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Season 3 Episode 19 | 26m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
The ar Vowel + r Badge
Dusty, Dott, and Alphabott team up to explore the ar vowel + r badge: how they are written, the sounds they represent, words that use them. Fancy Shmancy Word of the Day: Harm. Heart Word: Are. Reggie’s art project turns out to be harder than expected. Ziggy reminds him there is no harm in experimenting – he just needs to start! Marty and Mary struggle with harmful weeds in the garden.
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Reading Buddies 319
Season 3 Episode 19 | 26m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
Dusty, Dott, and Alphabott team up to explore the ar vowel + r badge: how they are written, the sounds they represent, words that use them. Fancy Shmancy Word of the Day: Harm. Heart Word: Are. Reggie’s art project turns out to be harder than expected. Ziggy reminds him there is no harm in experimenting – he just needs to start! Marty and Mary struggle with harmful weeds in the garden.
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>> Dott: WHERE TO, PUP?
>> Dusty: OH, THE PET STORE PLEASE.
OH, LOOK OUT FOR THAT ROUGH PATCH!
BUM BUM, BUM, BUM, BUM!
>> Kids: HI!
>> Dott: OH, YOU'RE HERE, YOU MADE IT!
>> Dusty: YOU'RE THE FIRST TO ARRIVE!
>> Dott: I'M DOTT LIKE THE POLKA DOT, AND THIS IS MY DOG DUSTY.
>> Dusty: LIKE THE DUST!
HEY DOTT, WHAT BADGE AM I GETTING TODAY?
>> Dott: TODAY'S ALPHABADGE IS CALLED... >> Dusty: NO, NO, NO, OOOH!
>> Dott: "THE AR VOWEL + R BADGE"!
>> Dusty: LET'S GET STARTED!
>> Dott: THE ALPHABOTTEERS ARE HERE!
LET'S GO OUTSIDE AND SAY HELLO.
♪ WE USE OUR EYES, WE USE EACH ♪ EAR.
♪ THE LETTERS SHOW, THE SOUNDS ♪ WE HEAR.
♪ OUR READING BUDDIES WILL HELP ♪ US GROW THESE BADGES SHOW YOU ♪ ALL WE KNOW.
♪ >> Dott: YOU GET A NEW ONE ♪ EVERY TIME ♪ >> Dusty: AND WITH YOUR HELP, ♪ WE'LL TAKE THAT CLIMB!
♪ LET'S GO!
♪ ON A LETTER ADVENTURE.
♪ LET'S GO!
♪ LEARNING'S BETTER TOGETHER!
♪ WE'RE THE ALPHABOTTEERS!
>> Dott: ALRIGHT EVERYBODY, DROP YOUR BACKPACKS INSIDE AND MEET BACK HERE FOR AB'S SOUND OF THE DAY.
>> Dusty: BARK BARK, BARK BARK BARK... >> Dott: UH...DUST.
THAT MEANS YOU TOO... >> Dusty: RIGHT.
BAAAARK!
BARK BARK!
>> Dott: AND YOU, COME ON.
>> Marty: HELLO READING BUDDIES!
I'M MARTY, THE GARDEN GNOME, AND THIS IS MARY.
SAY HELLO MARY.
>> HELLO MARY!
>> Marty: WE'RE HERE TO GIVE YOU... >> Mary, Marty, Kids: "THE FANCY SHMANCY WORD OF THE DAY" >> Marty: WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A FANCY WORD, AND TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS.
DRUMROLL PLEASE.
>> Mary: YABBADABBADABBA... >> Marty: TODAY WORD IS..."HARM"!
>> Mary: LET'S SAY IT TOGETHER!
"HARM" ON THREE, 1,2,3... >> ALL: HARM!"
>> Mary: "HARM" MEANS, DAMAGE OR INJURY TO SOMETHING OR SOMEONE.
>> Marty: HEY!
THE ALPHABOTTEERS ARE COMING BACK!
SEE YA LATER ALLIGATOR!
>> Mary: IN A WHILE CROCODILE, FREEZE!
♪ ♪ >> Alphabott: BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ BUUUUUUZ!
>> Dott: YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, IT'S TIME FOR ALPHABOTT'S SOUND OF THE DAY!
>> Alphabott: /AR/, /AR/, /AR/!
>> Alphabotteers: /AR/, /AR/, /AR/!
>> Dott: THAT'S A FUN SOUND AB.
/AR/, LIKE CAR.
TODAY, YOU'RE GOING TO HELP DUSTY EARN THE "AR VOWEL + R BADGE!
>> Alphabotteers: OOOOH!
>> Dott: LET'S EXPLORE THIS SOUND A LITTLE MORE.
AB, CAN YOU SHOW US WHAT OUR MOUTH DOES WHEN WE MAKE THE /AR/ SOUND?
>> Alphabott: BUZZ BUZZ.
>> Dott: WHEN WE MAKE THE /AR/ SOUND, TWO THINGS HAPPEN.
YOUR TONGUE STARTS OUT TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF YOUR MOUTH, THEN AS YOU MAKE THE SOUND, YOUR TONGUE MOVES TOWARD THE BACK OF YOUR MOUTH.
YOUR MOUTH STARTS OUT OPEN AND THEN IT CLOSES A LITTLE.
YOUR VOICE BOX IS ON!
REPEAT AFTER ME.
/AR/AR/AR/!
>> Alphabotteers: /AR/AR/AR/!
>> Dott: AB, WILL YOU SHOW US SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT YOUR SOUND OF THE DAY?
>> Alphabott: BUZZ BUZZ!
>> Dott: TAKE THIS WORD, CAR.
WHEN WE SEE A SYLLABLE THAT HAS ONE VOWEL PLUS AN 'R', WE CALL THAT A VOWEL PLUS 'R' SYLLABLE.
THEY MAKE ONE SOUND THAT WE CAN LEARN.
TODAY'S VOWEL + R SOUND HAS A 'A' PLUS AN 'R', AND TOGETHER THEY ARE PRONOUNCED /AR/ AS IN CAR.
LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.
C/AR.
CAR!
THE WAY A WORD IS SPELLED SHOWS US... >> Alphabotteers: ...HOW TO READ THE SOUNDS!
>> Dott: THANKS FOR GIVING US OUR SOUND AB.
>> Alphabott: BUZZ BUZZZ!
>> Dott: BE SURE TO LISTEN FOR THAT /AR/ SOUND TODAY, AND YOU'LL EARN THAT "AR VOWEL + R BADGE", LITTLE BY LITTLE... >> Alphabotteers: ...LETTER BY LETTER!
>> Dott: OFF YOU GO!
I'LL SEE YOU INSIDE JAMPA.
>> Dusty: I'M GOING TO THE DOG PARK... >> Dott: NOT SO FAST DUST... >> Dusty: I DIDN'T MAKE IT VERY FAR.
>> Dott: DID YOU CLEAN YOUR DOG HOUSE THIS MORNING?
>> Dusty: YEP.
UH, JUST FINISHED.
I DIDN'T EVEN START!
WILL YOU HELP ME CLEAN UP ALL THAT JUNK??
>> KID: YES!
>> Dusty: HOT DOG!
RACE YA THERE.
READY, SET, GO!
Dog, dog, doggy dog, dog house ♪ A,E,I,O, YOU WIN AGAIN!
OK, LET'S SORT THIS PILE OF JUNK.
TODAY LET'S SET ASIDE ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE THE /AR/ SOUND SOMEWHERE IN THEIR NAME.
REMEMBER- /AR/ LIKE CAR.
>> Junk: DUSTY, ARE YOU READY TO GET THIS PARTY STARTED?
>> Dusty: YEP.
I'LL SOUND THE ALARM.
DIVE!
DIVE!
DIVE!
WEEE!
KAZOO.
DOES KAZOO HAVE THE /AR/ SOUND?
>> KID: NO DUSTY.
>> Dusty: NOPE!
ALPAHABOTT KEEPS LEAVING HER STUFF IN MY ROOM!
ART.
AR/T.
DOES ART HAVE THE /AR/ SOUND?
>> KID: YES!
>> Dusty: YEAH!
MAYBE THAT'S A ZIGGY ORIGINAL.
>> Junk: NOOOOOO • SEE YA TOMORROW DUSTY!
>> Dusty: SEE YA TOMORROW JUNK!
HEY!
THANKS FOR HELPING ME CLEAN ALL THAT UP.
NOW LET'S GET OUT OF HERE AND GET SOME FRESH AIR!
>> Dusty: HELLO JAMPA!
>> Jampa: HELLO DUSTY!
>> Dusty: WOAH, IS THAT A NEW PICTURE FOR YOUR SCRAPBOOK?
>> Jampa: YEAH!
>> Dusty: WOAH, WHAT'S THAT A PICTURE OF?
>> Jampa: A JAR.
>> Dusty: A JAR!?
I'VE HEARD OF THAT.
DO JARS FLY?
>> Jampa: NO DUSTY.
>> Dusty: OH, NO THEY DON'T.
WELL, HOW DO YOU USE A JAR?
>> Jampa: YOU HOLD IT AND TWIST THE TOP.
>> Dusty: YOU HOLD IT AND TWIST THE TOP.
AND- AND WHAT DO YOU PUT INSIDE OF IT?
>> Jampa: ANYTHING YOU WANT.
>> Dusty: ANYTHING I WANT?
HMM.
HOW 'BOUT TREATS?
>> Jampa: YEAH.
>> Dusty: PUT 'EM IN THE JAR PLEASE.
THEY'LL BE FRESH AND TASTY, JUST HOW I LIKE MY TREATS.
THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR SCRAPBOOK WITH ME.
>> Jampa: BYE DUSTY.
>> Dusty: BYE JAMPA!
>> Reggie: HE SHOOTS- HE SCORES!
>> Ziggy: YEAH!
>> Dusty: NOTHING BUT NET!
OR UH, TOOLBOX.
>> Dott: WHAT'S ALL THIS REGGIE?
>> Reggie: WELL, I'M SUPPOSED TO BE MAKING A PROJECT FOR MY LEAST FAVORITE CLASS.
>> Ziggy: MATH.
>> Reggie: HAHA!
NO.
IT'S ART.
AND IT'S NOT GOING AS EXPECTED.
NOTHING AGAINST YOU ZIGG- BUT I'M JUST NOT AN ARTIST.
>> Dott: WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT YOU HAVE SO FAR?
>> Dusty: WOAH • MY BRAIN HURTS.
>> Reggie: SEE WHAT I MEAN?
MY BRAIN IS DIFFERENT FROM ALL OF YOU GUYS.
MAYA AND KITT ARE PERFORMERS, COSMO WRITES... >> Dusty: ...AND I'M THE WORLD'S BEST CANINE COMEDIAN... >> Ziggy: DUSTY...YOU'RE NOT HELPING.
>> Reggie: EVERYONE KNOWS ME AS "THE SCIENCE GUY".
I DON'T DO ART!
>> Dott: THAT'S NOT ENTIRELY TRUE, THERE'S ARTISTRY IN WHAT YOU DO.
>> Ziggy: ART IS A PART OF EVERYTHING WE DO.
>> Dusty: AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE ANYONE OTHER THAN YOURSELF TO BE AN ARTIST.
>> Ziggy: IT'S ALL ABOUT EXPRESSING YOURSELF.
>> Dott: ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS START.
USE WHAT YOU HAVE AROUND YOU.
THERE'S NO HARM IN EXPERIMENTING.
>> Reggie: HMM.
WELL EXPERIMENTING IS KINDA MY THING... >> Dusty: WELL, I'D LOVE TO STAY AND HELP YOU REGG, BUT MY STOMACH IS SPEAKING TO ME AND UH OH, WHAT WAS THAT?
UH HUH.
UH HUH.
IT SAYS "I'M STARVING"!
>> Dott: WHAT A SURPRISE.
>> Dusty: HEY, WADDA YA WANT FROM ME!?
I'M A DOG!
I'M ALWAYS HUNGRY.
>> Dott: GOOD LUCK REGGIE!
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT YOU MAKE.
>> Reggie: CATCH YOU LATER DOTT, SEE YA ZIGGY!
>> Ziggy: BYE!
>> Dusty: HEY, ALPHABOTT'S IN ART MODE!
COME ON, LET'S SEE WHAT THEY'RE UP TO.
>> Alphabott: BUZZ BUZZ!
>> Ziggy: EVERYDAY'S A GREAT DAY WHEN YOU'RE DRAWING, RIGHT ALPHABOTT?
>> Alphabott: BUZZ, BUZZ!
>> Dott: HI AB, HI ZIGGY.
WHAT ARE YOU DRAWING TODAY?
>> Ziggy: AB AND I WANTED TO GO ON A ROAD TRIP!
EXCEPT- SHE'S A ROBOT...AND I'M A KID, SO WE CAN'T DRIVE.
WE SETTLED IN FOR THE NEXT BEST THING...ART!
>> Dott: OH, ZIGGY I LOVE THIS CAR.
HEY DO YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I SEE IN THIS CAR?
>> Ziggy: WHAT?
>> Dott: THE LETTERS A R!
>> Dusty: OUR NEW ALPHABADGE!?
WHERE?
>> Ziggy: YOU KNOW WHAT?
I SEE IT TOO.
>> Dusty: WELL I DON'T!
THOSE AREN'T LETTERS, IT'S A PICTURE OF A CAR.
>> Dott: DON'T WORRY DUST.
WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.
WILL YOU HELP US SHOW DUSTY THE LETTERS A R IN THIS CAR?
>> Kids: YEAH!
>> Dott: GREAT!
WE'LL NEED OUR MAGIC PAINTBRUSH... NOW LET ME SEE, I KNOW I PUT MINE AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE • OH, HAHA, I REMEMBER NOW.
BOOOP!
>> Kids: OOOH!
>> Dott: FIRST THINGS FIRST.
WE'LL NEED THIS!
NEXT, WE NEED ZIGGY'S CAR.
>> CAR: AR, CAR, /AR/!
>> Dott: TO DRAW THE LETTER A • START BETWEEN THE DOTTED AND THE BOTTOM LINE.
WE MAKE A CIRCLE TO THE LEFT.
NOW WE ADD A SHORT LINE DOWN.
THAT'S THE A, TIME FOR THE R!
WE START ON THE DOTTED LINE, SHORT VERTICAL LINE DOWN, HALF A HUMP, AND THERE WE GO!
DONE.
>> Alphabott: BUZZ BUZZ.
>> Dott: AR VOWEL PLUS R!
>> CAR: AR, CAR, /AR/!
>> Dusty: I SAW IT!
>> Ziggy: YOU CAN SEE SO MUCH IN ART • WOAH!
I HAVE TO RINSE OUT MY BRUSHES!
SEE YA LATER PAINTER!!!
>> Alphabott: BUZZ!
>> Dusty: I REALLY THINK I'M GONNA GET THAT "AR VOWEL + R BADGE!"
>> Dott: I BET YOU ARE, WITH YOUR HELP OF COURSE.
AB, SWITCH INTO LEARNING MODE PLEASE.
>> >> Alphabott: BUZZ!
♪ ♪ >> Dott: DO YOU WANNA GO INSIDE AND PLAY WITH THIS /AR/ SOUND A LITTLE MORE?
>> Kids: YEAH!
>> Dusty: ALRIGHT!
SEE YA IN THE READING ROOM!
Note ♪ >> Dott: AR-CAR-/AR/ AR-CAR-/AR/ AR-CAR-/AR/.
>> Dott: WELCOME BACK TO... ♪ ♪ >> Dott: WELCOME BACK TO... >> All: WHERE IS IT!?"
>> Dott: THE GAMESHOW WHERE YOU HAVE TO LISTEN FOR A SOUND IN A WORD.
I'M YOUR HOST, DOTT!
YOU ALL KNOW OUR CHAMPION, DUSTY!
>> Dusty: HI SHARLA!
I'M ON TV!
>> Dott: TODAY YOU'RE LISTENING FOR THE /AR/ SOUND IN SOME WORDS.
IT'S UP TO YOU TO TELL US WHERE THE SOUND IS IN EACH WORD.
THE FIRST WORD IS "ARM".
>> Dusty: AR/M.
WHERE IS /AR/ IN ARM?
>> Kids: THE FIRST SOUND!
>> Dusty: I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT!
WE PICK THE FIRST SOUND DOTT!
>> Dott: AB SAYS- DING, DING, DING- YES!
LET'S ADD...ANOTHER SOUND!
THE NEXT WORD IS..."FARM" >> Dusty: F/AR/M.
WHERE IS /AR/ IN F/AR/M?
>> Kids: THE MIDDLE SOUND!
>> Dusty: WOOF, ARE YOU SURE?
>> Kids: YES >> Dusty: OK- THE MIDDLE SOUND DOTT!
>> Dott: OH YEAH!
LET'S ADD...ANOTHER SOUND!
OK- THE LAST WORD IS "SMART".
>> Dusty: S/M/AR/T.
WHERE IS /AR/ IN S/M/AR/T?
>> Kids: THE THIRD SOUND!
>> Dusty: ARE YOU SURE?
>> Kids: YES!
>> Dusty: OK.
THE THIRD SOUND, DOTT!
>> Alphabott: BUZZ BUZZ!
BUZZ BUZZY BUZZ!
>> Dott: HA, HA, HA AND THAT SOUND MEANS YOU WIN!!
YOU'VE WON A BARN FILLED WITH YARN!
JOIN US NEXT TIME, WHEN WE'LL BE LISTENING FOR DIFFERENT SOUND!
♪ ♪ >> Dusty: GET READY TO SQUAT, WITH, DOTT!
>> Dott: WE'RE ALL JUST GETTING OUR STEPS IN.
HEY, DO YOU WANT TO STAND UP AND MOVE WITH US?
>> Kitt: YEAH COME ON!
>> Cosmo: YOU GOT THIS!
>> Dott: GREAT!
BE SURE TO LISTEN FOR THAT /AR/ SOUND WHILE YOU EXERCISE.
>> Dusty: WHAT'S UP FIRST DOTT?
>> Dott: OUR FIRST MOVE IS CALLED..."THE STAR".
WILL YOU JOIN ME?
OH GREAT!
THE STAR!
UH, HUH.
THE STAR!
ONE MORE TIME.
THE STAR!
AND STOP!
>> Cosmo: HOW ABOUT THIS DOTT?
I CALL IT "PARK THE CAR" >> Dott: I SEE THAT!
OK, DO YOU WANNA TRY AND PARK THE CAR?
GREAT!
COME ON.
PARK THE CAR PARK THE CAR PARK THE CAR.
AND STOP!
>> Kitt: OOOH.
THE NEXT MOVE IS- "THE SHOPPING CART" >> Dott: KITT, WHAT ARE YOU GETTING?
>> Kitt: UM, COOKIES!?
>> Dott: OBVIOUSLY!
COME ON!
THE SHOPPING CART THE SHOPPING CART, I GOT MY COOKIES.
COSMO, WHAT DO YA WANT?
>> Cosmo: UM, MILK!
>> Dott: MILK- GOT IT!
STOP!!
>> Cosmo: NICE WORKOUT FOLKS!
>> Kitt: ARTFUL, REALLY!
>> Dusty: SPLASH, SPLASH, SPLASH.
WOOF.
THAT WORKOUT MADE ME SWEAT.
LOOK AT ALL OF THESE BUBBLES.
LET'S GET POPPING!
>> Dott: CH-AR-M.
CHARM.
>> Dusty: HA!
>> Dott: B-AR.
BAR >> Dusty: GOTCHA!
>> Dott: H-AR-D. HARD.
>> Dusty: WOOHOO!
>> Dusty: DOTT, I'M READY TO COME OUT.
MY PAWS ARE PRUNY!
(Drum roll) >> Marty: OH HI READING BUDDIES, WE'RE PULLING HARMFUL WEEDS FROM OUR GARDEN.
>> Mary: MARTY, CAN YOU BELIEVE THESE DANDELIONS ARE CONSIDERED WEEDS?
THEY'RE SO CUTE!
I'LL KEEP THEM!
>> Marty: I'M LOOKING FOR MORE HARMFUL WEEDS.
SOME CAN CREEP UP AND WRAP AROUND MY VEGGIES.
I HAVEN'T FOUND ANY YET, BUT I KNOW THEY'RE AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.
IT'S RIGHT BEHIND ME, ISN'T IT.
FIGURES.
YIKES!
>> Mary: OH!
FOUND ANOTHER DANDELION!....
>> Marty: WOAH!
MARY, SAVE ME FROM HARM.
>> Mary: YOU WANT ME TO REMOVE THAT HARMFUL WEED?
>> Marty: YES MARY!
>> Mary: OK, YOU ASKED FOR IT.
>> Marty: WOOOOOOAAAAAHHHHH!
>> Marty: DON'T WORRY, I WASN'T HARMED!
>> Mary and Marty: HARM- DAMAGE OR INJURY TO SOMEONE OR SOMETHING.
BRAVO!
>> Jampa: BRAVO!
BRAVO!
BRAVO!
>> Dott: DUSTY LOVES HIS BATHS.
>> Dusty: GEE DOTT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS SWEET...MIDDLE PART.
>> Alphabott: BUZZ BUUUUZZ!
>> Dott: PERFECT TIMING AB!
IT'S TIME TO TRANSFORM SOME WORDS WITH THE SOUND OF THE DAY IN THEM.
ALPHABOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US OUR LETTERS?
>> Alphabott: BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ!
>> Dott: OK, LET'S READ WHAT WE HAVE HERE.
AR/M.
ARM.
TIME TO USE THOSE DOG EARS.
WHAT IS THE FIRST SOUND DUST?
>> Dusty: I HEAR IT!
OUR SOUND OF THE DAY.
/AR/, LIKE CAR.
>> Dott: YES!
IT'S THE AR VOWEL + R!
NOW, CAN YOU TRANSFORM ARM TO ARCH?
>> Dusty: WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE /M/ WITH /CH/!
>> Dott: VERY GOOD!
WE REPLACE THE LETTER M WITH THE DIGRAPH CH TO MAKE AR/CH.
ARCH.
NOW, CAN YOU TRANSFORM ARCH TO MARCH.
>> Dusty: I HEAR IT!
WE ADD /M/ TO THE BEGINNING!
>> Dott: GOOD JOB!
WE ADD THE LETTER M TO THE BEGINNING TO MAKE /M/ARCH.
OK, CAN YOU TRANSFORM MARCH TO MUCH.
>> Dusty: HEY I HEAR IT!
WE REPLACE /AR/ WITH /U/.
>> Dott: VERY GOOD.
WE REPLACE THE A R, WITH THE LETTER U TO MAKE M/U/CH.
OK, CAN YOU TRANSFORM MUCH INTO MUD?
>> Dusty: WE TAKE OUT /CH/ AND REPLACE IT WITH /D/.
>> Dott: GOOD BOY!!
WE REPLACE THE CH DIGRAPH WITH THE LETTER D TO MAKE, M/U/D.
>> Dusty: WE TAKE OUT /CH/ AND REPLACE IT WITH /D/.
>> Dott: GOOD BOY!!
WE REPLACE THE CH DIGRAPH WITH THE LETTER D TO MAKE, M/U/D.
MUD!
HEY YOU TRANSFORMED ALL OF THOSE WORDS DUST!
THANKS ALPHABOTT!
>> Alphabott: BUZZZ BUZZ!
B..U...ZZZ.
BU...ZZZ.
ZZZ.
>> Dott: OH, ALPHABOTT'S BATTERY MUST BE DRAINED,SHE'S BEEN HELPING US OUT SO MUCH TODAY.
HEY DUSTY, COULD YOU TAKE HER TO REGGIE FOR A QUICK CHARGE?
>> Dusty: SURE.
HEY, DO YOU WANNA COME WITH US?
>> Kids: YEAH!
>> Dusty: GREAT!
COME ON ALPHABOTT, LET'S GO!
>> Alphabott: BUZZ.. >> Dusty: HEY REGGIE!
WOULD YOU MIND GIVING AB A QUICK CHARGE?
>> Reggie: OH, OF COURSE DUSTY!
OH, HEY READING BUDDIES!
COME ON IN.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ WOWIE ZOWIE, HER BATTERY IS DRAINED!
HEY, COULD YOU HELP CHARGE ALPHABOTTS BATTERY?
>>KIDS : YEAH!
>> Reggie: WE CAN DO IT!
OK, FOR EVERY SOUND WE HEAR IN A WORD, WE HAVE TO PRESS A BUTTON.
AFTER A FEW ROUNDS, ALPHABOTT WILL BE FULLY CHARGED.
LET'S GET TO WORK!
>> SPEAKER: CHARM.
>> Dusty: CHARM.
THE WORD IS CHARM.
HOW MANY SOUNDS DO YOU HEAR IN CH-AR-M?
>> Kids: 3!
>> Dusty: LET'S SEE.
CH-AR-M.
CHARM!
>> Reggie: WOWWIE ZOWWIE!
>> SPEAKER: ART.
>> Dusty: ART.
THE WORD IS ART.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN AR-T?
>> Kids: 2!
>> Dusty: 2?
LET'S SEE!
AR-T. ART.
>> Reggie: HALFWAY THERE BUDDIES!
>> SPEAKER: MARK.
>> Dusty: MARK.
THE WORD IS MARK.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN M-AR-K?
>> Kids: 3!
>> Dusty: 3?
LET'S SEE.
M-AR-K!
MARK.
>> Reggie: ONE MORE SHOULD DO THE TRICK!
>> SPEAKER: ALARM >> Dusty: ALARM.
THE WORD IS ALARM.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN A/L/AR/M?
>> Kids: 4!
>> Dusty: 4?
WOWWIE ZOWWIE, LET'S SEE.
A/L/AR/M.
ALARM.
>> Reggie: SHE'S FULLY CHARGED!
GREAT WORK READING BUDDIES!
THAT'LL BE TEN CENTS DUSTY.
>> Dusty: TEN CENTS TOWARD THE "GET REGGIE TO SPACE CAMP FUND"!
THANKS REGG.
>> Reggie: AW, THANKS DUST.
>> Kids: AWWW.
>> Dott: TODAY'S HEART WORD IS "ARE", AS IN "YOU ARE MY FRIEND!"
>> Dusty: "ARE" RHYMES WITH CAR!
>> Dott: "ARE" IS A HEART WORD, WHICH MEANS IT HAS ONE OR MORE SOUND SPELLINGS WE MAY NOT KNOW YET.
"ARE" HAS ONE SOUND.
/AR/.
THE 'A' AND THE 'R' ARE SPELLING /AR/.
THERE'S A SILENT E AT THE END OF THE WORD, THAT DOESN'T SPELL ANY SOUND.
THAT'S THE PART WE HAVE TO KNOW BY HEART.
LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.
/ARE/.
ARE!
>> Reggie: DUSTY, DOTT, ZIGGY!
I GOTTA SHOW YOU SOMETHING SUPER COOL!
LOOK AT THIS GUYS!
>> Ziggy: WOW I CAN'T EVEN ARTICULATE WHAT I'M FEELING.
I'M- I'M SPEECHLESS.
>> Dott: THIS IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL!
I LOVE THE ARMS REACHING UP FOR THE STAR!
IT'S, IT'S LIKE A CARVING!
>> Reggie: THANKS.
IT'S CALLED A COLLAGE!
I CALL IT, "CARPE DIEM", WHICH MEANS SEIZE THE DAY!
>> Dusty: IT'S A MASTERPIECE!
THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
>> Reggie: THANKS!
I USED SOME RECYCLED MATERIALS FROM MY OLD TOOLBOX.
>> Dott: OH, LOOK AT THAT.
SEE?
EVERYONE CAN BE AN ARTIST AFTER ALL.
>> Dusty: I'D MAKE MY ART OUT OF DOG TREATS, BUT THEY'D HAVE TO CART ME AWAY CAUSE I'D EAT IT ALL.
>> Ziggy: CONGRATS REGGIE!
IT REALLY IS CHARMING.
NOW I WANT TO BUY YOUR ARTWORK!
>> Reggie: SURE THING DUDE....
BUT AFTER I GET MY GRADE MARK ON IT!
>>ALL: HAHAHA.
>> Dusty: LITTLE UH, FRIENDS AND FAMILY DISCOUNT THOUGH- HOW MUCH ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
75 CENTS?
>> Dott: ...AND YOU DUSTY, I AWARD YOU WITH YOUR NEW ALPHABADGE, "THE AR VOWEL + R BADGE."
WEAR IT WITH PRIDE.
>> Dusty: WOOF THAT WAS HARD- THANKS FOR HELPING ME!
>> Dott: "LITTLE BY LITTLE... >>Alphabotteers and Dusty: ...LETTER BY LETTER!"
>> Dott: TIME TO GO HOME!
GIVE YOUR UNIFORMS TO AB.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
♪ READING BUDDIES, YOU DID GREAT WORK TODAY.
READING BUDDIES, I REALLY WISH YOU COULD STAY.
♪ WE'LL SEE YOU SOON, FROM THIS ♪ SAME SPOT, WITH DUSTY AND DOTT ♪ AND ALPHABOTT.
♪ WITH YOUR READING BUDDIES, ♪ YOU'LL NEVER READ ALONE!
>> Kids: BYE!
LEARNING TO READ BEGINS AT BIRTH WHEN YOU TALK, READ AND SING TO YOUR CHILD, YOU ARE BUILDING HIS BRAIN, EXPANDING HIS VOCABULARY AND DELVING HIS PREREADING SKILLS.
PLAY TIME, BATH TIME, BED TIME, EVERY MOMENT CAN BE A TALK, READ, SING MOMENT.
THE NEW SYRACUSE STEAM SCHOOL WILL START CLASSES IN SEPTEMBER 2025.
IT WILL PROVIDE A DIRECT PATH TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND HIGHER PAYING JOBS.
LEARN MORE ABOUT ATTENDING THE STEAM SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOLS.COM/STEAM.
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