- Hi, friends.

Welcome to Read, Write, ROAR.

Today, we're gonna work to answer the big question, what makes a good leader?

And we're gonna learn all about the letter Q.

You'll learn two new high frequency words, and we'll build some words.

At the end, we'll write a complete sentence.

So you are 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 tools, and then we'll start learning.

- [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) - Are you ready to be letter heroes?

Great.

Today's letter is the letter Q.

Can you say Q?

This is an uppercase Q.

Say uppercase Q.

And this is a lowercase Q.

Say lowercase Q.

Let's say it together, ready?

Uppercase Q. Lowercase Q.

Let's try it again, I'll mix them up.

Uppercase Q. Lowercase Q.

One more time.

Lowercase Q. Uppercase Q. Q makes the sound Q.

Watch my mouth as I make that sound.

My tongue stays flat.

My lips stay flat, and I feel a little vibration in my throat, in my vocal chords.

Listen, Q, can you do it with me?

Q. Q makes the sound Q.

Let's look at some things that begin with the Q sound.

Are you ready?

The first thing is a question mark.

Say it with me.

Question mark.

Question begins with the sound Q.

Question, question mark.

The next thing I have are some coins.

These are called quarters.

Can you say quarter?

Great job.

Quarter begins with the sound Q.

And the last thing I have is a really special blanket.

Do you see it?

This is a quilt.

A quilt is a blanket made up of lots of little fabric squares.

Say the word quilt.

Quilt begins with the letter Q.

Great job, letter heroes.

Now it's time to go searching in our sentence for the Q sound.

Let's go searching.

When you see me come to the letter Q, you are going to say stop, and I'll highlight it with my marker.

Let's read the sentence together first.

The quiet queen quickly gave Quinn a quarter.

Did you hear the Q sound as I was reading?

I bet you did.

Remember, if you see a Q, uppercase or lowercase, tell me to stop, and I'll highlight it.

Let's get started.

Our first word is the word the.

Ready?

The.

No Q there.

Quiet.

Did you say stop?

That's right.

Quiet begins with the letter Q.

It's a lowercase Q.

Let's highlight it.

Great.

Keep searching.

Queen.

That's right, you said stop.

Queen begins with the Q sound.

Let's highlight it.

Great job.

Quickly.

Stop again?

That's right.

Quickly begins with the letter Q.

We'll highlight it again.

Keep searching.

Gave.

No Q there.

Quinn.

Did you say stop?

That's right.

Quinn is a name, and it begins with an uppercase Q.

Names always start with an uppercase letter.

Let's highlight it.

Uppercase Q.

A, no Q there.

Quarter.

Did you say stop?

That's right.

There's a lowercase Q at the beginning of quarter.

Quarter begins with Q, let's highlight it.

Great job, letter heroes.

Help me count how many Qs we found in our sentence today.

One, two, three, four, five.

We found five Qs in our sentence.

Look closely at our sentence.

Did you notice something?

Every time I highlighted a Q, there was always a U that followed it.

Often, when you see a word that begins with Q, it will have Q, and then the letter U. Q-U often go together.

Quiet, queen, quickly, Quinn, and quarter.

Great job.

Now it's time to practice writing our uppercase and lowercase Qs.

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

Great, let's get started.

This is an uppercase Q.

Watch me trace it with my finger.

I start at the top.

I do a big C around, close it up, and then a little diagonal line down.

Uppercase Q, let's sky write it.

Start at the top, big C curve around, close it up, and a little diagonal line down.

Uppercase Q, let's try making some.

Start at the top.

Big C curve around.

Close it up.

And then a little diagonal line down.

Uppercase Q, let's do another one.

Start at the top, big C curve around, close it up.

And then a diagonal line down.

Let's do one more.

Start at the top, big C curve around, close it up, and a diagonal line down.

Uppercase Q.

Now watch me trace the lowercase Q with my finger.

This time, I start on the middle dotted line.

Small C curve around, close it up, and then a straight line down into the basement.

Just like that.

Lowercase Q, let's sky write it.

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

Great job.

Let's make some together.

Start at the middle, C curve around, close it up, and a line down into the basement.

Lowercase Q, let's make another one.

Start at that middle.

C curve around, close it up, and a line down into the basement.

Let's do one more.

Start in the middle.

C curve around, close it up, and a line down into the basement.

Lowercase Q.

Great job today, letter heroes.

You learned all about the letter Q.

Keep practicing, and sharing your new letters at home today.

(soft music) Hi, friends.

Are you ready to be word builders?

Great.

We've been learning so many new letters and sounds.

Now it's time to put those sounds together to read some words.

I'll show you how.

When I tap on the letter like this, say the letter sound.

And when I slide my hammer across, we'll blend the sounds together to read the word.

Let's try it.

Ready?

Say the sounds.

C, U, B.

Now blend, cub.

Now say it in a snap.

Cub.

A baby bear is called a cub, cub.

Let's change our beginning sound.

Say the sounds with me.

R, U, B.

Now blend, rub.

Say it in a snap, rub.

I rub my hands together.

Can you do that too?

Rub, great job.

This time, we'll change our beginning sound, and we'll change our ending sound.

Let's say the sounds.

H, U, G. Now blend, hug.

Now say it in a snap, hug.

Can you give yourself a big hug?

Hug.

Great job.

Let's change our beginning sound, and make a new word.

Say the sounds with me.

T, U, G. Now blend, tug.

Now say it in a snap, tug.

I tug the rope.

Can you do that too?

Tug, great job.

Let's change our beginning sound, and let's change our ending sound.

Let's say the sounds.

B, U, T. Now blend, but.

Now say it in a snap, but.

I wanted to stay up late, but I had to go to bed, but.

Great job.

One last word.

Let's change our beginning sound.

Say the sounds with me.

C, U, T. Now blend, cut.

Now say it in a snap, cut.

I cut up my apple, cut.

Great job today, word builders.

We built a lot of new words.

(soft music) Do you know what it means to be a good leader?

That's our big question today.

What makes a good leader?

A leader is someone who sets an example for others.

Today, we're going to be reading a decodable book.

Decodable means that we can sound out most of the words, because we know the spelling patterns.

And I'm gonna need your help today.

Today, we're gonna do something called echo reading.

That means I'll read a sentence first, and you will echo it back to me.

Let's get started.

The title of our book today is "Leader Quiz".

Did you hear the Q sound at the beginning of quiz?

Keep watching today for our special letter Q.

The author of our book is Julia Lindsey.

Remember, authors write the words.

And the illustrator is Meghan Shea.

Let's get started reading "Leader Quiz".

As we read today, they're gonna be asking us questions in the book, and we're gonna use a thumbs up for a yes, or a thumbs down for a no.

Here we go.

"Leader Quiz".

"What kind of leader are you?

Take this quick quiz to see."

Your turn.

Read it back to me.

Great job.

"Can you help your pals?"

Great job reading it back.

Thumbs up, yes, you can help your pals, or thumbs down, no you can't.

What do you think?

You can help your pals.

I help my pals too.

"Do you ask your pals for help?"

Read it back to me.

Thumbs up yes, or thumbs down no.

Let's keep reading.

"Can you listen to your pals?"

Your turn.

Thumbs up yes, or thumbs down no?

"Do you tell your pals what you think?"

Your turn.

Thumbs up yes, or thumbs down no.

It's important to tell our friends what we think.

"Do you ask questions?"

Your turn.

Did you see the letter Q in the word questions?

Questions begins with the Q sound.

Thumbs up yes, you ask questions, or thumbs down no, what do you think?

"Do you try your best?"

Read it back to me.

Thumbs up yes, or thumbs down no.

I always try my best.

"Do you never quit?"

Read it back to me.

Did you hear the Q sound in the word quit?

Quit begins with the letter Q. Thumbs up yes, or thumbs down no.

Good leaders work hard to never quit.

"If you said yes on this quiz."

Read that first line back to me.

Great job.

"Then you are a great leader."

Your turn.

What do you think, friends?

Did you have mostly yes or mostly no?

I bet you had mostly yes.

I know you're a great leader.

Good job reading with me today.

We read many new words that begin with Q, and you did a great job decoding.

(soft music) We're gonna learn two new high frequency words.

We call them high frequency words, because you see them a lot when you read.

Our first high frequency word is the word then.

Can you say then?

Great.

Let's see if we can find the word then in our sentence from our book today.

Help me read.

If you said yes on this quiz, then you are a great leader.

Then, did you see the word then?

Point to it, and I'll underline it.

There it is.

Great job, friends.

Then.

Can you help me say the sounds in the word then?

Th, E, N. Three sounds.

Let's write it together.

The first sound is th.

Do you know what letters make that sound?

T-H, watch me write T-H. T, H. The next sound is the sound E. Do you see that letter?

What letter makes the E sound?

You're right, it's E. Watch me write the E sound.

And the last sound in the word then is N. What letter makes that sound?

N, great job.

Watch me write a lowercase N. T-H-E-N spells then.

Can you stand up?

We're going to do something called arm tapping.

That means we're gonna tap and spell the word then.

Stand up with me, and stretch out your arm.

Ready?

T-H-E-N spells then.

Then.

Great job.

Our next word is the word your.

Can you say your?

Great.

Let's read our sentence from the book, and see if you can help me find the word your.

Read along with me.

Do you try your best?

Did you hear it?

Did you see the word your?

Point to it, and I'll underline it.

Great job, it's right here.

Your.

Let's say the sounds in the word your.

Ready?

Y, or.

Two sounds in the word your.

Watch me write the word your.

The first sound is Y, and in this word, we're gonna use that letter Y. Y.

The next sound in the word your is or, and in this word, it's O-U-R. Watch me write that.

O, U, R, your.

Okay, stand up again.

We're gonna arm tap the word your.

Stretch out your arm.

Ready?

Spell it with me.

Y-O-U-R spells your.

Great job today, readers.

We learned two new high frequency words.

Say them one more time with me.

Then and your.

Great job today.

(soft music) Friends, it's time to write.

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

Great.

Today, in our book, we were trying to answer the big question, what are the qualities of a good leader?

Qualities are like characteristics, or traits that tell us about a person.

So we need to think about, what did we learn in the book?

What did we learn about being a good leader?

Tell me something you remember.

That's right.

Good leaders listen.

Good leaders try their best.

Good leaders never quit.

Good leaders help out.

And I remember, good leaders, they're kind.

So let's think about our sentence today.

We're going to be using a sentence stem.

A sentence stem means some of the words are already done for us.

Let's read what it says.

A good leader.

We need to finish the sentence.

I think I will write, a good leader is kind.

Can you say those words with me?

Is kind.

How many words am I going to write?

Two, that's right.

I'm gonna write two words to finish my sentence.

A good leader is kind.

I drew two lines to put my words on.

You can write anything that you want on your paper.

Anything you remember from the book, or you can write along with me.

The first word was the word is.

Is.

Is is a high frequency word, so you may already know how to spell it, but we can also say the sounds.

Say the sounds with me.

I, S, two sounds.

The first sound is I.

Do you know what vowel makes that sound?

You're correct, it's lowercase I.

Watch me make the lowercase I.

Little line down, and a dot on top, I.

The next sound is Z, but in this word, it's not a Z.

It's actually a letter S, so watch me make an S. There's my S. A good leader is kind.

Could you help me say the sounds in kind?

Stretch it out with me.

K, I, N, D. Four sounds, there's also four letters in that word.

The first sound is K. Do you know a letter that makes that sound?

That's right.

K and C both make the sound K. In this word, it's K. So watch me write a lowercase K. Start at the top, big line down, in, and out.

There's my lowercase K. The next sound is K, I.

What do you think?

What letter makes that sound?

You're right.

It's I, again, watch me make the I.

The next sound is N. K, I, N. What letter makes that sound?

N, great job.

Watch me make my lowercase N. Little line down, up, and curve around.

What's the ending sound that you hear in the word kind?

D, what letter makes that sound?

Did you say D?

You're right.

Watch me make a lowercase D. I start with a C, and then I jump up, and big line down.

There's my lowercase D. What do you think?

How does the sentence look?

Let's read it together.

A good leader is kind.

Hmm, I think I'm missing something.

My sentence makes sense, and I started with a capital letter, but what should go at the end?

Do you know?

You're right, a punctuation mark.

Is this a question, or is it a statement?

Am I asking, or am I telling?

I'm telling, that's right.

So I should put a period at the end of my sentence.

I could also put an exclamation point.

An exclamation point shows excitement.

Let's think about it.

A good leader is kind.

I could be excited about that.

Let's put an exclamation point.

We do that by just adding a line down.

That's an exclamation point.

Great job today, writers.

You can write anything you want on your paper, or even draw a picture to match.

Be sure to share your writing with someone in your home today.

(upbeat music) Thanks for joining me today.

You helped me to answer the big question, what makes a good leader?

We learned all about the letter Q.

We learned two new high frequency words.

We practiced building words, and we even wrote a complete sentence.

Great work 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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