IT'S A BIG BIG WORLD is an innovative new preschool science series that will offer parents and kids new ways to think and talk about the world. Produced in "Shadowmation," a patented technique combining puppet animatronics with computer generated animation, the television series will feature a diverse group of animal characters brought to vibrant life in a lush jungle setting. With a unique curriculum that brings science and geography to preschoolers, IT'S A BIG BIG WORLD presents science not just as a series of facts, but as an exciting process of discovery.
August
8/1 Flying Fish/Smooch And Winslow's Songbook (Show 137)
Wartz doesn't believe that there is a fish that can fly. / Smooch & Winslow find their favorite songs. Curriculum Idea: Animal Diversity - There are many kinds of amazing animals in the world./ Curriculum Idea:
Music - Singing and listening to songs is not only fun, it can be a great way to learn new things.
8/4 Sloth Lessons/The Avocado Queen (Show 138)
Bob tries to become a sloth. / Burdette learns that the pits are seeds that new trees grow from. Curriculum Idea:
Animal Characteristics - We are all different in our own special way and have different abilities and ways of doing things. / Curriculum Idea:
Trees and Seeds - Trees grow from seeds. The seeds of some trees, like avocados, are the pit of their fruit.
8/5 In Good Voice/Wartz's Family Tree (Show 139)
Bob searches for another animal that can make a night howl when Oka has a case of laryngitis. Curriculum Idea:
Animal Sounds - Different animals make their own, unique sounds to communicate with other animals. / Curriculum Idea:
Families of Animals - Animals that share similar characteristics are grouped into animal families.
8/6 Big Big Waterhole/Oko's Songbook (Show 140) Curriculum Idea:
Habitat - Different animals make their homes in different places. Curriculum Idea:
Music - Singing and listening to songs is not only fun, it can be a great way to learn new things.
8/7 Not Found Here (Show 101) Smooch, Winslow and Snook look for Wartz, the tadpole and find that he is now a tree frog! Curriculum Idea: Metamorphosis – Some animals or plants change their forms and can be hard to recognize in their new forms. Related Activity:Growing up and getting bigger, but still me!
8/8 Ant Ray Vision / Moving On Up (Show 102) Bob tries to see things from an ant's point of view. / Smooch wants to move out of her home. Curriculum Idea: Perspective – What we see influences what we know and care about. Many animals see the world in different ways than we do, and seeing the world the way that other creatures do can help us to understand that creature. Related Activity:Who's in the habitat?
8/11 Balance / Ick Alone (Show 103)
Wartz is upset that he can't seesaw. / Ick is afraid of Burdette because some birds eat fish.
Curriculum Idea: Balance - Things can be balanced or unbalanced. Balance is relative – we talk about the balance between things. Balance and imbalance can cause certain things to happen. Curriculum Idea: Animal diets – Different animals have different diets. Related Activity: What did you eat today?
8/12 Burdette Queen Ant/One Monkey Too Many (Show 104)
Burdette decides to be the Queen of the World Tree. / Wartz wants to be a monkey instead of a frog. Curriculum Idea: Communities – Some insects and animals have organized communities and different communities function in different ways. Curriculum Idea: Same/Different Animal Characteristics – We are all different in our own special way and have different abilities and ways of doing things. Related Activity: If I were an animal...
8/13 Not Found Here (Show 101) Smooch, Winslow and Snook look for Wartz, the tadpole and find that he is now a tree frog! Curriculum Idea: Metamorphosis – Some animals or plants change their forms and can be hard to recognize in their new forms. Related Activity:Growing up and getting bigger, but still me!
8/14 Ant Ray Vision / Moving On Up (Show 102) Bob tries to see things from an ant's point of view. / Smooch wants to move out of her home. Curriculum Idea: Perspective – What we see influences what we know and care about. Many animals see the world in different ways than we do, and seeing the world the way that other creatures do can help us to understand that creature. Related Activity:Who's in the habitat?
8/15 Balance / Ick Alone (Show 103)
Wartz is upset that he can't seesaw. / Ick is afraid of Burdette because some birds eat fish.
Curriculum Idea: Balance - Things can be balanced or unbalanced. Balance is relative – we talk about the balance between things. Balance and imbalance can cause certain things to happen. Curriculum Idea: Animal diets – Different animals have different diets. Related Activity: What did you eat today?
8/18 Burdette Queen Ant/One Monkey Too Many (Show 104)
Burdette decides to be the Queen of the World Tree. / Wartz wants to be a monkey instead of a frog. Curriculum Idea: Communities – Some insects and animals have organized communities and different communities function in different ways. Curriculum Idea: Same/Different Animal Characteristics – We are all different in our own special way and have different abilities and ways of doing things. Related Activity: If I were an animal...
8/19 My Friend Will Bee Right Back / Learning to Fly (Show 105) Bob befriends a bee named Stripey. / Winslow tries to fly and challenges Burdette to a competition. Curriculum Idea: Bees – Bee migration and biological facts. Curriculum Idea: Abilities – Each type of animal has a different set of abilities, which are common to all animals of that type. Related Activity: Do you speak bee?
8/20 Shell / Spirit (Show 106) The marmosets set out to find the Wood Tree's spirit. Bob and Winslow find a snail named Rocky. Curriculum Idea: Shells – Different creatures live in their own special places, and have different means of protection. Curriculum Idea: Trees – Tree biology and facts. Related Activity: Who's in the habitat?
8/21 Out on a Limb / The More Things Change (Show 107)
Winslow gets stuck on the top of the World Tree. Snook teaches the monkeys that change can be great. Curriculum Idea: Natural Limits – Every creature has different physical limits. There are some places in nature where only a few (or no) species can safely exist. Curriculum Idea: Change – The world changes in some ways and stays the same in others. We also change in some says and stay the same in others. Changes may result in some losses, but also can offer unexpected opportunities and benefits. Related Activity: Who's in the habitat?
8/22 Dancing / King of the Tree (Show 108) His friends use dancing to keep Snook awake and Bob uses measurements to see if the tree will flood. Curriculum Idea: Turtles – The migratory and social habits of turtles. Curriculum Idea: Weather – We can observe changes in the weather, and these changes have impacts on animals and plants. Related Activity: What's it like outside?
8/25 My Friend Will Bee Right Back / Learning to Fly (Show 105) Bob befriends a bee named Stripey. / Winslow tries to fly and challenges Burdette to a competition. Curriculum Idea: Bees – Bee migration and biological facts. Curriculum Idea: Abilities – Each type of animal has a different set of abilities, which are common to all animals of that type. Related Activity: Do you speak bee?
8/26 Shell / Spirit (Show 106) The marmosets set out to find the Wood Tree's spirit. Bob and Winslow find a snail named Rocky. Curriculum Idea: Shells – Different creatures live in their own special places, and have different means of protection. Curriculum Idea: Trees – Tree biology and facts. Related Activity: Who's in the habitat?
8/27 Out on a Limb / The More Things Change (Show 107)
Winslow gets stuck on the top of the World Tree. Snook teaches the monkeys that change can be great. Curriculum Idea: Natural Limits – Every creature has different physical limits. There are some places in nature where only a few (or no) species can safely exist. Curriculum Idea: Change – The world changes in some ways and stays the same in others. We also change in some says and stay the same in others. Changes may result in some losses, but also can offer unexpected opportunities and benefits. Related Activity: Who's in the habitat?
8/28 Dancing / King of the Tree (Show 108) His friends use dancing to keep Snook awake and Bob uses measurements to see if the tree will flood. Curriculum Idea: Turtles – The migratory and social habits of turtles. Curriculum Idea: Weather – We can observe changes in the weather, and these changes have impacts on animals and plants. Related Activity: What's it like outside?
8/29 Burdette Bald Eagle / Hot Ice (Show 109)
Snook teaches Bob that animals are different colors for their protection. / Harry becomes a butterfly! Curriculum Idea: Molting – Some animals shed their skin or feathers at times as a natural part of the maturation process. Curriculum Idea: States of Matter – Water comes in a variety of forms. Related Activity: Where did the water go?
Airs M-F from 2:00-2:30 p.m.
8/15 June 29, 1999 (Show 1005)
While her third grade classmates are sprouting seeds in paper cups, Holly has a more ambitious, innovative science project in mind. LeVar investigates UFOs. Viewers follow a boy and his father who discover strange artifacts, visit a farmer who grows huge pumpkins, and hear a first hand account of a UFO report.
It's a Big Big World 
8/1 Flying Fish/Smooch And Winslow's Songbook (Show 137) 
