Let's Write!

Transcript

 * Joe: Oh, it's you. Hi. I'm writing. Watch this. A line that goes down, another one just like it and a line across that connects them. What letter did I just write?
 * Child: H.
 * Joe: I wrote the letter H. Check this out. The letter A... and the letter T. H-A-T. "Hat." [chuckles] Look, I made a label that reads "Hat" for... my hat. Ta-dah! We've been writing words and making labels for things all over the house. See? "Frame", "chair", "snail."
 * Blue: [barking] Hello.
 * Joe: Oh, come on. Hey, do you want to write some more labels with Blue? You do? Great. Oh, Blus wrote the letter B and the letter L. What letter is she writing now?
 * Child: U.
 * Joe: Blue wrote the letter U. Let's write it, too. We can write it using our finger. Like this-- ready? The letter U is a line that goes down and curves up. Kind of looks like a smile. [Blue agrees] The letter E. Let's write that, too. Finger ready? E. Wow! Look at all the letters we wrote. B-L-U-E. [barks happily Yeah, Blue. We can put the letters together and read the word we wrote. [sounds out "Blue"] Blue. We wrote your name, Blue. This is great. Do you want to write something else?
 * Blue: [barking] Of course.
 * Joe: What else do you want to write? [Blue barks happily] Oh, we'll play "Blue's Clues" to figure out what else Blue wants to write. ♪ We are gonna play Blue's Clues 'Cause it's a really great game, yeah! ♪ So, remember, Blue's paw prints will be on the clues. Blue's Clues. "Blue's Clues!" Hmm. [blows] You know what we need to play Blue's Clues-- our handy-dandy...
 * Child: Notebook.
 * Joe: Notebook, right. Um, excuse us, Side Table. What are you doing? I'm writing.
 * Side Table Drawer: See? I wrote an S for my name- Side Table.
 * Joe: Look at that. Let's write an S, too. Finger ready? Okay, the letter S is a really curvy line like a snake.
 * Sid Table Drawer: Super. Here's your notebook.
 * Joe: Thanks, Side Table Drawer. Keep writing. ♪ To play Blue's Clues, we've got to find a... ♪
 * Children: Paw print!
 * Joe: ♪ Oh, a paw print, right. And that's our first... ♪
 * Children: Clue!
 * Joe: A clue?
 * Children: A clue!
 * Joe: ♪ Then we put it in our... ♪
 * Children: Notebook!
 * Joe: ♪ Cause they're Blue's Clue's, Blue's Clues. We've got to find another paw print that's the second clue We put it in our notebook Cause they're whose clues? Blue's Clues. We've got to find the last paw print That's the thid clue. We put it in our notebook 'Cause they're Blue's Clues, Blue's Clues. ♪ You know what to do. ♪ Sit down in our thinking chair and think, think, think... 'Cause when we use our minds And take a step at a time We can do anything... ♪ [barks] ♪ That we wanna do. ♪ Are you ready to PLAY Blue's Clues so we can figure out what else Blue wants to write? You are. Great. Hey... did you see which way B-L-U-E went?
 * Child: That way.
 * Joe: That way. Thanks. Come on. ♪ We are looking for Blue's Clues Wonder where they are. ♪
 * Child: A clue! A clue!
 * Joe: You see a clue. Hmm. Where?
 * Child: On that letter.
 * Joe: Oh, there is a clue on that letter. What letter is that?
 * Child: J.
 * Joe: The letter J. You know what we need now-- our handy-dandy...
 * Child: Notebook.
 * Joe: Notebook, right. Let's draw a long line down that curves up like this. The letter J. Well, what else could Blue want to write with the letter J? Maybe, but we should probably find another clue-- or two-- to figure it out. [items moving in distance] It sounds like there's something going on upstairs. Look, it's Marky the marker.
 * Marky: Hey, Joe.
 * Joe: Yo, Marky. What's in all these boxes?
 * Marky: If you help me write these labels, I'll show you.
 * Joe: Okay. We love to write.
 * Marky: Great! I'm writing a letter. See if you can tell each one.
 * Joe: What letter is Marky writing?
 * Marky: It's the letter T.
 * Joe: Yeah. Let's use our fingers to write the letter T. First, we'll write a line down and then a line across the top like a hat. Hey... be a T with me, okay? T! Oh, nice letter T. What letter is Marky writing now? Oh, the letter O. Finger ready? Let's write the letter O. It's shaped like a ball. Hmm... Let's be Os. O! Marky, are there any more letters?
 * Marky: Two more-- the letter Y and the Letter S.
 * Joe: Hmm, T-O-Y-S. What word is that? [sounds out "toys"] Toys. Toys!
 * Marky: Yep, this is a box of toys.
 * Joe: [chuckles] Ooh, I can't wait to see what's in the next box. What letter could this be? The letter C. Ready? We'll write a curve like this. And now... let's be Cs C! Oh, that is great.
 * Marky: There's more. A-R-S. There.
 * Joe: Hmm... C-A-R-S. Let's read it. [sounds out "cars"] Cars? Oh, cars.
 * Marky: Right on. There are cars in this box. And now... I'm going to write one more label. C-L-U-E. Bye.
 * Joe: Bye, Marky. C-L-U-E. Hmm. [sounds out "clue"] Clue? Hmm, it says "clue" right here.
 * Child: A clue! A clue!
 * Joe: Yep, it says "clue" right here.
 * Child: No, it's a clue!
 * Joe: Oh? Oh. Oh! You found a clue.And it's on this letter... O. We need our handy-dandy...
 * Child: Notebook.
 * Joe: Notebook, right. "Clue"... clue. For the letter O, we'll make a big circle. Hmm... so far, our clues are the letter J... and the letter O. What else could Blue want to write with letters J and O? Yeah, good idea. Let's find our last clue to be sure.
 * Choir: ♪ Mail time, mail time, mail time! ♪
 * Joe: The mail's here. Let's go. ♪ Here's the mail, it never fails It makes me want to wag my tail When it comes, I want to wail, "Mail!" ♪ [barks] [sighs] Hey, Mailbox. Did you write you name?
 * Mailbox: Yep, "Mailbox." My name my favorite letter in it-- the letter X.
 * Joe: Ooh, the letter X. What a great letter. And here's another great letter.
 * Joe: [chuckles] Thanks, Mailbox. We just got a letter. ♪ We just got a letter We just got a letter We just got a letter I wonder who it's from. ♪ Oh, look, it's a letter from our friends.
 * All: Hi, Joe.
 * Boy: We're writing our names. A is the first letter of the alphabet and my name, Alex.
 * Girl: My name is Elizabeth. Z is a ziggly line. Wow! You did a great job, Elizabeth. Thank you. This is my name, Kennedy, and this is how I write it. You have two Ns in your name.
 * All: Bye, Joe!
 * Joe: Bye. [Blue barks] [barking] Blue just skiddooed. Let's go, too. ♪ Blue's skiddoo, we can, too. ♪ [barks] Whoa! [barking excitedly] This is the biggest paintbrush I've ever seen. [barking] Yeah, Blue, it really works.
 * Palette: Hi, Joe. Hello, Blue. I'm Palette, and I need to write a word, but I'm not sure how to write the letters. Will you help?
 * Joe: Sure. We've been writing all day. We can help.
 * Palette: Great! Follow me. [barks] So the first letter I need to write is a J, but how do you make a J?
 * Joe: Will you use your finger... and show me how to write a J? Oh, yeah. Thanks. Let's go back and write one for Palette. A line that goes all the way down and then hooks up. Wow! The letter J looks like a... [barks] Yeah, like a hook. Or... Or a slide.
 * Palette: You wrote a perfect letter J. Yay! Come on. The next letter I need to write is a U. How do you write a U? So how do we write... the letter U? Ooh. Great. [chuckles] Let's write. A line that goes down and then up. [barks] Whn it's this big... yeah, the letter U kind of looks like a swing.
 * Palette: Yeah. Come on. [Blue barking] Now I need to write the letter M. How do you write the letter M?
 * Joe: How do we write the letter M? Ah, I see. Thanks. First down, then down, then up, then down. [barks happily] The letter M, like...
 * Blue: [barking] Mountains.
 * Joe: Yeah, like mountains.
 * Palette: All right! Just one more letter to write. [barks] How do you write the letter P?
 * Joe: How do we write the letter P? Got it! The letter P. Down, and then around. [giggles] The letter P looks like a flag. [barks]
 * Palette: Now watch this. Over here, letters.
 * Joe: Hey, let's put the letters together and read the word we wrote. [barks] J-U-M-P. [sounds out "jump"]
 * Palette: We wrote the word "jump." Thanks for your help. Bye.
 * Joe: ♪ We wrote the letters, and they came alive J-U-M-P, jump... Jump. And jive. ♪
 * Blue: [barking] ♪ And jive ♪
 * Joe: ♪ The letter J has just the look Like a candy cane or a cubby hook... ♪ [Blue barks melody] ♪ Now hang on tight, here comes U Like an upside-down umbrella or a swing, too... ♪ [Blue barks melody] ♪ Climb this mountain and you will see The letter M is the place to be... ♪ [Blue barks melody] ♪ The word's complete add the P J-U-M-P spells "jump." ♪ Jump with me! [barks excitedly] ♪ Letters make words when we're reading or writing Just put some together, it's very exciting. ♪ [Blue barks melody]
 * Child: A clue, a clue.
 * Joe: Excuse me.
 * Child: A clue right there.
 * Joe: Oh! You found our last clue. and it's... the letter E. You know what we need now-- our handy-dandy...
 * Child: Notebook.
 * Joe: Notebook, right. [chuckles] Let's draw a line across, down and over, one more line, and there-- the letter E. We have our last clue to figure out what else Blue wants to write. You know what that means. It's time to sit in our...
 * Child: Thinking chair.
 * Joe: Thinking chair. Let's go. So, now that we're in our thinking chair, let's think. What else could Blue want to write with the letter J... the letter O... and the letter E? Yeah. Maybe all these letters make a word. [sounds out "Joe"] [sounds out "Joe"] What word is that?
 * Child: Joe.
 * Joe: Yes? Oh, "Joe." J-O-E spells "Joe." We just figured out Blue's Clues. ♪ We sat on down Figured it out What Blue's Clues were all about. ♪ Wow, you know what?
 * Both: ♪ We're really smart. ♪
 * [song ends]
 * [barking]
 * Joe: So, Blue, you want to write my name?
 * Blue: [barking] Yes, I do.
 * Joe: That is so nice. [barks] [barking] Okay, Blue. Let's write. J... O... E.
 * Blue: [barking] That spells Joe!
 * Joe: J-O-E. Joe. I have a label. [barks] Hey, everyone.
 * Side Table Drawer: Hi, Joe.
 * Joe: J-O-E-- that's me, Joe. Hi, Side Table Drawer. Oh, look, there's Marky.
 * Marky: Hi, J-O-E. [barks]
 * Joe: Wow! Look at all the words we wrote today-- "toys," "cars," "Blue," "Joe," "hat." [barks] Thank you for helping us write so many words today. Hey, maybe you could write more words. ♪ Now it's time for so long But we'll sing just one more song Thanks for doing your part You sure are smart You know, with me and you And our friend, Blue We can do anything ♪
 * Both: ♪ That we want to do. ♪ [barking]
 * Joe: ♪ We can do anything... ♪ That we want to do. Bye. Thanks again. [barking]
 * Blue: [barking] See you later.