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Buttons & Figs
Buttons & Figs inspires kids to think critically and express creatively through wordplay.
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Episode One: #1 – The Jumblies
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Created by: CalicoCast
Started: September 8th, 2016
Status: Active, 178 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
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Episodes
#26 – Ricochet Word Play
00:16:00 | April 8th, 2018
Stop your dilly-dallying and jump aboard….we’re sailing our sieve to the land of Ricochet Words! On this episode we’ll explain how to play with ricochet words, we’ll stop in to visit Shim-Sham the Shoe Man and our Buttons & Figs kids travel from Wibbleton to Wobbleton, making up their own ricochet words along the way. Subscribe to play with words at www.buttonsandfigs.com
#25 – We’re Going on an Onomatopoeia Hunt
00:15:36 | March 12th, 2018
We’re going on an ONOMATOPOEIA hunt! We can’t go over it, we can’t go under it….I guess we’ll have to go through it! On this episode Buttons & Figs is going to sail in our sieve to the land of onomatopoeia words. Hear excerpts of the great Michael Rosen’s "Going on a Bear Hunt," learn the meaning and how to spell this crazy word, and hear some Buttons & Figs kids come up with some great onomatopoeia words. Squawk. Squelch. Burp. Play with words at www.buttonsandfigs.com
#24 – I Love You Like a Simile
00:12:54 | February 14th, 2018
Are you silly like a Button and nonsensical like a Fig? On this episode Buttons & Figs is going to sail in a sieve to the land of love similes or would that be simile love?! On this special Valentine’s Day episode #AllKindsofLove are expressed in simile form. Using the book "I Love You Like a Pig" by Mac Barnett we share ways to play with love similes. Join the kids in Mr. Smith’s 1st Grade class at Givins Shaw Public School in Toronto, Ontario to hear the fun ways they played with love likes or would that be like loves?! www.buttonsandfigs.com
#23 – Scat Singing with Annette Lowman
00:19:47 | January 30th, 2018
Buttons & Figs sails in a sieve to the land of scat singing. The great jazz singer Annette Lowman travels along sharing tips for how kids can start scat singing too. Visit buttonsandfigs.com for a free downloadable activity to help you shoo-bop-shoo-bop-shoo-bop-bop-bow!
#22 – Wacky Waffle Nonsense – Shel Silverstein Inspires
00:22:59 | January 10th, 2018
Buttons & Figs is a podcast for kids about nonsense. Are you a dreamer? then come on in and listen to this Wacky Waffle Nonsense episode. the nonsense on this episode was inspired by Shel Silverstein. Ms. Weck’s 3rd grade class wrote and recorded their nonsense in oak park, il. each episode of Buttons & Figs features great nonsense literature recommendations, kid recordings of nonsense that will inspire YOU to make a little nonsense of your own – at home, in the car, at school, or wherever you are. thanks for listening to me and you and you and me. buttonsandfigs.com
spooky episode – Halloween Nonsense II
00:16:06 | October 28th, 2017
Buttons & Figs is a podcast for kids about nonsense. this is a special Halloween episode inspired by the book "Black and Bittern Was Night" by Robert Heidbreder, illustrated by John Martz. several kids act out the book, in radio theater style…well, sort of. after listening and reading this book, be sure to find this episode’s free downloadable activity @ buttonsandfigs.com. Happy Halloween!
extra – "facts"
00:04:23 | October 10th, 2017
Buttons & Figs is a podcast for kids about nonsense. this is a little extra with Oscar, who shared some "facts" with us at the Oak Park Public Library. Which ones are facts and which ones spark your imagination? (Unicorns DO make the best rainbows!) Thanks Oscar! we hope you’ll share a little extra nonsense with us @ buttonsandfigs.com
#21 – Funny Girls – Interview with Betsy Bird
00:19:13 | September 30th, 2017
Buttons & Figs is a podcast for kids about nonsense. On this episode, sail in a sieve to the land of Funny Girls! Our funny girls interview the funny librarian, author, and fellow podcaster, Betsy Bird. Be sure to check out "Funny Girl: Funniest. Stories. EVER." edited by Betsy Bird, a fabulously funny middle school anthology with more than 25 female authors. Visit Buttonsandfigs.com to subscribe for more.
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Created by: CalicoCast
Started:
September 8th, 2016
Status: Active, 178 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
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