EXT. ari's house - DAY OPEN ON ELINOR, OLIVE and ARI walking toward the park. Olive carries a colored pencil set and her drawing notebook. OLIVE What a great idea to go cloud-watching. Ari (chuckling) It was your idea, Olive. OLIVE Oh yeah - I knew I liked it. I really want to draw the clouds with my new coloured pencils. As the kids walk past the pond, Elinor looks up at the sky. ON THE SKY - lots of puffy clouds, a few darker ones. ElinoR Just look at all those interesting cloud shapes up there -- whoooa. ON ARI - he gently stops Elinor gently by holding her arm. Ari Maybe you'd better look down here first, Elinor. You almost stepped in the pond. WIDEN: Elinor steps away from the edge of the pond. Elinor (laughs) Oops - thanks, Ari. Olive points at something in the pond. Olive Hey, there's the frog we always see - on his favorite rock. Hi Froggy! ON THE POND - a frog <SFX: RIBBITS> from the top of a rock that's sticking up out of the pond. Elinor follows Olive's gaze, and frowns. ElinOR Hmmmm. Does water in the pond look kind of low to you? Ari and Olive go closer to look at the pond level. Ari Maybe. How can we tell? Elinor points to the frog. EliNOR That frog always sits on that rock, right? Olive Right... ELINOR But we mostly only see the top part of the rock. Ari Oh yeah, now we can see the whole thing. ElinoR So, either that rock got bigger, or... Olive The water got lower! There's the wet mark on the rock from where the water used to hit. ON THE POND - there's a darker mark on the rock. Ari I wonder why? Don't the fish need the pond to be full? ElinOR Maybe it's drying up in the sun? Is anything else looking dry around here? They walk around, and stop at some dried-out looking plants. ari These plants are looking a little droopy. Olive And their leaves are turning brown. Just then, the kids stop as they spot the two snails, NORMA and LULU, at the edge of the path. ARI Hang on - Norma and Lulu are crossing. The kids stop and watch for a beat, but the snails don't seem to move. elinOR Wait - are they crossing? They lean closer, but the snails are moving but just BARELY. olive I know snails are slow, but this is really slow. The snails finally make it to the edge of the path. EXT. PARK - MOMENTS LATER Olive finds a spot in the grass and spreads out a blanket. Olive This looks like a good cloud-watching spot. She takes out her pencils and opens her notebook as they all lie on the ground, looking up at the clouds. ELINOR So many pretty clouds. Elinor points, and the others look up to the sky with her. ElINOR (CONT'D) That one looks like a fish! Ari That one looks like a piece of pie. Or maybe I'm just hungry. Olive points to another cloud. olive That one looks like a butterfly. I'm going to draw it. She starts to sketch in her notebook, as Elinor turns to Ari: Elinor What does that one look like to you, Ari? It's soo big and dark. Ari squints, turns his head this way and that. Ari (at a loss) I dunno. I guess it looks like... like... <Plink!> A drop falls on his forehead. Ari (CONT'D) Rain! Elinor and Olive react, surprised. Olive Rain? ElinOR I don't see any rain-- <Plink! Plink!> A drop lands on each of their foreheads and rolls down their faces. EliNOR (CONT'D) I see it now. More drops fall here and there, sporadically at first. Olive (disappointed) Oh, no! It's raining. Olive snatches up her notebook and pencils and puts them in her satchel. ArI So much for our cloud watching. She points up to the sky, where a fine drizzle has begun. ELINOR Yeah, the clouds are all mushed up into one big gray lump! olive We'd better go inside. Ari Let's go to my house, it's close. They start jogging back through the park. Ext. Park - momentS LATER Olive tries to protect her satchel as they jog. olIVE Awww. My satchel is getting wet. Why does it have to rain, anyway? Elinor stops dead. ElinOR That's a really good question, Olive. What is rain good for? We need MORE observations. OLIVE Observations? Now? In the rain? ELINOR That's the best time! OLIVE If you say so. Elinor and Ari look up as the rain falls (still gentle), as Olive takes shelter under a tree. ari Oooh, this rain is warm and soft - it's like a giant outdoor shower! Ari spreads out his arms to enjoy the rain coming down. elinoR Or a water fountain from the sky! Elinor tilts her head back to drink. Meanwhile Olive calls from under her shelter. olive (calling) Uhh, maybe we should go inside where it ISN'T raining. Ari runs through frame enjoying himself ala "Singing in the Rain!" ARI But Olive, this is AWESOME! ELINOR Don't you want to figure out what rain does? OlIVE Wellll... ElinOR We'll be rain detectives. Come on!! Elinor and Ari start dancing in the rain. olive (to herself) I guess we can always dry off later. Olive comes out from under the tree and joins them. A beat as they run around, dancing in the rain. <SFX: HAPPY WHOO-HOO RAIN DANCE WALLA>> Elinor twirls, face uplifted to the rain. ElINOR Rain, Rain NEVER GO AWAY!!! Olive looks the flowers nearby that are perking up. Olive Hey, look - the flowers are pointing up again. The kids stop dancing and observe. Elinor Maybe they were thirsty? Ari The rain is a drink of water from the sky for them. OlIVE Oooh, I'll bet the flowers love that. ElinOR Let's see what else loves the rain! Ext. Park - fishpond - momeNTS LATER As Elinor, Ari and Olive walk along, they get to the pond. Ari Look, the rock is getting wetter. ON THE POND - the frog is still sitting on the rock, basking in the water coming down. Olive And the water is getting higher. elinor The frog looks so happy - he has more pond to swim in! And look at the fish! ANGLE ON: happy fish swimming in the pond. OLIVE Do the fish even know it's raining? A happy fish JUMPS out of the pond and lands with a <SPLASH> ELINOR I dunno, but they sure look happy! Olive, Ari and Elinor continue on their way. Olive ...The rain makes everybody happy, the flowers, the frogs, the fish and.... She steps out into the path, near a puddle. ElinOR Watch out! Olive looks - Elinor was pointing to Norma and Lulu, who are now (slowly) crossing the pathway! OLIVE Norma and Lulu are crossing the path again. ELINOR But they're sure going a lot faster this time. ari Maybe the rain help the snails move? Elinor puts a hand out on the ground, and the snails scoot over her. ElinoR (giggles) That tickles! Look at their shiny slime trails. She shows Ari and Olive her hand before wiping it on a leaf. Ari It looks like it's easier for the snails to scoot when their bellies are wet. ELINOR So the rain makes things better for snails. Olive And it makes Norma aand Lulu all sparkly! (beat, inspired) I'm going to draw those sparkly snails. She gets the pages out. Olive (CONT'D) Uh oh, the rain didn't make things so good for my notebook. It's too wet to write in. Ari We can dry it off at my house. Come on! Int. Ari's house - day - moments later As the kids enter at the front door, Ari's mom sees them dripping onto the floor. Ari's mom Hi, kids. Looks like you brought the rain inside with you. Ari (laughs) We can't make it rain in the house, Mom. (considering) Can we? ARI'S MOM (good-natured) No, but you can drip rain in the house. Ari's mom points down at their feet. They are dripping water on to the floor. EliNOR Oops. Sorry, Mrs. Bat. Ari's mom sets out some beach towels to dry off the floor and the kids. ARI'S MOM No worries, kids. Rain is wet, you can't avoid it. As the kids dry off, Ari's mom returns with some water for each of them. ARI'S MOM (CONT'D) Here you go - thought you might be thirsty, just like the plants out there. Ari Thanks, Mom. Olive drains her glass and holds it up. Olive May I have more, please? Ari'S MOM Sure Olive, be right back. As Ari's Mom goes off to refill Olive's glass, Elinor sets hers down excitedly. Elinor I just thought of something - when we want more water, we can just get it from the kitchen. But when plants, or ponds or snails need more water, they have to wait for rain! ari Right, maybe rain falls down from the sky to give a drink to all nature's creatures. OlIVE And my notebook <sigh>. Olive holds up her notebook just as Ari's Mom returns with another glass of water for her, and some rain gear for the kids. Ari's mom Here's more water, Olive, and also some ponchos and umbrellas to keep you all dry if you go back outside. OlivE Thanks, Mrs. Bat. As they put on the rain ponchos and pick out umbrellas, Olive sets down her wet notebook with a sigh. Olive (CONT'D) I sure wish I'd had an umbrella for this. Ari's Mom sees Olive's wet notebook. Ari's mom Don't worry - I have something to your wet notebook, Olive. Mrs. Bat switches on a nearby fan and puts it in front of the notebook, and it flutters the pages. The she exits. Elinor watches the fan, impressed. Elinor Wow. Your notebook will be dry in no time, Olive. OlIVE And I don't even mind that it got wet - now that I know why we need the rain. As the kids wait for Olive's notebook to dry, they sing. elinor/OLIVE/ARI (chorus) Why do we need the rain, to fall down from the sky? Why do we need the rain, Why can't it just stay dry? OLIVE: Rain makes the grass so green, It waters every tree, ARI: Rain helps the flowers bloom, for all the birds and bees. ELINOR: The earth gets thirsty too, Just like me and you, OLIVE: Rain waters dusty streets, And makes the air so sweet. ARI: Frogs and slugs and snails, Move better when they're wet, ALL: And we love splashing in puddles, With rain-boots don't forget. ALL: Why do we need the rain? To fall down from the sky? Why do we need the rain? Now I know the reasons why! They come out of the song to see Olive's notebook flutter in the fan breeze. Olive picks up her notebook and flips through it. Olive It worked - the pages are dry! And I'm going to keep it dry under my rain poncho! WIDEN TO REVEAL: Ari, Olive and Elinor are all wearing their rain ponchos. Ari has on his rainboots, and they all have umbrellas. Ari We're all set. ElinOR Yay, now we can go back out and play in the rain! Olive And I can draw the raindrops! As Ari opens the front door, they look outside and all GASP. Int/EXT. ARI'S HOUSE - DAY - CONTINUOUS THEIR POV looking out the door - a brilliant sun is shining through the tail end of the rain. ari Sunshine?!! EXT. ARI'S HOUSE - DAY - CONTINUOUS They walk outside, still in disbelief. Elinor Where'd all the rain go? Ari Just when we got all raincoated and rainbooted, there's no more rain . OLIVE Everything's the same as it was before. As the kids keep walking through the park, Elinor looks around. ElinoR It's not the same, though. Look. Things look different when they're wet with rain. CU on - the flowers and grass glistening in sunshine. ElinoR (CONT'D) We can still be rain detectives and look for clues about what the rain did... Olive I see something - the grass looks greener and shinier. The kids look down at the grass. Olive points to a spiderweb. Olive (CONT'D) And that spiderweb is sparkly - the raindrops must be sticking to it. ElinoR Everything looks clean and washed. (she sniffs) The air even smells fresher. Olive Wow, the rain gives us soo much - Whoops! SPLASH! Elinor and Olive get splashed with some big drops. They look over to see Ari, laughingly apologetic. Ari Sorry, I couldn't resist. ELINOR (laughing) That's okay, Ari. OlIVE I think you found the BEST thing rain gives us. Olive and Elinor look at each other, smile, then JUMP... OLIVE (CONT'D) PUDDLES!!!!! As the kids laugh and play in the puddle, <SFX: LAUGHING AND PUDDLE JUMPING WALLA> we iris out: The end

EWW136 Rain Rain Don't Go Away D1 June 27, 2018 .

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ELINOR Wonders Why EWW136 Rain, Rain Don't Go Away By: Rachel Lipman Elinor's Question: What is rain good for, anyway? Logline: Disappointed that the rain has ruined their cloud gazing, the kids investigate where the rain goes to understand why it rains. Curriculum Goals: ES 1 Earth Science Core Ideas ES1 . Understand that the Earth is made up of a variety of natural materials. a. Explore and describe the characteristics of earth materials such as sand, rocks, soil, water, and air. (Elinor and her friends observe the rain (water). SEP1 . Asking questions (science) and defining problems (engineering) b. Ask more complex questions about observable phenomena c. Ask and/or identify cause and effect questions that can be answered by an investigation. (Elinor and her friends try to answer the question, "Why does it have to rain?") SEP6 . Constructing explanations (science) and Designing Solutions (engineering) a. Use background knowledge experiences, and data to construct reasonable explanations and theories of natural phenomena (science) b. Look for and describe patterns and relationships in natural phenomena (science) c. Use and apply productive science discourse to support an explanation d. Use evidence to support a theory or solution to a problem (engineering) (Elinor and her friends observe the effects of the rain on the world around them and come up with explanations of why it is necessary). Main Characters: Elinor, Olive, Ari, Mrs. Bat Locations: The Park, the Pond, The Bat' House Props: Olive's notebook, Olive's satchel, Frog, Snails (Norma and Lulu ) Glass of Water, Fan, Rain ponchos, umbrellas, rain boots OUTLINE: May 29, 2019 FIRST DRAFT: June 27, 2018 Elinor/hazel elinor Ari Hazel Sally Mr. Dog ELINOR/HAZEL/ARI Ms. Mole Olive Mr. Raccoon ElinoR/olive/ari Ms. Gorilla Oliev Ari's mom Chorus Art (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) Int Ext I/E BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE) BATS' CAVE - ARI'S ROOM - DAY ARI'S ROOM ARI'S KITCHEN BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE)- YARD - DAY BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE) - KITCHEN - DAY BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE) - BACK OF HOUSE MR. DOG'S YARD - DAY ARI'S ROOM - DAY ARI'S YARD - DAY SCHOOL - DAY CLASSROOM ANIMAL TOWN SQUARE MR. RACCOON'S BAKERY PARK STREET ON THE WAY TO THE PARK FRUIT STAND STREET ON THE WAY TO THE PARK - DAY PARK - DAY PARK - ANOTHER AREA ARI'S HOUSE - DAY Day Night Afternoon Morning Evening Later Moments Later Continuous The Next Day DAY DAY- MEANWHILE A WHILE LATER Cut To: Fade In: Fade Out. Fade To: Dissolve To: Back To: Match Cut To: Jump Cut To: Fade To Black. iris out: