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Episode 51 | Literacy Lessons
5/25/2021 | 28m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers.
The first lesson (aimed at PreK-K) explains how to retell main events from the story. The second lesson (aimed at 1st-2nd graders) teaches learners how to determine and clarify meanings of words using context clues. Classroom Connection is your At-Home Learning companion where children love to learn. All lessons are led by NC educators.
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Episode 51 | Literacy Lessons
5/25/2021 | 28m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
The first lesson (aimed at PreK-K) explains how to retell main events from the story. The second lesson (aimed at 1st-2nd graders) teaches learners how to determine and clarify meanings of words using context clues. Classroom Connection is your At-Home Learning companion where children love to learn. All lessons are led by NC educators.
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Video has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 46s)
Video has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 46s)
Video has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 45s)
Video has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 45s)
Video has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 46s)
Video has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 46s)
Video has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 45s)
Video has Closed Captions
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Video has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 45s)
Video has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 45s)
Video has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 45s)
Video has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 45s)
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[cheerful upbeat music] ♪ HEY, MY NAME IS MR. R., AND I CAME TO SAY, I LOVE CLASSROOM CONNECTION IN A MAJOR WAY.
WHAT'S UP, MY SUPER LEARNERS?
AND WELCOME TO ANOTHER DAY TO DO SOME SUPER LEARNING.
HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING?
LET'S SEE THEM THUMBS-UP.
[laughs] THERE IT IS.
I LIKE TO SEE THAT.
NOW, WHAT'S THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO WHILE INSIDE?
LEARN SOMETHING COOL WITH THAT SUPER LEARNER MIND.
YO, CHECK THIS OUT.
♪ ♪ HELLO, SUPER LEARNERS.
MY NAME IS MRS. KELLOGG, AND I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY.
I HOPE ALL OF YOU ARE HAVING A MARVELOUS DAY.
FOR TODAY'S ACTIVITY, YOU WILL NEED A PAPER AND PENCIL AND A STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
ASK AN ADULT TO HELP YOU FIND THESE ITEMS.
WHILE YOU ARE GETTING YOUR ITEMS, I'M GOING TO GO GET MINE.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
♪ ♪ TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO BE READING A BOOK TITLED "SLEEPY BEAR."
WHAT IS THE TITLE OF THE BOOK?
WHISPER YOUR ANSWER TO YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE FRONT COVER.
WHO DO WE SEE ON THE FRONT COVER OF THE BOOK?
TELL YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
THAT'S RIGHT, WE SEE A LITTLE BEAR ON THE FRONT COVER OF THE BOOK.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE THE LITTLE BEAR IS DOING?
WHISPER YOUR ANSWER TO YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
IT LOOKS LIKE HE IS SLEEPING IN HIS BED.
AS WE READ THIS BOOK, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS OR WHAT HAPPENS IN THE STORY.
BE THINKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH IN THE BOOK.
AS WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS, IT WILL HELP TO HAVE AN ANCHOR CHART HANDY TO FILL OUT.
AN ANCHOR CHART IS A TOOL THAT WE CAN USE TO HELP US THINK ABOUT THE BOOKS WE READ.
LET'S MAKE AN ANCHOR CHART TOGETHER.
YOU ARE GOING TO BE USING PAPER, BUT I AM GOING TO PRETEND THAT THIS WHITEBOARD IS MY PAPER.
I HAVE WRITTEN THE TITLE OF THE BOOK AT THE TOP OF THE ANCHOR CHART.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE TITLE?
TELL YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
"SLEEPY BEAR."
GREAT REMEMBERING.
CAN YOU PRETEND TO BE A SLEEPY BEAR?
YOU CAN GO LIKE THIS.
YOU LOOK SO SLEEPY.
LET'S START MAKING THE ANCHOR CHART FOR OUR STORY, "SLEEPY BEAR."
WATCH ME AT HOME AS I SHOW YOU.
I'M GOING TO MAKE 4 BOXES ON MY PAPER BY MAKING A BIG CROSS IN THE MIDDLE OF MY PAPER, LIKE THIS.
I'VE USED THESE STRIPS TO MAKE MY BOXES, BUT YOU WILL DO THIS WITH YOUR PENCIL AT HOME, BY MAKING A LINE GOING DOWN AND A LINE GOING ACROSS.
GOOD WORK.
MY FIRST BOX WILL HAVE A NUMBER 1 IN IT.
THIS IS FOR WHAT HAPPENS FIRST IN THE STORY.
TELL YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND THAT THIS BOX IS FOR WHAT HAPPENS FIRST IN THE STORY.
MY SECOND BOX WILL HAVE A NUMBER 2 IN IT.
YOU PUT A NUMBER 2 IN YOUR SECOND BOX AT HOME.
THIS MEANS WHAT HAPPENS SECOND IN THE STORY.
TELL YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND THAT THIS BOX IS FOR WHAT HAPPENS SECOND IN THE STORY.
MY THIRD BOX WILL HAVE A NUMBER 3 IN IT.
YOU PUT A NUMBER 3 IN YOUR THIRD BOX AT HOME.
THIS IS FOR WHAT HAPPENS THIRD IN THE STORY.
TELL YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND THAT THIS BOX IS FOR WHAT HAPPENS THIRD IN THE STORY.
MY FOURTH BOX WILL HAVE A NUMBER 4 IN IT.
THIS IS FOR WHAT HAPPENS FOURTH, OR LAST, IN THE STORY.
YOU PUT A NUMBER 4 IN YOUR FOURTH BOX AT HOME.
TELL YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND THAT THIS BOX IS FOR WHAT HAPPENS FOURTH IN THE STORY.
OKAY.
LET'S READ THIS BOOK TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS.
"SLEEPY BEAR," WRITTEN BY SARA MITCHELL AND ILLUSTRATED BY EMI HAYASHI.
LET'S TURN THE PAGE AND FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK.
I'M GOING TO START MY READING HERE AND GO THIS WAY.
OKAY.
WE JUST READ THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK.
LET'S VISIT OUR ANCHOR CHART.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK?
WELL, MOMMY BEAR AND DADDY BEAR TRIED TO WAKE UP LITTLE BEAR FOR SCHOOL, BUT LITTLE BEAR KEPT SLEEPING.
ACT IT OUT WITH YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
WAKE UP!
WAKE UP!
DID IT WORK?
[snoring] LITTLE BEAR WAS SLEEPING.
VERY GOOD SLEEPING.
LET'S DRAW A PICTURE OF THIS ON OUR ANCHOR CHART.
MAMA BEAR TRIED TO WAKE UP LITTLE BEAR.
HERE'S MAMA BEAR.
I'M GOING TO WRITE "M" ABOVE THIS PICTURE TO SHOW THAT THIS IS MAMA BEAR.
YOU TRY DRAWING HER AT HOME.
SHOW YOUR STUFFIE WHAT TO DO.
AFTER THAT, DADDY BEAR TRIED TO WAKE UP LITTLE BEAR.
HERE'S DADDY BEAR.
I'M GOING TO WRITE A "D" ABOVE THIS BEAR, SO I REMEMBER THAT IT'S DADDY BEAR.
YOU TRY DRAWING HIM AT HOME.
SHOW YOUR STUFFIE WHAT TO DO.
HERE IS LITTLE BEAR SLEEPING.
I'M GOING TO WRITE "L.B."
ABOVE THIS DRAWING TO REMIND ME THAT IT'S LITTLE BEAR.
YOU TRY DRAWING LITTLE BEAR AT HOME.
SHOW YOUR STUFFIE WHAT TO DO.
GREAT DRAWINGS!
ACT IT OUT WITH YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
WAKE UP!
WAKE UP!
DID IT WORK?
[snoring] LITTLE BEAR WAS SLEEPING.
VERY GOOD SLEEPING.
LET'S GO BACK TO THE BOOK, TURN THE PAGE, AND FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS SECOND.
I'M GOING TO START READING HERE AND GO THIS WAY AS I READ THE WORDS.
OKAY.
SO, GRANDMA BEAR AND GRANDPA BEAR TRIED TO WAKE HIM UP.
DID LITTLE BEAR WAKE UP?
TELL YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND WHAT HAPPENED.
NO, GRANDMA BEAR AND GRANDPA BEAR DIDN'T WAKE UP LITTLE BEAR.
ACT IT OUT WITH YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
WAKE UP!
WAKE UP!
DID IT WORK?
[snoring] LITTLE BEAR WAS SLEEPING.
VERY GOOD SLEEPING.
SO, NOW, WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED SECOND IN THE BOOK.
LET'S GO BACK TO OUR ANCHOR CHART.
SO, FIRST, MOMMY AND DADDY BEAR TRIED TO WAKE UP LITTLE BEAR.
WHO TRIED TO WAKE HIM UP SECOND?
YES!
GRANDMA... AND... GRANDPA BEAR...
TRIED TO WAKE HIM UP SECOND.
DID THEY SUCCEED?
ACT IT OUT WITH YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
WAKE UP!
WAKE UP!
DID IT WORK?
[snoring] LITTLE BEAR WAS SLEEPING.
VERY GOOD SLEEPING.
TRY SHOWING YOUR STUFFIE WHAT TO DO.
SO, GRANDMA BEAR AND GRANDPA BEAR AND LITTLE BEAR WERE SLEEPING, JUST LIKE I SHOWED YOU.
I'M GOING TO WRITE A "G" ABOVE THIS BEAR HEAD AND A "G" ABOVE THIS BEAR HEAD, TO REMIND ME THAT IT'S GRANDMA BEAR AND GRANDPA BEAR.
AND THEN LITTLE BEAR... IS STILL SLEEPING.
GOOD LETTER FORMATION.
LET'S READ ON.
SO, DID LITTLE BEAR WAKE UP?
I CAN SEE THAT HIS EYES ARE STILL CLOSED.
I THINK HE IS STILL SLEEPY.
MAYBE HE WILL WAKE UP SOON.
SO, NOW, WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THIRD IN THE STORY.
LET'S GO BACK TO OUR ANCHOR CHART.
LET'S FIND THE BOX WITH THE "3" IN IT FOR "THIRD."
SO, WE KNOW THAT SISTER BEAR... AND BROTHER BEAR...
BOTH TRIED TO WAKE UP LITTLE BEAR.
BUT LITTLE BEAR WAS STILL SLEEPING.
I WROTE AN "S" ABOVE THIS BEAR FOR "SISTER BEAR," AND A "B" ABOVE THIS BEAR HEAD FOR "BROTHER BEAR," AND THEN I PUT "L.B."
FOR "LITTLE BEAR," TO REMIND ME THAT LITTLE BEAR IS THIS BEAR RIGHT HERE.
WERE THEY ABLE TO WAKE UP LITTLE BEAR?
NO, HE WAS STILL ASLEEP.
[snoring] ACT IT OUT WITH YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
WAKE UP, WAKE UP!
DID IT WORK?
[snoring] LITTLE BEAR WAS SLEEPING.
VERY GOOD SLEEPING.
OKAY, WE ARE AT THE END OF THE BOOK NOW.
LOOK AT THE ILLUSTRATIONS AT THE END OF THE BOOK.
CAN YOU PREDICT OR GUESS WHAT HAPPENS?
TELL YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
YES, LITTLE BEAR WAKES UP.
I CAN SEE HIS EYES ARE FINALLY OPEN, AND HE IS YAWNING AND STRETCHING.
LET'S READ WHAT IT SAYS.
LET'S ACT IT OUT WITH OUR STUFFIES.
STRETCH AND YAWN LIKE LITTLE BEAR, WHILE YOU ARE HOLDING YOUR STUFFIES.
[yawns] WHAT A FUNNY LITTLE BEAR.
HIS FAMILY WASN'T ABLE TO WAKE HIM UP, BUT WE KNOW THAT THEY TRIED TO.
HE WAS JUST TOO WARM AND COZY IN HIS BED.
SO, NOW, WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS LAST, OR FOURTH, IN THE BOOK.
LET'S GO TO OUR ANCHOR CHART AND COMPLETE OUR LAST SQUARE.
WHAT HAPPENED?
TELL YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
YES, WE KNOW THAT LITTLE BEAR WOKE UP AND WANTED TO GET READY TO GO TO SCHOOL.
LET'S DRAW LITTLE BEAR HERE, WITH HIS EYES OPEN.
WE CAN WRITE "L.B."
ABOVE THIS PICTURE TO REMIND ME THAT IT IS LITTLE BEAR.
I LIKED THIS STORY A LOT.
LITTLE BEAR REMINDED ME OF MY OWN CHILDREN.
WHO WAKES YOU UP IN THE MORNING?
TELL YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
MY PUPPY WAKES ME UP EVERY MORNING.
HE WAKES ME UP WITH PUPPY KISSES.
THERE, SUPER LEARNERS.
OUR ANCHOR CHART IS COMPLETE.
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN USE THIS CHART TO HELP YOU RETELL THE STORY TO YOUR FAMILY?
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENS FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH IN THE BOOK?
I THINK YOU CAN.
GIVE IT A TRY.
I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR HOW IT GOES.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
THAT... WAS... GREAT.
THERE ARE SO MANY AWESOME WAYS TO USE WORDS.
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE WORDS?
TODAY'S AFFIRMATION IS: "MY DREAMS ARE SPECIAL."
NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN.
SAY IT A LITTLE LOUDER.
ONE MORE TIME.
DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE NO WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ORANGE?
WELL, THAT'S WHAT I HEARD, ANYWAY.
MAYBE WE'LL SEE ONE IN THIS LITERACY LESSON.
I'LL KEEP AN EYE OUT.
HELLO, READERS.
MY NAME IS MS. CLIETTE.
I AM SO EXCITED TO BE LEARNING WITH YOU TODAY.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED ON OUR LEARNING LESSON, LET'S SAY HELLO WITH OUR WELCOME SONG.
♪ HELLO, READERS HELLO, READERS ♪ ♪ HOW ARE YOU?
HOW ARE YOU?
♪ ♪ I'M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU ♪ ♪ I'M SO GLAD TO TEACH YOU ♪ ♪ HELLO, YOU ♪ ♪ YOU AND YOU ♪ VERY GOOD.
I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU CAME TO LEARN WITH ME TODAY.
READERS, IS IT IMPORTANT FOR US TO LEARN NEW WORDS?
OF COURSE IT IS.
LEARNING NEW WORDS MAKES US EVEN SMARTER.
WHEN YOU KNOW A LOT OF WORDS, IT GIVES YOU LOTS OF CHOICES TO USE IN WRITING AND SPEAKING.
IT HELPS YOU TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE TEXT WHEN YOU ARE READING.
BUT WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU ARE READING, AND YOU COME ACROSS A WORD THAT YOU DON'T KNOW THE MEANING OF?
HMM.
LET'S JUMP INTO THE LESSON AND FIND OUT.
TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO BE WORD DETECTIVES.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT A DETECTIVE IS?
MM-HMM.
GOOD RESPONSE.
A DETECTIVE IS A PERSON WHOSE JOB IT IS TO FIND INFORMATION OUT ABOUT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING.
A DETECTIVE FINDS OUT INFORMATION BY USING CLUES.
WE ARE GOING TO BE WORD DETECTIVES, SO WE'RE GOING TO USE CLUES IN A TEXT TO FIGURE OUT THE MEANING OF WORDS THAT WE DON'T KNOW.
IN LITERACY, WE CALL THESE CLUES "CONTEXT CLUES."
CONTEXT CLUES ARE HINTS THAT THE AUTHOR GIVES US TO HELP US TO DEFINE AN UNKNOWN WORD OR AN UNUSUAL WORD WITHIN A BOOK.
THE CLUES MAY APPEAR WITHIN THE SAME SENTENCE AS THE WORD OR IT MAY BE IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE.
ALRIGHT.
SO, BECAUSE TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO BE WORD DETECTIVES, WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO WRITE DOWN THE CLUES THAT WE FIND ALONG THE WAY.
WE'LL NEED TO MAKE A CLUE BOOK.
TO DO THIS, WE'RE GOING TO CREATE OUR VERY OWN CLUE BOOK.
YOU WILL NEED 3 PIECES OF PAPER AND SOMETHING TO WRITE WITH.
WHILE YOU GRAB YOUR ITEMS, I'LL GO GRAB MINE.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
♪ ♪ I'M BACK WITH MY 3 PIECES OF PAPER AND SOMETHING TO WRITE WITH.
I GRABBED A MARKER, BUT A PEN, CRAYON, OR PENCIL IS JUST FINE TOO.
ALRIGHT, NOW, LET'S GET STARTED WORKING ON OUR CLUE BOOK.
I'M GOING TO START BY STACKING MY PIECES OF PAPER AND THEN FOLDING THEM IN HALF, HAMBURGER-STYLE.
THAT'S THE SHORT WAY.
WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT, READERS?
WE HAVE OUR CLUE BOOK.
BOOKS ALWAYS HAVE A COVER, SO, I'M GOING TO WRITE THE WORD "CLUE BOOK" AS MY TITLE.
TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO FIGURE OUT THE MEANING OF 3 VOCABULARY WORDS FROM THE BOOK "DEEP-SEA EXPLORERS."
YOU WILL BE DOING SOME EXTRA DETECTIVE WORK IN YOUR CLUE BOOK AFTER THE LESSON, SO, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU PAY ATTENTION AS WE DO OUR DETECTIVE WORK IN THIS LESSON.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND PUT ONE OF THE WORDS ON EACH OF THE PAGES OF OUR CLUE BOOK.
THE FIRST WORD IS: "INVENT."
WHEN I SNAP MY FINGER, I WANT YOU TO SAY THE WORD ALONG WITH ME.
[snap] "INVENT."
GOOD JOB.
WRITE THE WORD "INVENT" AT THE TOP OF THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR CLUE BOOK.
THE WORD "INVENT" IS SPELLED... ALRIGHT, LET'S TURN THE PAGE TO WRITE OUR NEXT WORD.
ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR NEXT WORD?
OKAY.
THE NEXT WORD IS "SUBMARINE."
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A SIGNAL.
WHEN I SNAP MY FINGER, I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO SAY THE WORD "SUBMARINE" ALONG WITH ME.
[snap] "SUBMARINE."
THE WORD "SUBMARINE" IS SPELLED... GOT IT?
OKAY.
WE HAVE ONE MORE WORD.
LET'S TURN THE PAGE AND ADD IT FOR OUR LAST PAGE OF OUR CLUE BOOK.
OUR LAST WORD IS "SUBMERSIBLE."
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A SIGNAL.
WHEN I SNAP MY FINGER, I WANT YOU TO SAY THE WORD "SUBMERSIBLE" WITH ME.
[snap] "SUBMERSIBLE."
THAT IS A REALLY BIG WORD, ISN'T IT?
THE WORD "SUBMERSIBLE" HAS 11 LETTERS.
IN ORDER TO FIT THE WHOLE WORD ON THE PAGE, MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T WRITE TOO BIG.
READY?
OKAY.
"SUBMERSIBLE."
IT IS SPELLED... ALRIGHT, WORD DETECTIVES.
WE ARE READY TO WORK.
TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO BE READING EXCERPTS, OR PARTS, FROM THE BOOK "DEEP-SEA EXPLORERS" BY VANESSA YORK.
REMEMBER, THE PURPOSE OF USING THIS TEXT IS TO DEFINE THE VOCABULARY WORDS THAT WE DON'T KNOW THE MEANING BY USING THE CONTEXT CLUES.
ALRIGHT, DETECTIVES.
LET'S GET STARTED.
HEY, DETECTIVES, I THINK I HEARD OUR FIRST VOCABULARY WORD, "INVENT."
DID YOU HEAR IT?
LET'S INVESTIGATE FURTHER.
I'M GOING TO RE-READ THE SENTENCE THAT INCLUDED OUR FIRST VOCABULARY WORD, "INVENT."
AS I'M READING THE SENTENCE WITH THE WORD "INVENT," I REMEMBER THAT A CONTEXT CLUE MAY APPEAR WITHIN THE SAME SENTENCE AS THE UNKNOWN WORD.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE CONTEXT CLUE, OR DEFINITION OF THE UNKNOWN WORD, BEING FOUND IN THE SAME SENTENCE.
BECAUSE OF THIS CONTEXT CLUE, I NOW KNOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD "INVENT" MEANS "TO MAKE NEW THINGS."
LOOK AT THAT, WORD DETECTIVES.
WE'VE ALREADY SOLVED OUR FIRST CASE.
LET'S GO ON TO OUR SECOND VOCABULARY WORD.
OUR SECOND VOCABULARY WORD WAS "SUBMARINE."
I'M GOING TO READ A DIFFERENT PART OF OUR BOOK TO HELP US FIND THE MEANING OF THE WORD "SUBMARINE."
READY, DETECTIVES?
OKAY.
HEY, DETECTIVES, DID YOU CATCH THE CONTEXT CLUE?
I THINK I NOW KNOW WHAT THE WORD "SUBMARINE" MEANS.
LET'S READ THE FIRST SENTENCE ONE MORE TIME.
DETECTIVES, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE WORD "SUBMARINE" MEANS?
DID YOU SAY "A BOAT THAT CAN MOVE AND STAY UNDERWATER"?
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING.
GREAT DETECTIVE WORK.
I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT LEARNING THE MEANING OF OUR LAST VOCABULARY WORD, "SUBMERSIBLE."
THIS ONE IS GOING TO TAKE OUR VERY BEST DETECTIVE SKILLS.
LET'S DIVE BACK INTO THE TEXT.
THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO SWIM ON OVER TO PAGE 12.
OKAY, DETECTIVES.
THIS WORD IS GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE MORE WORK THAN THE OTHER 2 VOCABULARY WORDS.
THE MEANING OF THIS WORD DEPENDS UPON OUR PREVIOUS WORD, "SUBMARINE."
REMEMBER, WE DEFINED THE WORD "SUBMARINE" AS A BOAT THAT CAN MOVE AND STAY UNDERWATER.
LET'S BREAK THIS DOWN A LITTLE MORE.
WE'LL LOOK AT THE FIRST SENTENCE AT A -- WE'LL LOOK AT ONE SENTENCE AT A TIME, NOT JUST THE FIRST SENTENCE, AND WE'LL TALK THROUGH THEM TOGETHER.
OKAY, THE FIRST SENTENCE SAYS...
REMEMBER, A SUBMARINE IS WHAT?
[laughs] THAT'S RIGHT.
A SUBMARINE IS A BOAT THAT CAN MOVE AND STAY UNDERWATER.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, DETECTIVES?
COULD WE SAY A SUBMERSIBLE IS A SMALL BOAT THAT CAN STAY AND MOVE UNDERWATER?
THAT'S A GOOD START, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE FINISHED JUST YET.
LET'S GO ON TO THE NEXT SENTENCE IN THE TEXT, AND SEE HOW WE CAN EDIT THE DEFINITION EVEN MORE.
THE NEXT SENTENCE SAYS... DO YOU THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ADD THAT THEY CAN GO DEEP?
I THINK SO TOO.
LET'S READ THE LAST SENTENCE TO SEE IF WE NEED TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE FROM THAT SENTENCE INTO THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD "SUBMERSIBLE."
YEAH, I THINK "SHORT TRIPS" IS IMPORTANT TO ADD AS WELL.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
THUMBS UP OR THUMBS DOWN?
I THINK I SAW MORE THUMBS UP, SO, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE INCLUDE THAT IN THE DEFINITION.
SO, HERE'S WHAT WE HAVE SO FAR.
SUBMERSIBLES ARE SMALL BOATS THAT MOVE AND STAY UNDERWATER, THEY GO DEEP INTO THE OCEAN, AND THEY ARE USED FOR SHORT TRIPS.
LET'S PUT ALL OF THESE IMPORTANT PARTS TOGETHER TO CREATE OUR FINAL DEFINITION FOR THE WORD "SUBMERSIBLE."
"SUBMERSIBLE": A SMALL BOAT THAT GOES DEEP INTO THE OCEAN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
PERFECT.
NOW, THE DEFINITION FOR "SUBMERSIBLE" INCLUDES ALL OF THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE TEXT.
WE LEARNED 3 NEW VOCABULARY WORDS TODAY.
WE DETERMINED WHAT THE MEANING OF THE WORD WAS BY USING THE CONTEXT CLUES AND OUR VERY BEST DETECTIVE SKILLS.
LET'S PLAY A LITTLE GAME TO DETERMINE THE MEANING OF A FEW UNKNOWN WORDS, USING CONTEXT CLUES.
I'M GOING TO READ A SENTENCE.
YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME THE MEANING OF THE WORD, BASED ON THE CONTEXT CLUES IN THE SENTENCE.
LET'S GET STARTED.
ARE YOU READY, DETECTIVES?
OKAY.
THE FIRST WORD THAT WE'RE GOING TO DEFINE IS "ANNOY."
HERE'S THE SENTENCE.
I'LL READ IT ONE MORE TIME.
MAKE SURE YOU'RE LISTENING.
IN THIS SENTENCE, DOES THE WORD "ANNOY" MEAN "TO PLEASE," OR DOES THE WORD "ANNOY" MEAN "TO UPSET"?
IF YOU THINK THAT THE WORD "ANNOY" MEANS "TO PLEASE," THEN TOUCH YOUR HEAD.
IF YOU THINK THAT THE WORD "ANNOY" MEANS "TO UPSET," TOUCH YOUR SHOULDERS.
LET ME SEE.
IF YOUR HANDS ARE ON YOUR...
SHOULDERS, YOU ARE CORRECT.
"ANNOY" MEANS "TO UPSET."
LET'S TRY ANOTHER ONE.
THE NEXT WORD IS "VANISH."
I'M GOING TO READ THE SENTENCE.
I'LL READ IT ONE MORE TIME.
IN THIS SENTENCE, DOES THE WORD "VANISH" MEAN "TO DISAPPEAR," OR DOES THE WORD "VANISH" MEAN "TO HOLD"?
IF YOU THINK THE WORD "VANISH" MEANS "TO DISAPPEAR," THEN TOUCH YOUR HEAD.
IF YOU THINK THE WORD "VANISH" MEANS "TO HOLD," TOUCH YOUR SHOULDERS.
LET ME SEE WHAT YOU THINK, DETECTIVES.
OOH, IF YOUR HANDS ARE ON YOUR... HEAD, YOU ARE CORRECT.
THE WORD "VANISH" MEANS "TO DISAPPEAR."
AWESOME JOB.
YOU WERE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE MEANING OF THOSE WORDS WITH NO PROBLEM.
YOU WERE SUCH WONDERFUL WORD DETECTIVES.
YOU GATHERED THOSE CONTEXT CLUES TO SOLVE THE CASE OF THE UNKNOWN VOCABULARY WORDS.
REMEMBER, YOU CAN ALWAYS SEARCH FOR CONTEXT CLUES IN TEXT, TO HELP YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF UNKNOWN WORDS AS YOU READ.
I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU CAME TO LEARN WITH ME TODAY.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
BYE, READERS.
WELL, THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE FOR TODAY.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
IN THE MEANTIME, BE KIND TO EACH OTHER.
WISHING YOU PEACE, LOVE, AND LEARNING.
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