Mister Rogers' Neighborhood 1979 - 2001

Mister Rogers visits a kindergarten and talks with a teacher about the similarities and differences between home and school. In Make-Believe, the Trolley is pretending to be a school bus, and King Friday orders construction of a new school.

Mister Rogers visits a first-grade classroom and shows some of the things children will find there, like desks. Children talk about their first day at school. In Make-Believe, there are lots of different feelings about starting school.

Mister Rogers helps children understand that learning and play go hand in hand. In Make-Believe the new Neighborhood school is near completion, but Daniel is sad and afraid because he doesn't yet know all his numbers and letters.

In Make-Believe, it's the first day of school. Ana, the Prince and Daniel discover there is time for learning and for play. Mister Rogers encourages children to play about school because pretending helps children get ready for new things.

Mister Rogers takes a ride on a real school bus. In Make-Believe the parents are excited to see their children at the end of the first day of school. Mister Rogers helps children know that teachers need students who want to learn.