1. EXT SCHOOLYARD -- DAY
It’s recess. ELINOR, OLIVE, and ARI are hanging out together. We hear
<SFX:
BIRD SONG> in the background.
ELINOR
I love being outside. I can hear so many birds!
On top of the bird sound, we hear a
<SFX:
PILEATED WOODPECKER DRUMMING>, a deep, drumming sound that trails off.
OLIVE
I hear a woodpecker drumming on a tree.
Ari points at a Hairy Woodpecker perched in a nearby tree.
ARI
I SEE a woodpecker
. Is that it?
We see the Hairy Woodpecker drumming, and we hear
<SFX:
HAIRY WOODPECKER DRUMMING>.
OLIVE
That one is making a different sound.
A Pileated Woodpecker flies in to the adjacent tree and we hear
<SFX:
PILEATED WOODPECKER DRUMMING>.
ELINOR
Oh! There’s the first sound. There are two different woodpeckers making two different drumming sounds.
That’s SO INTERESTING!
MZ MOLE pokes her head into the scene.
MZ. MOLE
In fact, there are more than TWO HUNDRED kinds of woodpeckers!
The kids
<SFX:
WOAH>
.
MZ. MOLE (CONT’D)
Here, I’ll show you.
Mz. Mole sits on a stump and pulls out a book about woodpeckers as Ari, Olive, Elinor, and the rest of the kids settle around her.
2. EXT OUTSIDE (BOOK) -- DAY
Mz. Mole’s book shows a nice spring forest. We see a songbird singing (an American Robin? A Yellow Warbler?)
and
hear
<SFX:
BIRD SONG>.
MZ. MOLE (O.S.)
Lots
of birds talk to each other by singing songs.
A second songbird of the same kind lands nearby. The birds look at each other and second songbird sings
<SFX:
BIRD SONG> at the first one.
Mz. MoLE (O.S.) (CONT’D)
W
o
o
dpeckers don’t sing.
A Hairy Woodpecker lands nearby. It watches thoughtfully and scratches its head with its wing
.
MZ. MOLE
(O.S.)
(CONT’D)
But don’t worry - woodpeckers can still talk to each other.
The woodpecker suddenly gets an idea.
MZ. MOLE (O.S.)
(CONT’D)
Instead of singing, they drum with their beaks! Listen to this Hairy Woodpecker.
The Hairy Woodpecker drums, and we hear its real sound. A Pileated Woodpecker flies up near the Hairy Woodpecker.
MZ. MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D)
This is a Pileated Woodpecker
. It looks different, and it SOUNDS different.
We see the Pileated Woodpecker drumming and hear
<SFX:
PILEATED WOODPECKER DRUMMING>. Next, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker flies up to join the woodpeckers.
MZ. MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D)
My favorite woodpecker is this one, the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. It gets creative, switching between fast and slow
dumming
!
We hear the weird, random
drumroll
of the
<SFX:
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER>.
As Mz. Mole continues to talk, the woodpeckers hop from tree to tree, or show off their wings and bob their heads.
Mz. MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D)
These are just a few of the over two hundred kinds of woodpeckers.
They come in different sizes, shapes, and colors, and they make different drumming sounds.
3. EXT SCHOOLYARD -- CONTINUOUS
ARI
I love
it. I want to drum like a woodpecker
.
MZ. MOLE
I thought you’d never ask! I brought enough drumsticks for everybody.
Mz. Mole passes out drumsticks to the kids. With a
<SFX:
YAY> they run up to different trees and start banging out different types of
<SFX:
WOODPECKER SOUNDS>
to each other, as if they’re communicating to each other
. It’s total mayhem. Mz. Mole stands in the middle, enjoying the chaos.
MZ. MOLE (CONT’D)
Ahh
, I love the soothing sounds of nature.
THE END.
EWW136 Interstitial D2 29-Apr-20
.
<SFX:
AWWWW>
WHOOOA>
WHOOOOAA>
spiderling
ELINOR WONDERS WHY
136 Interstitial: MZ. Mole Story time: different drummers
Written by
Rosemary
Mosco
Follows
136A
"The Little Drummer"
Curriculum: The kids learn that different kinds of woodpeckers make different kinds of drumming patterns to talk to each other.
Learning Goals:
LS2c:
Compare how the external body parts of animals and plants are the same and/or different. [The kids learn that woodpeckers come in many shapes, sizes, and colors.]
LS8a:
Observe and describe similarities and differences across different types of plants and animals. [The kids learn to tell different woodpecker drumming calls apart.]
FIRST DRAFT:
17-Apr-20
SECOND DRAFT:
29-Apr-20
ELINOR/OLIVE/ARI
ELINOR
ARI
OLIVE
MZ. MOLE
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THE END.
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