Episode
The Wiggles: Hear the Drumbeat
Overview
Groove along with The Wiggles and some Wiggly Dancers as they dress up in some funky costumes and sing The Shimmie Shake! Sam Wiggle helps children with their numeracy skills in Dr Knickerbocker as he counts up to number nine. Wags and Dorothy help children to understand the concept of flying and what kind of animals can fly and what animals cannot fly. Sam Wiggle sings a fun song about one of the five senses, smell, which helps children to understand the concept of smelling and details some things that give off a scent.
Details
- Series
- The Wiggles
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2008-05-14
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Hear the Drumbeat is Episode 18 in Wiggle and Learn of The Wiggles. It aired on 2008-05-14. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 17: Get the Rhythm of the Hips
A number of soldiers are marching up the hill and then they are marching back down and stopping in the middle where they are neither up nor down in The Grand Old Duke Of York. The Wiggles play a fun game of I Spy. This game helps to learn the different letters, the sounds they make and what words start with each letter. The Wiggles with the help of everyone's favorite pirate, Captain Feathersword, promote a healthy lifestyle by getting outside and playing ball games. Watch Jack and Jill climb up the hill to get some water but oh no, they fall back down again.
Episode 19: Teddy Bear Touch the Ground
Come aboard and watch the Wiggly Dancers dance away to The Banana Boat Song, while Sam Wiggle sings. Sam and Captain Feathersword tell a classic nursery rhythm, while Murray skillfully plays his mandolin and the Wiggly Dancers perform the tale to help children gain a visual aid. Dorothy the Dinosaur introduces opposites to children and she is then joined by The Wiggles who look at different opposites and demonstrate them to children. A beautiful ballerina dances with a teddy bear in Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around. Murray involves the audience by asking them to assist him in finding out what Anthony is dressed up as. This encourages children to observe and use the power of deduction to identify what items of clothing Anthony has on and what outfit these items make up. Children gain an overview about relationships in a fun and exciting way as The Wiggles, Dorothy and the Wiggly Dancers sing and dance to The Farmer In The Dell.
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Episode 16: The Queen of the Land
Come see the circus as Jeff and Murray get your help to paint their circus picture. Join Prince Michael on his journey to find his princess in Black Velvet Band and along the way meet a butcher, a cycle maker and a florist. Anthony is joined by some friendly farmyard animals, and educates the audience about some interesting facts about cows. Captain Feathersword plays a game with Anthony and dresses up as a cow. Thankfully the audience help Anthony discover that Captain Feathersword isn't a farm animal. The Wiggly Dancers help The Wiggles sing and dance to A Sailor Went To See. Watch as they dress up as sailors and dance to a Hornpipe. It's time to sing and spell with The Wiggles as they teach children how various words are spelt and what they stand for.
Episode 20: Meadowsweet and Lady Smocks
Come running, jumping and skipping with The Wiggles as they promote a healthy physical lifestyle in their song Getting Strong! Venture outside to the garden as Dorothy shows you some beautiful flowers and Captain Feathersword shows some interesting insects as they sing English Country Garden. Buckle up and come for a drive in the Big Red Car as The Wiggles show you what they love doing and what all the Wiggly characters love doing. Children are encouraged to observe general life skills as Dorothy helps Wags to open his can of doggy treats. Sam then sings a song The Five Senses which helps children to understand about the five senses. It takes children through the five steps and explains the features used to smell, see, feel, listen and taste. Children are assisted with their numeracy skills in The Fairy Dance, as one by one fairies appear encouraging children to use addition to work out how many fairies are dancing.
Episode 15: The Biggest Smile of All
Children will love The Wiggles version of Hey Diddle Diddle as some of our favourite Wiggles characters help tell this nursery rhyme. Dressed in vibrant colours, The Wiggles team up with Leo Sayer to sing the smash hit You Make Me Feel like Dancing. Children will enjoy The Wiggles great costumes and the Wiggly Dancers groovy moves. Anthony gets the audience involved in discovering who sent The Wiggles a letter by using the power of deduction and their minds. The Wiggles and Captain Feathersword help out Wags the Dog who has lost his bone. Some groovy cats join The Wiggles and dance to The Mooche in Wiggle town. The audience helps the Captain discover what Anthony is dressed as by looking at items of his clothing. With the fast paced song One Finger, One Thumb The Wiggles help children to develop movement skills.
Episode 21: Ding, Ding, Dong!
Watch The Wiggles dress up and help children learn to count in a fun rhyming way as they sing This Old Man. Children are exposed to different languages throughout Wiggles songs, one such song in this episode is Frere Jacques. Dorothy the Dinosaur sings the lyrics in French then Sam sings them in English. Children are encouraged to join in when Captain Feathersword asks for their help in trying to work out what Anthony is dressed up as today by identifying different clothing items one at a time. Captain Feathersword and Anthony teach children about echoing by Anthony copying what Captain Feathersword had said. They then mirror each other to demonstrate how you can copy someone's movements. The Captain and a Wiggly Dancer help to act out one of the classic nursery rhymes Little Miss Muffet as Sam Wiggle narrates the story.
Episode 14: Oh, Captain!
The Wiggles teach children about colours and the importance of communication and being friendly, through such means as introducing themselves and saying hello. They also develop children's numeracy skills through the classic nursery rhyme This Old Man. Anthony is joined by some Wiggly Dancers dressed up as cowboys, however one of the cowboys looks a lot like the friendly pirate, Captain Feathersword. The Wiggles put on their best suits and dance and play a Swedish Rhapsody at Achillia the Mouse's ball. They are then joined by a ballet dancing mouse and some special ballroom dancing friends. Sam sings a special version of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, accompanied by some beautiful ballerinas. Dorothy the Dinosaur teaches Wags the Dog all about homophones, where words that are pronounced the same have different meanings. Murray with his special guitars and Jeff with his keyboard ask for the audience to help them paint a picture of the meadow.
Episode 22: Buzz, Buzz, Buzz
Watch as The Wiggles, Dorothy, Wags, Henry and some beautiful ballerinas sing and dance along to Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. Achillia the Mouse dances the ballet while the Wiggly Dancers do some beautiful ballroom dancing to a Swedish Rhapsody at Achillia's ball. Mary's little lamb follows her everywhere, it even follows her to school. Watch as The Wiggles sing and their friends dance along to Mary Had A Little Lamb. Henry, Dorothy and Wags help children understand the importance of learning to swim and talk about the different strokes you can use in a fun and exciting way with demonstrations as a visual aid. The Wiggles take us to Spain with the help of the Fernandos and some Wiggly Dancers as they perform La Bamba.
Episode 13: Together We Live So Happily
Promoting a healthy lifestyle by encouraging children to get outdoors and go for a walk, Sam Wiggle sings A Frog Went A Walking. The Wiggles go for a drive in the Big Red Car, while the wiggly friends do some of their favourite things like cook and dance. Children are encouraged to observe and use their mind in a fun way to help Sam Wiggle identify what Anthony has dressed up as today. Over In The Meadow some friendly animals join Sam in helping kids with counting. Henry the Octupus informs Anthony about the Gawa people and their culture. Henry produces a map and shows the audience where the Gawa people reside. Henry then takes us all on a trip to visit the Gawa people and have a visual experience of their culture. Promoting healthy lifestyle choices by wearing a hat and applying sunscreen Sam has so much fun down at the beach with Dorothy, Wags, Henry and Captain Feathersword.
Episode 23: Shall We Dance?
Vibrant colours and eye catching costumes bring You Make Me Feel Like Dancing to life. Leo Sayer teams up with The Wiggles to sing this smash hit as they introduce children to modern language and sing the last chorus in Greek. The Wiggles assist children with literacy skills by using letters to spell out their names. They then get the help of Henry and Captain Feathersword in a game of musical statues. This game assists children with learning the physical movement of their bodies by using different levels. Come to London to visit the queen as The Wiggles and their friends dance and sing to London Bridge.
Episode 12: Soy Capitan!
Some beautiful dancers dance the ballet with Dorothy in colourful tutus in The Fairy Dance, while The Wiggles sing a counting song. In La Bamba the audience is exposed to Mexican culture as they wear Mariachi suits and do traditional salsa dancing. Anthony is joined by some talented ballet dancers, teaching kids some special ballet moves and Captain decides to play a little joke. Little Miss Muffet, the classic nursery rhyme is played out by a wiggly dance. It also has a very familiar pirate playing the spider that scares little Miss Muffet off her tuffet. Painting a picture with music, Murray and Jeff use the audience's help to make a beautiful beach painting. This segment engages the audience to use their imagination to paint a beautiful picture.
Episode 24: Dance This Way
The Wiggles take us off to the seven seas as they sing A Sailor Went To Sea and the Wiggly Dancers dance along and even do some Irish dancing! As Prince Michael begins his journey to find his princess follow along and meet some interesting characters along the way in Black Velvet Band. Dress up in some funky outfits and join The Wiggles in grooving along to The Shimmie Shake! As The Wiggles sing I Spy they assist children with literacy skills such as the sound of letters.