- Welcome to Read, Write, ROAR.

Today, we're gonna be learning all about the letter L. We'll learn two new high frequency words.

We'll read a book about family fun, and we'll practice writing a sentence.

You're going to need something to write on, like a piece of paper or a notebook, and something to write with, like a pencil or a marker.

So go gather your things, and then we'll get started.

- [Narrator] This program is made possible in part by the Michigan Department of Education, the state of Michigan, and the W.K.

Kellogg Foundation.

Additional support by, and by viewers like you, thank you.

(upbeat music) (soft music) - Hi, readers.

It's time to review our alphabet.

Let's sing the alphabet together.

As we're singing it, I'll sign it in sign language.

You can try signing as well.

Ready?

♪ A, B, C, D ♪ ♪ E, F, G ♪ ♪ H, I, J, K ♪ ♪ L, M, N, O, P ♪ ♪ Q, R, S ♪ ♪ T, U, V ♪ ♪ W, X ♪ ♪ Y and Z ♪ ♪ Now I know my ABC's ♪ ♪ Next time, won't you sing with me ♪ Great job singing and signing the alphabet.

Now, when I point to the letters, we're just going to say the letter names.

Say the alphabet with me.

Ready?

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z.

Awesome job saying the alphabet's name.

Now this time, we'll say the name, and the sound that that letter makes.

Echo after me.

Ready?

A says A.

B says B.

C says C. D says D. E says E. F says F. G says G. H says H. I says I. J says J. K says K. L says L. M says M. N says N. O says O.

You're doing great, keep it up.

P says P. Q says Q. R says R. S says S. T says T. U says U. V says V. W says W. X says X. Y says Y.

And Z says Z.

Awesome job, readers.

You did a great job of saying the alphabet sounds.

(soft music) Now it's time to think about sounds.

Every letter makes a sound.

You have an apple, a tent, a hat, and an igloo.

Can you point to the apple?

Apple begins with the sound A.

Can you say A?

A, good job.

Point to the tent.

Tent begins with the sound T. Can you say T?

That's the letter T. Point to the hat.

Hat begins with the sound H. Can you say H?

That's the letter H. And igloo, point to the igloo.

Igloo begins with the sound I.

Can you say I?

Good, that's the letter I.

Now let's use some other words.

Think about the word top.

Can you point to the picture that has the same beginning sound as top?

Did you point to the tent?

That's right.

Tent and top both begin with T, good job.

Next, say the word ham.

Ham.

Point to the picture that has the same beginning sound as ham.

Did you point to the hat?

That's right.

Hat and ham both begin with the sound H. Awesome.

Say the word add.

Point to the picture that has the same beginning sound as the word add.

Did you point to apple?

Apple and add both begin with the sound A, A.

The last word is insect, say insect.

Insect begins with the sound I.

Point to the picture that begins with that sound.

Did you point to igloo?

That's right.

Igloo and insect both begin with the sound I, I.

Awesome job, readers.

Now it's time to learn about our new letter of the day.

Our new letter of the day is the letter L. This is an uppercase L, and this is a lowercase L. Let's practice saying those letter names.

Ready?

I'll mix 'em up.

Uppercase L. Lowercase L. Let's try it again.

Lowercase L. Uppercase L. Great job.

L is a consonant.

And L makes the sound L. Can you make that sound with me?

L. To make that sound, I open my mouth just a little bit, and my tongue comes forward, and touches the back of my top teeth.

Watch me make that sound one more time.

L says L. Let's look at some things that begin with the sound L. First, I have a ladybug.

Can you say ladybug?

Ladybug begins with the sound L, L. Next, I have a lemon.

Can you say lemon?

Lemon begins with L, lemon, L. And last, I have a lizard.

Can you say lizard?

Lizard begins with the sound L, L. Awesome.

Okay, writers.

It's time for us to practice writing our uppercase and lowercase L. Let's write it in the sky first.

Ready?

You could also write it on the carpet in front of you, or on your arm.

Let's practice writing the letter L. To make an uppercase L, we start at the top, with a big line down, and a little line out.

Do it one more time with me.

Start at the top, big line down, little line out.

Uppercase L. If you have something to write on and something to write with, you can write L with me too.

Let's try it.

Start at the top, big line down, and a little line out.

Let's do another one.

Start at the top, big line down, and a little line out.

One more.

Start at the top, big line down, and little line out.

Uppercase L, great job.

Let's try a lowercase L. Sky write it, or write it on the carpet with me.

Start at the top, big line down.

That's it, lowercase L. Let's do it one more time.

Start at the top, big line down.

Let's write it.

Start at the top, big line down.

Great job.

Let's do another one.

Start at the top, big line down.

One more.

Start at the top, and a big line down.

Uppercase L and lowercase L. Great job learning a new letter today.

(soft music) Hi, friends.

I want you to think about your family.

Who's in your family?

What makes your family special?

Every family can be different, and that's what makes them special.

The things we do with our family makes us special too.

Today, we're gonna be reading a book titled "Fun Families".

And the author is Julia Lindsay.

Remember, authors write the words.

Let's get started.

"Fun Families".

Watch how my finger moves across the page, and try to read with me.

"My name is Inez, and this is my pop."

Pop might be another word for grandpa or dad, pop.

"We play tag in the sun."

That looks like fun.

"My name is Ben, and these are my dads".

What do you think they're doing?

Look closely at the picture.

"We get a dab of this, and a dash of that".

What do you think they're doing?

Cooking, that's right.

What do you notice at the end of the sentence?

Do you see some punctuation marks?

That's right.

This sentence ends with an exclamation point.

That must mean they're excited about what they're doing.

"My name is Sam, and this is my papi".

Notice what they're doing in the picture?

They have a book, don't they?

"We read and chat, it is fun".

And that's the end.

Think about what fun things you do with your family, and what makes them special.

Great job today, readers.

Thanks for reading along with me.

(soft music) - Let's have some fun with rhyming words.

Remember, words rhyme when they have the same ending sound.

For example, mat, cat.

Mat and cat rhyme, because they both have at.

I'm going to say three words.

I want you to listen for which two words rhyme, and I want you to repeat those two words.

Ready?

Had, sad, bed.

Repeat the two words that rhyme.

Had, sad.

Men, pen, pan.

Which two words rhyme?

Men, pen.

Hog, log, run.

Which two words rhyme?

Hog, log.

Good, hog, log both have og, log, hog.

Let's do a few more.

Roll, hill, pill.

Which two words rhyme?

Hill, pill.

Great, last one.

Map, lip, hip.

Which two words rhyme?

Hip, lip.

They both have ip.

Great job.

Great job listening, readers.

(soft music) - Now it's time to learn some new words.

We have two new words today.

Our first word is the word am.

Can you say am?

Great.

Let's read it in a sentence.

Read after me.

I am a writer.

Did you see the word am?

Can you point to it?

Great job.

I'll underline it with my marker.

Am.

Let's think about the sounds in the word am.

Ready?

The first sound is A.

What letter makes that sound?

That's right, A says A.

The second sound is M. Do you know what letter makes that sound?

M, awesome.

Let's trace the word am with our finger.

Start at the top of your A, around and down.

A, and now the M. Down, up and around, up and around, am.

Watch me write the word am.

A, M. Am.

Can you write it on the carpet in front of you?

A, M. Am.

Great job.

Our next word is the word it.

Can you say it?

Awesome.

Let's read our sentence, and see if we can find it.

I like it.

Can you point to the word it?

Great job.

I'll underline it with my marker.

It.

Let's listen for the sounds in the word it.

I, T, two sounds.

The first sound is the sound I.

Do you know what letter makes that sound?

I, that's right.

And the last sound is T. What letter makes that sound?

T, that's right.

Watch me write the word it.

I, T. I-T spells it.

Great job.

Watch me trace it with my finger, and you can trace it on the carpet or in the sky.

I, T. It.

Great job today, friends, we learned two new high frequency words.

Am and it.

High frequency words are words that we see often in text when we're reading.

Great job today.

(soft music) It's time to write.

Do you have something to write on, and something to write with?

Great.

Today, we're gonna be working together to write a sentence, and then we'll draw a picture to match.

In our book today, "Fun Families", we learned all about different families, and that different families are special.

So our sentence today is going to say I am special.

Do you think you could help me with those words?

Great.

Let's count how many words are in our sentence.

I am special.

Three words in our sentence today.

So I'll start by making three lines for our words.

Say it with me.

I am special.

Notice when I made my lines for my words, I left a space between each line.

That helps us to read the words correctly, and they don't get smashed together.

I am special.

Let's start thinking about that first word.

I. I bet you know how to write it.

It's just uppercase I.

That's a high frequency word.

Let's write an uppercase I together.

Start at the top, big line down, jump back up and cross it, and then jump down and make another line on the bottom.

Uppercase I.

Our next word is the word am.

That was one of our high frequency words today.

Help me with the sounds in am.

A, M. There are two sounds and two letters in this word.

The first sound is A.

Do you know what letter makes that sound?

You're right, lowercase A.

Watch me make a lowercase A.

Start in the middle, curve around, close it up, and a little line down.

The next sound is M. Do you know what letter makes that sound?

M, M says M. Watch me write a lowercase M. Slide down, slide up, curve around, curve around, am.

Let's read it.

I am special.

Special starts with the sound S. Watch me write that word special.

You can copy it on your paper too.

S, that's S. P, that's the letter P. E, that's lowercase E. And then we hear sh, in this word, that's C. I, A, and it ends with the sound L. Do you know what letter makes that sound?

L, great job.

I am special.

Friends, what do we need to make this a complete sentence?

We started with an uppercase letter.

We left spaces between our words, but what should come at the end?

That's right, we need punctuation.

So at the end, I'm gonna put a period at the end of my sentence, just like this.

I am special.

I want you to think about what makes you special.

Is it your hair?

Is it your eyes?

Is it your smile?

What makes you special?

Is it your family that makes you special, or your kind heart?

Lots of things make us special and unique.

Let's think about drawing a picture of ourselves on our paper today.

When we draw a picture of ourselves, we wanna think about what makes us special.

Today, we're gonna be learning about different types of hair.

Some hair is straight, and some hair is curly.

Some hair is short, and some is long.

Hair can be all different colors.

Think about what your hair looks like.

Great.

I'll start with drawing my face, and then I'll draw my hair.

Here's the color I use for my skin.

Think about what color your skin is.

I use shapes to help me draw.

Here is my oval head.

There's my head.

Did you draw a head too?

Let's do our hair next.

My hair is pretty straight, and it's right at the length of my shoulders.

So I better draw my shoulders, so I know where to stop my hair.

Here's my neck, I use little lines for that.

And then my shoulders coming down.

Now it's time for the hair.

If your hair is curly, you could do this for curly hair.

If your hair is straight, you can use straight lines.

If your hair is short, you could even do little triangles for short hair.

Think about what your hair looks like.

I'm gonna use the straight line for mine.

And my hair is blonde.

So I'll use yellow, that's close to blonde.

I'm gonna start at the top, and go down, start at the top, and go down just like this.

Are you drawing your hair too?

Maybe I should add a little bit of brown in my hair.

That might make it look a little bit closer to mine.

Let's add some brown too.

Yeah, that looks a little bit like my hair.

What am I missing?

What else do I need on my face to make me look special?

That's right.

I need a nose and a mouth.

This is how I make my nose, like a little curve, just like that.

And of course, I'm gonna add a smile.

Can you add a smile on your face too?

And finally, let's add some eyes.

Think about what color your eyes are.

Do you have brown eyes, or blue eyes, or maybe green eyes?

Sometimes our eyes are the same color as somebody else in our family.

My eyes are blue, just like my mom's.

There's my round blue eyes.

That looks great.

Let's see, I am special.

What makes me special?

My smile.

So I'm gonna write the word smile, and draw a line pointing to my smile, just like this.

We're gonna label my smile, because that's what makes me special.

Can you help me with the first sound in smile?

S, what letter makes that sound?

S, that's right.

S, M, I, L, smile.

My smile makes me special.

Great job today, writers.

Be sure to share your sentence and your picture with someone in your home today.

(upbeat music) Today, we sang and signed the alphabet, we learned all about the letter L, we learned two new high frequency words, we read a decodeable story together, and we learned all about fun families.

Great job today, readers and writers.

I'll see you next time on Read, Write, ROAR.

- [Narrator] This program is made possible in part by the Michigan Department of Education, the state of Michigan, and the W.K.

Kellogg Foundation.

Additional support by, and by viewers like you, thank you.

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