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Season 3 Episode 10 | 26m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
The e Closed Syllable Blend Badge
Dusty, Dott, and Alphabott team up to explore closed syllable blend short e: how it is written, the sound it represents, and words that use it. Fancy Shmancy Word of the Day: pest. Heart Word: said. The Alphabotteers learn about perspective: “When people misunderstand you, they think that you’re a pest; when really all you want is to be accepted by the rest.”
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Reading Buddies 310
Season 3 Episode 10 | 26m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
Dusty, Dott, and Alphabott team up to explore closed syllable blend short e: how it is written, the sound it represents, and words that use it. Fancy Shmancy Word of the Day: pest. Heart Word: said. The Alphabotteers learn about perspective: “When people misunderstand you, they think that you’re a pest; when really all you want is to be accepted by the rest.”
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>>DUSTY/DOTT: UMBRELLA!
EARTH!
>>DOTT: EARTH?
>>DUSTY: UMBRELLA?
OK. >>DUSTY/DOTT: 1,2,3 RAIN!
OH!
YEAH!
>>KIDS: HI!
>>DOTT: OH!
YOU'RE HERE, YOU MADE IT!
>>DUSTY: YOU'RE THE FIRST TO ARRIVE!
>>DOTT: I'M DOTT LIKE THE POLKA DOT, AND THIS IS MY DOG DUSTY.
>>DUSTY: LIKE THE DUST!
HEY DOTT, WHAT BADGE AM I GETTING TODAY?
>>DOTT: TODAY 'S ALPHABADGE IS CALLED..."THE E CLOSED SYLLABLE BLEND BADGE"!
>>DUSTY: I'M DRESSED TO IMPRESS!
... >>DOTT: THE ALPHABOTTEERS ARE HERE!
LET'S GO OUTSIDE AND SAY HELLO.
>>DUSTY: HAHA!
>>ALPHABOTTEERS: WE USE OUR EYES, WE USE EACH EAR.
THE LETTERS SHOW, THE SOUNDS WE HEAR.
OUR READING BUDDIES WILL HELP US GROW THESE BADGES SHOW YOU ALL WE KNOW.
>>DOTT: WE GET A NEW ONE EVERY TIME >>DUSTY: AND WITH YOUR HELP, WE'LL TAKE THAT CLIMB!
>>ALL: LET'S GO!
ON A LETTER ADVENTURE.
LET'S GO!
LEARNING'S BETTER TOGETHER!
WE'RE THE ALPHABOTTEERS!
>>DOTT: ALRIGHT EVERYBODY, DROP YOUR BACKPACKS OFF INSIDE AND MEET BACK HERE FOR AB'S SOUND OF THE DAY.
>>DUSTY: NOBODY STRESS, NO STRESS.
>>DOTT: HAHA...DUST...THAT MEANS YOU TOO... >>DUSTY: WHAT?!?
I'LL NEVER BE READY!
AH!!!!
>>DOTT: AND YOU, COME ON.
>>MARTY: HELLO READING BUDDIES!
I'M MARTY, THE GARDEN GNOME, AND THIS IS MARY.
SAY HELLO MARY.
>>MARY: "HELLO MARY"!
>>MARTY: WE'RE HERE TO GIVE YOU... >>MARTY, MARY, KIDS: "THE FANCY SHMANCY WORD OF THE DAY"!
>>MARTY: WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A FANCY WORD, AND TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS.
DRUMROLL PLEASE.
>>MARY: YABADABAYABADABA... >>MARTY: TODAY WORD IS..."PEST"!
>>MARY: LET'S SAY IT TOGETHER!
"PEST" ON THREE 1,2,3... >>ALL: "PEST!"
>>MARY: "PEST" MEANS, A PERSON, ANIMAL OR THING THAT BOTHERS YOU.
>>MARTY: HEY!
THE ALPHABOTTEERS ARE COMING BACK!
SEE YA LATER ALLIGATOR >>MARY: IN A WHILE CROCODILE, FREEZE!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ BUUUUUUZ!
>>DOTT: YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, IT'S TIME FOR ALPHABOTT'S SOUND OF THE DAY!
>>ALPHABOTT: /E/,/E/,/E/.
>>ALPHABOTTEERS: /E/,/E/,/E/!
>>DOTT: THAT'S A FUN SOUND AB.
/E/, LIKE IN ECHO.
ECHO...ECHO • TODAY, YOU'RE GOING TO HELP DUSTY EARN "THE E CLOSED SYLLABLE BLEND BADGE".
>>ALPHABOTTEERS: OOOH!
>>DOTT: A BLEND IS WHEN CONSONANTS KEEP THEIR OWN SOUNDS WHEN THEY'RE TOGETHER.
BLENDS CAN BE FOUND AT THE BEGINNING OR END OF A SYLLABLE.
AB, LET'S SHOW THEM WHEN THE LETTER E IS /E/ IN WORDS WITH BLENDS.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!
>>DOTT: "LEND".
THIS WORD IS A CLOSED SYLLABLE -THERE IS JUST ONE VOWEL AND THAT VOWEL IS CLOSED IN BY A CONSONANT, (OR IN THIS CASE A BLEND OF N AND D).
THE VOWEL SOUND WILL BE SHORT, KIND OF LIKE IT'S ANXIOUS THAT THE CONSONANT IS CLOSING IT IN.
SO 'E' REPRESENTS /E/ IN THIS WORD.
LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.
LEND.
>>ALL: END!
>>DOTT: THE WAY A WORD IS SPELLED SHOWS US... >>ALPHABOTTEERS: ...HOW TO READ THE SOUNDS!
>>DOTT: THANKS FOR GIVING US OUR SOUND AB.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZZ!
>>DOTT: BE SURE TO LISTEN FOR THAT /E/ SOUND TODAY, AND YOU'LL EARN THE "E CLOSED SYLLABLE BLEND BADGE", LITTLE BY LITTLE... >>ALPHABOTTEERS: ...LETTER BY LETTER!
>>DOTT: OFF YOU GO!
I'LL SEE YOU INSIDE.
>>DUSTY: STEP...STEP...STEP...
>>DOTT: NOT SO FAST DUST... >>DUSTY: DOTT!
WHEN DID YOU GET HERE??
>>DOTT: DID YOU CLEAN YOUR DOGHOUSE YET TODAY?
>>DUSTY: OH YOU BET!
NOT EVEN A SPECK OF DUST!
I'M KIDDING, IT'S A SMELLY MESS.
WILL YOU HELP ME CLEAN UP ALL THAT JUNK?
>>KIDS: YEAH!
>>DUSTY: HOT DOG!
RACE YA THERE.
READY, SET, GO!
>>DUSTY: HUH?
UGH!
A,E,I,O, YOU WIN AGAIN!
OK, YOU KNOW THE DRILL, LET'S SORT THIS PILE OF JUNK.
TODAY LET'S SET ASIDE THE THINGS THAT HAVE THE /E/ SOUND SOMEWHERE IN THEIR NAME.
REMEMBER- /E/ LIKE ECHO.
>>JUNK: DUSTY, WHAT'S THAT SMELL??
>>DUSTY: UM...IT'S YOU?
YOU'RE A PILE OF GARBAGE.
DIVE!
DIVE!
DIVE!
WEE!
OOP!
OOH.
SMELLY, SMELLY, SMELLY.
BREAD!
B/R/EA/D.
DOES BREAD HAVE THE /E/ SOUND?
>>KIDS: YES!
>>DUSTY: HAHA YEAH!
GO TO BED BREAD.
SH.
THE BREAD IS SLEEPING.
HA!
SKUNK!
S/K/U/N/K.
DOES SKUNK HAVE THE /E/ SOUND?
>>KIDS: NO.
>>DUSTY: HAHA NOPE!
GET OUTTA HERE SKUNK!
YOU'LL WAKE THE BREAD!
ELF.
E/L/F.
DOES ELF HAVE THE /E/ SOUND?
>>KIDS: YES!
>>DUSTY: HAHA, YEAH!
GET TO YOUR SHELF, ELF!
>>JUNK: NOOOO • SEE YA TOMORROW DUSTY!
>>DUSTY: SEE YA TOMORROW JUNK!
HEY!
THANKS FOR HELPING ME CLEAN ALL THAT UP.
NOW LET'S GET OUT OF HERE AND GET SOME FRESH AIR!
HAHA.
HM HM HM.
>>DUSTY: HI JAMPA!
>>JAMPA: HI DUSTY.
>>DUSTY HEY, IS THAT A NEW PICTURE FOR YOUR SCRAPBOOK?
>>JAMPA: YEAH!
>>DUSTY: WHAT'S THAT A PICTURE OF?
>>JAMPA: A SKELETON!
>>DUSTY: OOH A SKELETON!?
I'VE HEARD OF THAT.
DO SKELETONS FLY?
>>JAMPA: NO DUSTY!
>>DUSTY: NO THEY DON'T!
OH THAT'S RIGHT.
HEY, THEY'RE MADE UP OF UM, WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS CALLED?
>>JAMPA: BONES.
>>DUSTY: BONES!
OH I LOVE THAT.
THAT'S RIGHT, THEY SUPPORT THE BODY, AND PROTECT OUR ORGANS AND OUR BRAIN.
DO SKELETONS HELP US MOVE?
>>JAMPA: YES DUSTY.
>>DUSTY: DO THEY HELP US DANCE?
>>JAMPA: YEAH!
>>DUSTY: YEAH?
DO YOU THINK WE COULD HAVE A 5 SECOND SKELETON DANCE PARTY?
>>JAMPA: YEAH!
>>DUSTY: OK READY?
>>JAMPA: READY.
>>DUSTY: GO!
"WEDEEDEEDEE, I'M A SKELETON, DOOBEYDOOBY DOO DOO."
NICE MOVES SKELETON JAMPA.
THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR SCRAPBOOK WITH ME.
GUR, GUR GUR, GUR, I'M A SKELETON, GUR, GUR, HAHA.
>>JAMPA: BYE DUSTY.
>>DOTT: WELCOME PARDNERS!
SIT A SPELL!
GIVE YOUR FEET A REST.
JUST SETTLE IN FOR THE LEGEND OF "THE BIGGEST PEST IN THE WEST".
>>DUSTY, DOTT, AB: BIGGEST PEST IN THE WEST!
>>DOTT: EVERYONE GATHERED TO BUILD A TOWER, THE BIGGEST AND THE BEST.
THE LAST BLOCK WAS PLACED AT THE TIPPY-TOP, AND THE TOWNSFOLK WERE IMPRESSED.
THEN CAME SOMETHING UNEXPECTED.
THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.
WITH THE GRUMBLY RUMBLE OF A DINOSAUR, SOMETHING SUDDENLY BUSTED THROUGH!
>>DOTT, DUSTY, AB: BIGGEST PEST IN THE WEST!
>>DOTT: NOW, AT QUIET TIME IT IS A CRIME TO MAKE MORE THAN A PEEP.
IT'S WHEN ALL THE CHILDREN IN THE TOWN, DRIFT CALMLY OFF TO SLEEP.
BUT THE PEST IN THE WEST THOUGHT IT WAS BEST FOR THEM TO COUNT SOME SHEEP, SO SHE BAY-ED AND SHE BAA-ED HER WAY AROUND PRANCING ON HER FEET!
>>DUSTY, DOTT, AB: BIGGEST PEST IN THE WEST!
>>DOTT: WHAT WILL SHE DO NEXT?!
>>DUSTY: HEY, ALPHABOTT'S IN ART MODE!
COME ON, LET'S SEE WHAT THEY'RE UP TO.
WOAH!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ.
>>ZIGGY: EVERYDAY'S A GREAT DAY WHEN YOU'RE DRAWING, RIGHT ALPHABOTT?
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ, BUZZ!
>>DOTT: HI AB, HI ZIGGY.
WHAT ARE YOU DRAWING TODAY?
>>ZIGGY: PICTURE IT!
I YELLED INTO AN EMPTY PAINT CAN, AND I HEARD MY OWN VOICE COME BACK TO ME!
I WAS INSPIRED TO DRAW THIS!
>>DOTT: WOW ZIGGY!
YOU'VE MANAGED TO DRAW AN ECHO!
>>DUSTY: ECHO...ECHO...ECHO... >>DOTT: I SEE THE SOUND COMING RIGHT BACK TO YOU.
>>ZIGGY: YOU...YOU... >>ALL: HAHAHA!
>>DOTT: HEY ZIGGY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I SEE?
>>ZIGGY: WHAT?
>>DOTT: THE LETTER E!
>>DUSTY: OUR ALPHABADGE!?
>>ZIGGY: YOU HAVE A REALLY GOOD EYE FOR ART DOTT.
I SEE IT TOO!
>>DUSTY: WELL I DON'T!
THAT'S NOT A LETTER, IT'S AN ECHO.
>>ZIGGY: ECHO...ECHO... >>DOTT: DON'T WORRY DUSTY, WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.
WILL YOU HELP US SHOW DUSTY THE "E" IN THIS ECHO?
>>KIDS: YEAH!
>>DOTT: GREAT!
WE'LL NEED OUR MAGIC PAINTBRUSH... NOW, I KNOW I PUT MINE AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE • OH, NOW I REMEMBER.
BOOOP!
FIRST THINGS FIRST.
WE NEED THIS!
>>DOTT: NOW WE NEED ZIGGY'S ECHO.
>>ECHO: E, ECHO, /E/!
>>DOTT: FIRST, LET'S START BETWEEN THE DOTTED AND THE BOTTOM LINE.
WE MAKE A LINE ACROSS, THEN MOST OF A CIRCLE TO THE LEFT.
DONE!
THE LETTER E. >>ECHO: E, ECHO, /E/!
>>DUSTY: I SAW IT!
>>ZIGGY: YOU CAN SEE SO MUCH IN ART • WOAH!
I HAVE TO RINSE OUT MY BRUSHES!
SEE YA LATER PAINTER!!!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!
>>DUSTY: OH, I HOPE I GET THAT "E CLOSED SYLLABLE BLEND BADGE"!
>>DOTT: DON'T GET STRESSED OUT.
YOU'VE GOT THIS DUST, WITH YOUR HELP OF COURSE.
AB, SWITCH INTO LEARNING MODE PLEASE.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!
>>DOTT: WANNA GO INSIDE AND PLAY WITH THIS /E/ SOUND A BIT MORE?
>>DUSTY: ALRIGHT, SEE YA IN THE READING ROOM!
>>DOTT: E-ECHO-/E/ • E-ECHO-/E/ • E-ECHO-/E/.
>>DOTT: WELCOME BACK TO... >>ALL : "WHERE IS IT!?"
>>DOTT: THE GAMESHOW WHERE YOU HAVE TO LISTEN FOR A SOUND IN A WORD.
I'M YOUR HOST, DOTT!
YOU ALL KNOW OUR CHAMPION, DUSTY!
>>DUSTY: HI NEDRA!
I'M ON TV!
>>DOTT: TODAY YOU'RE LISTENING FOR THE /E/ SOUND.
IT'S UP TO YOU TO TELL US WHERE THE SOUND IS IN EACH WORD.
HERE WE GO.
THE FIRST WORD IS 'ELK'.
>>DUSTY: ELK.
E/L/K.
WHERE IS /E/ IN E/L/K?
>>KIDS: THE FIRST SOUND!
>>DUSTY: OK!
THE FIRST SOUND DOTT!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!
>>DOTT: LET'S ADD...ANOTHER SOUND!
THE NEXT WORD IS "FELT".
>>DUSTY: F/E/L/T.
WHERE IS /E/ IN F/E/L/T?
>>KIDS: THE SECOND SOUND!
>>DUSTY: ARE YOU SURE?
>>KID: YES >>DUSTY: OK. IS IT THE SECOND SOUND?
>>DOTT: THAT'S RIGHT!
THE NEXT WORD IS..."TREK" >>DUSTY: T/R/E/K.
WHERE IS /E/ IN T/R/E/K?
>>KIDS: THE THIRD SOUND!
>>DUSTY: THE THIRD SOUND!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!
BUZZ BUZZY BUZZ!
>>DOTT: AND THAT SOUND MEANS YOU WIN!!
YOU'VE WON A SMELLY PRETZEL!!
>>KIDS: EWW!
>>DOTT: JOIN US NEXT TIME, WHEN WE'LL BE LISTENING FOR DIFFERENT SOUND!
>>DUSTY: GET READY TO SQUAT WITH DOTT!
>>DOTT: WE'RE ALL JUST GETTING OUR STEPS IN.
HEY, DO YOU WANT TO STAND UP AND MOVE WITH US?
>>KITT: YEAH COME ON!
>>COSMO: YOU GOT THIS!
>>DOTT: GREAT!
BE SURE TO LISTEN FOR THAT /E/ SOUND WHILE YOU EXERCISE.
>>DUSTY: WHAT'S UP FIRST DOTT?
>>DOTT: OUR FIRST MOVE IS CALLED..."THE BLENDER".
YOU PUT ALL THE FOOD IN, AND YOU KEEP THE TOP ON!
HERE, WE, GO!
THE BLENDER WOAH • THE BLENDER WOAH • THE BLENDER WOAH • AND STOP!
>>COSMO: HOW ABOUT THIS DOTT?
I CALL IT, "THE SMELL TEST".
>>DOTT: OH STINKY, STINKY, OK, LET'S ALL TRY IT.
HERE, WE, GO- THE SMELL TEST THE SMELL TEST THE SMELL TEST AND STOP!
>>KITT: I'VE GOT ONE, IT'S CALLED "THE BEND- AND PRESS" I'M STRONG!
>>DOTT: SHE IS, ARE YOU!?
LET'S TRY!
5,6,7,8- THE BEND AND PRESS THE BEND AND PRESS THE BEND AND PRESS- AND STOP.
>>COSMO: NICE WORKOUT FOLKS!
>>KITT: THE BEST, REALLY!
>>DOTT: I AGREE, THAT FELT GOOD.
>>DUSTY: WOOF.
THAT WORKOUT MADE ME SWEAT.
WOAH- LOOK AT ALL OF THESE BUBBLES.
LET'S GET POPPING!
>>DOTT'S: CON...TEST.
CONTEST.
>>DUSTY: WEE!
>>DOTT: E...L...K. ELK.
>>DUSTY: GOT YA!
>>DOTT'S: S...E...N...T. SENT.
>>DUSTY: WOAH!
DON'T RUN ON WET FLOORS.
SAFETY PSA!
>>MARY:OH HI READING BUDDIES.
GUESS WHAT...WE HAVE A HOUSE GUEST!
>>MARTY: MORE LIKE A HOUSE PEST!
HE BOTHERS ME SO MUCH!
HE EATS ALL OF OUR VEGGIES, HE SINGS IN THE SHOWER, AND HE ALWAYS POPS OUT AND SHOUTS- >>SHELDON: IT'S ME, SHELDON!
>>MARY & MARTY: AHH!
>>SHELDON: SO, JUST WANTED TO LET YOU TWO KNOW- I USED UP ALL THE TOILET PAPER.
>>MARY: WE HAD 12 ROLLS.... >>SHELDON: AND, UH, I ATE ALL OF THE TOMATOES.
>>MARY: ALL OF THE TOMATOES!?
>>SHELDON: YEP.
HONESTLY, I HAVE TO SAY...
I'VE HAD BETTER.
>>MARY & MARTY: (GASP)!
>>SHELDON: WELP.
I GOTTA GO TAKE A SHOWER- I'M SO SLIMY!
HAHA.
SERIOUSLY, I'M GETTING SLIME EVERYWHERE!
SLIME OVER THERE.
SLIME OVER HERE... >>MARY: WHAT A PEST.
>>MARTY: HOW LONG IS THIS PEST GONNA BE HERE MARY?
>>MARY: JUST UNTIL HE GETS BACK ON HIS FEET.
>>SHELDON: HEY...GUESS WHAT?
I USED ALL THE HOT WATER!
>>MARTY & MARY: "PEST" A PERSON, ANIMAL, OR THING THAT BOTHERS YOU.
>>AUDIENCE: BRAVO!
YEAH!
BRAVO!
>>JAMPA: BRAVO!
BRAVO!
BRAVO!
BRAVO!
>>DOTT: DUSTY LOVES HIS BATHS.
>>DUSTY: I THINK I'M SHEDDING!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!
>>DOTT: PERFECT TIMING AB!
IT'S TIME TO TRANSFORM SOME WORDS WITH THE SOUND OF THE DAY IN THEM.
ALPHABOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US OUR LETTERS?
>>ALPHABOTTEERS: BUZZ BUZZ!
>>DOTT: OK, LET'S READ WHAT WE HAVE HERE.
B...E...T. BET.
WHAT SOUND IS IN THE MIDDLE OF "BET"?
>>DUSTY: IT'S /E/, LIKE ECHO!
>>DOTT: GOOD BOY!
NOW CAN YOU TRANSFORM "BET" INTO "BELT".
WHAT DO WE NEED TO ADD?
>>DUSTY: THE /L/ SOUND!
WE ADD THE LETTER 'L' AFTER THE 'E'.
>>DOTT: WE ADD THE LETTER L AND THAT GIVES US B/E/L/T.
BELT.
NOW, HOW DO WE TRANSFORM BELT INTO MELT?
>>DUSTY: WE HAVE TO GET THAT LETTER 'B' OUT OF THERE, AND ADD /M/.
>>DOTT: YES!
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE GET RID OF THE LETTER 'B' AND WE ADD /M/, WHICH TURNS OUR WORD INTO M/E/L/T.
MELT.
HEY, HEY, YOU TRANSFORMED ALL OF THOSE WORDS.
THANKS ALPHABOTT!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZZ BUZZ!
B..U...ZZZ.
BU...ZZZ.
ZZZ.
>>DOTT: OH, ALPHABOTT'S BATTERY MUST BE DRAINED.
SHE'S BEEN HELPING US OUT SO MUCH TODAY.
HEY DUSTY, COULD YOU TAKE HER TO REGGIE FOR A QUICK CHARGE?
>>DUSTY: SURE.
HEY, DO YOU WANNA COME WITH US?
>>KIDS: OK!
>>DUSTY: GREAT!
COME ON ALPHABOTT, LET'S GO!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ.
>>DUSTY: HEY REGGIE!
WOULD YOU MIND GIVING AB A QUICK CHARGE?
>>REGGIE: OH, OF COURSE DUSTY.
OH!
HEY READING BUDDIES!
COME ON IN.
>>REGGIE: WOWIE ZOWIE, HER BATTERY IS DRAINED!
HEY, COULD YOU HELP CHARGE ALPHABOTTS BATTERY?
>>KIDS: YEAH!
>>REGGIE: WE CAN DO IT!
OK, FOR EVERY SOUND WE HEAR IN A WORD, WE HAVE TO PRESS A BUTTON.
AFTER A FEW ROUNDS, ALPHABOTT WILL BE FULLY CHARGED.
LET'S GET TO WORK!
>>SPEAKER: SHRED.
>>DUSTY: SHRED.
THE WORD IS SHRED.
HOW MANY SOUNDS DO YOU HEAR IN SH-R-E-D?
>>KIDS: 4!
>>DUSTY: LET'S SEE.
SH-R-E-D. SHRED!
>>REGGIE: WOWWIE ZOWWIE!
>>SPEAKER: VEST.
>>DUSTY: VEST.
THE WORD IS VEST.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN V-E-S-T?
>>KIDS: 4!
>>DUSTY: 4?, LET'S SEE!
V-E-S-T. VEST!
>>REGGIE: HALFWAY THERE BUDDIES!
>>SPEAKER: END.
>>DUSTY: END!
THE WORD IS END.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN E-N-D?
>>KIDS: THREE!
>>DUSTY: 3?
E-N-D. END!
>>REGGIE: ALMOST THERE!
>>SPEAKER: SPELL.
>>DUSTY: SPELL.
THE WORD IS SPELL.
HOW MANY SOUNDS DO YOU HEAR IN S-P-E-LL?
>>KIDS: 4!
>>DUSTY: 4!
S-P-E-LL.
SPELL!
>>REGGIE: SHE'S FULLY CHARGED!
GREAT WORK READING BUDDIES!
THAT'LL BE TEN CENTS DUSTY.
>>DUSTY: TEN CENTS TOWARD THE "GET REGGIE TO SPACE CAMP FUND"!
THANKS REGG.
>>REGGIE: AW, THANKS DUST.
>>KIDS: AWW.
>>DOTT: TODAY'S HEART WORD IS "SAID", AS IN "DUSTY SAID HI TO THE READING BUDDIES".
>>DUSTY: HI READING BUDDIES!
I SAID IT.
SAID RHYMES WITH HEAD!
WHOOPS!
>>DOTT: SAID IS A HEART WORD, WHICH MEANS IT HAS ONE OR MORE SOUND SPELLINGS WE MAY NOT KNOW YET.
SAID HAS THREE SOUNDS.
/S/AI/D.
THE FIRST SOUND, /S/ IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER S. THE LAST SOUND, /D/ IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER D. THE SECOND SOUND, /E/, IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTERS A-I.
THOSE TWO VOWELS SPELL /E/ IN THIS WORD!
THIS IS THE PART WE HAVE TO KNOW BY HEART.
LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.
S-E-D!
>>ALL: SAID.
>>DOTT: WELCOME BACK, WHEN LAST WE LEFT, THE TOWNSFOLK WERE ANNOYED.
♪ THEIR TOWERS & THEIR SLEEP, ♪ HAD GONE AND BEEN DESTROYED.
JUST THEN A ROARING UNICORN FLEW IN FROM THE SOUTH.
♪ WITH GREAT BIG BALLS OF FIRE ♪ SHOOTING FROM HIS MOUTH.
♪ ALL THE TOWNSFOLK RAN AND HID, ♪ TREMBLING IN FEAR, BUT THE ♪ PEST IN THE WEST WELCOMED THE ♪ GUEST AND DREW HIM VERY NEAR.
♪ >>DUSTY, DOTT: THE BIGGEST ♪ PEST, IN THE WEST.
♪ >>KITT: I'VE NEVER SEEN A ♪ CREATURE WITH SCALES UPON ♪ CREATURE WITH SCALES UPON CREATURE WITH SCALES UPON THEIR CHEST.
OH, YOU LOOK EXTREMELY TIRED.
CAN I HELP YOU REST?
THOSE HICCUPS MUST BE PAINFUL LET'S COOL YOUR FIERY BREATH.
♪ >>DOTT: WITH A WATER HOSE ♪ SHE'D EXPOSE THAT NEITHER WERE SHE'D EXPOSE THAT NEITHER WERE A PEST.
♪ AS SHE NESTLED WITH THE ♪ UNICORN, SOMETHING SHE ♪ UNICORN, SOMETHING SHE ♪ UNICORN, SOMETHING SHE UNICORN, SOMETHING SHE EXPLAINED CAUGHT THE TOWNSFOLK'S ATTENTION ♪ AND THEIR PERSPECTIVE CHANGED... ♪ >>DUSTY & AB: THE BIGGEST PEST, IN THE WEST.
♪ >>KITT: WHEN PEOPLE ♪ MISUNDERSTAND YOU, THEY THINK ♪ THAT YOU'RE A PEST, WHEN ♪ THAT YOU'RE A PEST, WHEN ♪ REALLY ALL YOU WANT IS TO BE ♪ ACCEPTED BY THE REST.
>>DOTT: THE TOWNSFOLK SUDDENLY UNDERSTOOD HER INTENTIONS REALLY WERE FOR GOOD.
♪ >>ZIGGY: NOW IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE!
♪ >>JAMPA & ZIGGY: LET'S CHOOSE LOVE- >>COSMO: -INSTEAD OF HATE!
>>MAYA: WE'RE SORRY THAT WE CALLED YOU PEST.
♪ >>ZIGGY: JUST BY BEING YOU, ♪ YOU'RE THE BEST!
♪ >>ALL: THE VERY BEST IN THE WEST!
♪ >>DOTT: AND TO THAT I CAN ATTEST!
BUMP BUM!
>>DOTT: ...AND YOU DUSTY, I AWARD YOU WITH YOUR NEW ALPHABADGE, "THE E CLOSED SYLLABLE BLEND BADGE".
WEAR IT WITH PRIDE.
>>DUSTY: HEY, GIVE ME SOME CREDIT.
LOOK EVERYONE!
>>DOTT: "LITTLE BY LITTLE... >>ALPHABOTTEERS AND DUSTY: ...LETTER BY LETTER!"
>>DOTT: TIME TO GO HOME!
GIVE YOUR UNIFORMS TO AB, I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
>>DUSTY AND DOTT: READING BUDDIES, YOU DID GREAT WORK TODAY.
READING BUDDIES, I REALLY WISH YOU COULD STAY.
WE'LL SEE YOU SOON, FROM THIS SAME SPOT WITH DUSTY AND DOTT AND ALPHABOTT.
WITH YOUR READING BUDDIES, YOU'LL NEVER READ ALONE!
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