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TIGA TALK IV ( I-IV added for Feb onward)
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TIGA TALK IV ( I-IV added for Feb onward)
Tiga Talk! is centered around three stuffed toys – Tiga the wolf cub, Gertie the gopher, and Gavin the goose – who live with human friends Jodie and Jason, their father, and Kokum (“grandmother” in Cree). Jodie and Jason have a secret. When there aren’t any adults around, their stuffed toys come alive as talking puppets. Through their interactions and adventures, the puppets and kids learn about traditional practices and languages of various Aboriginal cultures in imaginative ways.
I Feel Left Out
Tiga and Gertie are playing a game of checkers and Gavin feels left out. Alice and Jodie are playing house with their dolls and Gabe feels left out. Dad takes Jason (and Jason takes Gavin) to visit the Totem Pole Park. Meanwhile Tiga is busy happily working on his own project. It’s going to be a wonderful surprise for the others. The friends learn the value of sometimes doing things together and sometimes apart.
Where is it?
Playing hide and seek the children and puppets are introduced to prepositions – in, under, on, etc. Then everyone starts losing things - Dad his jacket, Gavin a special coin, Tiga his favourite whistle and Gertie her train of thought! It takes Ribbit the Rapper to give them the clues where to find everything.
I Want A Pet
The kids are helping plan a cook-out and Kokum brings out her laptop with a Nutritious Menu Planner game. The children help buy vegetables at the Farmer’s Market while Dad gets some moose from the freezer. The family hosts a big cook-out in the field for all their friends. The children have ‘canoe’ races while Dad and Kokum cook moose and bannock over the camp fire.
What Shall I Wear?
Kyle and Tessa have a new kitten but can’t decide what to call it. Then everyone wants a pet. Tiga wants a butterfly, Gertie wants a pet spider and Gavin decides that Ribbit can be his pet. Jason and Jodie want a puppy so Dad takes them to the SPCA to learn about looking after a pet. By the end of the episode the children and puppets decide they don’t need pets when they have such wonderful friends in the back yard! And we learn the name of the new kitten.
Who's That?
Gertie can’t decide what to wear while the children sort through a pile of their old clothes and take them to recycle at a charity Kokum takes them on a Magical to meet her friends who make Cowichan sweaters. Back home the children and puppets put on a costume party – even Kokum and Dad join in.