- Hello, readers and writers.

Welcome to Read, Write, Roar.

Today you're going to learn all about the letter N. You're also going to learn two new high frequency words, and we're going to read a book and learn all about temperature.

For today's lesson, 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.

So go get your things and we can get started.

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(cheerful music) - Hi, I'm Mrs. Skelley.

And today you're going to be a Letter Hero.

You're going to learn the name, sound, and how to write the letter N. Learning how to read and write this letter is going to help you read and write many words.

So let's get started.

This is the letter N. Can you say that letter?

Good, N. Now this is the upper case letter N, okay?

This is the lower case letter N. Let's practice naming those letters.

Are you ready?

What letter is this?

Upper case N, good.

What letter is this?

Lower case N, yes.

All right I might mix it up a bit.

What letter is this?

Lower case N. And what letter is this?

Upper case N, great work.

All right, the letter N represents the sound nnn, like in the word necklace or in the word notebook.

Let's practice making that sound, it can be a little bit tricky to make.

To make the sound for the letter N, nnn, you're going to put your tongue behind your front teeth, and then you're going to separate your lips like this.

Nnn.

Can you try it?

Nnn.

Good job.

Let's practice making the sound for the letter N. Alright, what sound does this letter make?

Nnn.

What sound does it make?

Nnn.

Nnn.

Let's try one more time.

Nnn.

Good job.

All right.

Now we're going to practice looking for the letter N in a question.

Now the question that I'm going to ask you today is going to get your brain ready to learn all about temperature.

We're going to be reading a book and learning about temperature later.

The question is, what is the temperature like in November?

Now November is a month and it's right before the winter.

It's in the season called fall.

So what do you think, in Michigan, what the temperature is like in November?

Do you think it's hot in November?

Do you think it's maybe cool or cold in November?

What do you think?

All right.

We're going to be reading and learning so we can answer our question a little bit later, but now I'm going to get out my handy-dandy magnifying glass and we're going to be on the lookout for the letter N in this question.

Okay, here we go.

Let's look at the first word what.

Do you see the letter N in the word what?

Not in there.

Is, is our next word.

Do you see N in is?

Nope.

The.

Do you see the letter N?

Not in the word the.

Temperature is a long word, Let's see if we can find it in the word temperature.

Do you see N?

Not in the word temperature.

Here's the word like.

Do you see the letter N in the word like?

Nope.

Here's the word in.

Now give me a thumbs up if you see the letter N in the word in.

Yes.

It's in there, right there.

Listen to the word in.

We hear the nnn sound at the end of the word.

Let's highlight that letter.

Here we go.

That's a lower case N in good.

Now we've got one more word to go, it's the word November.

It's another really long one.

Let's see if we can find an N in the word November.

November, or do you see it?

Give me a thumbs up if you see an N in the word November.

Yes, there is an upper case N in the word November.

There it is.

Now, let's say that word November together.

Ready?

November.

Do we hear that nnn sound at the beginning?

Yes, great job.

All right.

Now we're going to practice writing the letter N together.

So you're going to need something to write on and write with for this activity.

All right.

Let me show you how to write the uppercase letter N. We're going to start at the top.

Go down, back up to the top, slant down and back up.

All right?

Now before we write it with a pencil or a marker or a crayon, we're going to trace in the air to get our brains ready to write it, okay?

So put your finger in the air and let's trace the letter N. Here we go.

Start at the top.

Go down, back up, slant down, back up.

Let's do it again.

Start at the top.

Go down, back up, slant down, back up.

One more time.

Start at the top, go down, back up, slant down, back up.

Did you do it?

Good job.

All right, now get out something to write with, or if you don't have anything to write with, you can trace it again.

All right, let's start at the top of our paper and write the uppercase letter N. Start at the top.

Go down, back up, slant down, back up.

Let's do it again, good job.

Start at the top.

Go down, back up, slant down, back up.

Good job.

One more time.

Here we go.

Start at the top.

Go down, back up, slant down, back up.

Nice work.

What letter did we just practice writing?

Yes, upper case N. Okay, now we're going to learn how to write lowercase N. Watch me.

We're going to start on this middle line this time.

Start in the middle, go down, back up and make a hump.

All right.

Now get your finger in the air.

Here we go.

We're going to air write and practice writing lowercase N. Start in the middle, go down, back up and make a hump.

Let's do it again.

Start in the middle, go down, back up and make a hump.

One more time.

Start in the middle.

Go down, back up and make a hump.

Great work.

All right, get something to write with, and let's write lowercase N. Start in the middle, go down, back up and make a hump.

Good work, let's do it again.

Start in the middle.

Go down, back up, and make a hump.

One more time.

Start in the middle.

Go down, back up and make a hump.

Nice work.

What letter did we just write?

Yes, lowercase N. Good job learning all about the letter N. We learned about uppercase N and lowercase N and we learned the sound that N makes.

Can you make it?

What sound does it make?

Nnn, great work.

Next time you're walking around your neighborhood, take a look at the street signs and see if you can find the letter N. We're going to learn two new words today.

We call these high-frequency words because they pop up often when we're reading.

All right, our first word is the word is.

Can you say that word?

You can use the word is when something is going to happen, like she is going to take her dog on a walk.

Is.

All right, watch me write the word is.

I S, I S, there are two letters in the word is.

Listen to the sounds in the word is.

Is.

There are two sounds in the word is.

The word is is spelled I S. Let me show you how it works.

The first letter is an I, and it makes the short I sound ih.

The next letter is an S and in this word, it makes the zzz sound, the Z sounds like in the word news.

All right.

The word is is spelled I S, so let's practice spelling it.

We're going to stand up.

We're going to tap out the letters on our arm to help us remember how to spell the word is, like this.

Watch me.

I S is, can you do it with me?

I S is, do it one more time.

I S is.

Good job.

Another thing I like to do is to trace the word in the air to help you remember how to spell and write the word is.

So put your finger out and let's trace the word is together.

Here we go.

I S is.

Spell it with me.

I S is.

One more time.

I S is.

Great work.

What word is this again?

That's right.

It's the word is.

Good job.

Okay, now we're going to learn another word.

Our next word is the word or.

Can you say that word?

You can use the word or when you're deciding between two things like, do you like apples or bananas?

Which one do you like better?

Or.

All right, watch me write the word or.

O R. O R. There are two letters in the word or.

Let me show you how this word works.

The first letter is an O and it makes the long O sound, O.

The second letter is an R, and it makes the er sound.

The word or is spelled O R. Stand up again, and let's practice tapping out the letters to help us remember how to spell the word or, like this.

O R or.

Do it with me.

O R or.

One more time.

O R or.

Great.

All right, let's put our finger in the air and trace the word or to help us remember how to spell and write the word.

Start at the top, let's trace it and say the letters.

O R or.

Again, O R or.

One last time.

O R or Yes, good job.

What word is this again?

Yes, it's the word or.

Great work.

Today we learned two words.

Or, and is.

Now remember, we call these high-frequency words because they pop up often while we're reading.

So the next time someone's reading you a book, see if you can find the words is and or.

Today, Letter Heroes, we're going to be reading a poem that is all about temperature.

Temperature is how hot or how cold something is.

We can use a tool called a thermometer to measure temperature, and we'll be learning a little bit more about this later when we read a book about temperature.

All right, now your job Letter Heroes is as I'm reading the poem, you're going to be on the lookout for the letter that we learned today.

What letter is it?

That's right, the letter N. So as I'm reading, make sure you're looking out for the letter N in the words of the poem.

Here we go.

The poem is called Weather, and it's written by Corinne Alt.

The seasons help predict the weather.

Fall, winter, spring, summer.

We check the temperature to know how to dress.

So you don't have to guess.

A thermometer is a tool that we use to measure if it is hot or cool.

Wow.

The letter N was in a lot of words, wasn't it?

Did you find it?

Okay, I'm going to get out my handy-dandy magnifying glass, and we're going to look for the letter N. Now, if you see the letter N in a word, I want you to tap your head.

Okay?

Are you ready?

All right.

Our first word in the poem is the word the.

Do you see the letter N in that word?

Nope.

The next word is seasons.

Do you see the letter N?

Did you tap your head?

Yes, the letter N is at the end of the word seasons.

There's a lowercase N there.

Our next word is help.

We don't see an N there.

The next word is predict.

No N. The and weather.

Do you see an N in the word weather?

Nope.

Fall, winter.

Tap your head if you see an N. Yes, the word winter has an N in the middle of it.

Another lowercase N. Spring.

Do you see an N at the end of the word spring?

There it is.

Summer.

No N in that word.

We check the temperature.

No N on that line.

To know, oh, did you touch your head?

There's an N in the word know.

How to dress?

No Ns in those words.

So you don't, do you see an N in the word don't?

You hear it at the end of the word.

Have to guess.

A thermometer.

No N in that word.

Is a tool that we use to measure if it is hot or cool.

No Ns in those words.

Great job Letter Heroes.

You found the letter N. Nice work.

Okay.

Now we're going to read just part of the poem again, the very end part.

And this time, we're going to be watching for our two new high frequency words that we learned today.

Can you read them?

What word is this?

Is.

And we're going to be on the lookout for the word or.

Nice.

Okay, I'm going to read it.

And your job is to look out for those words.

Are you ready?

A thermometer is a tool that we use to measure if it is hot or cool.

Did you see those words?

All right.

Let's first look for the word is.

Is.

Take your finger and see if you can find the word is.

Did you see it?

All right.

I'm going to take my red marker, and we're going to circle the word is.

Ah, there it is.

Can you spell it with me?

I S is.

It's in there one more time, can you point to it?

There it is again, spell it with me.

I S is, good job.

Okay, now we're going to look for our other word.

For the word or.

Can you take your finger and point to the word or?

Did you find it?

Oh, there it is.

Spell it with me.

O R or.

Nice work today Letter Heroes.

You did such a great job reading our weather poem, and looking for the letter N, and our two new high-frequency words or and is.

Earlier today, I asked you the question what is the temperature like in November?

Well now, we're going to read parts of a book to help us answer our question.

The title of the book is What is Temperature?

The book is written by Robin Johnson.

She's the author.

She's the one that wrote the words.

This book is read aloud with permission from the publisher.

Let's take a look at the cover.

What do you think it's going to be about?

Well, I see a thermometer, so it looks like it's going to tell me about the temperature or how hot or how cold something is.

This is the title page.

What is Temperature?

Now let's take a look at our table of contents.

The table of contents tells us about a topic and which page number it can be found on.

We're only going to read parts of the book today to help us answer our questions.

All right, let's go to our first page, page four and read about changing weather.

Weather is what the air and sky are like each day.

Weather changes from day to day.

On some days the weather's hot and sunny.

your ice cream melts and drips to the ground before you can eat it.

On other days, the weather is cold and cloudy.

You shiver and shake and your teeth chatter.

Your ice cream stays frozen, but you are too cold to eat it.

Highs and lows.

Temperature is an important part of the weather each day.

Temperature is how hot or cold the air is.

People measure the temperature by using a thermometer.

Do you remember?

I showed you my thermometer earlier.

Do you have a thermometer?

You can ask an adult at home to go outside and measure the temperature of the air using a thermometer.

When the temperature is high, the weather feels hot.

You wear shorts and a t-shirt to stay cool.

When the temperature is low, the weather feels cold.

You put on your coat hat and other warm clothing before you go outside.

All right, let's keep reading to answer our question.

The next section is called four seasons.

Many parts of the world have different seasons.

A season is a period of time with certain weather and temperatures.

There are four seasons.

They are winter, spring, summer, and fall.

What season is it now where you live?

Well, hm.

I learned that November is in the fall.

I wonder what the temperature is like in the fall.

Let's keep reading.

Let's find our next section.

Blowing hot or cold.

Each season has different temperatures.

In some parts of the world, winter is freezing cold.

In Michigan, it gets pretty cold, doesn't it?

Temperatures can drop below 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

That's freezing cold.

Then it is cold enough to snow.

In spring the temperatures rise and the snow melts.

The weather's warm and rainy, flowers and other plants begin to grow.

Keep your cool.

In some places, summer brings high temperatures and hot sunny weather.

The temperature can climb to a hundred degrees Fahrenheit or more.

That's really hot.

People go to the beach or swim in pools to stay cool.

In fall, and remember, November is in the fall, the temperature starts to drop.

The weather gets cool and windy, and soon it will be winter again..

I think we have enough information to answer our question.

Are you ready?

Let's take a look at our question again.

What is the temperature like in November?

Well, we're going to try to answer that question from what we learned in the book, but first let's look at our four seasons.

The ones we learned about in the book.

Fall, winter, spring, and summer.

The month November is in the season fall.

So we're going to figure out what the temperature in fall and the other seasons are like.

So let's add labels to show the different temperatures in each season.

Our first label is this word.

Let's stretch it.

Cuh, old, cold.

Which season do you think is cold in Michigan?

Fall, winter, spring or summer?

Yes, the winter is cold in Michigan.

In the winter, I usually need to wear my mittens to keep my hands warm.

All right, let's try another one.

Let's stretch out this label.

Ready?

Huh ot, hot.

Which season in Michigan do you think is hot?

Fall, spring or summer?

Yeah, summers in Michigan are pretty hot, aren't they?

I'm going to label that one hot.

In the summer, I usually need to wear shorts and a t-shirt to keep myself cool.

All right, let's try another one.

Let's stretch out this word.

Wa arm, warm.

Which season do you think is warm in Michigan?

Fall or spring?

Hmm.

Well, both seasons have some warm days, but spring is usually especially warm.

In the spring I usually need to wear a raincoat when it's raining outside to keep myself dry, and sometimes an umbrella too.

All right, let's stretch out another label.

Cu ool, cool.

Hmm.

Which season do you think is cool?

That means can get a little warm but not freezing cold.

Cool.

Yes, the fall is cool.

Usually I need to wear either a jacket or a sweater in the fall to keep me nice and warm.

Well, do you remember that November is in the fall.

So let's look at our question again and answer it.

What is the temperature like in November?

What is the temperature like?

It is usually cool.

Now sometimes in Michigan in November, it can get quite cold and we might need our mittens.

So the temperature in November can be either cool or cold.

Great job answering our question.

Today we learned about the letter N. We also learned two new high-frequency words, and we learned all about temperature.

Great work today, readers and writers.

Thank you so much for learning with me.

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

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