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Season 3 Episode 20 | 26m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
The or Vowel + r Badge
Dusty, Dott, and Alphabott team up to explore the or vowel + r badge: how they are written, the sounds they represent, words that use them. Fancy Shmancy Word of the Day: Forlorn. Heart Word: Word. Mary becomes forlorn when Marty is not with her and Dusty fears becoming bored in the two minutes it takes Dott to find her scissors.
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Reading Buddies
Reading Buddies 320
Season 3 Episode 20 | 26m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
Dusty, Dott, and Alphabott team up to explore the or vowel + r badge: how they are written, the sounds they represent, words that use them. Fancy Shmancy Word of the Day: Forlorn. Heart Word: Word. Mary becomes forlorn when Marty is not with her and Dusty fears becoming bored in the two minutes it takes Dott to find her scissors.
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>> Dusty: HELLO EVERYONE!
I'M DOTT LIKE THE POLKADOT.
>> Dott: AND I'M DUSTY, LIKE THE DUST.
>> Dusty: OH, VERY FUNNY.
>> 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- >> Dott: THE "OR VOWEL + R BADGE"!
>> Dusty: I ALWAYS FORGET ABOUT THAT PART... >> Dott: THE ALPHABOTTEERS ARE HERE!
LET'S GO OUTSIDE AND SAY HELLO.
>> Dusty: 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!
♪ >>All: LET'S GO!
♪ ON A LETTER ADVENTURE.
♪ LET'S GO!
WE'RE THE ALPHABOTTEERS!
>> Dott: DROP YOUR BACKPACKS INSIDE AND MEET BACK HERE FOR AB'S SOUND OF THE DAY.
>> Dusty: YOU HEARD HER, OFF THE PORCH... >> Dott: UH...DUST.
THAT MEANS YOU TOO... >> Dusty: RIGHT.
I BET I GET THERE BEFORE YOU HAHA!
HA!
>> Dott: AND YOU, COME ON.
>> Marty: HELLO READING BUDDIES!
I'M MARTY, THE GARDEN GNOME, AND THIS IS MARY.
SAY HELLO MARY.
>> Mary: "HELLO MARY"!
>> Marty: WE'RE HERE TO GIVE YOU... >>Mary, Marty, and 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'S WORD IS..."FORLORN"!
>> Mary: LET'S SAY IT TOGETHER!
"FORLORN" ON THREE, 1,2,3... >> ALL: FORLORN!"
>> Mary: "FORLORN" MEANS, TO FEEL LONELY OR SAD, ESPECIALLY WHEN LEFT ALONE.
>> 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: /OR/, /OR/, /OR/.
>>THE ALPHABOTTEERS: /OR/, /OR/, /OR/.
>> Dott: THAT'S A FUN SOUND AB.
/OR/, LIKE HORN.
TODAY, YOU'RE GOING TO HELP DUSTY EARN THE "THE OR VOWEL + R BADGE"!
>> Alphabotteers: OOOH!
>> Dott: LET'S EXPLORE THIS SOUND A LITTLE MORE.
AB, PLEASE SHOW US WHAT OUR MOUTH DOES WHEN WE MAKE THE /OR/ SOUND.
>> Alphabott: BUZZ BUZZ.
>> Dott: WHEN WE MAKE THE /OR/ SOUND TWO THINGS HAPPEN.
YOUR TONGUE STARTS OUT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE MOUTH AND THEN LIFTS AS YOU MAKE THE SOUND.
YOUR LIPS START OUT ROUNDED AND KIND OF PUSH OUT AS YOU'RE MAKING THE SOUND.
YOUR VOICEBOX IS ON!
REPEAT AFTER ME.
/OR/OR/OR/.
>> Alphabotteers: /OR/OR/OR/.
>> Dott: AB, LET'S SHOW THEM SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT YOUR SOUND OF THE DAY.
>> Alphabott: BUZZ BUZZ!
>> Dott: TAKE THIS WORD, HORN.
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 'O' PLUS AN 'R', AND TOGETHER THEY ARE PRONOUNCED /OR/ AS IN HORN.
LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.
H/OR/N.
HORN!
>> Dott: 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 /OR/ SOUND TODAY, AND YOU'LL EARN THE O R 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 EXPLORE THE REFRIGERATOR.
GOING TO EXPLORE THE REFRIGERATOR... >> Dott: NOT SO FAST DUST... >> Dusty: ALMOST MADE IT TO THE DOOR.
>> Dott: DID YOU CLEAN YOUR DOGHOUSE TODAY?
>> Dusty: GUH, HUH, WHA, CHORES!?
AT A TIME LIKE THIS?
OF COURSE I DIDN'T CLEAN MY ROOM.
UM...I WAS WAITING FOR YOU!
WILL YOU HELP ME CLEAN UP ALL THAT JUNK?
>> KID: YES!
>> Dusty: HOT DOG!
RACE YA THERE.
READY, SET, GO!
Dog, dog, doggy dog, doggy dog house A,E,I,O, YOU WIN AGAIN!
OK, LET'S SORT OUT THIS JUNK.
TODAY LET'S SET ASIDE THINGS THAT HAVE THE /OR/ SOUND SOMEWHERE IN THEIR NAME.
REMEMBER- /OR/ LIKE HORN.
>> Junk: DUSTY.
YOU'RE HERE TO SORT ME OUT, AREN'T YOU?
>> Dusty: JUNK, YOU KNOW I ADORE YOU • BUT I'D LOVE SEE MY FLOOR ONCE MORE.
DIVE!
DIVE!
DIVE!
CORK.
C/OR/K.
DOES CORK HAVE THE /OR/ SOUND?
>> KID: YES!
>> Dusty: YEAH!!
I'LL ADD THIS TO DOTT'S CORK COLLECTION- IT'S ALWAYS GROWING!
HORSE.
H/OR/SE?
DOES HORSE HAVE THE /OR/ SOUND?
>> KID: YES!
>> Dusty: YEAH!
HE'D SAY HI BUT HE'S A LITTLE HOARSE.
>> Junk: NOOOOO • 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!
WOOF!
>> Dusty: HELLO JAMPA!
>> Jampa: HELLO DUSTY.
>> Dusty: HEY, IS THAT A NEW PICTURE FOR YOUR SCRAPBOOK?
>> Jampa: YEAH!
>> Dusty: WHAT'S THAT A PICTURE OF?
>> Jampa: A CORN!
>> Dusty: CORN!?
I'VE HEARD OF THAT.
DOES CORN FLY?
>> Jampa: NO DUSTY.
>> Dusty: NO!
IT DOESN'T.
WELL WHAT IS CORN??
>> Jampa: CORN IS A YUMMY VEGETABLE!
>> Dusty: A YUMMY VEGETABLE, OOH I LOVE THAT.
HOW DO YOU EAT IT?
OH, RIGHT ON THE COB.
OOH, HOW ABOUT POPCORN?
>> Jampa: YEAH!
HERE YA GO, READY?
>> Dusty: YEAH, I'M READY!
YOU GONNA THROW IT?
>> Jampa: YEAH: >> Dusty: GO AHEAD, I'M READY.
OH, OH SO MUCH!
AH, OOH I DROPPED ONE.
WOAH!
I'M COVERED IN POPCORN.
THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR SCRAPBOOK WITH ME JAMPA.
>> Jampa: BYE CORN DUSTY.
>> Dusty: BYE CORN JAMPA!
>> Jampa: OH, CORN.
>> Dott: DUSTY STAY.
>> Dusty: THAT'S EASY.
>> Maya: HEY THERE YOU TWO.
DOTT, THIS PACKAGE CAME FOR YOU.
>> Dusty: OOOH, OPEN IT, OPEN IT!!!
>> Dott: RELAX, DUST • OH...I AM GONNA NEED TO GET SOME SCISSORS.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> Maya: OK. WE'LL WAIT HERE.
>> Dusty: WAIT?
FOR HOW LONG?
>> Dott: JUST ONE OR TWO MINUTES.
>> Dusty: WHICH IS IT?
ONE MINUTE OR TWO MINUTES!?
>> Maya: WHY DOES IT MATTER HOW MANY MINUTES?
>> Dusty: WELL, IF IT'S ONE MINUTE, I CAN COUNT TO SIXTY SECONDS.
IF IT'S TWO MINUTES I'M NOT SURE I CAN COUNT THAT HIGH.
SO I'LL HAVE TO FIGURE SOMETHING ELSE TO DO WHILE I WAIT.
I DON'T WANT TO GET BORED.
WHAT IF SHE'S GONE THREE MINUTES • OR FOUR MINUTES • OR FIVE MINUTES!
OH, ALL THIS WAITING IS MAKING ME HUNGRY.
>> Maya: GOOD, CUZ IT'S SNACK TIME.
COME ON, LET'S GRAB THE TREATS.
>> Dusty: STAY.
STAY.
HAHA!
HEY, ALPHABOTT'S IN ART MODE!
COME ON, LET'S SEE WHAT THEY'RE UP TO.
WOAH!
>> 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: MY CLASS WENT ON A FIELD TRIP TO THE OPERA!
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND A WORD OF IT.
BUT THE MUSIC WAS SO BEAUTIFUL!
MY FAVORITE INSTRUMENT WAS THE FRENCH HORN.
>> Dott: WOW, I THINK I HEARD ONE HAHA!
HEY, ZIGGY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I SEE IN THESE HORNS?
>> Ziggy: WHAT?
>> Dott: THE LETTERS O 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 COUPLE OF HORNS.
>> Dott: DON'T WORRY DUSTY, WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.
WILL YOU HELP US SHOW DUSTY THE LETTERS O R IN THESE HORNS?
>> Kids: YEAH!
>> Dott: GREAT!
WE'LL NEED OUR MAGIC PAINTBRUSH... NOW LET ME SEE, I KNOW I PUT MINE AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE • OH, I REMEMBER NOW.
BOOOP.
>> Kids: OOOH!
>> Dott: FIRST THINGS FIRST.
WE'LL NEED THIS!
NOW WE NEED ZIGGY'S HORNS.
>> Horn: OR, HORN, /OR/!
>> Alphabott: BUZZ!
>> Dott: LET'S START BETWEEN THE DOTTED AND THE BOTTOM LINE.
NOW, A CIRCLE TO THE LEFT.
DONE!
THAT'S THE LETTER O, TIME FOR THE LETTER R. WE START ON THE DOTTED LINE, SHORT VERTICAL LINE DOWN, HALF A HUMP, AND DONE!
>> Alphabott: BUZZ BUZZ!
>> Dott: OR VOWEL PLUS R. >> Horn: OR, HORN, /OR/!
>> Dusty: I SAW IT!
>> Ziggy: YOU CAN SEE SO MUCH IN ART • WOAH!
I HAVE TO RINSE OUT MY BRUSHES!
SEE YA LATER PAINTER!!!
>> Dusty: I REALLY THINK I'M GONNA GET THAT "OR VOWEL + R BADGE!"
>> Dott: WELL OF COURSE YOU WILL, WITH YOUR HELP.
AB, SWITCH INTO LEARNING MODE PLEASE.
>> Alphabott: BUZZ!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> Dott: DO YOU WANNA GO INSIDE AND PLAY WITH THIS /OR/ SOUND A BIT...MORE?
>> Kids: YES!
>> Dusty: ALRIGHT!
SEE YA IN THE READING ROOM!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> Dott: OR-HORN-/OR/ OR-HORN-/OR/ OR-HORN-/OR/.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> AUDIENCE: WOOO!
YEAH, ALRIGHT!
>> 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 CORAL!
I'M ON TV!
>> Dott: TODAY YOU'RE LISTENING FOR THE /OR/ SOUND.
IT'S UP TO YOU TO TELL US WHERE THE SOUND IS IN EACH WORD.
HERE WE GO!
THE FIRST WORD IS "ORB."
>> Dusty: OR/B.
WHERE IS /OR/ IN OR/B?
>> Kids: THE FIRST SOUND!
>> Dusty: ARE YOU SURE?
>> Kids: YES.
>> Dusty: OK.
THE FIRST SOUND DOTT!
>> Dott: CORRECT!
LET'S ADD, ANOTHER SOUND!
THE NEXT WORD IS...TORN.
>> Dusty: T/OR/N.
WHERE IS /OR/ IN T/OR/N?
>> Kids: THE MIDDLE SOUND!
>> Dusty: I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT!
WE PICK THE MIDDLE SOUND DOTT!
>> Alphabott: BUZZ BUZZ!
BUZZ BUZZY BUZZ!
>> Dott: HAHAHA, AND THAT SOUND MEANS YOU WIN!!
YOU'VE WON... AN ORCA WHALE!
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 /OR/ SOUND WHILE YOU EXERCISE.
>> Dusty: WHAT'S UP FIRST DOTT?
>> Dott: OUR FIRST MOVE IS CALLED...WORK IT OUT.
OK!
WILL YOU DO IT WITH ME?
COME ON!
WORK IT OUT, THAT'S IT WORK IT OUT, YOU TELL 'EM WORK IT OUT, GOOD AND STOP!
>> Kitt: HOW ABOUT THIS DOTT?
I CALL IT "TOOT YOUR HORN"!
>> Dott: I'M OBSESSED.
OK, YOU WANNA DO IT?
>> Cosmo: YEAH!
>> Dott: HERE WE GO.
5,6,7,8- TOOT, YOUR HORN TOOT, YOUR HORN THAT'S RIGHT TOOT, YOUR HORN.
AND STOP!
>> Cosmo: MY MOVE IS- SWING YOUR SWORD!
>> Dott: WELL NOW THAT ONE I HAVE TO TRY.
DO YOU WANNA TRY TOO?
OH GOOD, HERE WE GO!
SWING YOUR SWORD SWING YOUR SWORD SWING YOUR SWORD AND STOP!!
>> Kitt: NICE WORKOUT FOLKS!
>> Cosmo: ADORABLE!
REALLY.
>> Dusty: WOOF.
THAT WORKOUT MADE ME SWEAT.
LOOK AT ALL OF THESE BUBBLES.
LET'S GET POPPING!
>> Dott: S-T-OR-M. STORM.
>> Dusty: GOTCHA!
>> Dott: C-OR-N. CORN.
>> Dusty: WOOHOO!
>> Dusty: DOTT, I'M READY TO COME OUT, MY PAWS ARE PRUNY!
>> Mary: OH HI READING BUDDIES!
HEY MARTY LOOK WHO'S HERE.
MARTY?
HELLO?
OH, THAT'S FUNNY.
HE'S USUALLY RIGHT HERE.
EARTHWORM?
SHELDON?
BUTTERFLIES??
ANYONE!?!?
HUH.
I'M FEELING PRETTY LONELY.
PRETTY SAD.
PRETTY...FORLORN!
I'M SO FORLORN.
SAD!
♪ MY HEART IS TORN.
♪ I WISH MY MARTY WAS HERE- BUT ♪ NOW HE DISAPPEARED.
OH!
♪ I'M SO...FORLORN.
>>All: WOO YEAH!
>> Mary: HUH?
>>All: SURPRISE!!!!
>> Mary: OH!
WHERE WAS EVERYONE, I WAS SO FORLORN.
>> Marty: WE WANTED TO SURPRISE YOU!
>> Mary: ME?
BUT WHY!?
>> Marty: BECAUSE WE LOVE YA MARY!
WE WANTED TO THROW YOU A PARTY TO MAKE YOU HAPPY.
>> Mary: WELL MARTY- IT WORKED!
I'M NOT FORLORN ANYMORE!
>> Mary and Marty: FORLORN- LONELY OR SAD, ESPECIALLY WHEN LEFT ALONE.
>>Fruit Flies: SING US ANOTHER ONE MARY!
>> Mary: ONLY IF WE SING IT TOGETHER!
>>All: YEAH!
WOOHOO!
>> Mary: HIT IT!
♪ READING BUDDIES, YOU DID GREAT WORK TODAY... >> Mary: SOMEONE TAKE THE DESCANT.
>> AUDIENCE: BRAVO!
BRAVO!
>> Jampa: BRAVO!
BRAVO!
BRAVO!
>> Dott: DUSTY LOVES HIS BATHS.
>> Dusty: THEY'RE GOOD FOR SORE MUSCLES- LIKE THESE- AND ONE OF THESE... >> Dott: WOAH.
>> Alphabott: BUZZ!
>> 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?
>> Alphabotteers: BUZZ BUZZ!
>> Dott: OK, LET'S READ WHAT WE HAVE HERE.
F/OR/T.
FORT.
TIME TO USE THOSE DOG EARS.
WHAT IS THE MIDDLE SOUND DUST?
>> Dusty: I HEAR IT!
OUR SOUND OF THE DAY!
/OR/, LIKE HORN!
>> Dott: THAT'S RIGHT THE OR VOWEL + R!
NOW, CAN YOU TRANSFORM FORT INTO PORT?
>> Dusty: I HEAR IT!
WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE /F/ WITH /P/ IN THE BEGINNING.
>> Dott: VERY GOOD!
WE REPLACE THE LETTER F WITH THE LETTER P TO GET P/OR/T.
PORT.
NOW, LET'S TRANSFORM P/OR/T TO P/AR/T.
>> Dusty: WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE MIDDLE SOUND.
IT'S NOT /OR/ IN P/AR/T • WE NEED /AR/ INSTEAD.
>> Dott: GOOD JOB!
WE REPLACE THE /OR/ - WITH THE /AR/ TO GET /P/AR/T/.
PART.
OK DUST, CAN YOU TRANSFORM PART INTO PET.
>> Dusty: WE NEED A NEW MIDDLE SOUND - WE NEED /E/ INSTEAD OF /AR/.
>> Dott: VERY GOOD.
WE REPLACE THE AR, IN THE MIDDLE, WITH THE LETTER E TO GET P/E/T.
PET.
DUSTY, YOU TRANSFORMED ALL THOSE WORDS!
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: OK!
>> 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 ALPHABOTT'S 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: FOR.
>> Dusty: FOR.
THE WORD IS FOR.
HOW MANY SOUNDS DO YOU HEAR IN F/OR?
>> Kids: 2!
>> Dusty: LET'S SEE.
F/OR.
FOR!
>> Reggie: WOWWIE ZOWWIE!
>> Speaker: TORCH.
>> Dusty: TORCH.
THE WORD IS TORCH.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN T/OR/CH?
>> Kids: 3!
>> Dusty: 3?
LET'S SEE!
T/OR/CH!
TORCH.
>> Reggie: HALFWAY THERE BUDDIES!
>> Speaker: AFFORD.
>> Dusty: AFFORD.
THE WORD IS AFFORD.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN A/FF/OR/D?
>> Kids: 4!
>> Dusty: 4?
LET'S SEE.
A/FF/OR/D.
AFFORD!
>> Reggie: ONE MORE SHOULD DO THE TRICK!
>> SPEAKER: STORY.
>> Dusty: STORY.
THE WORD IS STORY.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN S/T/OR/Y?
>> Kids: 4!
>> Dusty: 4?
WOWWIE ZOWWIE, LET'S SEE.
S/T/OR/Y.
STORY!
>> 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 "WORD", AS IN "DUSTY READ A WORD ALL BY HIMSELF."
>> Dusty: WORD!
WORD RHYMES WITH BIRD!
>> Dott: "WORD" IS A HEART WORD, WHICH MEANS IT HAS ONE OR MORE SOUND SPELLINGS WE MAY NOT KNOW YET.
"WORD" HAS THREE SOUNDS.
/W/OR/D/.
THE FIRST SOUND, /W/, IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER 'W'.
THE LAST SOUND, /D/, IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER 'D'.
THE LETTERS 'OR' ARE SPELLING /ER/ IN THIS WORD, INSTEAD OF THE USUAL /OR/.
THIS IS THE PART WE HAVE TO KNOW BY HEART.
LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.
W-OR-D. WORD!
>> Dusty: WHERE'S DOTT?
MAYBE SHE GOT LOST OR COULDN'T FIND SCISSORS.
THEN WE'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT'S IN THAT PACKAGE!
OH, I CAN'T WAIT!
>> Maya: DUSTY STOP!
DOTT SAID TO WAIT.
>> Dusty: WAIT, THAT'S SO BORING.
>> Maya: BORING!?
ARE YOU CALLING ME BORING DUSTY?
>> Dusty: NO, NO NO NO!
I'M NOT CALLING YOU BORING.
WAITING IS BORING!
>> Maya: I'M NOT BORED.
>> Dusty: YOU'RE NOT BORED?
>> Maya: NOPE.
>> Dusty: HOW CAN YOU NOT BE BORED, WHEN THERE'S SO MUCH TO BE EXPLORED.
♪ TRYING TO BE STILL IS TAKING ♪ ALL OF MY SELF WILL.
♪ LET'S RUN OR JUMP OR PLAY ♪ PRETEND WE'RE PENGUINS WHO CAN ♪ SKATE • HA, HO, QUACK!
QUACK!- WAIT- >> Maya: OR....WE CAN JUST WAIT.
>> Dusty: OR...WE CAN DO MORE.
>> Maya: OR WE CAN JUST WAIT.
♪ >> Dusty: OR WE COULD DEBATE.
♪ >> Maya: WAITING CAN BE NICE, ♪ A TIME TO TAKE A BREAK.
♪ >> Dusty: BREAK TIME IS FOR ♪ SLEEPING, NOT WHILE I'M AWAKE.
♪ LET'S HAVE A SNORTING CONTEST ♪ OR CLIMB A BUNCH OF TREES, OR ♪ MAKE UP SILLY NAMES FOR ALL MY ♪ FLEAS • ♪ LIKE UH- DARNUTELLA, SPIFFYPOP, FLORN, OH HAMMY PIE, OH THERE HE IS.
♪ >> Maya: THOSE IDEAS ALL SOUND ♪ FUN DUSTY, BUT THEY WILL HAVE ♪ TO WAIT.
>> Dusty: WHAT?
MORE WAITING, WHY?
DOTT!
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WAITING THERE?
>> Dott: JUST ONE OR TWO MINUTES.
>> Maya: JUST LONG ENOUGH TO BE "BORED."
>> Dott: OK, WANNA SEE?
>> Dusty: OK, WHAT IS THAT THING?
>> Dott: ...AND YOU DUSTY, I AWARD YOU WITH YOUR NEW ALPHABADGE, "THE OR VOWEL + R BADGE."
WEAR IT WITH PRIDE.
>> Dusty: STICK A FORK IN ME- I'M DONE!!
>> 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!
BYE 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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