CH 01 · LEARNING LAND · EPISODE L03

Murphy and the Cool CarA Letter C Adventure for Kids

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The story

Murphy's cool red toy car zooms off down the street, and the chase is on! A curious cat bops it through the garden, a friendly cow sends it over the hill with a big MOO, and a little red crab carries it sideways across the beach. Out in the desert, a kind camel gives the car a ride on its hump, all the way back to Murphy.

Who Murphy meets

The Curious Cat
The Curious CatWalks along the garden wall and can't resist a good boop.
The Little Red Crab
The Little Red CrabWalks sideways, carries big things, and never pinches friends.
The Kind Camel
The Kind CamelClip-clops across the desert with room on top for one cool car.

Things we found on the adventure

Every one of them starts with the letter C. Can your Couch Buddy name them all?

car
car
cat
cat
cow
cow
crab
crab
camel
camel

Sing along: C Is Cool

C! C! C is cool! C! C! Here we go! Murphy had a car, it was shiny and red Vroom, vroom, vroom, zooming off ahead! Down the street it went, as fast as it could go So hop up on the couch and follow the show! C, C, car! (Car!) C, C, cat! (Cat!) C, C, cow, a friendly cow! C, C, crab, scuttling around! C, C, camel, walking through the sand! C is cool, give a hand! A curious cat gave the car a boop A friendly cow said moo and gave it a scoop Over the hill to the beach it flew A little red crab said, I'll carry it for you! C, C, car! (Car!) C, C, cat! (Cat!) C, C, cow, a friendly cow! C, C, crab, scuttling around! C, C, camel, walking through the sand! C is cool, give a hand! Out in the desert, so sunny and hot A camel came by with the car on top Clip-clop, clip-clop, back to Murphy's chair Cool, cool, cool, everywhere! What starts with C? (Car!) What starts with C? (Cat!) What starts with C? (Cow!) What starts with C? (Crab!) What starts with C? (Camel!) Five cool things that start with C!

Play the adventure

Adventure activity sheet

Trace big C and little c, write them on your own, then circle the pictures that start with C. Page two is a coloring page with Murphy and his cool car. Free to print.

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Keep the adventure going at home

01Car wash raceLine up a few toy cars. Your Couch Buddy names something that starts with the “c” sound in car (cat, cup, cookie, cow) to move a car one space. First car to the couch wins!
02Crab walkSit down, put your hands behind you, lift up and walk sideways like the little red crab. Can you carry a soft toy on your tummy?
03Moo or meow?Say an animal name. If it starts with the “c” sound, moo like the cow. If it doesn't, meow like the cat. Camel? Moo! Dog? Meow!

For parents

Murphy chases his toy car through five places, and every friend he meets starts with the hard “c” sound: car, cat, cow, crab and camel. Each word pops up next to a big letter C, and Murphy says “C is for…” after each one, so kids see the letter and hear its sound together.

Why does C sound like K here?

C makes two sounds. The hard c in cat and car is the one kids meet first and the one most early words use. The soft c in city and circle comes later, usually once a child is reading.

How do I help my child write a C?

Start at the top right, curve up and around to the left, and finish at the bottom right, like drawing most of a circle. The Trace It game shows the same path with arrows.

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