- Welcome to "Read, Write, ROAR!"

Today, we're gonna be learning all about the letter R, and we're gonna be reading a book about windy weather.

We'll learn some new vocabulary words, and we'll put words together to build a sentence.

You're gonna 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.

- [Announcer] 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.

(cheerful music) (lion roars) (bright music) - Hi, friends.

Are you ready to be letter heroes?

Great.

Today, we have a really special letter, because it's in the title of our show, "Read, Write, ROAR!"

Can you guess what it is?

That's right.

It's the letter R. And this is the letter R. This is an uppercase R, and this is a lowercase r. Can you practice saying that with me?

Ready?

Uppercase R, lowercase r. Let's say it again.

Ready?

Uppercase R, lowercase r. Great job.

This time, I'll mix them up.

One last time.

Lowercase R and uppercase r. Nice job.

Now we're gonna practice making the sound for the letter R. To make that sound, watch my mouth.

My tongue comes up in the back and touches my back teeth.

The tip of my tongue goes down, and I open my mouth just a little bit.

It sounds like this, r. That's the sound for R. Let's practice making that sound.

Ready?

Watch my mouth, r. That's the sound for R. Let's look at some things that begin with that sound.

Are you ready?

The first thing I have is part of our title of our show.

Roar.

Do you see the uppercase R?

Roar begins with the R sound, r. Roar.

Let's look at some other things that begin with R. Do you know this shape?

This shape is a rectangle.

Rectangle begins with R. Rectangles have two short sides and two long sides.

Rectangle begins with R. Let's look at a color word that begins with R. Do you know this color?

That's right.

It's the color red.

Red begins with R. Red.

Nice job.

And the last thing I have that begins with R is a rock.

Can you say rock?

Great job.

Rock begins with the R sound, r. Rock.

Nice job.

Now we're gonna get ready to practice searching for the letter R. When I come to the letter R with my magnifying glass, you're gonna tell me to stop.

Here's the sentence we're going to use today.

In this sentence, there's a lot of Rs.

Let's read the sentence once before we start our search.

Rosie rode her red bike around the rock.

Did you see or hear any R sounds?

Me too.

When I come to an R, say stop, and I'll highlight it.

Let's start searching.

Here's our first word.

Rosie.

Did you hear that sound right at the beginning of Rosie?

That was the letter R. Good job telling me to stop.

I'll highlight it.

Let's keep searching.

Here's our next word, rode.

You said stop again?

That's right.

Rode begins with R. Let's highlight it.

Next word.

Her.

There's an R in her, but this time, it's at the end.

Did you see it?

Let's highlight it.

Let's keep searching.

Red.

You said stop again.

That's right.

Red was that color we talked about.

Red begins with R. Let's highlight it.

Great.

Help me keep searching.

Bike.

No R there.

Around.

Did you hear the R sound?

Me too.

It's in the middle of around.

Let's highlight it.

Here's our next word, the.

Did you see an R in the word the?

No, no R in the.

Let's keep searching.

Rock.

That's right.

Great job, letter heroes.

You found our last R right at the beginning of rock.

Let's highlight it.

Good work, letter heroes.

Now we'll count how many Rs we found in our sentence.

One, two, thee, four, five, six.

We found six words that have the R sound.

Great job.

Now it's time for us to practice writing the letter R. This is an uppercase R, and this is a lowercase R. Let's get ready to write it.

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

Great.

The first thing we'll do is I'll trace it with my finger.

Watch me trace my uppercase R. Start at the top, big line down, jump back up, curve it around, and a little line slanted out.

Could you practice sky writing that with me?

Let's start at the top.

Big line down, jump back up.

Small curve around, diagonal line out.

That's an uppercase R. Let's practice writing it.

Big line down, jump back up, small curve around, and diagonal line out.

Uppercase R. Nice job.

Let's do another one.

Start at the top.

Big line down.

Jump back up, small curve around.

And diagonal line out.

Great job with uppercase R. Let's practice lowercase R. Watch me trace it with my finger.

This time I start in the middle dotted line.

Little line down, slide back up, and a small curve around.

That's lowercase R. Let's sky write it.

Get your finger ready.

Start in the middle.

Little line down, slide back up, small curve around.

Nice job.

Let's practice writing it.

I start on the dotted line.

Little line down.

Slide back up, small curve around.

There's my lowercase R. Let's do one more.

Start on the middle dotted line.

Slide down, slide back up, and a small curve around.

Lowercase R. Great job, letter heroes.

We learned all about the letter R today.

(bright music) Hi, friends.

I'm Mrs. Pung.

Have you ever felt the wind on your skin?

What did it feel like?

Have you ever heard the wind in your ears?

What did it sound like?

Today, we're going to be reading a book about a little boy's adventures with the wind.

This is a fiction book.

Remember, fiction means not real, or made up.

The title of our story is "Gilberto and the Wind."

And the author is Marie Hall Ets.

Remember, authors write the words.

This book is read with permission from the publisher, Puffin Books.

Let's get started.

"Gilberto and the Wind."

I am Gilberto, and this is the story of me and the Wind.

I hear Wind whispering at the door.

♪ You ♪ He whispers.

♪ You ♪ So I get my balloon, and I run out to play.

At first, Wind is gentle and just floats my balloon around in the air.

But then, with a jerk, he grabs it away and carries it up to the top of a tree.

To be gentle means to be soft in the way that you handle something.

"Wind, oh, Wind," I say, "Blow it back to me, please."

But he won't.

He just laughs and whispers.

♪ You ♪ The Wind loves to play with the wash on the line.

He blows the pillow, slips into balloons, and shakes the sheets, and twists the apron strings.

And he pulls out all of the clothes pins that he can.

And he tries on the clothes, though he knows they're too small.

And Wind loves umbrellas.

Once when I took one out in the rain, he tried to take it away from me.

And when he couldn't, he broke it.

Have you ever had that happen to you, where the wind broke your umbrella?

I have.

If the gate of the pasture is left unlatched, Wind plays with that too.

He opens it up and then bangs it shut, making it squeak and cry.

"Wind, oh, Wind," I say, and I go and climb on.

"Give me a ride."

But with me on it, the gate is too heavy.

Wind can't make it move at all.

When the grass is tall in the meadow, Wind and I like to race.

Wind runs ahead and then comes back and starts over.

But he always wins because he just runs over the top of the grass, and I have to run through it and touch the ground with my feet.

When the big boys on the hill have kites to fly, Wind helps them out.

Wind carries their kites way up to the sky and all around.

Do you like to fly kites?

I sure do.

But when I have a kite, Wind won't fly it at all.

He just drops it.

"Wind, oh, Wind, I say.

"I don't like you today."

When the apples are ripe in the fall, I run with Wind to the pasture and wait under the tree, and Wind always blows one down for me.

And when I have a boat with a paper sale, Wind comes and sails it for me, just as he sails big sailboats for sailors on the sea.

And when I have a pinwheel, Wind comes to play too.

First I blow it myself to show him how, then I hold it out or hold it up, and Wind blows it for me.

And when he blows it, he turns it so fast that it whistles and sings.

And all I can see is a blur.

Do you see the blur?

That means that it's unclear, or hard to see.

Wind likes my soap bubbles best of all.

He can't make the bubbles; I have to do that.

But he carries them way up into the air for the sun to color.

And then he blows some back and makes me laugh when they burst in my eyes or on the back of my hand.

Do you like to blow bubbles in the wind?

It's a lot of fun.

When the leaves have fallen off the trees, I like to sweep them in a pile, but then Wind comes along and, just to show that he can sweep without a broom, Wind scatters the leaves all about again.

To scatter means to move about.

And he blows the dirt in my face.

Sometimes Wind is so strong, he starts breaking the trees and knocking down fences.

Then I'm afraid.

And I run in the house and lock the door.

And when Wind comes howling after me and tries to squeeze through the keyhole, I tell him, "No!"

But then comes a day when Wind is all tired out.

"Wind," I whisper, "Oh, Wind, where are you?"

"Shh," answers Wind.

And he stirs one dry leaf to show where he is.

So I lie down beside him, and we both go to sleep under the willow tree.

That was a really great book about Gilberto's adventures with the wind.

(bright music) Friends, we learned many new words in our story today.

Now it's time to learn more about three of those words.

Our first vocabulary word today is the word gentle.

Can you say gentle?

Great.

Gentle means to be kind, careful, and soft with your touch.

Gentle.

Let's clap the syllables in the word gentle.

Ready?

Gentle.

How many syllables did you hear?

Two.

There are two syllables in the word gentle.

Our movement for gentle is this, like rocking a baby.

Being careful or gentle with our touch.

Gentle.

Let's see what the book said about the word gentle.

In our book it says, "At first, Wind is gentle and just floats my balloon around in the air."

Gentle.

Let's use it in a sentence of our own.

When I held the new baby, I had to be very gentle.

Gentle.

Soft with your touch.

Our next vocabulary word is the word blur.

Can you say blur?

Great job.

Blur means unclear or not easy to see.

Blur.

Our movement for blur will be this, like rubbing our eyes because it's unclear and not easy to see.

Blur.

Let's clap the syllables in the word blur, ready?

Blur.

How many syllables did you hear?

One.

There's just one syllable in the word blur.

Let's see what our book said about the word blur.

In our book, it says, "And when he blows it, he turns it so fast that it whistles and sings.

And all I can see is a blur."

Blur.

Let's use blur in a sentence of our own.

When I took off my glasses, all I could see was a blur.

Blur, not easy to see or unclear.

Our last word is the word scatter.

Can you say scatter?

Great.

Scatter means to throw in different directions.

Scatter.

Let's clap the syllables in the word scatter.

Ready?

Scatter.

How many syllables did you hear?

Two.

There are just two syllables in the word scatter.

Now let's practice a movement for scatter.

This'll be our movement.

Do it with me.

Scatter.

To throw in different directions.

Great job.

Let's check out our book and see what our book says about the word scatter.

In our book it says, "Wind scatters the leaves all about again.

And he blows the dirt in my face."

Scatter.

Now let's use scatter in our own sentence.

When the wind blew hard, all of the leaves fell from the tree and scattered.

Scatter.

Great job, friends.

Let's say our words and do our movements one last time.

Gentle.

Careful with your touch, kind and soft.

Blur, not easy to see or unclear.

And scatter, to throw in different directions.

Great job, readers and writers.

Try to use your new vocabulary words with someone in your home today.

(bright music) Friends, we've been working so hard.

It's time for a brain break.

Today, we're gonna move like the wind.

Stand up with me.

Let's get started.

First, let's take our arms and move them like a gentle breeze.

Do you remember how the breeze was gentle in our story today?

All right.

Now let's think about how the breeze can scatter leaves.

Move your arms like you're scattering leaves.

Great job.

Scatter means to throw all over.

Sometimes the wind can get a little crazy.

Show me how you can move like really powerful wind.

Move like powerful wind.

Wind can be powerful.

Great job.

And finally, wind can spin.

Show me how you might spin like the wind.

Spin like the wind.

Great.

And now let's slow our bodies back down again like a gentle breeze.

Nice job.

Moving like the wind.

That was a fun brain break today.

(bright music) Writers, I'm gonna need your help.

The wind blew so hard that it mixed up all the words in my sentence.

Do you think you could help me put my words back in the right order?

Great.

My sentence is supposed to say, "The wind made my kite fly high in the sky."

Can you repeat that sentence with me?

The wind made my kite fly high in the sky.

What's the first word I need to put my sentence back in order?

Did you say the?

That's right.

The was the first word in my sentence.

Point to the word the if you see it.

That's right.

There's two thes.

How do I know which one to use?

You're correct.

I have to use the the with a capital T, because it's the beginning of my sentence.

And we always start a sentence with a capital or uppercase letter.

There's the word the with an uppercase T. That should be the first word in my sentence.

The next word was the word wind.

Can you say wind?

What sound does wind begin with?

♪ Wuh ♪ Do you know what letter makes that sound?

You're right.

It's W. Point to a word that begins with W. There it is.

There's the word wind.

The wind.

What's the next word we need in our sentence?

That wind made.

Made was the next word in my sentence.

What sound does made begin with?

M, m. What letter makes that sound?

Did you say M?

That's correct.

Do you see any words that begin with M?

There's two.

How do I know which one to use?

Made.

Let's think about all of the sounds: m, ey, d. Do you see which one it should be?

That's right.

This is the word made.

The wind made my.

My is the next word.

My also starts with m, M. Do you see the other M word?

There it is.

There's the word my.

The wind made my.

Made my what?

What should be next?

You're right.

It's kite.

Let's think about that word, kite.

What sound do you hear at the beginning of kite?

K. Do you know what letter makes the k sound?

That's right, C and K both makes the sound k. Which word should I use?

Point to the word that begins with k. There it is.

There's the word kite.

Kite should be the next word in my sentence.

The wind made my kite fly.

Our next word is fly.

What sound does fly begin with?

F, that's right.

Do you know what letter makes the f sound?

It's F. Point to the word that begins with F. There it is.

There's the word fly.

The wind made my kite fly high.

Do you see the word high?

It begins with h. Do you know what letter makes that sound?

Did you say H?

You're right.

Point to the word that begins with H. There it is.

High.

The wind made my kite fly high in.

In is our next word.

Let's say the sounds in in, i n. Do you see the word in?

There it is, in.

The wind made my kite fly high in.

I only have two words left.

Which word do you think I should use?

You're right.

It's the word the.

This is the other word, the.

The, T-H-E spells the.

The wind made my kite fly high in the sky.

We know this is the word sky.

It begins with s, S, and there's also a punctuation mark at the end.

That period tells us it's the end of the sentence.

Sky.

Awesome job, readers and writers.

Let's read our sentence together one last time.

The wind made my kite fly high in the sky.

Awesome job.

You can draw a picture at home to match our sentence today.

What might you draw?

That's right.

You could draw kite and the sky.

You could also draw yourself holding onto the kite.

Awesome job.

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

(bright music) Friends, today, we learned all about the letter R. We read a book about windy weather.

We learned some new vocabulary words.

We practiced building words.

And you helped me put my words back in order to build a sentence.

Great job today.

Next time you're outside, think about what adventures you can have with the wind, and I'll see you next time on "Read, Write, ROAR!"

- [Announcer] 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.

(bright music) (gentle music)