Sally & Possum
Season 2
An innovative and beautiful video series for young children who use Australian Sign Language (Auslan) as their primary means of communication; designed to enhance their foundational literacy & numeracy skills.
Where to Watch Season 2
15 Episodes
- Possum is biggerE1
Possum is biggerSally is baking bread today. Sally goes to get Possum's help but he is upset because his boots don't fit him anymore. Possum thinks they've shrunk but Sally explains that Possum has just grown bigger. They size things up in the yard before going inside to measure how tall Possum is. Sally and Possum make a loaf of bread and learn the importance of measuring. - Getting sortedE2
Getting sortedSally is sorting plant pots from the garden. She asks Possum to help, but Possum ends up sorting the pots by colour, instead of size. They head inside so Sally can teach Possum to sort things by colour, size and shape. They also make their own playing cards—some different, some the same. Sally then teaches Possum how to play Snap. - Finding shapesE4
Finding shapesPossum kicks his ball up a tree and climbs up to get it. Meanwhile, Sally is inside washing up her many shaped kitchen storage containers. Possum spots shapes in the clouds from the top of his tree. They both go inside to make pizza. While the pizza cooks, they make a chart of all the shapes they see. Then they eat their pizza. - Possum goes campingE5
Possum goes campingPossum tries to help Sally set up a tent in the backyard but he doesn't follow the instructions. Sally finds the instructions, and Possum sets up the tent. Possum tries to go to sleep, but is scared of the dark. Sally lends Possum a light and they learn about shadows. - Where does milk come from?E6
Where does milk come from?Sally is making a shopping list. When Possum drinks the last of Sally's milk, he wonders where milk comes from. To find out, they watch kids visit a dairy farm. Possum helps Sally check-off items from the list, when she comes back from the shop. He learns about weighing and measuring things before making banana smoothies with Sally. - Where is Possum's tree?E7
Where is Possum's tree?Possum notices that Sally gets letters but he doesn't. He thinks, maybe it's because the postman doesn't know where his tree is. Sally suggests, it maybe because he doesn't write any letters. Sally helps Possum write a letter to Amanda. While Sally posts Possum's letter, Possum writes a sign. Later on, Amanda visits with a letterbox for Possum. Inside is a letter for Possum. - The big cookieE8
The big cookieSally is baking cookies, while Possum clears out things from his tree. Sally gets Possum to help share out the cookies, by dividing then into equal piles. He begins to worry, with more people coming over, there will be less cookies for him. Outside, Possum's pile continues to grow. When Sally’s friends arrive, they all bring more cookies to share, and Possum is much happier. - The great water mysteryE9
The great water mysterySally is boiling water in the kitchen to cook eggs for breakfast. Possum is confused, because there are no puddles from the rain he thought he heard last night. Sally teaches Possum all about water, steam and where rain comes from. Possum is keen to find out what volume of water has fallen, so they go inside and make a rain gauge together. - The large boxE10
The large boxSally and Possum are working in the yard. Sally leaves Possum to push a box in a wheelbarrow. Jay delivers a large, locked, wooden crate. Possum imagines what's inside. Possum gets Sally to help open it, but Jay explains there's a key. Sally pulls the key from an envelope, and Possum opens the box. Inside is a present. Jay helps Sally and Possum assemble it. - Tell me a storyE11
Tell me a storySally tells Possum a story. When Possum wants to hear another one, Sally suggests he write his own story to tell. Sally helps Possum learn sequencing, and other tips on how to construct a good story. Possum draws some pictures too, and just as he finishes, Jay arrives and surprises him. Possum shows Jay his story about the time he delivered them a fridge. - Paper planesE12
Paper planesPossum is at the tip of his tree watching birds flying. Sally receives an Air Mail letter, which Possum thinks flew there. Sally explains that it arrived by plane. Sally also explains, paper can fly if it is made into a plane. Sally and Possum head inside to learn how to make paper planes. Possum climbs his tree to fly his planes. - Sally & Possum go sailingE13
Sally & Possum go sailingWind has blown leaves all over the lawn. Sally uses her leaf blower to clean them up, but Possum jumps in the pile, sending leaves in every direction. Possum apologises and helps Sally clean up before building a pretend cardboard boat. Sally and Possum go on a real boat. When they return, they make a wind vane to tell which way the wind is blowing. - Planting a treeE14
Planting a treeSally is re-potting some of her bigger pot plants. Possum helps and they talk about the importance of trees. Sally gives Possum instructions on how to move plants into the ground that are too big for their pots, so that they will continue to grow. Possum decides there is one plant that really needs a nicer pot, so Sally suggests they make one using clay. - The treasure huntE15
The treasure huntPossum doesn't know the meaning of 'treasure', so Sally teaches him. They decide to plan a treasure hunt for Sally's friend Amanda. Together they write the plan and choose what treasures to put in the treasure chest. They also think where best to hide it, and create a series of clues to help Amanda find it. Amanda arrives, and together they complete the treasure hunt.