Map Me Too!

# Come on and get down to the city where the trains all clatter through

# Hey, look at that driver driving I wanna ride that train of blue

# Looking way up high to the windows Take a peek at that inside view

# All those people busy working I wanna see what they all do

# Let's weave round the market Do you hear that hullabaloo?

# Everybody's busy selling Come on, buy me something new

# Look through the arches under the station

# Down where the pigeons perch and coo

# I take a taxi ride to the river I wanna drive down the avenue

# Hey, look at those buses gleaming They look so clean and spanking-new

# All lined up to drive around the city, ting that bell, toodle-oo

# I'm gonna ride round to the school where the children hurry through

# Sit down, the teacher's teaching I'd love to learn a thing or two

# I love to skip in Riverseafingal Riverseafingal by the sea... #

Seven o'clock!

# Riverseafingal, that's for me

# Come on, get on down to the city where the ferryboat sails through

# Time to call on Granny Murray

# She'd love to say hello to you-ou-ou... #

Me too!

Hello, honey pie! Come away in and see who's at home today.

# Granny Murray's house has two at home to play, it's home to... #

Who's here today?

We've got Rachel and we've got Sean.

But don't just sit there, piggles. Come on, let's get busy!

We'll play the underground train game. The train will stop at...

The castle! Choo-choo!

The bridge. Choo-choo!

We've got Sean and we've got Rachel,

but someone's missing from home today.

Not any more. Who's coming home to Granny Murray?

Yes, it's Rebecca with Mickey John.

Hello there.

Hello, Mickey John.

What's all this running around?

We've been playing a sort of underground train game.

These are all the stops on the Riverseafingal underground.

I love maps. I sometimes snuggle up in bed with a nice map.

Well, now Rebecca's here, we'll do something new.

We're going on an underground train later,

so let's dress Claude up as an underground train driver.

-We can squeeze on down and take a seat. Excuse me!

-Mind your back!

-So, you like maps?

-Oh, absolutely. All sorts of maps.

Last week, I found an old map of Riverseafingal.

-Did the city look different?

-Yes, it showed how it looked long ago.

-Before my school was even built.

-Fancy that!

I want to take the children to see something I remember from long ago.

It's called the Camera Obscura.

You can see the whole city!

I saw it when I was a little girl and I thought it was fascinating.

I'm not sure how to explain how it works to the children.

It's fairly simple really.

It's to do with the way the mirrors shine on to the convex lens.

Stop! I don't want to know that.

We'll let the children see for themselves.

-Your underground driver is ready to take you there.

-Good old Claude.

Very smart.

Mind the doors! Well, I'd better be going.

-Daddy...

-It's an underground map of Riverseafingal.

Thanks, Rebecca.

-Have fun at the Camera Obscura. Bye then.

-Come on.

Now, remember, let them see for themselves.

-Thank you, Granny Murray. Bye.

-Bye. We'll be thinking of you.

-Me too.

Keep a wee eye on Mickey John, so he goes the right way to work.

# I'm on my way to work today

# Walking my shoes through the city views

# I'm stepping along and swinging my arms

# Singing my way through the city's charms

# Getting there is just so fine

# I so enjoy my walking time

# I always go the way I know

# Can you show me the way I go...? #

OK. Which way?

# Do I go left now? Do I go right?

-# Which way is wrong now? Which way is right?

-Right! #

OK, right to the school.

# I'm on my way to work today

# Looking this way and that-a-way... #

Hello, alley. Hello, doors.

Hello, steeple. Hello, walls.

Hello, people!

# He's on his way to work today

# Looking this way and that-a-way Hey!

# Do I go up now? Do I go down?

# Which way's a smile now? Which way's a frown...? #

-Up!

-OK, that way - up.

# You told me the way to go

# Thank you, you showed me the way I know... #

Thanks for that.

Now, what have I got to do? That's right, time for a tie.

All dressed and ready to go.

I'm really looking forward to today's lesson.

-All right, Mickey John?

-Hi, Bobby.

-Have you got a matt I can borrow?

I've got loads of them. That's what I'm teaching a lesson about today.

See? Loads of different maps.

Look, we've got road maps, a map of countries, a map of the world.

No, I didn't ask for a map.

I asked for a matt for a gymnastics display I'm teaching later on.

Sorry, Bobby. I've got maps on the brain today. Hang on.

I've got just the thing in my cupboard.

-Will this do?

-Perfect. Thanks. I'll bring it back later.

I wonder if you're on your way to the Camera Obscura yet, Becks?

# I love to skip in Riverseafingal Riverseafingal by the sea

# I love to skip in Riverseafingal Riverseafingal, that's for me... #

It's so exciting. That's it now, stand back.

Good girl. Rebecca, come and sit here, darling, with Granny Murray.

Chugga-ga-chug, chugga-ga-chug, whoo-whoo!

Chugga-ga-chug, chugga-ga-chug, chugga-ga-chug, whoo-whoo!

BELL RINGS 'What are you doing now, Daddy?'

The school bell! I better clear these maps away.

I don't want to spoil the surprise.

-Mohammad?

-Here.

-Leanne?

-Here.

-Monica?

-Here.

-And Efra?

-Here.

Good morning, everyone.

ALL: Good morning, Mickey John.

I've got something exciting to show you today.

Something really exciting. Something absolutely incredible.

-But I've hidden it away for now.

-ALL: Aw!

First we have to do some hard work.

# Oh, I whoop with joy when I go to school in the morning

# Teaching with my chums and seeing the children learning

# School day, work away

# I'm learning, learning, learning when I'm teaching

# I'm teaching, learning, teaching, learning, teaching

# School day, work away

# Teaching to count and to read Learn about birds, plants and seeds

# Playing games outdoors, keeping the scores

# School day, work away

# I'm learning, learning when I'm teaching

# We're learning, learning when he's teaching

# School day, work away

# Oh, the secretary's filing as she does her organising

# The jannie fixes, the cookie mixes, the cleaner keeps us shining

# I whoop with joy when I go to school in the morning

# I join the dinner queue, the cookie serves the stew

# Answering where and why, how does it work and how does it fly?

# School day, work away

# I'm learning, learning when I'm teaching

# We're learning, learning when he's teaching

# School day, work away

# The children keep an eye on me as they try their writing

# I take a look, I mark their books, the good ones get a smiley

# I whoop with joy when I go to school in the morning... #

Well done, everyone. You've all worked really hard.

I'll give you that special treat I told you about earlier.

-I'm gonna tell you all about...

-MAKES TRUMPET SOUND

Maps! Now, maps can tell you loads of things.

And this is a brilliant map.

This is a map of Fingal Hill. You can see the city from there.

There's the path that goes all the way down the mountain.

These contour lines show the shape of the hill.

Isn't that fascinating...? You have no idea what I'm talking about?

Not to worry. I'll be talking more about maps. Isn't that exciting...?

-BELL RINGS

-Lunchtime. Off you go!

That's funny. My class don't seem very interested in my map.

I hope Rebecca's more enthusiastic about the Camera Obscura.

Oh, here we are at the Camera Obscura. It's so exciting!

We're in for a real treat.

You can see all of Riverseafingal -

the people, the cars.

So alive and busy!

-Look, dumplings, do you like the Camera Obscura?

-Yes.

-It's fabulous, isn't it?

-Yes.

-Oh, Rebecca, your dad would love it here, wouldn't he?

-Yeah.

'I'm thinking of you, Daddy.'

-Me again. I've brought back your "map".

-Eh? Oh, the matt! Yes.

-Sorry about the mix-up earlier. How did your gym class go?

-Brilliantly.

The children loved it when I did a back flip. They were very interested.

-I wish my class were interested in my lesson.

-What was it about?

-Maps.

They're fascinating. Take this map of Fingal Hill.

-It's incredible. You can see the path marked.

-Right.

-What are all those squiggly lines?

-Contour lines.

When they're close together, that means the hill is very steep,

but when they're further apart, it means the hill is not so steep.

That is incredibly interesting.

Well, for you maybe, but I don't really see it.

Anyway, thanks for the matt. I'll catch you later.

What's wrong with everyone? I love maps, but nobody else seems to.

Why is no-one else as excited as me? Where did the time go?

At seven, I dropped Rebecca off at Granny Murray's house.

They were playing the underground game,

so the children dressed Claude as a train driver.

Granny Murray was taking them to the Camera Obscura.

I began to explain how it works.

At eight o'clock, I got to work.

Bobby popped in and I thought she wanted a map.

I heard wrong. She wanted a matt for her gym class demonstration.

At nine, my class came in and I told them I had a treat for them.

11 o'clock was treat time. I showed them my map of Fingal Hill

with its amazing contour lines, but the class just looked bored.

At 12, Bobby wasn't interested in the map either.

How can I make my map more interesting for my class?

Now, remember, let them see for themselves.

Hmm. Let them see for themselves.

The children can't get excited about the map

because they don't know what it's a picture of.

I'll show them it's a picture of a real hill. It's a race against time.

# I've got to do it, I've got to beat the clock before the chime

# I've got to sort it, I've got to do the job on time

# I'll beat that bong, I'll finish this job before I finish this song

# Do we think he's gonna do it, do the job that needs to be done?

# Will he know how to fix it? Will he finish what he has begun?

# He knows what he should do and he'll work it through

-# I'm gonna do it!

-Do it!

-I'm gonna beat the clock before the chime

-# I'm gonna sort it!

-Sort it!

-I'm gonna do the job on time

# I'll beat that bong, I'll finish the job before I finish this song! #

Right, class, I hope you're ready to hear a lot more about maps.

I've got a brilliant way to make it more interesting.

So, I've made a model of how Fingal Hill looks in real life.

The hill is very steep here but not so steep here. Look at these lines.

When the lines are close together, the hill is very steep,

-but when they're further apart, it's not so steep. Exciting?

-Yes!

Oh, look! Here's a little railway train.

Going through the mountain... It'll go through and round the other side.

Ah! I wonder what you're up to, Rebecca?

You two, hold hands. That's us. Let's keep ourselves safe.

OK... Right, stop.

Wait there.

Rebecca... Good girl. And up this way, holding Granny Murray's hands.

'I miss you, Daddy.'

Mickey John, come away through.

-Look who's here, Rebecca.

-Hello, beautiful girl. Hey! How are you?

-Have you had a lovely time?

-You bet!

-Say thank you to Granny Murray.

-Come here, my darling.

-And thanks from me too, Granny Murray.

-Your saying "let them see for themselves" saved the day.

-Never?

Come on now. You'd better be off.

-Looking forward to next time!

-Me too!

Let's chat about our time away.

I suppose you'll want ME to tell YOU all about my time too!

# There was hugging, squishing, walking, dancing, dusting, talking

# Cooking, drying, cleaning, laughing, joking

# Losing things and rushing round

# Dressing up and sitting down! #

But what was really special about today?

Well, Claude was dressed as an underground train driver

because we were going on an underground train later.

Mickey John dropped off Rebecca and told me how he loved maps.

When I told him we were going to the Camera Obscura,

he tried to explain how they work.

I didn't understand a word he said.

The underground train was very exciting and very noisy.

The Camera Obscura looked amazing.

We saw a bird's-eye view of the city reflected on to a table.

It looked magic. When Mickey John came to pick up Rebecca,

he said he was glad he remembered to let his class see for themselves.

His map lesson was more interesting,

so today, everyone could see for themselves.

I hope you enjoyed yourself. Me too. Bye-bye, honey pie!

# I love to skip in Riverseafingal Riverseafingal by the sea

# I love to skip in Riverseafingal Riverseafingal, that's for me

# Come on and get down to the city where the ferryboat sails through

# Time to call on Granny Murray

# She'd love to say goodbye to you-ou-ou... #

Me too!