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Each day, five talented hosts inspire learning about an aspect of the world by exploring it through shapes, patterns, music, word play, movement and sharing stories.

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  • Journeys in Your Imagination
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    March 9, 2007

    Shaun makes a mountain to climb out of bedsheets. Karla is a shirt drying in the wind on the clothesline. Kimee becomes an "armchair traveller." Chats and Jenn go to a fun park in their imaginations, and Karla and Curtis perform as clumsy clowns. In Sharing Stories, two sick children are taken on an imaginary adventure by their Mom. The Song of the Week is Underwater Discovery.

  • Life Journeys
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    March 8, 2007

    Chats tries to figure out what to be when she grows up, with noisy results. A mysterious stranger helps Curtis learn to play a Jew's harp. Kimee and Karla think about caterpillars, cocoons and butterflies. In Sharing Stories, a boot-scooting team calls for a new member to help win the big contest. The Song of the Week is Underwater Discovery.

  • Journeys: Places
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    March 7, 2007

    Kimee takes a walking trip through Paris and Karla practises her French. Chats and Jenn take a magical journey to Bunyip Island. DJ Curtis plays with volume and tempo at a Hi-5 party and Karla plays with a giant xylophone. Sharing Stories is about an octopus named Olly and his marine friends. The Song of the Week is Underwater Discovery.

  • Journeys: People
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    March 6, 2007

    Kimee and Karla discover Mexican food and dance. Curtis and Karla deal with long car trips. Shaun is a Sahara dweller taking some water back to his campsite with his camel. In Sharing Stories, three fluffy clouds meet a grumpy storm cloud. The Song of the Week is Underwater Discovery.

  • Jouneys: Animals
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    March 5, 2007

    Shaun the Snow Goose teaches his class how to fly in formation for their migration. Karl practises her bird movements. Jenn is a homing pigeon delivering a message to Chats, and Curtis is a worker bee who has found a great place for pollen collecting. Karla is a buzzy bee . Sharing Stories is about a group of baby swallows who have to learn how to fly. The Song of the Week is Underwater Discovery.

  • Wonderful Treasures and Wonderful News
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    March 2, 2007

    Jenn's ballerina music box has broken, so Chats and Jenn make their own life-size version. Shan the pirate discovers buried treasure and Pirate Karla has to climb the ships rigging. Curtis and the gang create a Dishwashing Symphony, and Karla makes her own tunes for clearing the table. In Sharing Stories, Floppy the Bear gets a makeover from the other toys. The Song of the Week is Some Kind of Wonderful.

  • Wonderful Days
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    March 1, 2007

    Shaun has a "Wonders of the World" fashion parade. Karla tries to be the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Chats and Jenn play a game called "Night-Day" and Kimee visits the bugs and dinosaurs at the museum. Karla pretends to be a stomping dinosaur. In Sharing Stories, a group of animals decide to celebrate a special "Rabbatcattadogamouse" day. The Song of the Week is Some Kind of Wonderful.

  • Wonderful Places
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    February 28, 2007

    Kimee looks at a globe of the world. Karla dresses up in woolly warm clothes, and later plays like a snowflake falling. Curtis takes a magical journey to the North Pole, and Shaun, the Egyptian Warrior, has to travel to the Great Pyramids in his broken chariot. In Sharing Stories, Snoozy the Groundhog befriends a group of helpful sandpit toys. The Song of the Week is Some Kind of Wonderful.

  • Wonderful People
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    February 27, 2007

    Shaun demonstrates how a tugboat works. Karla and Kimee have a giggly rope tug competition. Kimee drives a bus , a train driver and a ferry driver. Karla has a special stepping pattern that she has to follow. Jenn and Chats have fun with vocal warm-ups. In Sharing Stories a young boy helps find the missing fire-truck keys at his uncles fire station. The Song of the Week is Some Kind of Wonderful.

  • Wonderful World
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    February 26, 2007

    Kimee tries to make a painting of the ocean on a sunny day. Jenn shows Chats how a kaleidoscope works. Curtis has an undersea adventure. Karla acts out the motions of the waves and pretends to be an octopus. Sharing Stories is about a girl who visits her friends around the world using rocket boots! The Song of the Week is Some Kind of Wonderful.

  • Teams
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    February 23, 2007

    Curtis has four star struck aliens audition for him and Karla tries out for a musical. Later she uses photos to remember what it's like being a baby. Jenn plays with a variety of puppets. Kimee has to decide what to perform for the Hi-5 circus show. In Sharing Stories, King Liam wishes that he can be a drummer in a band. The Song of the Week is T.E.A.M.

  • Co-operation
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    February 22, 2007

    Curtis and Jenn put together a song for their "hopping" team. Shaun discovers that a roller system is a great way of moving something heavy. Karla calmis down to her "wind down" music and a good foot rub. Jenn has lost her voice and can only talk to Chats with mime. Sharing Stories is about a water-skiing whale who becomes stuck on a sand bank. The Song of the Week is T.E.A.M.

  • Animals
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    February 21, 2007

    Shaun creates a marching band out of clothes trolleys and toy animals. Karla is a scuttling crab. Curtis is a lonely bird who befriends Shaun the friendly hippo. Chats and Jenn are busy beavers building a dam. In Sharing Stories, three teddy bears go on an exciting pirate adventure. The Song of the Week is T.E.A.M.

  • When Am I a Team Player?
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    February 20, 2007

    Shaun and the gang practise their synchronized swimming routine and go through a medley swimming race. Curtis is the conductor of a Penguin Orchestra and Karla has some trouble with her tap-dancing feet. Kimee makes up healthy lunchboxes for her friends. In Sharing Stories, a little girl's special dancing toys rally to help her. The Song of the Week is T.E.A.M.

  • Team Sports
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    February 19, 2007

    Jen & Chats practise for a Hog Calling Competition. Kimee is trying out for a tennis team, but Jup Jup keeps on changing her racket. Karla plays totem tennis and makes up some cheers for her favourite team. Shaun and Curtis practise party games. In Sharing Stories the Dancing Ducks dvertise for new member, with interesting results! The Song of the Week is T.E.A.M.

  • Health and Fitness
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    February 16, 2007

    Shaun makes a giant healthy sandwich. Curtis and then Karla work out with disco dancing. Jenn and Chats have fun with a skipping rhyme. Karla plays a hopping, skipping and jumping game with a beanie bag. Sharing Stories features a distractible singing squirrel. His friends share their nuts with him, in return for his beautiful music. The Song of the Week is Action Heroes.

  • Action Heros
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    February 15, 2007

    Curtis writes hero music for Hyperguy. Kimee tries to dress up as a super hero, but Jup Jup turns into a "Super Beetle". Karla practises her superhero moves. Shaun is "super active" and experiments with his action belt. In Sharing Stories, a group of Superheroes discover that everyone, even "normal" people has super powers. The Song of the Week is Action Heroes.

  • Machines and Things that Move
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    February 14, 2007

    Kimee uses a pulley system to build a house for her toy bear. Curtis clones himself to make the perfect duet, and Karla realizes that she dressed the same as Kimee - like twins! Chats' clothes dryer is making a strange noise. Karla tries out her super zoomer vacuum cleaner in Kimee's space. Sharing Stories is about three construction machines that use their skills to rescue a stranded duck. The Song of the Week is Action Heroes.

  • Jobs
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    February 13, 2007

    Jenn is doing some indoor rock climbing, and Chats decides to become a rock climbing rescuer. Kimee plants a vine in her garden, but Jup Jup gives it some "magical" powers. Shaun creates a mini harbour and he is the lighthouse. Karla has to power walk and then run to catch the sunset in time. In Sharing Stories, Ziggles the Zebra uses his camouflage to escape the zoo. The Song of the Week is Action Heroes.

  • Action: Games and Sport
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    February 12, 2007

    Shaun is the host for the latest game show, "What's That Action?" Kimee is outside jumping puddles. Curtis and Shaun have a musical competition to decide who gets the last muffin. Karla leads the gang in a tricky movement game. In Sharing Stories, the big "SnowvilleToboggathon" has four friends hard at training! The Song of the Week is Action Heroes.

  • Animals Create
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    February 9, 2007

    Shaun Ant has to make a special nest for his family. Karla makes a Queen Ant out of plasticine. Jenn and Chats go on an adventure to see the different kinds of nests that animals make. Karla is a monkey making lots of different monkey moves. Curtis meets a beautiful musical spider strumming her web. Sharing Stories is about a queen bee who sends her workers on a search for a new flavour instead of honey. The Song of the Week is Making Music.

  • Surprise
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    February 8, 2007

    Kimee is making a delicious breakfast for her Mom. Karla does some floor exercises. Jenn tries different ways to cure Chats' hiccups. Karla does some sneaking and creeping as she talks about surprises. Shaun makes some home-made spaghetti. In Sharing Stories, different shaped buildings are worried about the shape of the newest construction in their town. The Song of the Week is Making Music.

  • Space for Me
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    February 7, 2007

    Kimee takes a ride in a hot air balloon. Jenn's box has different colours that describe how she feels. Karla dances to a song called Feelings. Professor Curtis tests how different music can affect people's moods. Karla does some finger warmup exercises. Sharing Stories is about two sisters who make a large box into a "fairy racer", only to havetheir brothers change it into a "wizard racer." The Song of the Week is Making Music.

  • Making a Work of Art
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    February 6, 2007

    Curtis uses music as an inspiration to make an abstract painting. Karla mixes colours together and handprints with them. Kimee makes up dances according to different hats, followed by Karla trying out different sports with different sporting hats. Shaun makes a costume and a dance for a magical creature. Karla draws a circle on the screen and changes it to a sun, then a flower and then a happy face. In Sharing Stories a young artist has three tubes of paint who all think that they are the best choice for her painting. The Song of the Week is Making Music.

  • Making in Nature
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    February 5, 2007

    Chats and Jenn make a fish tank for their new pet goldfish, followed by Karla swimming around in her own giant fish tank. Curtis has three musical plants, each with its own special style. Shaun has a Venus Fly Tap and demonstrates how it works. Karla then practices catching beach balls as if she is a Venus flytrap. Sharing Stories is about two tadpoles that take a journey downstream, changing into frogs as they go. The Song of the Week is Making Music.

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