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Ready to read. Ready to read.
Ready to read.
( train whistle )
Hello, my name is Ready the clown.
Hop aboard!
We're going to the:
Ready to read, Ready to read.
If you want to read
you must get ready like me.
The Readiness Circus is just the place
to learn some things to help you read.
Ready to read. Ready to read.
( train whistle )
♪ Come with us to the circus, you're going to love our show
♪ Before you can begin to read
♪ here's some of the things you should know.
♪ Like letters of the alphabet, and shapes and colors too
♪ You'll make alot of funny friends, the time that we are through.
♪ It's Diver Don, starts with a "D"
♪ Say it with me
♪ And Bing the Bear, starts with a "B"
♪ Juggler Jake, you'll love the way
♪ He'll juggle much more than a J.
♪ Where's Tardy Tiger he must be late
♪ and Scarlett Scooter, she just can't wait.
♪ Leon the Lion he's lazy and strew
♪ and Mighty McMann, his Ms are for you.
♪ Circle, diamond, triangle rectangle, square
( roars )
♪ To learn the shapes and colors, just sit right in your chair.
♪ Popcorn, pennants, puppies
♪ Cotton Candy and more
♪ Special surprises, the circus has in store
♪ He's Hank, the Human Cannonball, so what are we waiting for?
♪ Come with us to the circus, you're going to love our show
♪ Before you begin to read
♪ there some of the things you should know.
( train whistle )
( train stoppping )
( crash )
We're here!
First stop:
Welcome to Mighty McMann's Alphabet Midway.
I have a strong feeling you have plenty of fun.
Peanuts, popcorn, pennants, cotton candy
Win a prize!
There's lots to learn on the Alphabet Midway.
Ask Juggler Jake.
Juggling the Alphabet is easy as ABC.
My friends at home can help.
Say these letters with me.
That's my letter!
It isn't just jolly for jackpot?
Jingles and Jiggles it--
Where was I?
Here comes:
WHOA! They're too many!
Peanuts, popcorn, pennants
get your cotton candy!
Peanuts, popcorn, pennants--
Oh, thank you, Miss.
I can always use another P.
Peanuts, popcorn, pennants.
Do you have any pencils?
No.
How about penguins or pistacios?
Any pickles?
Just peanuts, popcorn, and pennants.
Try next door.
Carnival Cotton Candy Counter!
Cotton Candy!
I'll have some Cotton Candy, please.
What flavor?
Cola, Cucumber, or Cantaloupe.
I want the biggest.
Maybe my friends at home can help.
Which flavor is the biggest?
Cola
Cucumber
or Cantaloupe?
( drum roll )
Congraduations!
The cantaloupe cotton candy is the biggest!
That's the one I want!
I want the biggest!
( chomp, chomp, chomp )
How did you like your cantilope cotton candy?
Is it classic or colossal?
It tastes like watermelon to me!
Look at Jake Juggle!
( giggling )
( grunting )
Look out! They're gonna crash!
WHOA!
( crash )
( crowd gasping )
This comical clown crashed into the seas and pushed the Ps all over!
They're all mixed up now.
Which are the Cs? Which are the Ps?
Our friends at home can help us again.
Which letter has a sound can hear
in the beginning of popcorn, peanuts, and pennants?
JAKE: That's right!
What letter has the sound at the beginning of cotton candy?
That's the same sound as:
( crowd cheering )
It's time for the magic show to begin!
Mighty McMann's Alphabet Midway is proud to present--
The Mysterious Mr. Magico!
( crowd gasping )
GIRL: Where is he?
I don't know.
( cheers and applause )
Sorry I'm late.
The time seem to dissappear.
For my first trick--
I will pull the letter M out of my hat.
Where is my hat?
Do you like my hat?
BOY: That's a cat!
I know my hat is here somewhere.
GIRL: You wore a hat on your head?
That was my best cat-- I mean rat.
I mean hat.
GIRL: That's a bat!
My hat. I can't do magic without it.
( giggles: ) Ta-da!
- ( crowd cheering ) - BOY: Look! A magic hat!
The magic starts with the letter M.
I will now put an M out of my hat.
- ( crowd gasps ) - GIRL: That's no M.
That's a monkey.
Aha!
What letter does a monkey begin with?
( crowd chattering )
M is right.
And now...
- BOY 1: Marbles. - BOY 2: I got one.
BOY 3: Me too!
I must make my magical mystical M appear.
A magical Mumbo mystical.
You'll say the magic words too.
A magical mumbo mystical!
- ( cheers and applause ) - Thank you!
( gasps: ) They're going to crash!
( crowd gasps )
GIRL: Where did Mr. Magico and the monkey go?
BOY: Where did the M go?
( Magico laughs )
( cheers and applause )
What about my B?
I know I put it here someplace.
Where is my B?
Bing the bear on a ball.
No Bs here.
Wait a minute my little clown companion.
...all start with my favorite sound.
B-b-b-boo.
I'm looking for the letter B.
It's around here someplace.
My good man
B is in front of your rattle nose.
The letter B is the "b" sound.
Right, beagles?
But those are dogs!
Dancing dogs.
What do they have to do with B?
There the beagles, Clownman.
They know all about B.
And D.
"b" and "d" do.
Tell 'em all about it.
Karoom a tune for our doughting B hunter.
When you see the letters on the screen
say their name.
Ready?
♪ D is for the "d" sound the letter looks like this
♪ B is for the "b" sound a sound you should not miss
♪ Look carefully at:
♪ They almost look the same
♪ But "b" and "d" are different sounds with very different names.
Yeah!
( cheers and applause )
A beagle dog is different.
So as a dancing bear.
All of us like:
They're quite a pair.
( cheers and applause )
♪ D is for the "d" sound the letter looks like this
♪ B is for the "b" sound a sound you should not miss
♪ Look carefully at:
♪ They almost look the same
♪ But "b" and "d" are different sounds with very different names.
Yeah!
( cheers and applause )
I heard singing.
I am late?
OH NO!
( gasps: ) They're going to crash!
( crash )
Those letters start the words:
Maybe I'm not on time
Time starts with:
that's my letter.
It fits me to a T.
Tigers are very talented.
We have tails.
And teeth.
We can leap over towering Ts.
This talk is so tiring.
I'll take some Zs.
My friends at home can take a break too.
( snoring )
That's what the Tardy Tiger is always late.
If he dosent wake up
He'll miss:
Here we are!
First i will jump the big drum.
A bigger drum
and the biggest drum.
Here we go.
Big, bigger, biggest!
Up...up...
and OVER!
( applause )
That was a tall order, Scarlett.
You made short work of it.
Thank you, Mighty.
Speaking of tall and short
help me welcome some friends of mine.
- Hi. - Hi.
- Hello. - Hello.
Can our friends at home tell us which clown is short
and which clown is tall?
( toot )
SCARLETT: Which dog is short and which dog is tall?
( barks )
SCARLETT: Give yourself a hand!
I'm not late, am I?
Because we're:
( gasps: ) They're going to crash!
- ( splash ) - I'm in big trouble now.
That's trouble with a capital:
Match the ducks and win a prize.
What can I win?
If you can tell me which ducks are the same size
as the ones in the water
you win a free trip!
TARDY: I'm in the duck tank!
- This one? - BOY: That's a parrot!
Looks like our friends at home will like to help you.
Which duck is the same size?
You kids are really smart!
- ( callioupe ) I bet you know what that sound means.
It's time for the circus parade to the big top!
Let's go find Ready the clown!
Up, over, and down!
And away we go!
I love a parade.
How about our friends at home.
Can you hear the music?
Get out and march with the parade to the big top.
Come on.
1, 2, 3, 4 March! March! March!
1, 2, 3, 4 Good, keep it up!
Welcome to the beginning of the circus parade!
This is just the beginning--
there's also the middle and end of the parade.
♪ We're ready for the big top, so come join the parade
♪ Beginning, middle, end all three will make the grade.
♪ Beginning
♪ middle
♪ the end, the end the end!
♪ Something else is beginning, a big top circus treat
♪ Buy your ticket right away, then go find a seat.
1, 2, 3, 4 March! March! March!
♪ We're ready for the big top, so come join the parade
♪ Beginning, middle, end all three will make the grade.
♪ Beginning
♪ middle
♪ the end, the end the end!
♪ Something else is beginning, a big top circus treat
♪ Buy your ticket right away, then go find a seat.
( cheers and applause )
Let's go, Dad!
The circus is beginning.
I'm glad I'm at the beginning of the line.
I'll be the first one in.
This is the middle of the line.
I't wont be long now.
I can't wait to see the circus.
Why I am always at the end of the line?
I hope they don't start without me.
If you're at the end--
come with me.
WEEEE!
( giggles )
RINGMASTER: Ladies and gentlemen
Welcome to the Readiness Circus Extravaganza!
Clap your hands if you're ready for big fun under the big top!
I mean everybody, including our friends at home.
Clap your hands.
Under the big top, the fun is everywhere.
In our rings--
and over your heads.
For today's first act--
Mastero, drumroll please!
Not a rolling drum.
A drumroll.
- ( drumroll ) - That's better.
May I direct your attention to the platfrom high above our heads!
The Daring Diver Don
will now define disaster!
Don, diver bomb?
Come on, Don.
If you dont climb up-- you can't dive.
If he can't dive-- I can do my act.
Everyone's waiting!
You can do it!
Don?
I'm sorry I didn't dive.
I can't stand heights.
When I go up, I can't look down.
and I can't get down!
Oh.
Maybe I just close my eyes
I can do it.
I think.
Don will never dive!
I'm ready to go.
I'll go on instead.
You're our big finish, Hank.
While we wait for Don
let's move on to our next act.
Maestro.
♪ ♪ ♪
Introducing in the first wing--
today's special guest shapes.
Circle
Square
Triangle
Rectangle
Diamond.
Here to sing about shapes and colors
let's meet the Shapes and Colors Clown.
and some of his circus friends
as they do the colors and shapes song.
♪ If you want to read you're going to need
♪ to look so carefully
♪ Spotting shapes and colors
♪ can be fun for you and me.
♪ Look for the circle the circle is red
♪ the circle is floating his head
♪ Look for the square it's under his shoe
♪ I've never seen a square so blue
♪ Look for the diamonds on her dress
♪ If you like diamonds nod your head "Yes"
♪ Look at him he's such a brave fellow
♪ on it's rectangle-- it's yellow
♪ His hat is green a triangle too
♪ watch him roll away from you
♪ Colors and shapes are there to see
♪ Watch the seals carefully.
♪ Get ready to read we got what you need
♪ those shapes and colors, yeah!
( cheers and applause )
Now, it's really time for Diver Don
to deliver his delightful dive!
I can't stand heights.
I can't look:
I'm already to go:
No.
Wait for the big finish.
We're already to go up to the highwire
and Scarlett Scooter!
( cheers )
I'm on the bottom wire.
How do I get to the top wire?
I know--
I will jump to the top wire on my scooter.
( gasps )
Up and over-- to the top wire!
( cheers and applause )
You were wonderful, Scarlett!
I know you can do your dive, Don.
I think you were very brave.
And now in the center ring--
we're proud to present the king of the jungle
Leon the Lion, and Larry the Lion tamer.
( cheers )
( yawining )
For the king of the jungle
you're sure are a lazy lion, Leon.
Our friends at home are waiting for you
to jump through the hoop.
Aren't you?
Why does a lion always have to jump through the loop?
I'm the brave lion tamer, you're the ferocious lion.
Put that chair down, and be careful with that whip!
You'll hurt yourself.
I know how to get you through.
Mr. Clown, come here please.
That silly pig will never go through those hoops.
I beg you pardon.
This pig is not silly.
He's very smart.
He loved Hamlet and Pigmalion.
He also knows the difference between:
I'll bet our friends at home know which hoop he should jump through.
Don't you?
( crowd reacts )
If a smart pig can do it
so can the king of the jungle.
Maestro, drumroll.
( drumroll )
( cheers and applause )
Thank you, Leon.
Next time, I'll jump through the hoop.
( yawing )
I'll say I've been through a lot today.
( cheers )
RINGMASTER: Thank you, Leon.
Looks like we have another clown that wants to get through.
Two doors.
What should he do?
Which door can he get through?
Our friends at home know.
( cheers and applause )
Those clowns are always clowning around.
Here's a clown who is not even dressed yet.
Well, I'm all dressed.
DOG: Aren't you forgetting something?
No.
I got my nose and my smile.
And my coat even my horn.
You need some help.
Does anyone know what goes on his foot?
A shoe.
And something for his head too.
Do you know what clowns wear on their heads?
I need a hat.
We have so many.
Which hat matches my hat?
A perfect match.
What about the shoe?
Gesundheit.
No help there.
Dogs don't wear shoes.
Can my friends at home help me?
Which shoe fits?
Well, which shoe fits?
That one?
It will never fit.
A perfect fit.
You'll really smart.
Now I'm really ready to go.
Aren't for forgetting one more thing?
Now we're ready.
( cheers and applause )
What's the matter little fellow?
You say "You dont get to go on till the end of the show."
You don't have long to wait.
We're almost at the end.
Sarah Seal is going to sing us a song about it.
The end of the circus is just as important
as the beginning or the middle.
It's the same way with words and letters
Think about the word:
This is how ring is spelled.
If you put the letters in a different order
it spells:
You should be smiling.
We save the best for last.
The letters at the end of the word
are just as important as the beginning.
In fact-- I wrote a song about it.
Ready boys?
♪ Every place in a li-ine is important, don't you see?
♪ How the letters stand together helps us all to read
♪ They'll help us to read:
♪ Words are groups of letters each letter has a spot
♪ If the letters trade their places
♪ A top is a pot
♪ T-O-P Top P-O-T Pot
♪ T-O-P Top P-O-T Pot
♪ The end is not a bad place you get the final sa-ying
♪ When you follow all the letters, you'll never loose your way
♪ You don't loose your way:
♪ Words are groups of letters, each letter has a spot
♪ If the letters trade their places a top becomes a pot.
♪ T-O-P Top P-O-T Pot
♪ Oooh Oooh Oooh.
See little clown
you're always important.
At the beginning, middle, or the end.
Thank you for that important lesson, Sara.
Now, we are at the end!
The moment you've all been waiting for.
Ladies and gentlemen--
Diver Don will now devistate us
with his downright daring dive!
- ( drum roll ) - If the circus is almost over
why don't I climb down.
( gasps: ) Look out, they're going to crash!
CROWD: OH, NO!
There's no time to climb.
I better jump!
( cheers and applause )
Don, I'm so proud of you!
That dive was wonderful.
Dive?
I did dive!
Thanks for your help, Scarlett!
What about me?
I'm all wet.
That was wonderful, Don!
And now for our big finish!
Hank the Human Cannonball...
What's wrong, Hank?
My cannon won't light.
My mathches are wet.
Everything's runied.
Sorry, Hank
better luck next time.
That's all we have time for.
Thanks for coming to the Readiness Circus, boys and girls.
We hope you get ready to read.
Bye!
See you soon!
Wait! Don't leave!
I finally got my cannon lit.
( boom! )
Ready to read, Ready to read.
( train whistle )
♪ We're glad you came to the circus, we hoped you liked our show
♪ To help you all get ready to read with one things yous should know.
♪ Like letters of the alphabet
♪ Shapes and colors, too
♪ You really made a lot of friends and learned a thing or two
♪ Like big and small, and short and tall
♪ we're all here for you
♪ At the Readiness Circus.
( train whistle )
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