Pretending Helps with Learning/Ella Jenkins
mister rogers' neighborhood

Folk-singer Ella Jenkins returns to teach Mister Rogers a song with movements. Pretending is a good way to learn, and Mister Rogers shows how he and his grandson pretend to be elephants. In Make- Believe, there's a periodic puzzling increase in the wind velocity.

Episode Duration: 28 minutes and 42 seconds

Episode Number: 1652

About Mister Rogers' Neighborhood:

Mister Rogers talks in a way young children understand, at a pace they can absorb and with a consistency that creates a calm, safe place for preschoolers.

Topics with sensitive emotional concerns are always carefully blended with fun and whimsy to match a young child's interests and level of understanding.


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Sun, Oct 1 6:00 A.M. Mister Rogers Talks About Pets     NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Oct 8 6:00 A.M. Cellist Yo-Yo-Ma/How People Make Bass Violins     NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Oct 15 6:00 A.M. How People Make Trumpets/Plans for Comet Celebrating     NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Oct 22 6:00 A.M. Musical Games/Talking About Feelings     NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Oct 29 6:00 A.M. Mister Rogers Talks About Pets     NHPBS (11.1)


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