♪ ♪ >> DUSTY: OKAY, OKAY, IT'S BASEBALL?

YOU'RE THROWING SOMETHING, SHE'S THROWING SOMETHING.

OKAY, YOU'RE SWIMMING.

YOU'RE HOLDING YOUR BREATH, YOUR EARS, YOU HAVE BIG EARS, LIKE A FLOPPY EAR THING!

YOU'RE CASTING, YOU'RE, YOU'RE REELING, OH IT'S FISHING!

FISHING!

>> YES!

THAT WAS HARD!

HI READING BUDDIES!

WE'RE PLAYING A GAME CALLED CHARADES.

>> THAT'S A GAME WHERE ONE PLAYER HAS TO TRY TO GET THE OTHER PLAYERS TO GUESS WHAT THEY ARE OR WHAT THEY'RE DOING, WITHOUT MAKING A SOUND!

THAT'S THE ONLY RULE.

AND I'M UP NEXT!

READY?

>> YES.

HE'S HAPPY, HE'S HAPPY, OH YOU'RE TAKING, CLEANING YOURSELF.

AN ANIMAL, HE'S CLEANING HIMSELF.

OH, A CAT!

>> YEAH!

DING DING DING!

A CAT!

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> UM, ARE YOU SURE AB?

YOU'RE SUCH A GOOD GUESSER YA KNOW?

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> OH ALRIGHT, GO AHEAD.

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> BOTH: COW.

>> BOTH: EMPIRE STATE BUILDING.

>> BOTH: THE MONA LISA.

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> ALPHABOTT IS TOO GOOD AT CHARADES • >> GIVE ME A HARD ONE ALREADY.

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] ♪ ♪ [INSTRUMENTAL THEME SONG] >> YOU'RE HERE!

YOU MADE IT!

>> JUST IN TIME- AS ALWAYS.

>> ANOTHER DAY TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW!

AND TODAY, WE HAVE SOMETHING SUPER SPECIAL IN STORE!

>> WHAT?!

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

>> YOU'LL HAVE TO BE PATIENT!

>> OOOH!

I'M SO EXCITED!

>> YOU CAME ON A GOOD DAY!

LET'S GET STARTED WITH OUR FIRST GAME!

>> I HEAR WITH MY LITTLE EAR.

I HEAR WITH MY LITTLE EAR.

>> WE'RE GOING TO LISTEN FOR SOME SOUNDS IN SOME WORDS.

>> WHAT SOUND ARE WE LISTENING FOR TODAY DOTT?

>> YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO MIX IT, SO LISTEN CAREFULLY.

I'LL ASK FOR A BEGINNING, MIDDLE, OR AN END SOUND.

>> OH BOY!

THIS IS A CHALLENGE!

BE SURE TO LISTEN CAREFULLY FOR WHICH SOUND WE NEED TO FIND.

>> THE FIRST WORD IS SAD.

SAD.

WHAT SOUND IS IN THE MIDDLE OF SAD?

>> AWWW- SAD, BUT YAY!

ROLLER COASTER TIME.

OKAY.

WHAT SOUND DO YOU HEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF SAD?

SAD, SS, AH, DUH.

I HEAR AH, LIKE APPLE!

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT!

GOOD JOB.

OKAY, THE NEXT WORD IS SIP.

WHAT SOUND IS IN THE MIDDLE OF SIP?

>> SIP, SIP.

IT'S ROLLER COASTER TIME AGAIN!

SS, IH, PUH.

SS, IH, PUH.

IH, IH, IH, LIKE ITCH.

>> DING DING!

DONG DONG DONG!

CORRECT!

THE IH SOUND IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORD SIP.

OK, NEXT WORD IS LIP.

WHAT SOUND IS AT THE END OF LIP?

>> LIP, LIP, LIP.

PUH, PUH, PUH.

HEY, IT ENDS WITH THAT PUH SOUND AGAIN.

>> PERFECT!

PUH IS AT THE END OF LIP.

I THINK THAT'S ALL THE WORDS I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY, YOU FLEW THROUGH THAT ONE!

>> I KNOW!

AND ARE MY ARMS TIRED!

AND CLEARLY MY BRAIN'S TIRED TOO IF THAT'S THE BEST JOKE I CAN COME UP WITH- MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE A BRAIN BREAK.

>> HEY THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

LET'S SEE WHAT ALPHABOTT IS DRAWING TODAY.

DOT TO DOT WITH ALPHABOTT!

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> HI AB!

MM, I THINK I KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

ICE CREAM!

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> A CHERRY SUNDAE!?

UM •WHERE'S THE CHERRY?

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> YOU FORGOT TO ADD THE CHERRY TO THE CHERRY SUNDAE, DIDN'T YOU AB?

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> NO PROBLEM!

WE'VE GOT YOUR BACK- WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR, RIGHT?!

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> IF YOU HAVE PAPER HANDY, YOU COULD DRAW ALONG WITH US.

>> SO, WE HAVE TO ADD A CHERRY TO THE TOP OF THIS PILE OF ICE CREAM HUH?

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

NOW, DUSTY, WE HAVE ONE, TWO, THREE SCOOPS OF ICE CREAM ON THIS CHERRY SUNDAE, BUT NO CHERRY.

SO WE'LL START RIGHT UP AT THE TOP.

NOW WHAT SHAPE IS A CHERRY DUSTY?

>> TRIANGLE.

>> WHAT?

>> KIDDING!

IT'S A CIRCLE DOTT.

>> RIGHT, SO LET'S DRAW A CIRCLE.

I'M GOING TO GO COUNTER CLOCKWISE, SO I'M GOING TO START AT THE TOP, GO TO THE LEFT, DOWN, TO THE RIGHT, AND BACK UP TO WHERE WE STARTED.

>> HEY!

I CHALLENGE YOU TO AN ICE CREAM EATING CONTEST!

>> WOULDN'T THAT MAKE A GOOD STORY?!

I'LL PUT 30 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK.

[MUSIC] >> ONCE >> UPON >> BOTH: A TIME!

>> IT WAS A HOT DAY IN JULY.

>> AND WE HAD TO EAT OUR ICE CREAM FAST, OR ELSE IT WOULD MELT ALL OVER OUR FUR.

>> I'M NOT FURRY.

>> YOU WERE WEARING A FAUX FUR COAT.

>> OH.

IN JULY?

>> WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN!

IT STARTED TO SNOW!

>> OH!

I'M GLAD I HAD MY COAT!

>> YEAH, SEE?

WE ATE AND ATE AND ATE.

>> AND ATE, AND ATE, AND ATE.

>> AND ATE AND ATE SOME MORE, AND THEN OUR TUMMIES HURT AND HURT AND HURT.

>> BOTH: THE END!

>> IT'S RHYME TIME!

>> THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S RHYME TIME!

>> DOTT'S GOING TO SAY 3 WORDS.

2 OF THEM RHYME, 1 OF THEM DOESN'T!

>> THEY'VE GOT THIS!

EASY PEASY- >> BOTH: LEMON SQUEEZY.

>> LET THE RHYMING BEGIN!

BUT, MITT, CUT.

>> BUT, MITT, CUT.

WHICH ONE DOESN'T RHYME?

BUT, MITT, CUT.

BUT AND CUT RHYME, SO IT'S MITT!

>> EXCELLENT.

TRY THIS ONE.

BOG, JUG, JOG.

>> OKAY!

BOG, JUG, JOG.

WHICH ONE DOESN'T RHYME?

BOG, JUG, JOG.

YEAH!

JUG DOESN'T RHYME!

>> YES!

THAT WAS TRICKY, RIGHT?

>> YEAH!

>> CHALLENGE TIME READING BUDDIES.

CAN YOU THINK OF A WORD THAT RHYMES WITH BOG, OR JOG?

>> OH BOY A CHALLENGE!

OKAY, WHAT ARE SOME WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOG, OR JOG?

HMM.

JOG, BLOG!

OR JOG, SMOG!

A BLOG ABOUT SMOG.

>> THOSE ARE SOME REALLY GREAT WORD COMBOS YOU CAME UP WITH!

>> I KNOW RIGHT?

I GOT A BUNCH MORE.

READY?

CLOG, FOG!

OR, CHILI DOG MONOLOG.

>> AND NOW A POEM!

>> WHAT?

"CHILI DOG MONOLOG" WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH?!

WOOF, EVERYONE'S A CRITIC!

[MUSIC] >> I LIKE CHERRY PIE I LIKE CHOCOLATE CANDY I EAT MAC N CHEESE CHICKEN NUGGETS ARE DANDY.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO CHARM ME I CAN GIVE YOU SOME TIPS JUST STICK RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME A HUGE BOWL OF CHIPS!

♪ ♪ >> WHAT DO YOU SEE?

>> CHOCOLATE.

CHIMNEY.

CHALK.

CHIPS.

>> LET'S SAY THEM OUTLOUD TOGETHER!

>> BOTH: CHOCOLATE.

CHIMNEY.

CHALK.

CHIPS.

>> NOW I'M GOING TO TAKE ONE AWAY!

LOOK.

THINK.

REMEMBER.

WHAT'S MISSING?

>> DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S MISSING?

OH YES!

YOU'RE RIGHT!

THE CHIMNEY?

>> THAT'S RIGHT!

THE CHIM-CHIMINEY WAS MISSING!

ONE MORE ROUND.

LOOK.

THINK.

REMEMBER.

WHAT'S MISSING?

>> I SEE THE CHOCOLATE.

CHIMNEY.

CHIPS.

THAT MEANS THE CHALK IS MISSING!

>> YES READING BUDDIES!

CHALK IT UP TO YOU!

[MUSIC] >> SAY MADE.

>> MADE.

>> SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY ADE.

>> MM!

>> GOOD DOG.

SAY FUN.

>> FUN!

>> SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY UN.

>> FF!

>> WELL DONE.

>> DOTT AND I ARE WORKING ON NEW TRICKS.

IF I GET IT RIGHT, I GET A TREAT!

>> SAY RED.

>> RED.

>> SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY ED.

>> RR.

>> WELL DONE, DUSTY.

>> WOO HOO!

LOOK AT US GO!

>> SAY NEAR.

>> NEAR.

>> SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY EAR.

>> NN.

>> GOOD DOG!

>> GOOD TEACHER!

>> AWW!

♪ ♪ >> C, H, CHIP, CH C, H, CHIP, CH C, H, CHIP, CH >> ALPHABOTT: CH, CH, CH, CH, CH, CH >> I LOVE THAT SONG, AB!

HM-HM-HM-WEEE!

>> DUSTY!

I DON'T WANT TO STOP YOU- >> BECAUSE WE SOUND GREAT AB!

>> BUT I DON'T THINK AB IS TRYING TO HAVE A JAM SESSION RIGHT NOW, I THINK IT'S TIME TO LEARN OUR NEW SOUND.

>> WELL IF THAT'S THE NEW SOUND, I AM IN!

THIS ONE SOUNDS FUN!

>> IT IS!

TODAY'S NEW SOUND IS CH LIKE CHIP.

>> I LOVE CHIPS!

I LOVE THIS SOUND SO MUCH.

>> GOOD!

WELL, LET'S EXPLORE THIS SOUND A LITTLE MORE THEN.

TO MAKE THIS SOUND, THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE TOUCHES THE ROOF OF YOUR MOUTH.

YOUR TEETH ARE ALMOST TOUCHING, AND YOUR LIPS ARE OPENED JUST A LITTLE BIT WHILE THE AIR COMES OUT.

CH.

>> CH, CH, CH, CH.

THIS IS JUST SO FUN TO SAY!

>> DUSTY, DO YOU THINK YOUR VOICE BOX IS ON FOR THIS SOUND?

>> LET ME SEE.

CH, CH, CH, CH.

NO, I DON'T FEEL ANY BUZZING IN MY VOICE BOX, DOTT.

>> THAT'S RIGHT, YOUR VOICE BOX IS NOT ON WHEN WE MAKE THIS SOUND.

HOW LONG CAN YOU HOLD THIS SOUND OUT DUSTY?

>> OKAY, I'LL FIND OUT.

CH.

NOT REALLY LONG, YOU CAN'T HOLD IT OUT, DOTT.

IT'S FUN TO SAY IN SHORT BURSTS ANYWAY.

CH, CH, CH.

>> IT IS KINDA FUN!

DO YOU WANT TO SEE THE SYMBOL THAT MAKES THIS SOUND?

IT'S KIND OF SPECIAL.

>> A SPECIAL SYMBOL!?

A COOL SOUND?

CHIPS?

WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?

>> COME HERE.

ALRIGHT DUSTY, DO YOU HAVE YOUR INVISIBLE PAINT BRUSH?

>> LET ME SEE- I KNOW I PUT IT AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.

KA-CHING!

THERE IT IS!

>> OKAY, I'M GOING TO LET YOU IN ON SOMETHING.

YOU ALREADY KNOW THE SYMBOLS THAT MAKE THE CH SOUND.

>> WE DO!?

>> YUP!

YOU JUST HAVE TO PUT THEM TOGETHER!

WE USE THE C AND THE H. >> SO THEY ARE PARTNERS?

>> YUP!

JUST LIKE YOU AND ME!

DO YOU REMEMBER HOW TO MAKE THE LETTER C?

>> UM •I'M GOING TO BE TOTALLY HONEST.

I DON'T.

>> THAT'S OKAY.

THERE'S NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED ABOUT!

I'LL REVIEW IT WITH YOU.

ALRIGHT, WE MAKE A COUNTER CLOCKWISE CIRCLE, BUT WE LEAVE A LITTLE SPACE OPEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

>> OH RIGHT!

IT LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE MOUTH.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT!

THEN FOR OUR LETTER H, WE DRAW A VERTICAL LINE DOWN AND THEN WE DRAW A LITTLE HUMPON THE RIGHT.

DRAW A LITTLE HUMP ON THE RIGHT.

PUT THEM TOGETHER AND YOU MADE- >> C, H, CH!

TWO LETTERS MAKING ONE SOUND!

>> TEAMWORK, RIGHT!

WE CALL THOSE LETTERS TEAMS A DIGRAPH!

>> A DIGRAPH!?

THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO TRANSFORM OR SOMETHING.

>> IT DOES A LITTLE!

HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?

THE LETTERS DO TRANSFORM!

YOU HAVE A CUH SOUND AND A HUH SOUND, THEN YOU PUT THEM TOGETHER, AND THEY TRANSFORM TO BECOME CH!

>> DIGRAPHS!

COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU!

>> YOU MIGHT BE ONTO SOMETHING DUSTY.

BUT LET'S PACE OURSELVES.

HOW ABOUT WE FIND THE CH SOUND IN SOME WORDS.

>> YEAH, LET'S DO IT!

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] ♪ ♪ >> BOTH: WHERE IS IT?

>> AB AND I HAVE HIDDEN THE CH SOUND BEHIND ONE OF THESE 3 SQUARES.

YOUR JOB IS TO FIND IT!

IT COULD BE BEHIND ANY OF THESE 3 SQUARES!

>> HEY, AND REMEMBER, CH, CH, THAT'S THE SOUND WE'RE LISTENING FOR.

>> OKAY, HERE'S YOUR FIRST WORD.

CHIP.

CH, IH, PUH.

>> BOTH: CH, IH, PUH.

>> WHERE DO YOU HEAR THE CH SOUND IN CHIP?

THE BEGINNING, MIDDLE, OR END?

>> CH, IH, PUH.

WOAH, I HEARD THAT CH SOUND IN THE BEGINNING!

>> THE BEGINNING, YES THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S TRY HITCH.

HUH, IH, CH.

HUH, IH, CH.

DUSTY, WHERE DO YOU HEAR IT THERE?

>> OKAY, HUH, IH, CH.

WOAH, HEY, I HEARD IT AT THE END!

>> LET'S SEE.

YES!

THAT'S RIGHT, GOOD EARS!

LET'S TRY CHAIN.

CH, AY, NN.

>> BOTH: CH, AY, NN.

>> WHERE DO YOU HEAR THE CH SOUND THERE?

>> CH, AY, NN.

OH, I HEARD IT AT THE BEGINNING AGAIN.

>> YES, WELL DONE!

OKAY, LET'S TRY PITCH.

PITCH.

PUH, IH, CH.

>> BOTH: PUH, IH, CH.

>> DUSTY, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> PUH, IH, CH.

HEY, I HEARD IT AT THE LAST PART OF THE WORD.

>> GREAT JOB, READING BUDDIES!

I AM SO IMPRESSED!

HEY, LET ME SHOW YOU HOW C AND H WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THAT ONE SOUND.

>> OH, I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE THIS, THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT.

>> SO SAY WE HAVE THE WORD CHIP.

C, H, I, P. NOW REMEMBER, WHEN C AND H ARE PUT TOGETHER, THEY MAKE THE CH SOUND.

WHAT WOULD I CHANGE TO MAKE THE WORD LIP?

>> LIP, CHIP.

YOU'D TAKE OUT THE CH SOUND.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

SO I'M GOING TO GET RID OF THESE TWO LETTERS.

AND WHAT SOUND DO I NEED TO ADD TO MAKE LIP?

>> YOU ALREADY HAVE THE IP, SO YOU NEED LL.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT!

I NEED MY LETTER L. OKAY, NOW I HAVE LIP.

WHAT LETTER WOULD I CHANGE IF I WANTED TO MAKE THE WORD SIP?

>> LIP, SIP.

LIP, SIP.

THE FIRST ONE!

>> YOU GUESSED IT!

NOW I HAVE SIP.

WHAT LETTER WOULD I CHANGE IF I WANTED TO MAKE SOP.

>> SIP.

SOP.

SIP.

SOP.

WOULD YOU CHANGE THE MIDDLE?

>> YES YOU WOULD!

I'D CHANGE IH OUT FOR AW, OKAY!

LAST WORD.

HOW DO I MAKE SOP INTO HOP?

>> UM, UM, SOP, HOP, YOU CHANGE THE FIRST LETTER!

>> YES DUSTY!

NOW WE HAVE HOP!

>> I'M HOPPING BECAUSE I'M HAPPY!

>> I SEE THAT.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD MAKE ME HAPPY?

>> DON'T SAY IT.

>> IF YOU CLEANED YOUR ROOM.

>> I KNEW SHE WAS GONNA SAY THAT.

HEY READING BUDDIES, WILL YOU HELP ME TIDY UP MY ROOM?

IT'LL MAKE DOTT HAPPY, AND I CAN SHOW YOU WHAT I'VE BEEN HIDING IN THERE!

>> WHAT?!

WHAT ARE YOU HIDING?

>> READY, SET, GO!

♪ ♪ ♪ DOG, DOG, DOG, DOGGY DOGGY DOG HOUSE ♪ >> OKAY, PILE OF JUNK- HEY!

NO PILE OF JUNK.

WELL THAT WAS EASY!

AH, I'VE NEVER SEEN THE ROOM SO SPOTLESS.

YOU KNOW, I WAS GETTING PRETTY TIRED OF THAT PILE OF JUNK ANYWAY.

IF I SAW THAT PILE OF JUNK I'D GIVE THEM ONE OF THESE, AND ONE OF THOSE, AND ONE OF-!

HUH?

IT'S RIGHT BEHIND ME, ISN'T IT?

OKAY, OKAY, PILE OF JUNK, TODAY THE CH SOUND IS BRINGING ME JOY, SO LET'S ONLY KEEP OUT THE WORDS THAT HAVE THE CH SOUND HERE WE GO- DIVE!

DIVE!

DIVE!

WOAH, THERE'S SO MUCH STUFF IN HERE!

OO, CHICKEN.

DOES CHICKEN HAVE THE CH SOUND?

YEAH, RIGHT IN THE BEGINNING!

CHICKEN!

BA-CAWK!

I JUST SAID HE COULD STAY OUT BECAUSE OF THE CH IN THE BEGINNING.

ALRIGHT, WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE?

HAT.

HAT.

DOES HAT HAVE THE CH SOUND?

MM-MM, I'M GONNA PUT THAT HAT AWAY.

ALRIGHT, WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE?

OO, CHEESE.

DOES CHEESE HAVE THE CH SOUND?

YEAH, RIGHT IN THE BEGINNING.

CHEESE, GLORIOUS CHEESE.

AH!

THAT'S MY SNACKIN' CHEESE, YOU PILE OF JUNK!

BEACH BALL.

DOES BEACH BALL HAVE THE CH SOUND?

YEAH, THAT ONE'S TRICKY!

IT'S RIGHT AT THE END OF THE WORD BEACH.

WOAH!

CHEETAH!

DOES CHEETAH HAVE THE CH SOUND?

YEAH, IT DOES!

AND THAT'S MY SURPRISE, MY CHEETAH!

SEE, I'M NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE PETS, ESPECIALLY A CHEETAH.

DOTT SAID THAT TO ME IN THE PAST- "NO PETS, ESPECIALLY A CHEETAH!"

THAT'S A GOOD DOTT IMPRESSION, HUH?

BUT THIS ONE'S NOT REAL, SO IT'S PROBABLY OKAY.

LET'S SEE WHAT DOTT'S DOING IN THE READING ROOM.

OH DOTT, I'M COMING!

♪ ♪ >> HIYA DOTT!

WHATCHA UP TO?

>> HI DUSTY, HI, READING BUDDIES.

I'M PRACTICING MY AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE.

MY FRIEND HOPE INSPIRED ME TO LEARN.

>> WHAT'S SIGN LANGUAGE?

>> SIGN LANGUAGE IS A DIFFERENT WAY TO COMMUNICATE, INSTEAD OF USING OUR WORDS, WE USE OUR HANDS.

>> WOW!

THAT SOUNDS COOL!

HEY, CAN YOU SHOW ME WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON?

>> OKAY, THIS IS WHAT I KNOW.

HI, MY NAME IS DOTT.

I'M A GIRL WHO SINGS AND DANCES.

>> WOAH DOTT!

THAT LOOKS GREAT!

HEY, DO YOU THINK YOU COULD TEACH US A COUPLE OF SIMPLE SIGN LANGUAGE PHRASES LIKE "HEY, I BURIED MY BONE OVER THERE- DON'T GO OVER THERE?"

>> WELL, HOW ABOUT "HELLO, NICE TO MEET YOU"?

>> THAT WORKS TOO!

>> OKAY, GREAT.

TO SAY HI, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS THIS.

HI.

>> I CAN DO THAT HI!

DID IT!

>> EXCELLENT.

FOR NICE, WE RUB OUR PALMS TOGETHER.

NICE.

>> OKAY LET ME TRY.

NICE, NICE.

I DID IT!

>> FOR MEET, WE TAKE OUT OUR POINTER FINGERS, AND PRETEND THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE WHO MEET.

LIKE THIS.

MEET.

>> LET ME TRY, LET ME TRY.

MEET.

I DID THAT ONE TOO!

>> EXCELLENT, DUSTY.

NOW FOR YOU, WE JUST POINT TO THE PERSON WE'RE TALKING TO.

SO ALTOGETHER, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS.

NICE TO MEET YOU!

>> OKAY, LET ME TRY IT FROM THE BEGINNING.

HI!

NICE TO MEET YOU!

I DID IT!

WOW, YOU TEACH ME SO MUCH DOTT.

>> THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS DO!

>> MAYBE LATER WE COULD LEARN SOME MORE?

>> I'D LOVE THAT!

>> HOW DO YOU SAY THAT IN SIGN LANGUAGE?

>> I THINK YOU'D GO LIKE THAT!

>> OKAY, LET ME TRY!

I LOVE THAT, I DO LOVE THAT!

>> SO, IF YOU WANT TO SAY BOY, YOU DO THIS.

>> BOY.

OKAY, HOW DO YOU SAY DANCE?

>> THIS IS DANCE.

>> I'LL USE THAT ONE A LOT.

>> BOTH: SQUAT WITH DOTT!

GET READY TO SQUAT WITH DOTT!

>> DUSTY, YOU ARE AN INCREDIBLE CHEERLEADER.

THANKS FOR CHIMING IN WHILE I GET MY STEPS IN.

HEY, DO YOU WANT TO STAND UP AND JOIN US?

>> YEAH!

COME ON, JOIN US!

>> OKAY TEAM!

HERE WE GO!

LET'S CHOP IT UP.

>> CHOP CHOP CHOP, CHOP CHOP CHOP.

I FEEL LIKE I'M A CHEF!

CHOP CHOP CHOP.

>> NOW, LET'S CHUG IT OUT.

LIKE THIS.

>> WOAH, OKAY!

CHOO CHOOO!!

>> NICE, DUST!

>> CHOO, CHOO!

>> NOW WE CAN CHAIN THOSE TOGETHER!

CHOP IT UP.

AND CHUG IT OUT.

>> OKAY!

>> BOTH: WE CHOP IT UP, AND CHUG IT OUT.

CHOP IT UP, AND CHUG IT OUT.

>> NICE, HEY DUSTY, YOU WANT TO GIVE ME ONE?

>> YEAH, YEAH!

IT'S CALLED THE CHIN UP!

>> OH I LOVE THAT!

AM I DOING IT?

>> I DON'T KNOW I CAN'T SEE, MY CHIN'S UP!

>> HOW ABOUT THIS ONE?

IT'S CALLED THE CHA CHA!

>> OO, OKAY!

CHA, CHA!

LOOK AT ME GO!

>> NOW LET'S FINISH WITH A BIG CHALLENGE!

CHARGE!!

>> CHARGE!

>> AND FINISH!

>> OO, WHAT A CHALLENGE.

>> GOOD WORKOUT, DUSTY.

>> CHUMMY, REALLY.

[MUSIC] >> SINGIN' IN THE BATH, JUST SINGIN' IN THE BATH.

OH, HI!

I'M HERE IN THE BATH POPPIN' BUBBLES.

IT'S LIKE MY FAVORITE PASTTIME.

HI-YAH!

JOIN ME, IT'S SO FUN!

>> LL, IH, PUH LIP >> BYE, BYE, BUBBLES!

LL, IH, MM, PUH LIMP LL, UH, MM, PUH LUMP SS, LL, UH, MM, PUH SLUMP [MUSIC] ♪ ♪ >> HEY DUSTY, YOU GOT ANOTHER LETTER FROM YOUR PAL OTTO.

>> YEAH!

I WONDER WHAT HE'S BEEN UP TO.

HEY, LET'S KEEP OUR EARS TUNED INTO THAT CH SOUND DURING OTTO'S LETTER.

>> LET'S SEE!

>> OTTO: DEAR DUSTY, HIYA OLD CHAP!

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY.

THE BIRDS WERE CHIRPING.

I WAS FEELING CHEERY IN MY CHINOS, SO I CHECKED OUT THE ZOO!

YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT I SAW!

CHIMPS PLAYING CHESS!

I MEAN IT!

I CHORTLED AND CHEERED FOR THEM!

THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO LIKE THAT.

ONE LURCHED AT THE OTHER'S QUEEN.

THEN THEY STARTED TO CHASE EACH OTHER!

I TOOK THAT AS MY CUE TO LEAVE.

ANYWAY, LET'S CATCH UP SOON!

OTTO.

♪ ♪ >> CHIMPS PLAYING CHESS!?

>> I KNOW!

COULD YOU IMAGINE?!

>> HEY DOTT?

DO YOU KNOW HOW TO PLAY CHESS?

>> BARELY.

BUT I CAN TEACH YOU WHAT I KNOW!

>> YEAH!

>> AFTER DINNER.

DUSTY AND I HAVE LOVED HAVING YOU OVER FOR OUR READING LESSON.

COME BY AGAIN, ANYTIME!

>> YEAH!

WE'RE LEARNING SO MANY LETTERS AND SOUNDS TOGETHER, SOON WE'LL LEARN THEM ALL!

>> LITTLE BY LITTLE!

>> LETTER BY LETTER!

♪ ♪ >> BOTH: READING BUDDIES >> YOU DID GREAT WORK TODAY.

♪ >> BOTH: READING BUDDIES >> I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WISH YOU COULD STAY!

♪ >> BOTH: WE'LL SEE YOU SOON FROM THIS SAME SPOT >> WITH DUSTY >> AND DOTT >> BOTH: AND ALPHABOTT WITH YOUR READING BUDDIES YOU'LL NEVER READ ALONE!

[MUSIC AND ALPHABOTT NOISES]