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Season 4

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​​​Episode 1

It's what's inside that is important, but a present may look good too. Possum learns more about wrapping things up nicely. Now, what is he going to do with Sally's spanner?​​​

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Episode 2

Some artists talk about 'taking a line for a walk' when they draw and Possum likes this idea. He starts with a long rope and it becomes a great picture in the yard, but what will they use to colour in the shapes?


Episode 3

Possum is learning about shapes when Jay arrives dressed as a School Crossing Guard. He tells Possum he must pay careful attention and follow instructions. How will Sally cross her own yard when Possum is on road safety duty?

Video transcript

Hello.

Huh?

Look.

Oh!

Hmm.

Wow.

Huh?

Look.

Ah.

I'm Sally.

And I'm Possum.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello, everyone.

Look at Possum he's so absorbed in his cutting.

Hi, Sally.

Hi, Possum.

What are you doing?

Uh, I'm just cutting out some shapes out of all these different things.

Sally, is this a square?

Hm, if you look, all the sides are the same length and it's got four corners.

So, yes, it's a square.

Oh, Sally?

Is this a triangle?

Yes, that is a triangle.

Sally, I tried to make a circle but it doesn't look very good.

It is a lovely shape, but it's not really a perfect circle, is it?

But I could show you some different ways that we could make some lovely circles.

We could use a dinner plate.

We could stencil an outline of that on some paper and there's another one that's good fun that I like to do.

Would you like me to show you?

Have you got some string?

"String"?

Here it is.

Great, and a black crayon?

If you could move the papers please Possum.

OK.

Ah, that looks great!

Would you like to try Possum?

Ah, yeah!

Ah.

Hello.

Come on in.

Hello, Jay!

It's Jay!

Yes, Jay's here.

Would you like a cold drink?

Sally, why is Jay wearing this?

Well, this week, Jay is working at the school.

He's going to be the crossing guard for the week.

Oh.

Sally, what's this he's holding?

Well, it's a very important job that he's doing.

Obviously, there are roads the children have to cross to get to school and there are cars that drive on those roads.

It can be a bit dangerous and unsafe sometimes.

So, Jay will stand on the road and stop the cars to make sure the children get there safely and that's why he's dressed like that.

Ah!

Sally, this says "Stop".

That's right, Possum.

It does say "Stop".

Ah.

Sally, look!

They're both the same!

That's right.

They're big circles, and Sally, this looks like a lollipop.

You are funny, Possum.

Huh?

Sally, why has he got that?

Well, that's a whistle Possum, so he will stand on the road and blow the whistle.

The hearing children can hear the whistle and know it's safe to cross the road but for deaf children who can't hear the whistle, they have to wait and watch.

Then Jay will signal them to cross and once they see that, they know it's safe to cross.

Ah, that's great!

Would you like to see some more things?

Yes, please!

Why don't you both go outside?

And I can bring the cold drinks out, ok?

Yeah!

Come on, Jay!

Stop!

Off you go.

Good?

That one.

Oh.

Oh, ok.

Ooh.

Great!

Oh, your drink.

Great.

I'm ready.

Alright.

Ah, ah, ah!

Hm?

What?

No.

You must stay and watch him carefully.

Let him go first.

Make sure all the cars have stopped and then we can cross the road, ok?

OK.

No cars.

Wait. Wait. Wait.

What?

No, no, Possum, you must stay right here.

Jay will walk out into the middle of the road, stop all of the cars and once he's blown his whistle and signalled, then we can cross the road but until that happens, you stay here.

OK.

I'm watching.

Let's go!

Great!

Again!

Let's go, Sally!

Yes!

Yay!

The roads can always be very busy with cars and trucks and bikes on them.

Oh, and if you don't know how to cross the road safely, it can be quite dangerous.

Oh!

Why don't we watch children learning about road safety?

Let's watch, Jay!

Let's watch.

Ah, wow!

Those children were very focused, learning about road safety.

Yes, safety is very important.

Yeah.

Oh, OK.

See you later.

Bye!

Bye!

Bye!

Bye!

Bye!

Oh, I wish Jay

had left his stuff behind

so I could play with it.

Oh, well.

Possum, why don't we make

our own crossing gear

and play pretend crossing the road?

Oh, yeah!

Sally, do you remember when

we were in the kitchen before

and I drew that big circle?

I could use that as a stop sign.

That's a great idea. Why don't we do

that, Possum? Let's go inside.

OK!

That's a beautiful circle.

Sally, I want to write "Stop".

But how do I spell it?

"S-T-O-P".

I'll write it down for you.

OK.

Great. I'll write it now.

That looks great!

Aww, it's lovely.

What lovely painting.

Oh. I'm going to colour in

the orange now.

Great!

Right.

One, two, three, four.

This… Oh, it goes in there!

Right. "Children crossing". Good!

That, that, that, that.

Look what I've got.

Oh!

Right.

Hm. Hm?

Oh! Sally, what are you doing?

Well, I'm going into the garden

to get some vegetables

for tonight's dinner.

Oh, you can't.

It's a very busy road.

I'm going to help you cross.

Why, thank you, Possum.

Wait.

Come on!

Hm, I think I'll be able

to cross by myself now.

00:13:08,400 –> 00:13:12,320

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Stop!

I'm going to help you.

It means it will take longer

to get to the kitchen.

Hm? Hm? Wait. Right.

Thank you.

All good.

Sally, crossing the road safely

is very important.

But I do know that getting dinner

prepared is very important, too.

Oh, yes.

I can practice more tomorrow.

Yes, you can, Possum.

Well, our time is up.

Thanks for watching.

See you next time.

Bye!

Bye!

Oh!


Episode 4

Possum is happily learning about things that can float when Jay arrives with something much bigger that can float. How can that big kayak float and who is going to paddle it?​


Episode 5

Possum helped Sally dig up some potatoes but when he goes to bring them inside, they are not there. This is a case for police officer Possum! Surely, it couldn't be anything to do with what Sally is cooking?


Episode 6

Has the Sun slept in? Sally explains the way that shadows change as the Earth moves and the Sun appears to change position through the day. They set up an experiment to find out more.


Episode 7

Will Sally's house have to be moved? Possum is fascinated by the big machines and people in hard hats that he can see from the top of his tree. Possum decides to make his own digging machine.


Episode 8

Possum keeps an eye on the timber in Amanda's ute, but Possum thinks it's also a good time to build a cubby house. Possum feels he knows enough to build one, not for himself, but so Sally can live closer to him.


Episode 9

When two police officers return Sally's missing handbag, Possum gets a chance to learn about how the police help us.


Episode 10

Sally has hurt her foot playing sport. When Sally returns with crutches to help her walk, Possum learns more about how doctors help people.


Episode 11

This is the big day! Sally is going to show Possum how to make pancakes and flip them. If Possum is flipping pancakes, where will they land?


Episode 12

What is Possum so excited about? He is usually careful, but today he is knocking things over. Wait till you see what he makes when he does slow down and take care.


Episode 13

Possum likes the pattern in Sally's painting and that starts him thinking about patterns too. This must be time to set up Possum School again. What kinds of patterns can he find and record in his school book?


Episode 14

When a bee stings Possum, he thinks bees must be awful things. What does Possum want on his toast? Honey, of course. Possum finds out just who makes that wonderful honey.


Episode 15

Amanda brings a trunk full of wonderful things to dress up in. Sally and Possum have a great time trying on lots of different outfits. Their friends arrive to watch the big show they stage with their costumes.

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Last updated 11 September 2023