Premiere Date: July 20, 2020

Episode 6: Backwards Day

Meet a tarantula, go gaga over graphs, make parachute cups, learn about palindromes. Content partners include the Memphis Zoo, National Dance Institute, the New Victory Theater, the Intrepid Museum, Liberty Science Center, and Bedtime Math.

Materials Needed:Field Trip with the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

Blank piece of paperScissorsClear tape

StringDisposable cup orplastic bottle

Eco-Friendly Puppets with the Children’s Museumof the Arts

Bamboo skewerBrass fastenerCardstockFound and recycledmaterials

GlueHole punchMasking tapePipe cleaners

ScissorsStaplerView step-by-steppuppet instructionshere

Gaga Over Graphs with Bedtime MathMasking tapeA set of items to plotScratch paper or stickynotes

View step-by-stepgraph instructionsand information here

Premiere Date: July 21, 2020

Episode 7: Heroes Day

Make a hovercraft and a friendship bracelet, meet a scorpion, play Rock 'n' Roll Bingo. Content partners include the Franklin Institute, National Dance Institute, the Intrepid Museum, Bedtime Math, Chamber Music Society, and NY Road Runners.

Materials Needed:

Friendship bracelets with ZachString (preferably different colors)TapeScissors

Tabletop Hovercraft with the Franklin InstituteCD or DVDWater bottle topBalloonHot glue gun and glue

Rotocopters with the Intrepid Sea, Air &Space Museum

PaperScissorsPaper clips

Rock ‘n’ Roll Bingo with Bedtime Math2 or 3 diceGame boardGame piece items(cereal, buttons, etc.)

Download the printabledice templates and bingoboards here, along withstep-by-step game instructions

Premiere Date: July 22, 2020

Episode 8: Beach Day

Make boats that floats, be a clown, dance like river creatures, go on a pirate treasure hunt. Content partners include the New Victory Theater, National Dance Institute, Bedtime Math, NYC Department of Education, Memphis Zoo.

Materials Needed:

“I come from...” with the New Victory TheaterPen or pencilPaper

Boat Building with Ms. OrfanitopoulosCardboardPopsicle sticksScissors

Any other materials that you want to use, such as aluminum foil, styrofoam, or pipe cleaners

Sand Castles with ZachBowlMixing spoonMeasuring cup

Baking sodaBaking powderDish soap

Perfect Pizzas with Ms. DarlenePaperPencilsMarkers or crayonsScissors

Pirate Treasure Hunt with Bedtime MathPen or pencilPaperRulerTape

Download the printable Ocean Object Coordinates and gameboard here, along with step-by-step game instructions

Premiere Date: July 23, 2020

Episode 9: Cooking DayMake a frozen banana penguin, meet a skink, empty a ketchup bottle with centripetal force. Content partners includeNY Botanical Garden, NY Road Runners, Story Pirates, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, NY Public Library, and the Memphis Zoo.

Materials Needed:

Nature Observations with the NY Botanical GardenNature journal, notebook,or a piece of paperPencilSomething to observe

Frozen Banana Penguins with ZachBananas (room temperature)Melted chocolateCandy eyesHard-shelled candy-coated chocolates

Nature Journals with the NY Botanical GardenEmpty cereal boxPaperColored pencils

Markers or pensScissorsRubber bands

Miniature Traveling Theater with Lincoln CenterMedium-sized boxScissorsPaper

Markers/crayons/colored pencilsTapeChopsticks, straws, or rolledup paper

Premiere Date: July 24, 2020

Episode 10: Space DayMake a catapult, a space station, and shadow puppets; watch hippos race in the Zoolympics, and play body percussion. Content partners include the New Victory Theater, Liberty Science Center, Bedtime Math, the Children's Museum of the Arts, and the Memphis Zoo.

Materials Needed:

Constellations with ZachConstruction paperPins or a toothpickFlashlight

Set Building with the New Victory TheaterFlashlightsObjects from your house to decorate yourset

PaperPencilScissors

Make a Catapult with Bedtime MathPlastic spoonsItems to flingRubber bandsMeasuring tape

PencilThick markerPopsicle stick orextra pencil

Make a Space Station with the Children’s Museumof the Arts

Bamboo skewersHot glue gun and gluePaper towel roll

Cardboard piecesPlastic water bottles