Sesame Workshop began publishing a Word of the Day video series as part of their Coming Together initiative in 2022. The segments typically partner a celebrity guest highlighting a word with the Sesame Street Muppets. Videos are posted on Sesame Streetโs social media channels and collected in their #ComingTogether playlist on YouTube.
Image | Date | Word / Description |
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March 14, 2022 | Upstander Amanda Gorman and Gabrielle explain the proper definition of "upstander" to Grover. | |
March 21, 2022 | Kindness First Lady Jill Biden, Gabrielle, Elmo, and Tango explain that kindness can be shown to people, animals, and the environment. | |
April 11, 2022 | Unity Gabrielle Union explains to Grover that "unity" is when we play, work, and come together. | |
April 16, 2022 | Fairness Brett Goldstein and Tamir bake cookies and share them with Cookie Monster. | |
May 2, 2022 | Unique Anna Cathcart, Big Bird, and Ji-Young explain that "unique" means one-of-a-kind, or something that's very special, by observing a yodeling cow (Leslie Carrara-Rudolph). | |
May 30, 2022 | Respect Zazie Beetz, Abby Cadabby, Tamir, a Dinger, and a Honker show "respect" by taking turns listening to each other and cleaning up the garden. | |
June 27, 2022 | Diversity Troy Kotsur, Zavier Sabio, Rosita, and Count von Count use American Sign Language to observe the diversity amongst themselves. | |
August 29, 2022 | Proud Ava DuVernay, Elmo, and Ji-Young discuss all the things they're proud of about themselves. | |
September 19, 2022 | Resilience Rosie Perez explains to Grover that his strength to move on despite having only one roller skate is an example of his resilience. | |
October 11, 2022 | Belonging Samuel L. Jackson, Abby Cadabby, and The Aveggies explain that "belonging" means feeling like you're a member of a group, like a family. | |
October 19, 2022 | Culture Jacob Batalon shares his Filipino and Hawaiian "culture" with Big Bird. | |
November 1, 2022 | Traditions Zahn McClarnon, Big Bird, and Nani Bird exchange their family traditions. | |
December 12, 2022 | Voice Amanda Gorman and Ernie help out Bert, who feels too nervous to use his "voice" to express himself. | |
May 7, 2023 | Confidence Kal Penn explains what confidence is to Ji-Young and TJ while Grover Knover tries to do a stunt. |