Kindergarten (TV series) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Kindergarten |
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | Karen Goodman Kirk Simon |
| Narrated by | Oliver Simon |
| Opening theme | "Hush Little Baby" by Bobby McFerrin and Yo-Yo Ma |
| Composer(s) | Kathy Jo Barrett David Grover Terry Hall Mark Kelso Charlie Tokarz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Dolores Morris Bill Chase |
| Producer(s) | Nancy Baker Sarah Safer |
| Cinematography | Greg Andracke Buddy Squires Gary Steele |
| Editor(s) | Nancy Baker Bruce Shaw |
| Production company(s) | Parallel Pictures & Television HBO Family Original Programming |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO Family |
| Original release | August 26 – September 7, 2001 |
Kindergarten is a US documentary miniseries that debuted in 2001 on HBO Family's Jam morning block in 2001. The unscripted show follows 23 students in a kindergarten class in the village of Upper Nyack, New York.
Contents
Cast
Adult Characters
(Played as themselves):
Ms. Jennifer Vaz Johnson- Main Teacher
Mrs. Mary Ann Matheson- Assistant Teacher to Ms. Johnson
Mr. Buzz Ostrowsky- The Principal
Lara's Mom
Amanda's Mom
Santa Claus
Child Cast
Aaron
Amanda
Anna
Anna Belle
Ben
Carly
Christopher
Conor
Dana
Jillian
Joelle
Jonas
Julia
Julian
Karimah
Lara
Lauren
Matthew
Nat
Nicola
Quincy
Tyeese
William
Episodes
| No. in series |
Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Welcome to Kindergarten" | August 26, 2001 |
| The class is introduced for the first time as it is the first day of kindergarten. | ||
| 2 | "Open Wide" | August 27, 2001 |
| Some of the kids lost their first tooth and they all learn about teeth and how to take care of them. | ||
| 3 | "Spread Your Wings" | August 28, 2001 |
| The class raises their own butterflies. | ||
| 4 | "A New Season" | August 29, 2001 |
| The class talks about different seasons of the year. | ||
| 5 | "'F' Is For…" | August 30, 2001 |
| The class thinks of and does things that begin with the letter F, such as making food and going to the fire station. | ||
| 6 | "One Fast Cookie" | August 31, 2001 |
| The class re-enacts the story of the gingerbread man. | ||
| 7 | "Hooray for Holidays" | September 1, 2001 |
| The class celebrates the holidays. | ||
| 8 | "Doin' the Right Thing" | September 2, 2001 |
| The class learns about being polite to others. | ||
| 9 | "Many Kinds of Kindness" | September 3, 2001 |
| The class has a "kindness day" in order for them to learn about how to be kind to others. | ||
| 10 | "Be My Valentine" | September 4, 2001 |
| The class receives valentines from each other on Valentine's Day. | ||
| 11 | "As I Grow" | September 5, 2001 |
| The class celebrates Lara's 5th birthday. | ||
| 12 | "How Does Your Garden Grow?" | September 6, 2001 |
| The class plants in their school garden. | ||
| 13 | "Movin' Up" | September 7, 2001 |
| Today is the last day of the kindergarten for the children as they say goodbye and spend one last day in their classroom. | ||
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