♪ Good morning to a brand new day ♪ ♪ Time to learn and games to play ♪ ♪ Learning things is so much fun ♪ ♪ Learning is good for everyone ♪ (bouncy folk music) - Good morning, second grade.

I know, I was reading again.

So excited to see you guys this morning.

My name is Mrs. Vang and I'm so excited to have you join me so that we can become amazing readers and writers.

Now I have more books to share with you guys and all of the books that I'm sharing this week, guess what?

I've never read them before!

So I wanted to share with you guys books that I haven't read them, but I thought you guys would like.

This is a book called, "Grumpy Monkey" by Suzanne Lang, illustrated by Max Lang.

Now, look at this monkey.

His name is Jim Panzee.

Does he look grumpy?

I know he does, doesn't he?

And everyone keeps asking him why he's so grumpy on this beautiful day.

But guess what?

Throughout the book, we learned that some days, we just need a day to be grumpy and it's okay, isn't it?

So if you want to read "Grumpy Monkey", you can see if you can find this book on Sora, if you have the Sora app, or you can check at your county library or at your school library and read all about Jim Panzee in his grumpy day, okay?

So let's get going into our "Top School Countdown" on Sora.

So let's see which school came in in the number two spot.

Is it your school?

I don't know.

Have you been checking out those books in the Sora app and reading?

Let's see!

Coming in at number two is, let's see, Ewing Elementary!

Awesome job, Ewing!

You guys are doing an awesome job checking out those books and reading.

And you could have been in our top five.

Well, actually, top one and two for several weeks, so I know you guys are doing an awesome job reading.

And guess what I noticed, boys and girls?

All elementary schools!

So you guys, my friends in elementary school, are rocking it!

So if you have an older brother or sisters in high school or in junior high, get them to check out those books on Sora and get them reading also!

'Cause we know the more we read, that's right!

The stronger our brain gets, the smarter we get!

So get them reading.

Now don't forget, boys and girls, that I have these fun activity books and I would love to send you one!

They're super fun.

So guess what you have to do?

You just have to write to me here in our "PBS Classroom" and put your home address and I will send one of these fun activity books to you.

So what can you write to me about?

Let's see, you can write to me about what you're learning, you can write about what you're reading or can you just draw a picture?

Yep, that's fine, boys and girls!

So I'll keep waiting to see when I'll get my letters from you guys, all right?

Okay, boys and girls.

Now, let's get started with our learning for today.

Now, remember, we always start with our, that's right, our listening skills.

So get those listening ears, turn them up nice and high.

'Cause remember, the more we can listen to sounds, the better we'll be at reading and writing sounds, okay?

So today, we're gonna play that game again called "Phoneme Deletion".

Now I'm gonna say a word, I'm gonna take away a sound.

So I'm gonna delete a sound and let's see if you guys can tell me what my new word is.

Are you ready?

Okay, we're gonna do it a little bit different than what we did the other day.

So I'm gonna say the word, "haul".

Say it.

"Haul".

Now take away the "h".

What's my word?

"Aul".

Good job.

Did you get that?

Good, let's practice another one.

Ready?

Say the word "thought".

"Thought".

"Thought".

Okay, now I want you to take away the "th".

"Th", take it away.

What's my word that's left?

"Ought".

Good job.

"Ought".

Okay, last practice.

Ready?

"Draw".

Say the word "draw".

Good, now take away the "d".

"D", take it away.

What's left?

"Raw".

Good job, boys and girls.

You guys are getting really good at that phoneme deletion.

Okay, now, if you were listening, what sound did you hear?

All the "a" sound.

Because, that's right, this week, we are learning the "straw" card.

What sound does that "straw" card say?

Shout it nice and loud so I can hear you.

"Aw"!

Good job, boys and girls!

The "straw" card says "aw", which is very similar to the short O that says "ough".

I know.

"Aw" and "ough", very similar.

But if you look at my "straw" card, look at all the different ways I can spell it.

And that's what makes it tricky.

When I'm writing, I need to think, "How do I spell that 'a' sound?"

And don't forget, as you're reading, all of these letters make one sound.

So don't try to sound them out separately, 'cause it won't work.

So let's spell and say the sounds together, so our brain can remember it.

Ready?

A says "a".

A W says "a".

A U says "a".

A U G H says "a".

A L says "a".

And sometimes, O U G H says "a".

This is not as common, but you need to still know that the O U G H can say the "a" sound.

Okay, so I have some letters for us.

Let's blend my letters together.

Ready?

"L", "aw", "n".

What's my word?

"Lawn".

Good job.

Now, if I wanted to write the word "yawn"... "Y", "y", "yawn".

What do I need to do?

That's right.

I'm gonna change the "l" to a "y", "y".

Which is a what?

Good.

The Y says "y".

So "lawn", put the Y, "yawn".

Does it spell the same?

Very similar, yes.

A W N, "awn", "yawn".

You see that?

'Cause sometimes when you know how to spell one word, you can spell more than one by looking at the spelling pattern.

Now, let's practice the second word.

Ready?

This says "c".

Oh, what does that A U G H say?

"A".

Remember, all of those letters make one sound.

"A", and it's tricky.

When you write them, you have to write them all.

A U G H. Let's sound them out again.

"C","augh","t".

What's my word?

"Caught".

Good job.

Now, what if I want to spell the word, "caught"?

I mean, not "caught".

That's my word, "caught"!

What if I wanted to spell the word, "taught"?

"Taught".

Like, "My teacher 'taught' me how to read."

"Taught".

That's right.

Just changed that "c" to a "t".

And that's my T, and now I have the word "taught".

You see that?

So again, if you know how to spell one word, a lot of the times, you know how to spell more than one because of their spelling pattern.

Awesome!

So today is Thursday, so that means I have a story for us to read with our "a" sound.

So before we read, let's go over our fluency check list.

We're gonna read with "Accuracy".

That means reading all the words correctly.

We're gonna be focusing on our "Rate".

Not reading too fast or too slow.

Reading with "Expression".

So reading with feelings in your voice so that you don't sound like a robot.

And then, always paying attention to those "Punctuation" marks.

Today, I have a non-fiction text for you called, "Small Ways To Save The Earth".

So as you read, I want you to think, "What can you do to help save the Earth?"

You ready?

Let's see it together.

- [Instructor] "'Small Ways To Save The Earth'.

'I can't save the Earth!'

you might say.

Maybe not, but if we all do a few small things, we can help a lot.

Just give it some thought.

Be sure to turn off the lights or the TV when you are not in a room.

Turn off the water spout when you brush your teeth.

These are all small things you can do.

Ask your mother or father to put up a line for laundry on the lawn, or outside the window.

The wind and sun will dry out the pants, shirts, sheets and dresses.

It costs a lot to run a dryer.

Why use it when you can dry things outside?

You can help out on Earth Day, too.

On this day, people get together and clean their city or town.

They put trash in bags and a truck hauls it away the next day.

Earth Day is fun.

You can help and talk to friends at the same time.

Share what you have been taught.

(easygoing instrumental music) - Did you know that this month is Earth Day?

I know!

So what can you do to save the Earth?

Let me hear them.

Good, recycle!

What else can we do?

Reuse, plant a tree.

Oh, good ideas!

Now, did you see words with our focused spelling pattern this week?

What sound were we learning?

The "a" sound.

And remember, look at all the different ways we can spell it.

These are the words I found.

Let's see if you found them also.

"Lawn", "hauls", "laundry", "all", "talk", "small" and "taught".

And look at the high=frequency words that I found!

"City", "father", "mother" and "sure".

How did you do?

Awesome job, boys and girls.

Now, did you see how those high-frequency words showed up in our reading?

That's a perfect segue, because we need to be practicing our high-frequency words.

Because remember, these are the words that show up most often when we are reading.

All week, we have 10 words.

Everyday, we're gonna be focusing on two, so let's practice the two that we're gonna be focusing on today.

Ready?

I want you to help me read and write them.

And funny, because guess what our first word is?

"Read".

Good job.

And don't forget, "read" can also be pronounced "red", depending on how it's used in a sentence, 'kay?

So, but right now, we'll say "read".

Spell it with me.

R E A D, "read".

Good, next word.

"Searching".

What is it?

"Searching".

Remember, it has that inflectional ending.

I N G means it's happening right now.

Good job.

Let's spell it.

S E A R C H I N G, "searching".

Good job.

Okay, let's read our sentences.

Let's see which one of these words will go into my sentence so that it'll makes sense.

Ready?

Okay.

Think you guys can do it the first time?

Let's see if you guys can do it.

You guys are pretty smart.

"What books do you like to..." What is it?

Did you see my clue?

"Word", "books"?

"Read"!

Good job.

That must mean that man is hmm for his keys.

He's what?

"Searching".

How did you do?

Awesome job, boys and girls.

You guys are doing such a good job, practicing our high-frequency words.

Let's read all the words that we are focusing on this week.

Ready?

"Searching", "red" or "read".

"Sure", "though", "city", "father".

"o'clock", "mother", "questions" and "own".

Now, we didn't quite get to our "Vowel Team Syllable", which is okay.

Because in the next coming weeks, we're really gonna focus on those.

But remember, that just means when we see Vowel Teams like we're learning today, we're just going to keep them together to help us read with multi or what we call more than one syllables.

Multi-syllabic words, okay?

So don't forget, boys and girls, tomorrow is Friday, so I can't wait to see you guys back in our "PBS Classroom" with me, learning.

Because boys and girls, don't forget.

You can do hard things and I know how hard you guys have been working.

And I wanted to say how proud I am of you guys, so make sure you guys are giving yourself a pat on the back.

Because you guys are working super hard to become excellent readers and writers.

So I'll see you tomorrow.

Bye bye!

♪ Good morning to a brand new day ♪ ♪ Time to learn and games to play ♪ ♪ Learning things is so much fun ♪ ♪ Learning is good for everyone ♪