Welcome to School

**Welcome to School** is a *Signing Time!* episode from season one.

## Characters

* Rachel
* Alex
* Leah
* Hopkins

## Synopsis

Alex and Leah head off to school as they teach signs and sing songs about things to do and see in the classroom.

## Songs

**Note:** This is based on the album's track list.

1. Signing Time! Theme
2. Hello, Backpack
3. Welcome to School
4. Learning Centers
5. On My Way Home

## Summary

### English

Rachel welcomes Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and the viewers to sing and sign with us. "Signing Time! Theme" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for crayons, scissors, paper, glue, pen, pencil, table, chair, and backpack. "Hello, Backpack" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for school, line up, pay attention, learn, remember, and smart. "Welcome to School" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for principal, teacher, class, and student.

"Word Center" is played. Rachel shows the signs for name, word, and write.

"Number Center" is played. Rachel shows the signs for numbers and count.

"Art Center" is played. Rachel shows the signs for draw and paint.

"Quiet Center" is played. Rachel shows the signs for read, quiet, and rest.

Rachel shows the signs for school work, music, art, recess, and eating lunch. She waves goodbye to the viewers and the episode ends. "On My Way Home" is played.

### Spanish

Rachel welcomes Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and the viewers to sing and sign with us. "Signing Time! Theme" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for lápices de color, tijeras, papel, pegamento, pluma, lápiz, mesa, silla, and mochila. "Hello, Backpack" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for escuela, alinear, presta atención, aprender, recuerda, and inteligente. "Welcome to School" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for principal, profesor, clase, and estudiante.

"Word Center" is played. Rachel shows the signs for nombre, palabra, and escribe.

"Number Center" is played. Rachel shows the signs for números and contar.

"Art Center" is played. Rachel shows the signs for dibujar and pintar.

"Quiet Center" is played. Rachel shows the signs for leer, silencio, and descansar.

Rachel shows the signs for trabajo escolar, musica, arte, receso, and comiendo el almuerzo. She waves goodbye to the viewers and the episode ends. "On My Way Home" is played.

## Words in Spanish

1. **lápices de color** - crayons
2. **tijeras** - scissors
3. **papel** - paper
4. **pegamento** - glue
5. **pluma** - pen
6. **lápiz** - pencil
7. **mesa** - table
8. **silla** - chair
9. **mochila** - backpack
10. **escuela** - school
11. **alinear** - line up
12. **presta atención** - pay attention
13. **aprender** - learn
14. **recuerda** - remember
15. **inteligente** - smart
16. **principal** - principal
17. **profesor** - teacher
18. **clase** - class
19. **estudiante** - student
20. **nombre** - name
21. **palabra** - word
22. **escribe** - write
23. **números** - numbers
24. **contar** - count
25. **dibujar** - draw
26. **pintar** - paint
27. **leer** - read
28. **silencio** - quiet
29. **descansar** - rest
30. **trabajo escolar** - school work
31. **musica** - music
32. **arte** - art
33. **receso** - recess
34. **comiendo el almuerzo** - eating lunch

## Trivia

* This is the last episode to feature a 2006 different font style.
* This is the only episode to premiere in March 26, 2006.
* The setting takes place at the school.
* This is the last episode of Season 1.
* This is the 13th appearance of Alex and Leah.
* This is the 10th appearance of Hopkins the Frog.
* This is the last "Signing Time!" episode to be released on VHS.
* This is the 13th episode of the series.
* This is the 13th appearance of Rachel Coleman.
* The DVD Menu and end credits playing in the background is the Welcome to School song.
* The Signing Time! Theme, Hello, Backpack, Welcome to School, Learning Centers, and On My Way Home songs of this episode were featured in the *Come Sing with Us, Volume 13* CD album.

## Gallery

Crayons! Sign colors on your chin and then sign write, just like you’re writing. Crayons!Scissors! Pretend your fingers are scissors. Scissors!Paper! Brush your palms like there is a paper between them! Paper.Glue! Finger spell it. G L U E. Glue.Pen! Finger spell it. P E N. Pen!Pencil! Like you are holding a pencil. Touch your lip, and then write. Pencil!Table! Your arms pat into a table shape. Table!Chair. Make your fingers sit on the chair. Tap it for ‘chair.’ Leave them sitting for ‘sit.’ Chair.Backpack. Show the straps of your backpack. Backpack.School. Clap your hands like the teacher getting the class’s attention. School!Line up. Your hands show a long line of people. You can line up this way, or you can line up this way. Line up!Pay attention. Move your hands like you are showing someone what to pay attention to! Pay attention.Learn. Take the information from the page and put it in your head. Learn.Remember! Take your thumb from your forehead down to your other thumb. Like you’re remembering what’s in your head! Remember!Smart! Swing your middle finger up from your forehead showing how smart you are! Smart!Principal. Make a P for principal. Circle it and set it on your other hand. Principal!Teacher! Sign teach. Teach. And sign person. Teacher!Class! Make Cs for class and draw a circle with them. Class!Student! Sign learn and show that it is a person. A student is a person who learns. Student!Name. Using your first two fingers, you cross them. Name!Word! Thumb and pointer. One word or lots of words. Word.Write. It is just like you are holding a pen and writing. Write!Numbers! Twist your hands as you touch them together. Numbers.Count! Make an F and pretend that you are counting things in your hand. Count!Read. Your two fingers trace the words on the page. Read.Quiet. Cross your hands and "shhh" all the noise. Quiet.Rest! Cross your arms over your chest and rest! Rest.Draw! Use your pinky and draw. Draw!Paint! Your hand moves just like a paintbrush. Paint!"Let's practice our ABC's together. Ready?"A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.P.Q.R.S.T.U.V.W.X.Y.Z.