
NICE EVERY NOW AND AGAIN.
AND I FIND THAT WHEN
I DON'T HAVE ONE FOR A WHILE,
WHEN I ACTUALLY
GET MY HANDS ON ONE...
OOH-OOH!
THEY'RE SO GOOD.
SO,
LET'S SAY OUR CANDY BAR
COSTS
ONE DOLLAR AND 40 CENTS.
$1.40.
WHAT DOES THAT NUMBER
LOOK LIKE?
IF I WAS TO PUT IT
ON MY PLACE VALUE CHART,
IT WOULD BE 1
IN THE ONES COLUMN
FOR MY ONE DOLLAR,
A 4 IN MY TENTHS COLUMN,
AND WE WOULD DROP
A LITTLE 0
INTO THE HUNDREDTHS COLUMN
AS WELL.
MY CHOCOLATE BAR
COSTS $1.40,
BUT I NEED TO FIGURE OUT
HOW ON EARTH
I'M GOING TO BUY THIS THING.
NOW, WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO
IS YOU NEED TO LOOK CLOSELY
AT WHAT YOU'VE GOT.
SO, I'VE GOT MY CHANGE HERE
AND I NEED TO FIGURE OUT
HOW I'M GOING TO BUY
MY CHOCOLATE BAR.
WELL, I KNOW THAT I NEED
1 DOLLAR.
He grabs his cardboard coins.
He continues I HAVE A DOLLAR.
I HAVE A GREAT, BIG DOLLAR
RIGHT HERE.
SO, I'M GONNA SET IT ASIDE
WHILE I DO A LITTLE BIT
OF MENTAL MATH.
SOMETIMES IT'S GOOD
TO DO YOUR MENTAL MATH TWICE
JUST TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU GET IT RIGHT.
SO, MY MENTAL MATH
IS TELLING ME, ALL RIGHT,
I NEED A COMBINATION
OF 1 DOLLAR AND 40 CENTS.
WELL,
I'VE GOT THIS DIME HERE.
AND I CAN COUNT BY TENS.
THE TROUBLE IS,
I'VE ONLY GOT ONE DIME.
IF I WANTED 40 CENTS AND HAD
A WHOLE WHACK OF DIMES,
I COULD COUNT BY TENS
AND FIGURE OUT HOW MANY DIMES
I WOULD NEED.
10, 20, 30, 40!
THAT'S 4 DIMES.
THAT WOULD GET MY 40 CENTS.
BUT I'VE ONLY GOT THIS GUY
RIGHT HERE,
AND IT'S WORTH 10 CENTS.
SO, I'M GONNA PUT THAT
IN MY MENTAL MATH PIGGY BANK
AND I'M GONNA SAY, ALL RIGHT,
I KNOW I HAVE A DOLLAR
AND I ALSO HAVE 10 CENTS.
ALL RIGHT.
MENTAL MATH.
THEN I'VE GOT MY NICKEL
RIGHT HERE.
AND IF I TAKE A LOOK
AT MY NICKEL AND SAY,
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
WHAT COULD I COMBINE THIS WITH?
AND SINCE THE ONLY THINGS I HAVE
ARE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME,
THAT WOULD SEEM
LIKE THE RIGHT CHOICE.
SO, I'VE GOT MY NICKEL
AND IT'S 5 CENTS,
AND I'VE GOT MY DIME
AND IT'S 10 CENTS.
I WONDER IF I WAS
TO ADD THESE TOGETHER
USING MY MENTAL MATH,
WHAT I WOULD GET?
WELL, I'VE GOT MY 10
AND I'VE GOT 5 MORE.
MAYBE I SHOULD COUNT.
I USE MY FINGERS TO COUNT,
AND SOMETIMES I KNOW
THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE
THAT ARE WORRIED
ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE
SEEING THEIR FINGERS
WHILE THEY COUNT.
IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME
ONE BIT,
BECAUSE IF IT MEANS
THAT I'M ABLE TO GET IT RIGHT,
THEN I DON'T MIND DOING IT.
SO, I'M GONNA START WITH MY 10,
AND HERE WE GO.
I'M GONNA ADD ON
MY 5 MORE CENTS.
SO, I'VE GOT 10, 11,
12, 13, 14, 15!
HMM. HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?
I'VE GOT 15 CENTS.
NOT TOO BAD.
WELL, I'VE GOT
MY 15 CENTS,
AND NOW I'VE GOT
MY QUARTER.
HMM.
I'M HOPING THAT I'M NOT
GOING TO HAVE TOO MUCH
AND I'M HOPING THAT I'M NOT
GOING TO HAVE TOO LITTLE,
BECAUSE MY QUARTER
IS WORTH 25 CENTS.
SO,
I CAN TAKE MY 15 CENTS
AND I CAN ADD IT ON
TO MY 25 CENTS.
SOMETIMES MY THINKING FACE
LOOKS LIKE THIS.
He looks up and shrinks his shoulders.
He says WHAT'S YOUR THINKING FACE
LOOK LIKE?
WELL, I'VE GOT MY 25
AND I THINK
I'M GONNA ADD ON MY 5.
25, 26, 27, 28, 29...
30! ALL RIGHT.
30 PLUS ANOTHER 10...
OH.
I THINK WE'RE GETTING CLOSER
TO CHOCOLATE TOWN!
30 PLUS 10 MORE CENTS
IS GOING TO GET ME...
OH, I'M GONNA
COUNT BY TENS.
30, 40!
THAT'S HOW MUCH
MY CHOCOLATE BAR IS.
IT'S AS THOUGH
I PLANNED IT THAT WAY.
SO, I NOW HAVE MY 1 DOLLAR,
I HAVE MY QUARTER,
I HAVE MY DIME,
AND I'VE GOT MY NICKEL!
Showing all the coins, he says AND I'M ALL SET
TO GO TO THE STORE
AND BUY MY CHOCOLATE BAR.
SO, THE NEXT TIME
YOU ARE THINKING
ABOUT GOING
AND GETTING SOMETHING,
USE WHAT YOU'VE GOT
TO BUY A SWEET TREAT
OR SOMETHING
THAT YOU REALLY WANT.
NOW, BUYING THINGS SOMETIMES
CAN BE A CHALLENGE TOO
BECAUSE SOMETIMES
YOU MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH.
AND SOMETIMES
WE JUST HAVE TO ACCEPT IT
THAT THAT'S THE WAY
THAT IT IS.
SO, I'VE GOT MY MONEY
RIGHT HERE,
AND I'M THINKING,
LET'S GO JOIN JOE
AT HIS LOCAL CONVENIENCE STORE
AND SEE WHAT HE
IS THINKING ABOUT BUYING.
(kids giggling)
The TVO Kids, Amberwood Entertainment and Media Rendez Vous logos appear.
A show title reads "Wolf Joe." The letter O in "Wolf" has a golden wolf paw inside.
Joe poses with the image of wolf on the background. He wears a white and blue wolf hoodie.
Joe says I'M JOE!
WOLF SPIRIT, GO!
Nina rolls in the air and lands on the floor. She wears a white and yellow sweater with a matching headband.
Nina says I'M NINA!
LYNX SPIRIT, GO!
Buddy poses with the image of a green beard on the background. He wears a white and green bear hoodie.
Buddy says WHOOO- OOPS!
I'M BUDDY THE BEAR.
BEAR SPIRIT, GO!
The friends have funny adventures in the woods.
Kids say SMUDGE!
GO! GO! GO!
Joe says EVERYBODY READY?
They join their hands and say GO, WOLF JOE!
The title of the episode reads "Mind the store."
Joe and his friends carry boxes into a store.
Joe says OKAY.
HERE WE ARE, GRANDPA.
Mishoom has long black hair and wears a headband, a blue shirt and suspenders.
Mishoom chuckles and says WHOA, JOE!
WHEN I ASKED YOU TO HELP
BRING IN THE DELIVERY,
I DIDN'T MEAN TO CARRY IT ALL
IN ONE TRIP!
Joe says ONE TRIP IS BETTER,
MISHOOM.
Nina says IT SAVES TIME!
Buddy says THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S WAY FASTER.
(grunting)
Buddy falls backwards into Nina.
He says WHOOP...
Nina says WHOA-OH!
(thudding)
OOF!
They all fall.
Buddy says OW!
They giggle.
Mishoom says YUP,
THAT WAS A BIG TIME SAVER.
Joe says SORRY, GRANDPA.
I GUESS TWO TRIPS
WOULD'VE BEEN BETTER.
(bell dinging)
Kookum walks in. She has long black hair and wears a blue headband and a pink and yellow long dress.
Kookum says MISHOOM, CAN YOU STAND IN FOR ME
AT THE CULTURAL CENTRE
I NEED TO GET SOME SUPPLIES
FOR THE GIFT SHOP.
Mishoom says BUT KOOKUM,
I'D HAVE TO
CLOSE THIS STORE.
AND YOU KNOW EVERYONE
IN TURTLE BAY
COUNTS ON IT TO BE OPEN
WHEN THEY NEED SOMETHING.
Joe says WE CAN WATCH THE STORE
WHILE YOU'RE GONE!
Nina says WE'RE REALLY GOOD
AT HELPING PEOPLE.
Buddy says YEAH!
AND AT TAKING CARE OF THINGS.
WHOA! OOF.
UM, LIKE PICKING UP BOXES.
(nervous chuckling)
Kookum says I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S A PRETTY BIG JOB.
Kookum leaves.
With glasses and long black hair in a ponytail, Madwe says OH!
THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE OPEN.
I'VE GOT A HANKERING FOR ONE
OF YOUR TASTY TRAIL BARS!
Joe says HERE YOU ARE, CHIEF MADWE,
BUT HOW ABOUT A FEW EXTRA
FOR WHEN YOU GET
REALLY HUNGRY?
Buddy says OH!
OR BUY THE WHOLE BOX,
DAD!
JUST IN CASE SQUIRRELS
TRY TO TAKE SOME.
Madwe says HMM. SQUIRRELS DO LIKE
TRAIL BARS, DON'T THEY?
Nina says SO, YOU'LL ALSO NEED
AN UMBRELLA TO KEEP THEM AWAY.
She opens the umbrella and says HA! HO! HA!
Madwe says YOU'RE RIGHT, KIDS.
CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL.
THANKS.
HA!
HOO! HUH!
HOGH!
UH...
(clearing throat)
Mishoom says HEH. IMPRESSIVE.
Kookum says I CAN STAY WITH THE KIDS
WHILE I GET MY SUPPLIES
IN THE BACK.
Mishoom says OKAY.
YOU KIDS WATCH THE STORE.
JUST REMEMBER,
HERE AT TURTLE BAY'S FINEST
AND ONLY SUPPLY STORE,
WE HONOUR THE HONESTY
OF THE SABE.
THAT MEANS WE ONLY SELL PEOPLE
WHAT THEY REALLY NEED.
Joe says DON'T WORRY, MISHOOM.
YOU CAN COUNT ON US.
Kookum says CALL ME
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING!
The kids say WE WILL!
Mishoom says I'LL BE AT
THE CULTURAL CENTRE.
BYE!
Joe says OKAY. OPERATION
BIG SALE IS ON.
Nina says LET'S SEE WHO CAN
SELL THE MOST STUFF!
Buddy says I DON'T KNOW, GUYS.
MISHOOM SAID
TO ONLY SELL...
Joe says COME ON, BUDDY!
MISHOOM WILL BE
SO HAPPY
WHEN HE SEES HOW MUCH
WE SELL, RIGHT?
The kids say YES!
Hank walks in. He wears a denim overall and a yellow woollen hat.
Hank says HI THERE, KIDS!
The kids say HI, HANDYMAN HANK!
Hank says WHERE'S MISHOOM?
Nina says HE'S HELPING OUT
AT THE CULTURAL CENTRE.
Joe says BUT IT'S YOUR LUCKY DAY,
HANDYMAN HANK,
BECAUSE WE'RE
HERE TO HELP.
NOW,
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
Hank says HMM.
WHAT DO I NEED?
I KNEW IT A SECOND AGO.
OH, RIGHT!
ONE, TWO, THREE...
10 NAILS, PLEASE.
Buddy says 10 NAILS, COMING RIGHT UP.
Nina says HOW ABOUT
A NICE NEW PEN TOO?
THAT WAY YOU CAN WRITE DOWN
WHAT YOU NEED
SO YOU DON'T FORGET NEXT TIME
YOU COME TO THE STORE!
Hank says THAT'S REAL GOOD
THINKING, NINA.
Joe says AND OF COURSE, YOU'VE GOTTA HAVE
THIS INFLATABLE RAFT.
Hank says WHOA-HO-HO!
WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?
Kookum says OH, HI,
HANDYMAN HANK!
GETTING EVERYTHING
YOU NEED?
Hank says EVERYTHING AND MORE,
KOOKUM!
THESE SALES KIDS
ARE TOP NOTCH!
Kookum says OKAY THEN!
Buddy says THERE YOU GO!
Hank says THANKS, KIDS.
I CAN'T WAIT
TO GET HAMMERING
SO I CAN TRY OUT MY NEW
INFLATABLE RAFT!
Joe says SEE HOW GREAT WE ARE
AT SELLING STUFF?
Buddy says YEAH, BUT DO YOU THINK
HANDYMAN HANK
REALLY NEEDED A RAFT?
Nina says EVERYBODY NEEDS
A RAFT, BUDDY.
UH, YOU KNOW,
SOONER OR LATER.
Buddy says YEAH, BUT...
Joe says THAT'S RIGHT!
LIKE MISHOOM
ALWAYS SAYS,
"BE PREPARED."
With glasses and a blue T-shirt, Eva says HEY THERE, GANG!
The Kids say HI, EVA!
Buddy says HOW CAN WE
HELP YOU TODAY?
Eva says I NEED A HAT TO KEEP
THE SUN OFF MY HEAD
WHEN I'M PAINTING OUTSIDE.
Nina says I HAVE JUST THE THING.
HERE!
Nina puts a big yellow hat on Eva's head that covers her face.
Eva chuckles and says THANKS!
BUT ISN'T IT A LITTLE BIG?
Joe says UH, NOT IF YOU'RE WEARING
A HELMET UNDERNEATH IT.
Eva says WHY WOULD I WEAR A HELMET
UNDERNEATH MY SUN HAT?
Joe says BECAUSE EVERYONE KNOWS
YOU NEED TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD
WHEN YOU GO SKATEBOARDING.
Eva gasps and says I'VE ALWAYS WANTED
TO LEARN
HOW TO SKATEBOARD!
Joe says WELL,
NOW'S YOUR CHANCE.
LOOKING GOOD!
RIGHT, GUYS?
Buddy says AND DON'T FORGET
YOUR FISHING ROD.
Eva says UH, THANKS!
OH, HELLO, KOOKUM.
Kookum says HELLO, EVA.
Joe says EVA'S ALMOST DONE
HER SHOPPING.
Kookum says WELL, HER ARMS ARE
CERTAINLY FULL.
Eva says YOU BET THEY ARE!
LOOKS LIKE
I'M GOING TO LEARN
HOW TO SKATEBOARD
AND FISH ALL IN ONE DAY!
(cash register dinging)
Eva pays.
Nina says THANKS FOR SHOPPING AT THE
EXPEDITION SUPPLY STORE!
Eva says MY PLEASURE.
SO LONG, ALL!
Kookum says HMM.
WHAT DID EVA COME
TO THE STORE TO BUY?
Joe says SHE WANTED A SUN HAT,
BUT WE HELPED HER
BUY WAY MORE STUFF.
Kookum says SO I SEE.
Eva says WOOHOO!
Joe says HUH?
WHAT WAS THAT?
They run outside.
Eva skates out of control.
She says WHAA!
Kookum says HOW'S IT GOING, EVA?
SKATEBOARDING IS A HOOT!
Eva says WOOHOO!
UH-HUH.
Mishoom says EVERYTHING GO OKAY
WHILE I WAS GONE?
Joe says SURE DID, MISHOOM.
Nina says WE SOLD LOTS OF STUFF!
Buddy says LOTS AND LOTS
OF STUFF!
Mishoom says YIKES,
SEEMS THAT WAY.
I DIDN'T KNOW EVA LIKED
SKATEBOARDING OR FISHING.
Joe says NEITHER DID EVA, UNTIL WE TOLD
HER SHE DID.
Eva says WOOHOO!
Kookum says WE'LL DISCUSS THIS LATER.
RIGHT NOW, I THINK EVA
NEEDS A LITTLE HELP.
Eva chuckles and says I CAN'T SEE!
WHOA!
Joe says SHE SURE DOES.
GUYS, IT'S TIME FOR...
SPIRIT POWER!
HOOD UP.
I'M JOE, WOLF SPIRIT...
LET'S GO!
Nina says LYNX EARS!
NINA LEAP!
LYNX SPIRIT-
SO NEAT!
Buddy says BUDDY'S HERE.
I'M BRAVE!
BEAR SPIRIT-
READY TO SAVE!
Their clothes and eyes sparkle as they get ready to help.
Joe says SPIRIT POWER!
COME ON,
LET'S SAVE EVA!
Eva says HELP!
Joe says WOLF SPEED!
Joe jumps trying to catch Eva but misses her.
Eva says WHOA-OH!
WHA!
Nina says WE GOT HER!
LYNX LEAP!
Buddy says BEAR HUG!
Neither Buddy nor Nina can catch Eva.
Joe says EVERYBODY OKAY?
Nina says WE'RE GOOD,
BUT EVA ISN'T.
Eva says WOOA-HOO!
Joe says COMING THROUGH!
Eva says WHAA!
OOH! WOO!
WHAA! WHOOOA!
Nina says OH, NO, SHE'S GOING
INTO THE FOREST!
Buddy says THAT'S NOT GOOD!
Joe says WE'VE GOT TO
CATCH UP TO HER!
HANDYMAN HANK,
WE NEED TO BORROW YOUR RAFT.
Joe says NO PROBLEM.
Buddy says DAD, CAN I BORROW
YOUR UMBRELLA?
Madwe says UH, OKAY.
BUT BRING IT BACK.
WHO KNOWS WHEN
A SQUIRREL WILL WANT
ONE OF THESE
DELICIOUS TRAIL BARS!
Joe says WE'VE GOT TO GET
TO HER
BEFORE SHE GOES
DOWNHILL!
Eva says WHOA!
(wind whooshing)
EEEH!
Eva approaches a lake.
Joe says WHOA! OH!
WOW, SHE'S REALLY
PICKING UP SPEED.
All say IT'S RAFTING TIME!
Joe says HOP ABOARD, TEAM!
Eva says WOOHOO!
They kids get into the raft and slide down.
Joe says HEY, EVA!
WE'RE GONNA HELP YOU
TO STOP, OKAY?
Eva says SURE! SKATEBOARDING IS FUN,
BUT I DON'T WANNA OVERDO IT!
Nina says SHE'S ABOUT TO OVERDO IT
RIGHT INTO THOSE TREES!
Joe says WE'RE COMING, EVA!
Eva says WAHOO!
Buddy says GOT IT!
Buddy uses the umbrella to hang onto a tree trunk and turn the raft around.
All say WOOHOO!
Eva bounces safely on the raft.
Eva says WHEW! WHOA!
OOF.
(panting)
Mishoom says OH.
Eva says WOW! WHAT A RIDE.
HOW'D I DO?
Nina says YOU DID AMAZING.
Mishoom says ARE YOU ALL RIGHT,
EVA?
Eva says OF COURSE I AM!
WHAT'S ALL THE FUSS?
OH!
HOW'D I GET DOWN HERE?
Joe says IT'S OUR FAULT.
WE'RE SORRY WE SOLD YOU
THE SKATEBOARD.
Nina says AND THE FISHING POLE.
Buddy says ENCOURAGING YOU TO BUY
STUFF YOU DON'T NEED
DOESN'T HONOUR THE SABE.
Joe says SORRY, WE GOT
A LITTLE CARRIED AWAY.
OKAY. A LOT CARRIED AWAY.
Eva says HEY! I HAD A BLAST
SKATEBOARDING,
EVEN IF I DIDN'T GET
TO SEE MOST OF IT.
I JUST HOPE FISHING
IS HALF AS MUCH FUN!
Mishoom says I'M PROUD OF YOU KIDS
FOR TELLING THE TRUTH.
A bright wheel spins. A icon pops up.
He says THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE ALL
EARNED THE TEACHING
THAT THE SABE BRINGS US
IN THE SEVEN TEACHINGS WHEEL
FOR HAVING THE HONESTY
TO ADMIT YOUR MISTAKE
AND MAKE IT RIGHT.
The kids look at each other and smile.
Next, Madwe says NOW THAT ALL
THE EXCITEMENT'S OVER,
WHO WANTS A TRAIL BAR?
Joe says MIIGWECH,
CHIEF MADWE!
Eva says DON'T MIND IF I DO!
Eva says THANK YOU!
Nina says MIIGWECH.
Buddy says MIIGWECH, DAD!
Madwe looks at the empty box and says YOU KIDS WERE RIGHT.
I REALLY DID NEED
A WHOLE BOX!
They laugh.
The end credits roll.
(music plays)
A red book with a hamster on the cover appears against a background in which a castle can be seen.
Tumbleweed says TUMBLETOWN TALES!
STARRING ME, TUMBLEWEED.
The red book opens. A popup castle comes up, and inside the castle, Tumbleweed stands in a room talking on the phone.
Tumbleweed says SO, YOU'RE PAINTING
IT A NEW COLOUR?
REALLY?
SO THE DINER'S GOING
TO BE CLOSED ALL WEEK?
Brent stands in the 10 Seeds Dinner.
Brent says YOU GOT IT,
BUDDY.
THEY'RE STARTING
PAINTING TOMORROW.
THE PLACE IS GOING
TO BE CLOSED ALL WEEK.
Tumbleweed says OKAY, THANKS FOR
CALLING, BRENT.
BYE.
A WHOLE WEEK OFF.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
OHH, I COULD ENJOY
THE WARM WEATHER
AND SOAK IN
SOME RAYS.
OR MAYBE I SHOULD
CATCH UP ON MY PVR.
OR I COULD PAINT THAT
PORTRAIT OF TWIGGY
I'VE BEEN
PROMISING HIM.
Tumbleweed imagines the activities he mentions.
Tumbleweed says NO, THAT WOULD
TAKE WEEKS.
IT WOULD HAVE TO
BE PERFECT.
THIS MAGAZINE - IT
GIVES ME AN IDEA.
He turns and looks at a magazine cover that reads "Castle Digest."
Tumbleweed says I CAN EXPAND
MY CASTLE.
I'LL BUILD ANOTHER
ROOM AND THEN MAYBE
THEY'LL PUT A PICTURE
OF IT IN THE MAGAZINE.
HA HA HA!
I'M GONNA BE
FAMOUS!
YOU HEAR THAT,
WORLD?
FAMOUS!
Tumbleweed drives his car.
He sings DRIVING IN MY CAR
GONNA EXPAND MY CASTLE
AND BECOME A STAR
CASTLE DIGEST MAGAZINE!
AHH, CASTLE
DEPOT.
THEY'LL HAVE
WHAT I NEED.
He parks at a store.
Tumbleweed says HELLO.
900 BRICKS,
PLEASE.
He drives back carrying the bricks in wagon.
He sings GONNA TAKE MY
BRICKS HOME
AND BUILD A NEW ROOM
EVEN THOUGH I DON'T
KNOW WHAT I'M DOING
I WILL HAVE TO FIGURE
THAT OUT SOON
CHA CHA CHA
[breathless]
In a boat, Tumbleweed says OKAY, I FINALLY UNLOADED
ALL THESE BRICKS.
THAT WAS HARD.
UM, THERE ARE WAY
TOO MANY BRICKS
TO CARRY IN MY BOAT.
UH, HELLO?
I'D LIKE TO HIRE
THE FERRY, PLEASE.
The white hamster says WHOA, THERE,
FUZZY FACE.
YOU TRYIN' TO
SINK ME BOAT?
I CAN ONLY TAKE 400
BRICKS PER TRIP.
SO HOW MANY TRIPS
DO YOU NEED?
Tumbleweed says UM, I HAVE 900 BRICKS
HERE, SO LET ME THINK.
YOU DON'T HAPPEN TO
HAVE A CALCULATOR
I CAN BORROW,
BY ANY CHANCE?
The white hamster says YEAH, MAN, I
THINK YOU BETTER.
Tumbleweed says OKAY, LET ME SEE.
I NEED TO FIGURE
THIS OUT.
I HAVE 900 BRICKS.
He uses the calculator.
Tumbleweed says BUT I NEED TO
DIVIDE THAT
INTO PILES OF
400 BRICKS.
SO, 900 DIVIDED BY 400 IS
2 WITH SOME LEFT OVER.
I WILL NEED TWO
TRIPS, PLEASE.
WHAT'S THE MAXIMUM NUMBER
BRICKS YOU'VE EVER TAKEN?
The white hamster says 400.
Tumbleweed says OH, LIKE 400 IS THE
MOST YOU CAN TAKE?
The white hamster says YEAH.
Tumbleweed says I GUESS THAT'S WHY WE
WERE TALKING - OKAY.
WELL, THIS IS THE
FIRST TRIP, SO...
OKAY, WATCH OUT,
REMAINDER OF BRICKS.
WE ARE COMING
TO GET YOU.
The white hamster says NO, MAN, YOU CAN'T
TAKE ALL THE BRICKS.
I TOLD YOU THIS-
Tumbleweed says REMAINDER OF
BRICKS.
LET'S GO!
AHHH.
They sail a quiet river.
Tumbleweed says OH, I CAN'T
WAIT TO BUILD
THIS ADDITION TO
MY CASTLE.
I HOPE I DIDN'T LEAVE
ANYTHING BEHIND.
The white hamster says YOU DID, MAN!
DIDN'T YOU SEE?
YOU LEFT STUFF
BEHIND!
Tumbleweed says WHAT, LIKE MY CAR?
The white hamster says NOT YOUR CAR,
FUZZY FACE.
Tumbleweed says WELL, THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
WAIT, HAVE WE
UNLOADED THEM ALL?
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
ALL MY BRICKS YET.
The white hamster says WELL, MAN.
YOU TOLD ME YOU
NEEDED TWO TRIPS.
THAT'S 2 TIMES 400.
THAT EQUAL
800 BRICKS.
Tumbleweed says BUT I HAD
900 BRICKS!
The white hamster says IF YOU WANTED
THEM ALL ACROSS,
YOU WOULD HAVE
NEEDED THREE TRIPS.
Tumbleweed says OH, NO!
I IGNORED THE
DECIMAL POINT TWO FIVE!
The white hamster says WELL, I GOT TA GO,
FUZZY FACE.
I'M LATE FOR ME
NEXT FERRY PICKUP.
Tumbleweed says NO.
The white hamster says GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR
CONSTRUCTION.
Tumbleweed says DON'T LEAVE ME!
The white hamster says I EXPECT AN INVITATION
TO THE CASTLE PARTY.
Tumbleweed says WAIT, I DON'T HAVE
ALL MY BRICKS!
I DON'T HAVE
ALL MY BRICKS!
HE LEFT.
HUH.
Now, Tumbleweed stands in front of a brick wall with a hole in it.
Tumbleweed says OKAY, SO IT'S
NOT PERFECT.
I GUESS THIS WON'T
EXACTLY GET ME INTO
CASTLE DIGEST
MAGAZINE.
'CAUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE
A WHOLE CASTLE WALL.
I CLEARLY DON'T BECAUSE
I HAVE THIS BIG HOLE.
BUT I CAN SEE
LOTS OF THINGS
THROUGH THE HOLE!
I CAN SEE CHINCHILLA!
HEY, CHINCHILLA,
LOOK!
I HAVE A HOLE
IN MY WALL!
HEY, CHINCHILLA,
OVER HERE!
ISN'T IT NICE?
Chinchilla says CHINCHILLA!
The TVO Kids logo appears.
Steven says SO, I HAVE A CHALLENGE
FOR YOU.
THE NEXT TIME
YOU'RE IN YOUR HOUSE,
MAYBE YOU'VE GOT
SOME CHANGE OF YOUR OWN,
OR SEE SOME CHANGE
THAT'S LYING AROUND.
ASK PERMISSION.
"HEY, CAN I SEE YOUR CHANGE?"
TAKE YOUR CHANGE AND
SPREAD IT OUT IN FRONT OF YOU.
GET IT SO YOU CAN SEE
EVERYTHING THAT'S THERE.
HAVE A LOOK AT
ALL OF THE DIFFERENT CHANGE,
ALL THE DIFFERENT COINS
THAT YOU'VE GOT.
WHAT COINS
DO YOU HAVE THERE?
ARE THERE ANY NICKELS?
ARE THERE ANY DIMES?
HAVE A VERY GOOD LOOK,
SUPER CLOSE UP
AT YOUR COINS,
AND YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED
WHAT WITH WHAT YOU SEE.
A LOT OF THEM HAVE THE AMOUNT
THAT THEY ARE WORTH
WRITTEN RIGHT ON THEM
JUST IN CASE YOU FORGOT.
NOW, THERE'S USUALLY SOMEBODY
IMPORTANT ON THE BACK AS WELL.
MAYBE YOU'VE GOT
SOME QUARTERS.
THINK ABOUT WHAT
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TODAY,
AND HOW MANY QUARTERS
DO YOU NEED TO MAKE A DOLLAR?
HOW MANY TOONIES
HAVE YOU GOT?
THE SPECIAL COINS
THAT ARE TWO DIFFERENT COLOURS.
SORT THEM OUT.
PUT THEM IN PILES.
COUNT HOW MANY YOU'VE GOT
BY SKIP COUNTING.
HAVE YOU GOT FIVES?
TENS? FIFTEENS? TWENTIES!
WHAT COIN AM I
TALKING ABOUT THERE?
YEP, OUR FRIEND NICK.
THAT'S THE NICKEL!
MAYBE YOU'VE GOT SOME TENS.
SOME DIMES!
THAT'S RIGHT.
HOW ARE YOU GONNA
COUNT YOUR DIMES?
IF YOU SAID "BY TENS,"
YOU'RE CORRECT.
10, 20, 30,
40, 50, 60,
70, 80, 90,
100!
AND REMEMBER,
10 DIMES MAKES A DOLLAR.
MAYBE YOU'VE GOT SOME QUARTERS
IN YOUR PILE.
THEY'RE ONE OF
THE BIGGER COINS.
HOW MANY QUARTERS DID WE SAY
THAT MAKES A DOLLAR?
IF YOU SAID 4 QUARTERS,
YOU'RE CORRECT.
LOOK AT ALL THE CHANGE
THAT YOU HAVE.
PUT IT IN A PIGGY BANK.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD SAVE IT.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD SAVE IT
FOR A RAINY DAY.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD SAVE IT
FOR A TRIP
THAT SOMEDAY
YOU MIGHT GO ON.
SOMETIMES SAVING YOUR MONEY
IS JUST AS IMPORTANT,
IF NOT MORE IMPORTANT,
THAN SPENDING YOUR MONEY.
AND IF YOU SAVE
ENOUGH CHANGE,
YOU MIGHT BE ABLE
TO GO TO THE BANK
AND EXCHANGE YOUR MONEY
FOR SOME PAPER MONEY.
IN CANADA,
WE HAVE A WHOLE SELECTION
OF COLOURFUL PAPER MONEY
THAT WE CALL BILLS.
AND WE MIGHT TALK
ABOUT THAT ANOTHER TIME.
NOW, LET'S GO AHEAD
AND THINK ABOUT
OPENING UP A BANK ACCOUNT.
HERE WE GO!
Shannon is in her thirties, with long, slightly wavy red hair and wears a vintage red polka dotted dress.
With the colourful TVO Kids News logo behind her, Shannon says SO, ONE OF THE MOST
COMMON
QUESTIONS I GET FROM KIDS
IS "WHEN DO I OPEN
A BANK ACCOUNT?"
WELL,
THERE'S NO RIGHT ANSWER.
IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE READY
FOR THAT RESPONSIBILITY
AND YOUR PARENTS AGREE,
THEN IT MAY BE TIME
FOR YOU TO GRADUATE
FROM A PIGGY BANK
TO A CHEQUING ACCOUNT.
SO, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
I USUALLY SUGGEST
THAT IF YOU'RE GONNA OPEN
SOME BANKING ACCOUNTS,
YOU OPEN ONE CHEQUING ACCOUNT
WHICH IS A SPENDING ACCOUNT,
AND A SAVINGS ACCOUNT,
WHICH IS WHERE YOU STASH
YOUR MONEY AWAY.
SO, THAT MEANS YOU GET
TO PRACTICE LOGGING IN ONLINE
AND IF YOU GET BIRTHDAY MONEY
OR YOUR ALLOWANCE,
YOU GET TO PRACTICE
MOVING THAT MONEY
FROM YOUR SPENDING ACCOUNT,
OR YOUR CHEQUING ACCOUNT,
INTO YOUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
AND THIS WAY YOU GET TO PRACTICE
YOUR BUDGETING ONLINE,
WHICH IS WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
(energetic music plays)
The opening slate displays the show title in sparkly, golden letters against a blue background. It reads "The Lady Vocab Show."
Professor P says TIME TO LEARN A
NEW DEFINITION.
Professor P is in his late twenties and has short, black, curly hair. He wears thick, black glasses, a black sweater with a big, silver letter "P" in the middle, a white shirt, and a black tie.
He continues I'M PROFESSOR P, AND
YOU'VE TUNED IN TO
THE LADY VOCAB SHOW,
STARRING, LADY VOCAB
Professor P stands in front of a board covered by a black cloth, and next to a keyboard. Lady Vocab stands nearby next to a microphone. Behind them, there is a white sign that reads "LADY VOCAB."
Lady Vocab is in her late-twenties and has shoulder-length, blonde hair, with long bangs. She wears sparkly, silver glasses, a striped white-and-black dress with very pointy shoulders and several words written on it. She also wears black, elbow-length gloves, and black, knee-high boots.
She says THANKS, PROFESSOR P!
ARE YOU READY TO DECIPHER
A NEW DEFINATION?
Professor P says 100 percent MILADY, OUR WORD
TODAY IS:
The word appears on the TV screen next to him and reads "Decimal."
He continues DECIMAL NUMBERS
ARE NUMBERS WITH
A DECIMAL POINT
FOLLOWED BY
DIGITS, THAT
SHOW A VALUE
SMALLER THAN ONE.
Lady Vocab says OOOH, AS IN 1 DECIMAL 5
IS A DECIMAL NUMBER!
Professor P says PRECISELY, 1 DECIMAL 5
IS NOT FIFTEEN,
YOU SEE IT IS
ACTUALLY MORE THAN
ONE,BUT BECAUSE
OF A DECIMAL 5, BUT
NOT QUITE AS
BIG AS TWO.
TWO AND ONE ARE WHAT
WE CALL WHOLE NUMBERS,
Lady Vocab says YOU KNOW PROFESSOR,
THAT REMINDS ME,
WHEN I WAS A JUST
A YOUNG GIRL,
GROWING UP,
DREAMING OF
BECOMING A STAR,
I WAS LEARNING
ABOUT DECIMAL
NUMBERS, AND I
STRUGGLED.
Professor P says I CAN IMAGINE MILADY,
DECIMAL NUMBERS ARE A BIT
TRICKIER TO SAVE, ADD
OR SUBSTRACT WITH.
Lady Vocab says EXACTLY, I HAVE
TRIED TO AVOID
USING DECIMALS
ALTOGETHER.
Professor P says UM, BUT DECIMALS
ARE EVERYWHERE.
Lady Vocab says EXACTLY, ESPECIALLY
IN MONEY.
DID YOU KNOW YOUR
CHANGE IS ACTUALLY
A DECIMAL NUMBER?
Professor P says IT'S BEST TO UNDERSTAND
HOW DECIMAL NUMBERS WORK.
Lady Vocab says DEFINITELY! I FIND
WE STARTED TO
UNDERSTAND WHEN
EVERY WEEKEND
I'D GO AND BUY A
BANANA SPLIT SUNDAE,
NOW, IT COST 4 DOLLARS AND 45 CENTS
I WOULD GIVE THEM
A 5 DOLLAR BILL,SO
I WOULD GET BACK
55 CENTS IN CHANGE.
Professor P says YES, WONDERFUL,
AND I--- HERE'S A
THOUGHT MILADY
IF DECIMAL NUMBERS
DIDN'T EXIST, YOU
WOULDN'T GET BACK
ANY CHANGE AT ALL.
Lady Vocab says HUH! WELL THANK MATH
FOR DECIMALS PROFESSOR.
HIT IT:
Lady Vocab sings D-E-C-I-M-A-L
ONE DECIMAL TWO
Professor P says TWO DECIMAL,
THREE
Lady Vocab says DECIMAL, DECIMAL,
DO THE DECIMAL JIVE
IT COULD BE A FRACTION
DETAILED SATISFACTION
IF YOU ARE LOOKING
FOR DECIMALS
Professor P says LOOK HOW MONEY WORKS
AND YOU CAN ASK FOR
PROFESSIONALS
Lady Vocab sings DECIMAL
Professor P says PART OF A WHOLE
NUMBER
Lady Vocab sings DECIMALS
Professor P says COOL AS A CUCUMBER
Lady Vocab sings DECIMALS, DECIMALS,
DECIMALS
Professor P says OH ALL RIGHT,
DECIMAL NUMBERS
ARE ALL AROUND US,
SO ARE WORDS,
JOIN US NEXT WEEK
FOR A BRAND NEW
DEFINITION, ONLY ON
THE LADY VOCAB SHOW.
Lady Vocab sings IT'S THE DECIMAL JIVE
DECIMAL, DECIMAL
The show ends.
Copyright 2013: The Ontario Educational Communications Authority.
Steven says WELL, ALL THIS TALK ABOUT MONEY
HAS GOT ME MONEY HUNGRY.
I THINK I'M GONNA GO CHECK
UNDERNEATH THE COUCH CUSHIONS
AND MAYBE LOOK UNDER THE RUG
AND SEE IF I CAN FIND ANY.
AND IF I CAN'T FIND ANY THERE,
I MIGHT JUST GO CHECK UNDERNEATH
THE SEATS OF MY CAR.
YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND
UNDER THE SEATS
OF YOUR CAR.
WELL, I HOPE
YOU'VE ENJOYED LEARNING
A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT MONEY TODAY.
AND IF YOU DECIDE,
LIKE ME,
TO TAKE A WALK
DOWN TO THE CORNER STORE,
DON'T FORGET TO ASK
YOUR PARENTS.
I WANNA THANK YOU,
FROM TEACHER STEVE,
FOR JOINING ME
FOR TODAY'S
POWER HOUR.
ENJOY YOUR DAY
AND ENJOY ALL THE DAYS!
SEE YA NEXT TIME!
(music plays)
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