♪ ♪ HI, FRIENDS.

WELCOME TO ANOTHER AWESOME DAY OF CLASSROOM CONNECTION.

I'’M MR. R., AND I'’M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU TODAY.

DID YOU KNOW THAT THIS SPACE RIGHT HERE-- THIS SPACE RIGHT HERE IS MAGICAL?

YEAH, IT'’S TRUE, AND YOU KNOW WHY?

BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE LEARNING HAPPENS, AND LEARNING IS THE MOST MAGICAL THING EVER.

I LOVE LEARNING NEW THINGS.

DO YOU?

I KNOW YOU DO.

TODAY IS GOING TO BE SO MUCH FUN.

WE'’RE GOING TO LEARN ABOUT READING, AS WELL AS ARTS AND SCIENCE.

BUT MOSTLY, WE'’RE GOING TO HAVE SOME FUN.

SO, LET'’S JUMP IN.

♪ ♪ HI, WE ARE THE SUPER TWIN TEACHERS, GRACE AND CLAUDIA.

WE ARE HAPPY THAT YOU CAN JOIN US TODAY.

THIS LITERACY LESSON WILL BE IN SPANISH AND INCLUDE ENGLISH CAPTIONS.

IF YOU WANT TO PRACTICE THE SOUNDS IN ENGLISH, ASK A TRUSTED ADULT TO SIT WITH YOU, TO READ THE CAPTIONS AND SAY THE SOUNDS.

IF YOU WANT TO SAY THE SOUNDS IN SPANISH, FOLLOW ALONG WITH US.

HELLO, SUPER LEARNERS.

WE ARE THE POWERFUL TWINS, CLAUDIA AND GRACE, AND WE'’LL BE HAVING ANOTHER FUN TIME, AND WE'’LL BE LEARNING A LOT.

WE ALSO WANT TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR FRIEND KIRA.

[meow] SHE WILL FOLLOW US THE WHOLE TIME.

WE'’LL REMIND YOU TO LOOK FOR A STUFFED FRIEND OR TRUSTED ADULT, SO THEY CAN FOLLOW YOU AND HELP YOU WITH OUR MISSION FOR TODAY.

AFTER GRACE INTRODUCES HERSELF, WE'’LL GIVE YOU 20 SECONDS TO FIND YOUR STUFFED FRIEND OR TRUSTED ADULT.

SUPER LEARNERS, TODAY, WE'’LL RECOGNIZE SOME LETTERS AND PHONEMES.

[speaking Spanish] HI, SUPER LEARNERS.

WE ARE THE POWERFUL TWINS, CLAUDIA AND GRACE, AND WE WILL BE SHARING ANOTHER FUN TIME, AND WE'’LL BE LEARNING A LOT.

WE ALSO WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR FRIEND KIRA.

SHE WILL BE WITH US THE WHOLE TIME.

WE INVITE YOU TO LOOK FOR A STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND TO BE WITH YOU TODAY, TO HELP YOU COMPLETE TODAY'’S MISSION.

WE'’LL GIVE YOU 20 SECONDS TO DO THAT.

♪ ♪ YOU WILL NEED: SUPER LEARNERS, WE'’RE BACK.

TODAY, WE'’RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE SOME LETTERS AND PHONEMES.

LET'’S BEGIN.

LET'’S GET WARMED UP A LITTLE WITH OUR ALPHABET SONG.

ARE WE READY?

YES!

HERE WE GO.

[both] ♪ LEARNING, LEARNING ♪ ♪ LEARNING THE LETTERS ♪ VERY GOOD, SUPER LEARNERS.

WE DID IT.

TO FIND OUT WHAT WE'’RE GOING TO DO TODAY, FIRST, WE'’RE GOING TO SAY HI TO OUR FRIEND KIRA.

SHE'’LL TELL US WHAT WE'’RE GOING TO DO TODAY.

HI, KIRA.

[purring] WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TODAY?

[purring, meows] AH, THANK YOU.

TODAY, WE'’RE GOING TO LEARN SOME LETTERS AND PHONEMES, AND TO DO THAT, KIRA BROUGHT US THIS BOOK.

THANK YOU, KIRA.

[meow] SUPER LEARNERS, LET'’S LOOK CLOSELY.

WHAT WILL THIS BOOK BE ABOUT?

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

YES, SUPER LEARNERS.

IT'’S ABOUT SEA ANIMALS.

CLAUDIA, CAN YOU READ US THIS BOOK?

I'’D LOVE TO.

OF COURSE.

THANK YOU.

YOU CAN WRITE THE NAMES.

OF COURSE.

GREAT, LET'’S START, SUPER LEARNERS.

WHAT IS IT CALLED?

"SEA ANIMALS."

VERY GOOD.

"SEA ANIMALS."

"LOOK AT THE SEAHORSE."

SUPER LEARNERS, WHAT DOES THE SEAHORSE LOOK LIKE?

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

LET'’S SEE.

[gasps] RIGHT!

HE HAS A LONG TRUNK AND IS YELLOW.

VERY GOOD.

"LOOK AT THE SEA SNAKE."

SUPER LEARNERS, WHAT DOES THE SEA SNAKE LOOK LIKE?

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

YOU'’RE RIGHT!

IT'’S VERY LONG, AND IT'’S GRAY.

[turning page] "LOOK AT THE STARFISH."

SUPER LEARNERS, WHAT DOES THE STARFISH LOOK LIKE?

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

RIGHT!

IT HAS A LOT OF ARMS AND IS ORANGE.

"LOOK AT THE TURTLE."

SUPER LEARNERS, WHAT DOES THE TURTLE LOOK LIKE?

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

OH, YES!

IT'’S BIG, AND IT'’S GREEN AND YELLOW, TOO.

LET'’S KEEP GOING.

"LOOK AT THE MANATEE."

WHAT DOES THE MANATEE LOOK LIKE, SUPER LEARNERS?

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

HMM.

RIGHT!

IT'’S HEAVY AND GRAY.

"LOOK AT THE SEA LION."

WHAT DOES THE SEA LION LOOK LIKE, SUPER LEARNERS?

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

YES!

IT'’S BIG AND HAS WHISKERS.

"LOOK AT THE SEA ANIMALS."

TELL YOUR STUFFIE THE NAMES OF THESE SEA ANIMALS.

WILL YOU HELP US?

VERY GOOD.

"SEAHORSE," "SEA SNAKE," "STARFISH"-- VERY GOOD, SUPER LEARNERS.

AND THIS ONE?

RIGHT!

"TURTLE."

AND THIS ONE?

"MANATEE."

AND THIS ONE?

"SEA LION."

VERY GOOD.

GOOD, SUPER LEARNERS.

NOW, WITH THE HELP OF YOUR STUFFIES AND KIRA, WE'’RE GOING TO COUNT THEM.

WILL YOU HELP ME?

GREAT.

VERY GOOD, SUPER LEARNERS.

WHERE DO THESE 6 ANIMALS LIVE?

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

YES!

THESE 6 ANIMALS, AND MANY MORE, LIVE IN THE SEA.

WE'’VE READ OUR STORY AND PAID CAREFUL ATTENTION.

IT'’S TIME TO GET MOVING.

SING WITH US.

♪ I'’M A LITTLE SEAHORSE ♪ ♪ WHO SWIMS, SWIMS, SWIMS ♪ AND NOW?

WHERE?

ABOVE.

♪ I'’M A LITTLE SEAHORSE ♪ ♪ SWIMMING ABOVE, ABOVE, ABOVE ♪ AND NOW, WHERE?

BELOW.

♪ I'’M A LITTLE SEAHORSE ♪ ♪ SWIMMING BELOW, BELOW, BELOW ♪ AND NOW, WHERE?

ALL OVER.

♪ I'’M A LITTLE SEAHORSE ♪ ♪ SWIMMING ALL OVER ♪ ♪ ALL OVER!

♪ VERY GOOD, SUPER LEARNERS.

NOW WE FEEL MUCH BETTER.

LET'’S CONTINUE, SUPER LEARNERS.

HERE WE HAVE ALL OUR SEA ANIMALS, AND HERE ARE THEIR NAMES.

THEY WANT TO GO BACK TO THE SEA.

BUT TO DO THAT, WE NEED YOU TO FIND THE NAME OF EACH SEA ANIMAL AND PLACE IT NEXT TO THEM.

READY?

LET'’S GO.

LET'’S LOOK AT THE FIRST ANIMAL.

WHAT IS THIS FIRST ANIMAL, SUPER LEARNERS?

IT BEGINS WITH "[k]."

VERY GOOD, "CABALLO" (HORSE).

AND THAT LETTER THAT "CABALLO" STARTS WITH IS...

"[k]."

VERY GOOD.

TELL YOUR FRIEND.

WHAT IS THAT LETTER CALLED?

"C." VERY GOOD, SUPER LEARNERS.

NOW, LET'’S GO TO OUR NEXT SEA ANIMAL, WHICH IS THE...?

VERY GOOD, "SERPIENTE" (SNAKE).

WHAT SOUND DOES "SERPIENTE" START WITH, SUPER LEARNERS?

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

WITH THE LETTER "S." AND ITS SOUND?

VERY GOOD.

YOU SAID "[s, s]" FOR "SERPIENTE."

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

SUPER LEARNERS, WHAT IS THIS ANIMAL CALLED?

YES, "ESTRELLA DE MAR" (STARFISH).

AND WHAT SOUND DOES "ESTRELLA" START WITH?

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

YES, SUPER LEARNERS.

YOU'’RE RIGHT, WITH "[a, a, a]."

AND THE LETTER IS "E." VERY GOOD, FOR "ESTRELLA."

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

"[a, a]."

AND NOW, LET'’S GO TO OUR NEXT ANIMAL, WHICH IS THE ... "TORTUGA" (TURTLE).

YES.

WHAT SOUND DOES "TORTUGA" START WITH?

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

VERY GOOD, SUPER LEARNERS.

WITH "[t, t]."

THE SOUND OF THE LETTER?

VERY GOOD.

"T." TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

"[t, t]."

"TORTUGA."

AND THIS OTHER ANIMAL IS THE... "MANATÍ" (MANATEE).

VERY GOOD, SUPER LEARNERS.

WHAT SOUND DOES "MANATÍ" START WITH?

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

VERY GOOD, SUPER LEARNERS.

YOU SAID, "[m, m]."

THE SOUND OF THE LETTER?

YES, "M." TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

"[m, m]."

"MANATÍ."

AND THIS LAST ANIMAL, WHAT IS IT?

VERY GOOD, SUPER LEARNERS.

"LEÓN MARINO" (SEA LION).

AND WHAT SOUND DOES "LEÓN" START WITH?

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

YES, SUPER LEARNERS.

PERFECT.

WITH THE LETTER "[l, l]."

THE LETTER "L." TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

WE'’VE DONE ALL THIS, SUPER LEARNERS, AND NOW, OUR SEA ANIMALS CAN GO BACK TO THE SEA.

THE SEAHORSE CAN GO, THE SNAKE CAN GO, THE STARFISH CAN GO, THE TURTLE CAN GO, THE MANATEE CAN GO, AND THE SEA LION.

VERY GOOD, SUPER LEARNERS.

LET'’S CHECK WITH OUR FRIEND KIRA TO SEE IF WE COMPLETED TODAY'’S MISSION.

LET'’S SEE... DID WE COMPLETE OUR MISSION?

WHAT DOES KIRA SAY?

[meow] THAT WE DID IT!

BRAVO!

ALL OF OUR SEA ANIMALS CAN NOW GO TO THE SEA AND ARE IN THE SEA.

SUPER LEARNERS, TODAY, WE REVIEWED THE LETTER "S" AND ITS SOUND, "[s]," THE LETTER "E" AND ITS SOUND, "[a]," THE LETTER "L" AND ITS SOUND, "[l]," THE LETTER "T" AND ITS SOUND, "[t]," THE LETTER "C" AND ITS SOUND, "[k]."

THANK YOU, SUPER LEARNERS, AND YOUR STUFFIES, FOR DOING TODAY'’S CHALLENGE.

AND YOU TOO, KIRA.

[both] AND REMEMBER, TO READ LETTERS AND SOUNDS, WE HAVE TO LEARN THEM.

¡ADIÓS!

BYE!

WOW, WOW, WOW.

WOW.

WHAT A DAY SO FAR.

SO MUCH GREAT LEARNING GOING ON.

NEXT, WE'’RE GOING TO WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT SCIENCE THAT I KNOW YOU'’LL LOVE.

WOULD YOU BELIEVE ME IF I TOLD YOU THERE'’S AN ANIMAL THAT CAN STAND ON WATER?

YEAH?

WOULD YOU BELIEVE ME IF I TOLD YOU THEY COULD LEAP FROM THE WATER AND DO 14 BACKFLIPS WITHOUT BREAKING THE SURFACE?

MAYBE?

WELL, BELIEVE IT, BECAUSE THAT'’S WHAT OUR TINY BUG FRIEND THE SPRINGTAIL DOES EVERY DAY.

HI, I'’M CHRIS, AND I WORK HERE, AT THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES, IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA.

LET'’S MEET SOME OF THESE COOL CRITTERS.

THAT TINY DOT ON THE SCREEN IS A BUG CALLED A SPRINGTAIL, READY TO BE THE STAR OF THE SHOW.

WATCH CAREFULLY AS IT TAKES OFF AND FLIES BACKWARDS THROUGH THE AIR, FLIPPING 14 TIMES BEFORE LANDING ON THE WATER SURFACE AND NEVER FALLING IN.

PERFECT LANDING!

LET'’S SEE ANOTHER ONE.

THIS IS WHY I LOVE NATURE, ESPECIALLY BUGS.

THEY CAN DO AMAZING THINGS ALL THE TIME.

OH, NO!

THIS ONE LANDED ON ITS HEAD.

DON'’T WORRY, THESE ANIMALS HAVE A TOUGH BODY TO PROTECT THEM, AND THEY'’RE MOSTLY WATERPROOF.

HERE'’S HOW SMALL A SPRINGTAIL IS COMPARED TO A HUMAN FINGER.

HERE'’S ANOTHER TYPE OF SPRINGTAIL NEXT TO A TOOTHPICK.

SO SMALL!

THESE TINY ANIMALS ARE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH BIG THINGS, THROUGH THE POWER OF THEIR JUMPS.

BUT WHY DO THEY DO BACKFLIPS?

THEY JUMP HIGH AND FLIP LIKE CRAZY, TO AVOID DANGER, LIKE A GIANT FINGER THAT COULD SQUISH THEM.

WHILE SOME ANIMALS RUN AWAY, AND OTHERS FLY AWAY, SPRINGTAILS BACKFLIP THEIR WAY TO SAFETY.

SOME SCIENTISTS EVEN THINK THAT THE SPINNING HELPS THEM CONTROL HOW HIGH OR HOW FAR THEY TRAVEL.

WHEN SPRINGTAILS JUMP, THEY MOVE SO FAST, WE CAN'’T USE NORMAL CAMERAS TO FILM THEM.

OTHERWISE, WE GET A BLUR, LIKE THIS.

HERE AT THE MUSEUM, WE HAVE TO USE SPECIAL CAMERAS TO SEE JUST HOW THEY DO IT.

IN FACT, SPRINGTAILS MIGHT BE THE FASTEST-SPINNING CREATURE ON EARTH.

THIS BUG CAN SPIN FASTER THAN THE BLADES OF A HELICOPTER, AND FASTER THAN THE MOTORS OF OUR FASTEST RACECARS.

I WONDER IF THEY GET DIZZY.

WE STILL HAVE SO MUCH TO LEARN FROM SPRINGTAILS, BUT THE SPECIAL TECHNOLOGY NECESSARY TO STUDY THEM MAKES IT DIFFICULT.

ONE THING WE DO UNDERSTAND ABOUT SPRINGTAILS IS THEY GET THEIR NAME FROM A SPECIAL TAIL FOLDED UP UNDERNEATH THEIR BODY THAT ACTS JUST LIKE A SPRING.

SCIENTISTS CALL IT A "FURCULA."

IT HOLDS LOTS OF ENERGY IN PLACE UNTIL THE INSECT IS READY TO LEAP.

THEN, FASTER THAN THE BLINK OF AN EYE, THE TAIL SNAPS DOWNWARD, LAUNCHING THEM INTO THE AIR.

THIS TYPE OF SPRINGTAIL DEVELOPS SPECIAL CLAWS THAT STICK TO THE WATER, SO THEY CAN WALK AROUND WITHOUT FALLING IN.

SEE HOW ONLY THE VERY TIPS OF THEIR LEGS STICK TO THE SURFACE?

YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING WHERE SUCH COOL ANIMALS LIVE.

THIS IS ANOTHER GREAT SURPRISE.

A DITCH?

THAT'’S RIGHT.

YOU CAN FIND THESE TYPES OF SPRINGTAILS IN PUDDLES OF WATER, LIKE IN A DITCH RIGHT NEXT TO A ROAD.

THAT MEANS YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND SOME OF THESE AMAZING ANIMALS NOT FAR FROM WHERE YOU LIVE.

JUST LOOK FOR AN AREA WITH A LITTLE WATER OR CHECK UNDER DEAD LEAVES ON THE GROUND.

YOU'’LL HAVE TO LOOK CLOSELY.

REMEMBER, SPRINGTAILS ARE SMALL AND FAST.

THANKS FOR WATCHING, AND THANKS FOR ENJOYING NATURE WITH ME.

I'’VE READ THAT IT CAN BE TOO WARM BUT NEVER TOO COLD TO SNOW.

DO YOU LIKE SNOW?

I LIKE THE COLD, BUT ONLY IF IT'’S SNOWING.

LET'’S GET INTO OUR LITERACY LESSON FOR TODAY, SO WE CAN LEARN TO READ MORE COOL FACTS ABOUT SNOW.

ENJOY.

♪ ♪ HELLO, READERS.

MY NAME IS MS. JILL.

I'’M SO EXCITED TO BE LEARNING WITH YOU TODAY.

BEFORE WE GET STARTED, 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 ♪ OKAY, LEARNERS.

DID YOU KNOW READERS BLEND SOUNDS TOGETHER TO MAKE AND READ WORDS?

TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO BE WORD DETECTIVES AND FIGURE OUT WORDS USING SOUNDS.

FOR EXAMPLE, A WORD LIKE "CAT" IS MADE UP OF 3 SOUNDS: "[k]," "[aa]," AND "[t]."

BUT WE DON'’T CALL THIS A "[k]... [aa]...

[t]."

TO READ THE WORD "CAT," I HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BLEND THOSE SOUNDS TOGETHER SMOOTHLY, TO MAKE THE WORD.

YOU ALREADY KNOW A LOT OF LETTERS AND THEIR SOUNDS.

TODAY, WE'’RE GOING TO PRACTICE BLENDING SOUNDS TOGETHER SMOOTHLY TO MAKE WORDS AND BECOME STRONGER READERS.

THIS TAKES A LOT OF PRACTICE.

TODAY, WE'’RE ALSO GOING TO LEARN SOME WORDS CALLED "HEART WORDS."

SOME WORDS CONTAIN ONE OR MORE SOUNDS THAT ARE SPELLED DIFFERENTLY THAN USUAL.

SINCE THESE WORDS ARE SPELLED A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY, WE CALL THESE "HEART WORDS."

WITH PRACTICE, ANY WORD CAN BECOME A HEART WORD.

BUT SOME WORDS ARE TRICKIER THAN OTHERS TO READ, SO, WE'’LL PRACTICE THOSE TOGETHER.

LET'’S FIRST TALK ABOUT THE WORD "BEEN," AS IN, "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MORNING?"

WE CAN USE OUR LETTER SOUNDS TO SPELL SOME OF THE SOUNDS IN "BEEN," AND OTHERS WE HAVE TO SPELL BY HEART.

"BEEN" HAS 3 SOUNDS: "[b], [ih], [n]."

SAY THOSE SOUNDS WITH ME.

"[b]... [ih]...

[n]."

THE FIRST SOUND, "[b]," IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER "B."

WHAT LETTER?

THAT'’S RIGHT, "B."

THE LAST SOUND, "[n]," IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER "N." WHAT LETTER?

THAT'’S RIGHT, "N." WE CAN READ THESE PARTS USING OUR PHONICS KNOWLEDGE.

BUT THE MIDDLE SOUND, "[ih]," IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTERS "E, E." THE "EE" IS THE PART WE HAVE TO LEARN BY HEART.

LET'’S SPELL "BEEN" TOGETHER.

WHAT WORD?

THAT'’S RIGHT, "BEEN."

ONE MORE HEART WORD FOR TODAY.

"YOU."

THIS WORD IS "YOU," LIKE, "I'’M GOING TO GO WITH YOU TO THE STORE."

WE CAN USE OUR LETTER SOUNDS TO SPELL SOME OF THE SOUNDS IN "YOU," AND OTHER SOUNDS WE LEARN TO SPELL BY HEART.

"YOU" HAS 2 SOUNDS: "[yuh]...

[ooh]."

SAY THOSE SOUNDS WITH ME.

"[yuh]...

[ooh]."

THE FIRST SOUND, "[yuh]" IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER "Y."

WHAT LETTER?

THAT'’S RIGHT, "Y."

WE CAN READ THIS PART USING OUR PHONICS KNOWLEDGE.

HOWEVER, THE LAST SOUND, "[ooh]," IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTERS "OU."

WHAT LETTERS?

THAT'’S RIGHT, "OU."

THE "OU" IS THE PART WE HAVE TO LEARN BY HEART.

LET'’S SPELL "YOU" TOGETHER.

WHAT WORD?

YOU GOT IT.

"YOU."

NOW, LET'’S PRACTICE OUR 2 HEART WORDS ONE MORE TIME TOGETHER.

READY?

GREAT JOB PRACTICING OUR HEART WORDS, READERS.

NOW, LET'’S GET TO WORK AS WORD DETECTIVES.

TODAY, WE'’RE GOING TO BLEND SOUNDS TOGETHER SMOOTHLY TO MAKE A WORD.

THEN, WE'’RE GOING TO PRACTICE BLENDING SOUNDS TOGETHER TO READ A WORD THAT WE SEE.

SO, LET'’S GET STARTED, WORD DETECTIVES.

WE'’RE GOING TO START WITH A QUICK GAME I CALL "MYSTERY WORD."

IN THIS GAME, I'’M GOING TO SAY THE SOUNDS IN A MYSTERY WORD, AND YOU ARE GOING TO TRY TO BLEND THEM TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT MY WORD, JUST LIKE A DETECTIVE SOLVES A MYSTERY USING CLUES.

I'’LL SHOW YOU HOW THIS GAME WORKS.

MY FIRST WORD HAS 3 SOUNDS.

WATCH AND LISTEN CAREFULLY.

[p]... [ih]... [guh].

I'’VE GOT TO BLEND THESE SOUNDS TOGETHER TO GUESS THE MYSTERY WORD.

[p]... [ih]... [guh].

I TRY TO MAKE THE SOUNDS COME TOGETHER SMOOTHLY TO MAKE ONE WORD.

[saying the sounds faster] [p]-[ih]-[g].

"PIG."

I THINK THE MYSTERY WORD IS "PIG."

I GOT IT RIGHT!

NOW, YOU'’RE GOING TO TRY IT WITH ME.

THE NEXT WORD HAS 3 SOUNDS AGAIN.

LISTEN CAREFULLY.

[sh]... [aa]... [k].

LET'’S BLEND THESE SOUNDS TOGETHER TO GUESS THE MYSTERY WORD.

[sh]... [aa]... [k].

SAY THEM WITH ME.

"[sh]... [aa]...

[k]."

NOW, BLEND THEM SMOOTHLY, AND WHAT DO YOU HAVE?

SAY IT ON 3.

[sh]-[aa]-[k].

GOOD JOB!

"SHACK."

YOU'’RE GETTING IT.

NOW, YOU'’RE GOING TO TRY WITH ME.

THE NEXT WORD HAS 3 SOUNDS AGAIN.

LISTEN CAREFULLY.

[k]... [yuu]... [b].

LET'’S BLEND THESE SOUNDS TOGETHER TO GUESS THE MYSTERY WORD.

[k]... [yuu]... [b].

[k]-[yuu]-[b].

BLEND THEM SMOOTHLY, AND WHAT DO YOU HAVE?

SAY IT ON 3.

1, 2, 3... GREAT!

"CUBE."

YOU SOLVED THE MYSTERY WORD.

LET'’S TRY ONE MORE MYSTERY WORD, AND THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE.

THIS WORD HAS 4 SOUNDS.

LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY.

[n]... [eh]... [s]... [t].

LET'’S BLEND THESE SOUNDS SMOOTHLY TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT THE MYSTERY WORD.

[n]... [eh]... [s]... [t].

WHAT'’S THE WORD, ON 3?

1, 2, 3... "NEST"!

YES, "NEST."

GREAT WORK, WORD DETECTIVES.

NOW THAT WE'’VE PRACTICED THE MYSTERY WORD GAME, THIS IS A GREAT GAME YOU CAN PLAY WITH A TRUSTED ADULT, SIBLING, OR FRIEND.

NEXT, WE'’RE GOING TO TAKE ON A NEW CHALLENGE.

WORD DETECTIVES, WE'’RE GOING TO LEARN TO BLEND THE SOUNDS FOR PRINTED LETTERS OR SPELLING PATTERNS WE SEE, TO READ WORDS.

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE DO AS READERS.

FIRST, LET ME SHOW YOU.

WHEN I SEE A NEW WORD, I CAN IDENTIFY THE INDIVIDUAL SOUNDS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THEN BLEND THEM TOGETHER QUICKLY AND SMOOTHLY TO READ THE WORD.

WATCH AND LISTEN CAREFULLY.

HERE'’S MY WORD.

NOW I NEED TO BLEND THESE SOUNDS TOGETHER TO READ THE WORD.

NOW, MORE QUICKLY AND SMOOTHLY.

THIS WORD IS "LAP."

IT'’S YOUR TURN, WORD DETECTIVES.

NOW THAT WE'’VE PRACTICED BLENDING LETTER SOUNDS TOGETHER QUICKLY AND SMOOTHLY TO READ NEW WORDS, I WANT YOU TO PRACTICE THIS SKILL ON YOUR OWN WITH SOME WORDS.

HERE'’S YOUR FIRST WORD.

NOW, BLEND THESE SOUNDS TOGETHER, TO READ THE WORD QUICKLY AND SMOOTHLY.

ON 3, SAY THE WORD.

1, 2, 3...

I HEARD SOME FRIENDS SAY "DOG."

YES.

THIS WORD IS "DOG."

MY FAVORITE PET.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

HERE'’S THE NEXT WORD.

BLEND THESE SOUNDS TOGETHER TO READ THE WORD QUICKLY AND SMOOTHLY, ON 3.

1, 2, 3...

THIS WORD IS "SAT," AS IN, "I SAT IN A CHAIR."

GREAT WORK, WORD DETECTIVES.

AND HERE IS A CHALLENGE WORD.

NOW, ON 3, BLEND THESE SOUNDS TOGETHER SMOOTHLY AND QUICKLY TO READ THE WORD.

1, 2, 3... GOOD JOB!

THE WORD IS "MUST."

WE "MUST" KEEP PRACTICING BLENDING.

WE CAN PUT THIS ALL TOGETHER TO READ SENTENCES AND MORE.

READ THIS SENTENCE WITH ME.

SOME OF THE WORDS ARE HEART WORDS, AND SOME OF THE WORDS ARE WORDS WE HAVE BLENDED TOGETHER.

THIS IS A HEART WORD.

"THE."

NOW, LET'’S SAY THE SOUNDS AND BLEND THIS WORD.

"DOG."

IDENTIFY AND BLEND THE SOUNDS IN THIS WORD.

"SAT."

HEART WORD, "ON."

HEART WORD, "MY."

SOUNDS...

BLEND, "LAP."

LET'’S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER TO READ THE WHOLE SENTENCE.

GREAT JOB READING THAT SENTENCE WITH ME.

AS YOU PRACTICE BLENDING SOUNDS AND LEARN MORE AND MORE SPELLING PATTERNS, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO READ MORE AND MORE WORDS.

SOON, YOU CAN READ ANYTHING.

WELL, WORD DETECTIVES, THAT'’S THE END OF OUR LESSON FOR TODAY.

THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING ME AS WE LEARNED HOW TO BLEND SOUNDS TOGETHER AND TO MAKE WORDS AND READ WORDS.

REMEMBER, YOU CAN PRACTICE BLENDING SOUNDS WITH THE MYSTERY WORDS GAME, AND YOU CAN PRACTICE BLENDING ANYTIME YOU ARE READING.

SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

THE ARTS HAVE MADE ME THE PERSON I AM TODAY, BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GROW AS A PERSON USING ART TO EXPRESS MYSELF.

HOW DO YOU MOST LIKE TO EXPRESS YOURSELF?

LET'’S WATCH THIS AWESOME VIDEO ABOUT ART, AND YOU CAN THINK OF A NEW WAY TO EXPRESS THE INNER YOU.

♪ ♪ Dare Coulter: THERE WAS THIS EVENT AT A HIGH SCHOOL, AND THESE 3 BLACK TEENAGERS CAME UP TO ME, AND THEY SAID, "WELL, I'’VE NEVER SEEN A BLACK ARTIST BEFORE.

I'’VE NEVER SEEN A BLACK WOMAN ARTIST."

AND I WAS THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THAT.

I THINK, FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, THE CONCEPT OF BEING AN ARTIST, BEING WHATEVER, IT'’S NOT THAT THEY ALWAYS HAVE EXAMPLES OF WHAT MAKES SENSE TO THEM, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A VISUAL EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE IT RELATES TO YOU, OR IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES, IT JUST MAKES IT THAT MUCH EASIER FOR POSSIBILITY TO MAKE SENSE, RIGHT?

WHEN I WAS A KID, MY MOM WAS REALLY, REALLY...

VERY DELIBERATE ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT ME AND MY SISTER SAW EXAMPLES OF BLACK PEOPLE DOING WONDERFUL THINGS, BECAUSE SHE WANTED PEOPLE THAT LOOKED LIKE US TO SET THE BAR FOR POSSIBILITY FOR US.

OH, HERE WE GO.

[laughs] I THINK THAT, FOR ME, THE BEST THING THAT I CAN DO AS AN ARTIST, AS A BLACK WOMAN, AS A BLACK PERSON, IS TO PROVIDE THIS EXAMPLE THAT SAYS, "IT'’S POSSIBLE."

I DIDN'’T KNOW I WOULD BE PAINTING MURALS THAT WERE 200 FEET LONG.

I DIDN'’T KNOW...

EVEN IF I KNEW I WAS GOING TO BE AN ARTIST, IT WASN'’T, LIKE, PART OF MY CONCEPT THAT THAT COULD BE A THING.

WHEN I GET TO THE POINT WHERE I'’M MAKING THESE MONUMENTAL SCULPTURES, AND I'’M TRYING SO, SO, SO HARD TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, IT WASN'’T THAT IT WAS IN MY CONCEPT THAT I WOULD BE THAT PERSON.

IT'’S THIS FROM-THE-SOUL, LIKE, KNUCKLES WHITE, LIKE, "PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT IT'’S POSSIBLE FOR YOU TOO."

THE BEST THING THAT I CAN DO IS LIVE MY LIFE IN A WAY THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE THEMSELVES IN ME AND UNDERSTAND THAT, LIKE, THEIR DREAMS ARE POSSIBLE TOO.

AND THAT'’S WHAT I'’M TRYING TO DO.

WITH THAT, LIKE, THAT FOR YOUNG GIRLS, BECAUSE I'’M A BLACK WOMAN, BECAUSE I'’M A WOMAN, BECAUSE I HAVE DREADS, BECAUSE I'’VE GOT TATTOOS, '’CAUSE I WEAR OVERALLS IF I WANT TO, LIKE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF ALL THESE THINGS, AND BECAUSE I PAINT THAT IN MY PICTURES.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, AT THE END OF MY CAREER, I'’VE CREATED A POSSIBILITY FOR ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN SOMEONE GROWS UP AND THEY'’RE AN ARTIST, AND THEY SAY, "WELL, I'’VE DONE THIS THING," LIKE, I WAS THE MOMENT THAT I NEEDED WHEN I WAS A KID, AND I SAW PATRICIA POLACCO PAINTING THAT MURAL, YOU KNOW?

THAT I WAS THE PERSON FOR SOMEONE, YOU KNOW, FOR ME, PLAYING ON THE SCULPTURE AT HAINS POINT BY J. SEWARD JOHNSON, I SAID, "I WANT TO MAKE STUFF LIKE THIS."

I WANT TO BE THAT FOR PEOPLE.

BECAUSE IT'’S SO IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO SAY, "OKAY, EVERYONE IN MY WORLD IS TELLING ME I CAN'’T, BUT I KNOW THAT I CAN, BECAUSE THEIR CULTURE'’S DOING IT, AND SHE DID IT."

THAT'’S IT.

♪ ♪ AH, SHOOT.

THAT'’S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE FOR TODAY, Y'’ALL, BUT I'’LL SEE YOU RIGHT BACK HERE IN NO TIME.

LET'’S SEE THOSE THUMBS UP.

DOPE.

I'’LL SEE YOU SOON.

PEACE, LOVE, AND LEARNING, SUPER LEARNERS.

BYE.

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