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Little Words, Big Magic

First words · Ages 2–4 · 15 sec

Annamaria & Zizi: The Magic Ball Adventure

Boing! A colorful ball bounces into the flower garden, and Zizi has never seen one before!

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About this adventure

Annamaria and Zizi are walking through a sunny flower garden when a big, colorful ball comes bouncing along the path. Zizi jumps in surprise: "Whoa! What's that?" Annamaria points and gives him the word: "It's a ball!" Then the ball bounces off again, high past the giant mushrooms. A short, calm story about one useful first word, best watched together.

Today's word

  • BALL

What we practise

  • Hear and say the word "ball"
  • Link the word to a real object: round, it bounces
  • Ask a question like Zizi: "What's that?"

Let's learn together!

Tap, listen, say it!

Tap Listen to hear the word, then say it together. Tap Hear Annamaria for her real line from the story.

A round, shiny ball with coral, turquoise, yellow and lavender stripes

BALL

“Bounce the ball!”

Lines from the story

Real voices from the episode. Other words on this page are read by our gentle narrator voice.

Find the Ball!

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Try it at home

Ball time together

Find a ball at home. Roll it to your child and say "Ball!" each time it arrives. Then let them roll it back and say it too. Ask Zizi's question: "What's that?" and point at the ball together.

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