JRKS >>DUSTY: ...YEAH SURE!

I JUST INVITED HIM TO MY BIRTHDAY.

>>DOTT: AW THAT'S SO NICE OF YOU!

>>DUSTY: YEAH.

I HOPE HE BRINGS PRESENTS.

>>KIDS: HI!

>>DOTT: 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: OH NO.

>>DOTT: "THE OO F/OO/D VOWEL TEAM BADGE" >>DUSTY: DID SOMEONE SAY FOOOOOOD!?!?

>>DOTT: THE ALPHABOTTEERS ARE HERE!

LET'S GO OUTSIDE AND SAY HELLO.

>>DUSTY: HEY, HEY WAIT!

WHAT ABOUT THE FOOD!

♪ >>ALPHABOTTEERS: 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: TROOP, WE HAVE OODLES OF STUFF TO DO TODAY, OODLES OF STUFF!

>>DOTT: UH...DUST...THAT MEANS YOU TOO... >>DUSTY: UH, RIGHT.

TOODLE LOO!

>>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... >>ALL: "THE FANCY SHMANCY WORD OF THE DAY"!

>>MARTY: WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A FANCY WORD, AND TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS.

DRUMROLL PLEASE.

TODAY'S WORD IS..."FOOLISH"!

>>MARY: LET'S SAY IT TOGETHER!

"FOOLISH" ON THREE, 1,2,3... >>ALL: "FOOLISH!"

>>MARY: "FOOLISH" MEANS, DOING OR SAYING SOMETHING SILLY WITHOUT THINKING".

>>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: /OO/,/OO/,/OO/.

>>ALPHABOTTEERS: /OO/,/OO/,/OO/!

>>DOTT: THAT'S A FUN SOUND AB.

/OO/, LIKE IN FOOD.

TODAY, YOU'RE GOING TO HELP DUSTY EARN THE "OO F/OO/D VOWEL TEAM BADGE"!

>>ALL: OOH!

>>DOTT: LET'S EXPLORE THIS SOUND A LITTLE MORE.

AB, PLEASE SHOW US WHAT OUR MOUTH DOES WHEN WE MAKE THE /OO/ SOUND.

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!

>>DOTT: WHEN WE MAKE THE /OO/ SOUND • OUR LIPS ARE IN A TIGHT LITTLE CIRCLE, AND THE BACK OF THE TONGUE IS LIFTED HIGH IN THE BACK OF OUR MOUTH.

YOUR VOICE BOX IS ON.

REPEAT AFTER ME.

/OO/OO/OO/.

>>ALPHABOTTEERS: /OO/OO/OO/!

>>DOTT: HEY AB, LET'S SHOW THEM SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT YOUR SOUND OF THE DAY.

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!

>>DOTT: TAKE THE WORD FOOD.

WHEN WE SEE A SYLLABLE THAT HAS VOWELS NEXT TO EACH OTHER, THEY FORM A VOWEL TEAM.

THEY TEAM UP TO MAKE ONE SOUND.

TODAY'S VOWEL TEAM IS TWO O'S AND TOGETHER THEY ARE PRONOUNCED /OO/ AS IN FOOD.

LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.

F/OO/D...FOOD!

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 /OO/ SOUND TODAY, AND YOU'LL EARN THAT "OO F/OO/D VOWEL TEAM BADGE".

LITTLE BY LITTLE... >>ALPHABOTTEERS: ...LETTER BY LETTER!

>>DUSTY: BE COOL DUST...REAL COOL.... >>DOTT: NOT SO FAST DUST... >>DUSTY: OH!

DOTT!

WHO WANTS A DOG SMOOCH?

HERE IT COMES!

>>DOTT: DID YOU CLEAN YOUR ROOM THIS MORNING?

>>DUSTY: OH DOTT.

HA, HA, HA, HA, HA.

YOU'RE A HOOT.

OH!

I'M SUCH A GOOF!

I FORGOT TO CLEAN MY ROOM.

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 THINGS THAT HAVE THE /OO/ SOUND SOMEWHERE IN THEIR NAME.

REMEMBER, /OO/ LIKE FOOD.

>>JUNK : ZZZZZ... >>DUSTY: YOU SNOOZE...YOU LOOSE!

DIVE!

DIVE!

DIVE!

WEE!

KAZOO!

K/A/Z/OO.

DOES KAZOO HAVE THE /OO/ SOUND?

>>KID: YES!

>>DUSTY: HAHA, YEAH.

OH, ALPHABOTT LOVES KAZOOS!

HA!

TOOTH!

T/OO/TH.

DOES TOOTH HAVE THE /OO/ SOUND?

>>KID: YES >>DUSTY: YEAH!

THAT'S ONE OF MY BABY TEETH.

>>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, A NEW PICTURE FOR YOUR SCRAPBOOK?

>>JAMPA: YEAH!

>>DUSTY: WHAT'S THAT A PICTURE OF?

>>JAMPA: A MOON!

>>DUSTY: A MOON!?

OH I LOVE THE MOON, I'VE SEEN THAT BEFORE.

DOES THE MOON FLY?

>>JAMPA: NO DUSTY.

>>DUSTY: YEAH NO, I GUESS IT JUST KIND OF SITS UP THERE AND SPINS AROUND US.

HEY, WHEN CAN I SEE THE MOON?

>>JAMPA: YOU SEE IT AT NIGHT.

>>DUSTY: AT NIGHT, OH.

I LOVE HOWLING AT THE MOON.

HEY?

>>JAMPA: WHAT?

>>DUSTY: JAMPA?

>>JAMPA: WHAT?

>>DUSTY: WILL YOU PRETEND TO BE A WOLF WITH ME- >>JAMPA: YEAH.

>>DUSTY: -AND WE CAN HOWL AT THE MOON?

>>JAMPA: YEAH!

>>DUSTY: OK READY?

>>JAMPA: READY.

>>DUSTY: LET'S HOWL AT IT... >>DUSTY/JAMPA: HOOOOOOWWWWWWLLLLLL!!!!!

>>DUSTY: THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR SCRAPBOOK WITH ME JAMPA.

>>JAMPA: BYE DUSTY.

>>DUSTY: BYE JAMPA!

>>DOTT: THANK YOU KITT, THAT WAS SO SPECIAL.

OH, I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THE REST OF THE HEIRLOOMS.

REGGIE, HOW ABOUT YOU GO NEXT?

>>REGGIE: OKAY!

THIS IS MY GRANDFATHER'S TOOL KIT.

HE WAS AN INVENTOR JUST LIKE ME!

>>ALL: WOW!

>>MAYA: I BROUGHT A RECIPE BOX FULL OF RECIPES HANDED DOWN FROM MY GREAT AUNT TO MY MOM.

ONE DAY IT'LL BE HANDED DOWN TO ME.

>>ALL: NICE!

OOOOO!

>>DOTT: THESE ARE ALL SO WONDERFUL.

COSMO, YOUR TURN.

>>COSMO: OH...UH...I FORGOT MINE AT HOME.

>>DOTT: OH, NO WORRIES COSMO.

WELL THANK YOU EVERYONE, FOR SHARING YOUR HEIRLOOMS!

IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER AND HONOR OUR ANCESTORS AND LOVED ONES.

>>MAYA: IT SURE IS!

>>DOTT: OKAY!

TIME FOR US TO GET BACK TO OUR LESSONS!

>>DUSTY: SO, UH, ARE THERE ANY RECIPES IN THERE FOR SOME DOG TREATS?

>>MAYA: HAHA!

SURE!

COME ON, DUST!

>>DOTT: OH THANKS MAYA, THANK YOU.

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ... >>DUSTY: LET'S GET SOME DOG TREATS.

>>DUSTY: HEY, ALPHABOTT'S IN ART MODE!

COME ON, LET'S SEE WHAT THEY'RE UP TO.

>>ZIGGY: EVERYDAY'S A GREAT DAY WHEN YOU'RE DRAWING, RIGHT ALPHABOTT?

>>ALPHABOTTEERS: BUZZ, BUZZ!

>>DOTT: HI AB, HI ZIGGY.

WHAT ARE YOU DRAWING TODAY?

>>ZIGGY: I'M KIND OF A FOODIE, I LOVE FOOD.

I COULDN'T PICK JUST ONE PIECE OF FOOD TO DRAW, SO I DREW AS MANY AS I COULD!

>>DOTT: HEY, HEY, WHAT A FEAST!

>>ZIGGY: IT'S GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT.

>>DOTT: HEY ZIGGY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I SEE?

>>ZIGGY: WHAT?

>>DOTT: THE LETTER O, SIDE BY SIDE.

IT'S OUR OO VOWEL TEAM!

>>DUSTY: OUR NEW "VOWEL TEAM BADGE!?"

>>ZIGGY: OOOOH, YOU'RE RIGHT DOTT.

I SEE IT TOO!

>>DUSTY: WELL I DON'T!

YOU TWO ARE COCOA FOR COOKOO PUFFS.

THAT'S NOT A LETTER, IT'S A PICTURE OF FOOD!

>>DOTT: DON'T WORRY, DUST, WE'VE GOT YA.

WILL YOU HELP US SHOW DUSTY THE "O"'S IN THIS FOOD?

>>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.

BOOOOP!

>>KIDS: OOH!

>>DOTT: FIRST THINGS FIRST.

WE'LL NEED THIS!

NOW WE NEED ZIGGY'S FOOD.

>>FOOD: OO, FOOD, /OO/!

>>DOTT: LET'S START BETWEEN THE DOTTED AND THE BOTTOM LINE.

DRAW A COUNTERCLOCKWISE CIRCLE TO THE LEFT.

NOW, LET'S DRAW ANOTHER.

DRAW A COUNTERCLOCKWISE CIRCLE TO THE LEFT.

DONE!

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!

>>DOTT: THE OO VOWEL TEAM!

>>FOOD: OO, FOOD, /OO/!

>>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 "OO F/OO/D VOWEL TEAM BADGE!

>>DOTT: I THINK YOU WILL TOO DUST.

WITH YOUR HELP OF COURSE.

AB, SWITCH INTO LEARNING MODE PLEASE.

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!

>>DOTT: WANNA GO INSIDE AND PLAY WITH THIS /OO/ SOUND A LITTLE MORE?

>>KIDS: OK!

>>DUSTY: ALRIGHT!

SEE YA IN THE READING ROOM.

>>DOTT: OO-FOOD-/OO/ OO-FOOD-/OO/ OO-FOOD-/OO/ >>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: HEY DUPREE!

I'M ON TV!

>>DOTT: TODAY YOU'RE LISTENING FOR THE /OO/ SOUND.

IT'S UP TO YOU TO TELL US WHERE THE SOUND IS IN EACH WORD.

HERE WE GO.

THE FIRST WORD IS "MOOD."

>>DUSTY: M/OO/D.

WHERE IS /OO/ IN M/OO/D?

>>KIDS: THE MIDDLE SOUND!

>>DUSTY: I KNEW THAT!

LET'S DO THE MIDDLE DOTT!

>>DOTT: YES!

THE NEXT WORD IS..."ZOOM".

>>DUSTY: Z/OO/M.

WHERE IS /OO/ IN Z/OO/M?

>>KIDS: THE MIDDLE SOUND!

>>DUSTY: THE MIDDLE DOTT!

>>DOTT: THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S ADD ANOTHER SOUND!

THE LAST WORD IS "NOODLE".

>>DUSTY: N/OO/D/LE .

WHERE IS /OO/ IN N/OO/D/LE?

>>KIDS: THE SECOND SOUND!

>>DUSTY: WOOF, ARE YOU SURE?

OK- THE SECOND SOUND DOTT.

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!!

>>DOTT: THAT SOUND MEANS YOU WIN!!

YOU'VE WON...A SILLY GOOSE!!

JOIN US NEXT TIME, WHERE WE'LL BE LISTENING FOR DIFFERENT SOUND!

>>KIDS: YEAH!

WE DID IT!

>>DUSTY: GET READY TO SQUAT, WITH, DOTT!

>>DOTT: WE'RE ALL 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 /OO/ SOUND WHILE YOU EXERCISE.

>>DUSTY: WHAT'S UP FIRST DOTT?

>>DOTT: OUR FIRST MOVE IS CALLED...THE "VROOM- VROOM".

OK?

HERE, WE, GO!

THE VROOM- VROOM, UH HUH THE VROOM- VROOM, ONE MORE TIME THE VROOM- VROOM, AND STOP.

>>KITT: HOW ABOUT THIS ONE DOTT?

I CALL IT THE "SWOON"!

>>DOTT: AWWW!

POOR KITT!

LET'S ALL TRY.

READY?

5,6,7,8!

THE SWOON!

THE SWOON!

THE SWOON!

AND STOP!

>>COSMO: HOW ABOUT THIS ONE?

I CALL IT, "THE SCOOT SCOOT".

>>DOTT: OH, A CLASSIC!

LET'S ALL TRY.

READY?

HERE WE GO.

5,6,7,8 THE SCOOT SCOOT, UH HUH THE SCOOT SCOOT, VERY GOOD THE SCOOT SCOOT, AND STOP!!

>>KITT: NICE WORKOUT FOLKS.

>>COSMO: KOOKOO, REALLY!

>>DOTT: OH COME ON!

MAYBE A LITTLE...OR A LOT.

>>DUSTY: WOOF.

THAT WORKOUT MADE ME SWEAT.

WOAH- LOOK AT ALL THE BUBBLES.

LET'S GET POPPING!

HAHAHA.

>>DOTT: N/OO/N.

NOON!

Z/OO.

ZOO!

>>DUSTY: GOTCHA!

>>DOTT: P/R/OO/F.

PROOF!

>>DUSTY: WOOHOO!

WOAH!

DON'T RUN ON WET FLOORS.

SAFETY PSA!

>>MARY: OH HI READING BUDDIES!

WE GOT A BOOKSHELF- FROM "GNOME DEPOT".

>>MARTY: MARY- I DON'T NEED THESE DIRECTIONS!

>>MARY: MARTY, DON'T DO ANYTHING FOOLISH.

I THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE SOME TIME TO READ THOSE DIRECTIONS.

>>MARTY: I'M NOT FOOLISH MARY!

BESIDES, THESE 'DIRECTIONS' ARE JUST A BUNCH OF PICTURES.

HA!

I CAN FIGURE THIS OUT, MARTY STYLE!

IT'S HAMMER TIME!

WELL MARY, WHADDYA THINK?

>>MARY: GEE MARTY, IT LOOKS...LIKE A BOOKSHELF...KINDA.

>>MARTY: HA!

WHO'S FOOLISH NOW?

>>MARY: YOU ARE MARTY.

>>MARY & MARTY: "FOOLISH" - DOING OR SAYING SOMETHING SILLY WITHOUT THINKING."

>>KIDS: BRAVO!

WOOHOO!

BRAVO!

>>JAMPA: BRAVO!

BRAVO!

>>DOTT: DUSTY LOVES HIS BATHS.

>>DUSTY: WE SHOULD GET A POOL!

>>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!

>>DOTT: OK, LET'S READ WHAT WE HAVE HERE.

S/T/O/P.

STOP.

TIME TO USE THOSE DOG EARS.

HOW DO WE TRANSFORM STOP INTO STOOP?

>>DUSTY: I HEAR IT!

AB'S SOUND OF THE DAY?

/OO/, LIKE FOOD!

>>DOTT: YES!

WE HAVE TO USE OUR OO VOWEL TEAM, WHICH IS PRONOUNCED /OO/ LIKE S/T/OO/P.

STOOP!

NOW TRANSFORM STOOP TO SCOOP.

>>DUSTY: WE NEED TO GET RID OF THE T AND REPLACE IT WITH /C/ - LETTER C?

>>DOTT: WOW DUSTY, THAT'S RIGHT!

S/C/OO/P.

SCOOP.

CAN YOU TRANSFORM SCOOP TO COOP?

>>DUSTY: WE HAVE TO GET RID OF THE S IN /S/COOP!

THEN WE HAVE COOP.

>>DOTT: VERY GOOD.

WE GOT RID OF THAT 'S' AND NOW WE HAVE COOP.

COOP!

NOW TRANSFORM COOP INTO COOL.

>>DUSTY: WE HAVE TO GET RID OF THAT P AT THE END COOP, AND REPLACE IT WITH THE LETTER L. >>DOTT: WOW DUSTY, GOOD BOY!!

NOW WE HAVE C/OO/L.

COOL!

YOU TRANSFORMED ALL OF THOSE WORDS DUST!

THANKS AB.

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZZ BUZZ!

B..U...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: HAHA, GREAT!

COME ON ALPHABOTT, LET'S GO!

>>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!

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: HOOT.

>>DUSTY: HOOT.

THE WORD IS HOOT.

HOW MANY SOUNDS DO YOU HEAR IN H OO-T?

>>KIDS: THREE!

>>DUSTY: LET'S SEE.

H-OO-T!

HOOT!

>>REGGIE: WOWWIE ZOWWIE!

>>SPEAKER: GOOFY.

>>DUSTY: GOOFY.

THE WORD IS GOOFY.

HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN G-OO-F Y?

>>KIDS: 4!

>>DUSTY: 4?, LET'S SEE!

G-OO-F-Y.

GOOFY!

>>REGGIE: HALFWAY THERE BUDDIES!

>>SPEAKER: KAZOO.

>>DUSTY: KAZOO.

THE WORD IS KAZOO.

HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN K-A-Z OO?

>>KIDS: FOUR.

>>DUSTY: FOUR?

LET'S SEE.

K-A-Z-OO.

KAZOO!

>>REGGIE: IMPRESSIVE!

>>SPEAKER: OOF.

>>DUSTY: OOF.

THE WORD IS OOF.

HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN OO-F?

>>KIDS: 2!

>>DUSTY: 2?

LET'S SEE.

OO-F. OOF!

>>REGGIE: SHE'S FULLY CHARGED!

>>KIDS: YEAH!

WE DID IT!

>>REGGIE: 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: AWW!

>>DOTT: TODAY'S HEART WORD IS "WHO", AS IN "WHO DUG A HOLE IN THE BACKYARD?"

>>DUSTY: WHO DO YOU THINK?

IT WAS ME.

WHO RHYMES WITH SHOE!

>>DOTT: WHO IS A HEART WORD, WHICH MEANS IT HAS ONE OR MORE SOUND SPELLINGS WE MAY NOT KNOW YET.

WHO HAS TWO SOUNDS.

WH-O.

THE WH DIGRAPH SPELLS THE /H/ SOUND, INSTEAD OF THE /WH/ SOUND WE'RE USED TO.

THE SECOND SOUND, /OO/, IS SPELLED WITH AN O, WHICH IS NOT MAKING THE /O/ SOUND WE'RE USED TO.

THESE ARE THE PARTS WE HAVE TO KNOW BY HEART.

LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.

WH-O.

WHO!

>>DUSTY: OH, THERE YOU ARE COSMO!

HE'S OUT HERE EVERYBODY!

>>ZIGGY: HEY, WHAT DO YOU HAVE THERE COSMO?

>>COSMO: ...OH JUST AN OLD VHS TAPE... >>ZIGGY: "V...H...S"?

>>REGGIE: WHAT DOES IT DO?

>>COSMO: PEOPLE USED TO WATCH MOVIES WITH THESE.

IT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SHARE.

>>REGGIE: HOW CAN THAT BE A HEIRLOOM?

>>ALL: YEAH, I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THAT?

HOW DOES IT WORK?

IT LOOKS WEIRD IT'S REALLY OLD >>COSMO: YEAH, IT DOES SEEM A BIT...FOOLISH • >>DOTT: NO, NO IT'S NOT FOOLISH.

IF IT HAS MEANING TO YOU, IT'S SPECIAL.

AND WE SHOULD ALL REMEMBER TO STAY OPEN AND COMPASSIONATE WHEN WE'RE LEARNING SOMETHING NEW.

>>REGGIE: TELL US MORE, COSMO.

>>COSMO: WELL, THIS WAS GIVEN TO ME BY MY FAVORITE UNCLE.

SOME OF HIS FAVORITE CARTOONS ARE RECORDED ON HERE.

WE WATCHED THEM TOGETHER EVERY SATURDAY MORNING.

>>MAYA: WOW, THAT DOES SEEM REALLY SPECIAL, COSMO.

>>KITT: I'D LOVE TO WATCH IT!

>>JAMPA: I LOVE CARTOONS!

>>COSMO: I THINK I'M READY TO SHARE BUT DOTT...DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING WE CAN WATCH THIS ON?

>>DOTT: HAHA...OH DO I?

AB!

VHS MODE, PLEASE.

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!

>>DOTT: TURN AROUND.

AB, WE HAVEN'T USED THIS MODE IN A WHILE, HUH?

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ.

>>DOTT: ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO!

>>ZIGGY: THIS IS HILARIOUS!

I'M GLAD YOU SHARED COSMO!

>>COSMO: ME TOO!

OH WAIT!

DUSTY, THIS PART IS TOO FUNNY!

YOU'RE GONNA WANNA WATCH THIS!

>>DOTT: OK. >>DUSTY: WATCH OUT FOR THAT BANANA PEEL- OH!

HAHA!

>>ALL: HAHAHA!

>>DOTT: ...AND YOU DUSTY, I AWARD YOU WITH YOUR NEW ALPHABADGE, THE "OO F/OO/D VOWEL TEAM BADGE".

WEAR IT WITH PRIDE.

>>DUSTY: HAHA, NEXT STOP, THE MOON!

HEY REGGIE, I NEED A SPACE SHIP!

>>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.

♪ >>DUSTY AND DOTT: 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!