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- David demonstrates finger painting by dipping his fingers in paint and drawing a "b".
- Maria watches some kids do more finger painting.
- Oscar the Grouch shows the kind of art critic he is. After looking at the kids' finger paintings, he ends up admiring the colorful rag which the children use to wipe off their hands.
- Maria poses patiently as Oscar holds up his thumb, sights in, and paints carefully. The result of his work is a drawing of his paw and thumb.
- The Miss Muffet Play: Little Miss Muffet rehearses for a play about her nursery rhyme. At the "Along came a spider" clue, Muffet's co-star enters wearing a number of different animal costumes, including a rabbit and a duck. Miss Muffet becomes increasingly annoyed -- and when he shows up as a fish, she grabs the parts of his fish costume off of him, and puts his spider outfit on. Naturally, once she sees the spider costume on him, Miss Muffet is frightened, and a crazy chase ensues. (EKA: Episode 0280)
- As Tom talks to Big Bird about getting angry, he demonstrates by raising his voice, stamping his feet, waving his arms, and pounding his fist.
- Michael Landon and the Bonanza cast add two horses and one horse to make three horses.
- Tom holds a large styrofoam "b" and shows that it's a very handy letter -- he holds it by the "handle" and swings it like a pirate sword; he holds the "handle" like an overhead bus or subway strap.
- David sorts by quantity as he sings the Classification Song.
- A film of a prairie dog. Maria explains that the prairie dog from the film and the cactus she holds live in a very dry place, the desert. She discusses with some kids the ways we dress because of our weather.
- Maria demonstrates that B is for bake; Tom demonstrates that B is for bath; David demonstrates that B is for best.
