- [Announcer] This module is sponsored
by the AD Henderson Foundation.
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- Hi!
- Hi, I'm Penny, and these are the KidVision VPK Kids.
And we're here today to find about classroom animals.
- Well, I'm Mary from Mary's Pound.
- Hi.
- And welcome.
Would you guys like to come and see the baby birds
and maybe give 'em some seeds
so that they can take it from your hand?
Would you like to do that?
- Yes.
- All right, come on.
Let's go this way.
- Okay, here we go.
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What section are we at?
- We're at the bird section!
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See the bird here?
This is called the Painted Conure.
He's about five years old.
Come over here.
See, he'll follow my finger because
he thinks I'm gonna give him a treat.
See that part there?
What do we call that part there?
- [Child] Beak!
- [Mary] Uh-huh.
And what are they called that?
We have hair and what do they have?
- Feathers.
- [Mary] Feathers.
And what is his feet there?
How many toes does he have?
- [Child] Two!
- [Mary] Oh, no.
They have four toes!
- [Penny] Four toes!
Let's see those toes.
- See, he's a different color.
Look, he knows how to dance.
You see that there?
(Mary laughs)
- He's dancing!
- And look here.
And he's the type of bird that, he's a pet
that you can bring out and hold and everything.
But, because he has flight, we can't take him out
because he will fly around the shop.
So, when you have a pet bird, you always
have to take and clip their wings before
you take them out of the cage.
- So, this would make a good classroom pet.
- Yes, it would.
- All right.
Can you show us another good classroom pet?
- Sure!
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- Okay, well, we have a job for everybody.
We're gonna have to have somebody
hold the bowl, pour the water and put the fish in.
How about that, is that good?
- [Child] Yeah.
- All right.
- [Child] I wanna hold it!
- [Mary] Okay, let me hand it to you.
Here you go.
Now, you've got to hold that tight, okay?
Go this way, right here.
- [Penny] Let's try it.
Okay, very carefully together.
- Ready?
All right.
There we go.
Okay, so we're gonna bring this fish down here.
- [Penny] Oh, my gosh.
- And, look here, see how the water looks?
Because all the food and all his debris.
Watch your face here.
- His water needs to be changed
so that he stays nice and clean.
- So, you put the net in there very carefully.
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- What else do fish have?
- We talked about the parts of the bird.
- Fins?
Fish have, what did you just say?
- [Child] Fins.
- [Penny] Fish have fins.
And how do the fish breathe, Janathan?
- With their-
- Do they have a nose?
- [All] No.
- [Child] With their mouth.
- They have gills.
- They breathe with their gills.
- [Child] Do they breathe air by
getting out of the water?
- No, they breathe air in the water, not out of the water.
That's another thing, fish.
What are fish?
Fish are swimming animals and they live in the water.
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- Kids, I want to introduce you
to my grandson, Brian.
He specializes in the reptiles.
These are some of his babies that he'd bred before.
He's gonna show you how to set up the tanks
that take care of the reptiles
and what they eat and everything.
- [Penny] So, tell us about reptiles.
- Reptiles are generally animals that have eyes.
Some of them have legs, some of them don't, like snakes.
They have skin similar to ours.
Some are scaly, some are not.
They have nails, unlike snakes
that won't have nails because they don't have legs.
The ones that we have here are bearded dragons.
They eat crickets.
That's their main source of food.
They do eat some vegetables.
They need fresh water, fresh food every day.
- So, they would make good classroom pets.
- They would make an excellent class pet.
- And what are they called?
- They're called bearded dragons.
- Oh, so they're dragons!
This is a bearded dragon.
It's a reptile called a bearded dragon.
So, what is a habitat?
- A habitat is where these animals live.
It's their home, essentially.
- Right, so we're gonna learn
how to set up their home!
Are you ready?
- Yes!
- Okay, let's do it.
- Who wants to help me put the paper towels in?
- Me!
- You?
Okay, we'll let Janathan put them in.
Go ahead and slide those in there.
Try and make them so that they cover
the entire base of the terrarium in there.
That's good.
Now, who wants to put the water dish in?
- Me, me!
- You want to put the water dish in?
Try and put that in one of the corners over there
so that it doesn't take up too much space.
All right.
- Wow, very good!
- Now, you want to put one of the dragons in?
- Yes.
- All right.
- Okay!
- We're gonna be very, very careful.
Actually, we need to start by
cleaning your hands.
I'm sorry.
- Oh, that's a good idea.
- That's always important.
- Yeah, we don't want to give them germs.
So, we need clean hands.
- Everybody clean, clean them hands.
Rub your hands together.
You too.
All right, you ready?
- Okay.
- I'm gonna put in on your hand.
Put your hand out flat.
There you go.
Now, go ahead and put it in the tank.
- Oh, look at that!
- There you go.
- He likes it!
- I'm gonna go ahead and put the rest in real quick.
- Can Marley put one in?
- Sure, of course!
- Can I put one in?
- Sure.
Ready?
Put your hands, you can't drop 'em.
- Don't drop him, honey.
Be careful .
- Don't be scared.
There you go.
- You're doing a great job!
Now, move closer to the tank.
- Do they tickle when they hold them?
- Nope!
- Oh, you did it so nicely!
- So, you guys wanna feed them?
- [All] Yes!
- We're gonna feed them?
- Here they come.
- Oh my gosh!
- Just toss a couple of those in there.
- Let's see how they eat!
- Hey, cricket!
- Watch out, watch out.
- Ready?
I'm gonna slide this in here.
- Hey there's one cricket right there!
- See if they go for 'em.
- Oh, look at that!
- Hey, let's close this so the crickets don't jump out.
All right, kids.
Now were at the mice.
And if you can notice, they really love their wheel.
They will spend all day running on that wheel.
It's their favorite form of exercise.
- If we were gonna have mice in our classroom,
what would we need for their habitat?
- Food and water.
- We need food and water.
What do you think, Janathan?
- A exercise wheel.
- That's right.
They need an exercise wheel!
They like to exercise.
What do you think, Marley?
What else would be a good thing?
- They want to eat.
- They need to eat.
And what's on the floor of their cage?
Do you know what that's called?
What is that called?
- That's called bedding.
That's what they sleep on.
It's also what they happen to pee and poop on.
- So, we need bedding.
We're gonna need bedding,
we're gonna need food and water,
and they need a exercise wheel.
Well, we're gonna say thank you very much
for letting us come and visit the pet store.
- [All] Thank you!
- Are you ready?
Let's say thank you to Mr. Brian.
- [All] Thank you, Mr. Brian.
- You're very welcome Kidvision kids.
Thank you.
- It was great.
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