Episode 5: What animal jumps the highest?
Learn about animals that escape danger by moving between tide pools and landing on rocks! Try leaping like a blenny, launching like a penguin, and breaching like a humpback whale. The answer might surprise you: every animal jumps for its own special reasons!
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This movement-packed episode is designed for kids ages two to six.
- Watch together and pause to guess why each animal jumps.
- Try each jump side by side: a quick blenny hop, a speedy penguin launch, and a big whale breach.
- Vote on your favorite jumper and talk about what makes each one special.
Keep the conversation going: Are you a blenny, a penguin, or a whale? If you lived in the ocean, why would you jump?
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