Play with Me Sesame, a half-hour interactive series, brings children on a playdate with some of their favorite Sesame Street characters: Bert, Ernie, Grover and Prairie Dawn. Each episode mixes classic Sesame Street footage with newly created games and activities where the Muppets invite children to join in. Play with Me Sesame extends Sesame Street's time-tested educational mission through opportunities for active learning. The participatory design encourages preschoolers to express themselves creatively, while the games and activities support such cornerstone cognitive concepts, such as same and different. As an interactive experience, the program helps children cultivate skills and attitudes needed to succeed in the social environment of school.
Bert & Ernie: Play ""Ernie Sez"" Prarie Dawn: Sings a poem while playing piano. Cookie Monster: Decides if he wants to eat square, circle, or triangle shaped cookies. Kermit the Frog: Sings ""Its Not Easy Being Green."" Ernie & Bert: Make patterns Bert: Makes ""Oatmeal Art"". Elmo & Herry: Read a story together.
Episode 2E2 · 45 min
Bert & Ernie: Play choo-choo train. Ernie & Rubber Duckie: Play ""Duckie Sez."" Kermit the Frog: Plays the ""Magic Finger Game"" and draws a square. Prarie Dawn: Introduces Childrens art while playing a song. Grover: Sings ""Theres a Monster in My Mirror (Wubba Wubba)"" Bert & Ernie: Play ""Ernie Sez.""
Episode 3E3 · 45 min
Ernie & Bert: Play ""Ernie Sez"" upside-down. Kermit the Frog: Talks about being surprised. Bert: Makes oatmeal art. Bert & Ernie: Talk about pidgeons. Prarie Dawn: Introduces Art. Grover, Ernie, Bert, Prarie Dawn: Play the ryming game.
Episode 4E4 · 45 min
Bert: Decides what hat to wear. Monsters: Ryme with the following words: Ball, hat, red. Ernie: Plays ""Ernie Sez"". Two Headed Monster: Make two shaped into one. Grover: Sings ""Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.""
Episode 5E5 · 45 min
Prarie, Ernie, Bert, Grover: Play ""Ernie Sez."" Bert & Ernie: Talk about laughing. Elmo & Ernie: Sing about the face.
Lyrics
Ernie: I've got 2 eyes Elmo: Two Little Eyes Ernie: So I can see Elmo: So I can see! Ernie: I've got 2 ears to listen to what you say to me. Elmo: What you say to me. Ernie: I've got a nose. Elmo: I've got a nose Ernie: So I can smell Elmo: A nose can smell. Ernie: I've got a mouth. Elmo: I've got a mouth Ernie: So I can speak. Elmo: A mouth can speak. Ernie: I've got a cheek right here and here I got another cheek. Elmo: Another cheek. Ernie: I've got a chin, but what a chin does I just can't tell. Elmo: Just cannot tell. Ernie: I've got eyes, ears, nose, mouth, cheek, & chin, each in its place. And there all part of one fine face!!!
Cookie Monster: Orders cookies from a bakery. Ernie & Bert: Play drums and guess what they are playing.
Episode 6E6 · 45 min
Ernie & Prarie: Play ""Ernie Sez"" Kermit the Frog & Grover: Play ""Opposites"" Ernie, Prarie, Grover, Bert: Laugh together. Ernie & Bert: Talk about opposite. Bert: Plays ""Perfect Pair""