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>>DUSTY: DEE, BA, DA, BADA DA!

HAHAHA!

>>DOTT: HAHA, THAT WAS GOOD!

>>KIDS: HI!

>>DOTT: 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 OO L/OO/K VOWEL TEAM BADGE"!

>>DUSTY: WOOF.

I'M ALL SHOOK UP!

>>DOTT: THE ALPHABOTTEERS ARE HERE!

LET'S GO OUTSIDE AND SAY HELLO.

♪ >>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: YOU 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 INSIDE AND MEET BACK HERE FOR AB'S SOUND OF THE DAY.

>>DUSTY: YEAH, SO HOOF IT OUTTA HERE... >>DOTT: UH...DUST.

THAT MEANS YOU TOO... >>DUSTY: RIGHT.

GOODBYE!

HEY WAIT FOR ME!

>>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... >>MARY, 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: YABBA, YABBA, YABBA... >>MARTY: TODAY'S WORD IS..."CROOKED"!

>>MARY: LET'S SAY IT TOGETHER!

"CROOKED" ON THREE, 1,2,3... >>ALL: "CROOKED!"

>>MARY: "CROOKED" MEANS, BENT OR TWISTED.

>>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: /OO/,/OO/,/OO/.

>>ALPHABOTTEERS: /OO/,/OO/,/OO/!

>>DOTT: THAT'S A FUN SOUND AB.

/OO/, LIKE IN LOOK.

TODAY, YOU'RE GOING TO HELP DUSTY EARN THE "OO L/OO/K VOWEL TEAM BADGE"!

>>ALPHABOTTEERS: OOH!

>>DOTT: LET'S EXPLORE THIS SOUND A LITTLE MORE.

AB, PLEASE SHOW US WHAT OUR MOUTH DOES WHEN WE MAKE THE /OO/ SOUND.

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!

>>DOTT: WHEN WE MAKE THE /OO/ SOUND • OUR LIPS ARE IN A LOOSE CIRCLE, AND THE BACK OF THE TONGUE IS LIFTED HIGH IN THE BACK OF OUR MOUTH.

YOUR VOICE BOX IS ON.

>>DOTT: REPEAT AFTER ME.

/OO/OO/OO/ >>ALPHABOTTEERS: /OO/OO/OO/.

>>DOTT: HEY AB, LET'S SHOW THEM SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT YOUR SOUND OF THE DAY.

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!

>>DOTT: TAKE THE WORD LOOK.

WHEN WE SEE A SYLLABLE THAT HAS VOWELS NEXT TO EACH OTHER, THEY FORM A VOWEL TEAM.

THEY TEAM UP TO MAKE ONE SOUND.

TODAY'S VOWEL TEAM IS TWO O'S AND TOGETHER THEY ARE PRONOUNCED /OO/ AS IN LOOK.

LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.

L/OO/K.

LOOK.

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 /OO/ SOUND TODAY, AND YOU'LL EARN THAT "OO L/OO/K VOWEL TEAM BADGE", LITTLE BY LITTLE... >>ALPHABOTTEERS: ...LETTER BY LETTER!

>>DOTT: OFF YOU GO!

I'LL SEE YOU INSIDE.

>>DUSTY: JUST DON'T LOOK AT HER...JUST DON'T LOOK AT HER... >>DOTT: NOT SO FAST DUSTY!

>>DUSTY: WOAH!

I LOOKED AT HER.

>>DOTT: DID YOU CLEAN YOUR ROOM THIS MORNING?

>>DUSTY: IT'S ME DUSTY.

REMEMBER, I'M A GOOD DOG.

>>DUSTY: I'M A BAD DOG.

I FORGOT TO CLEAN MY ROOM!

HEY, WILL YOU HELP ME CLEAN UP ALL THAT JUNK??

>>KID: YES!!

>>DUSTY: HOT DOG!

RACE YA THERE.

READY, SET, GO!

A,E,I,O, YOU WIN AGAIN!

OK, LET'S SORT OUT THIS JUNK.

TODAY LET'S SET ASIDE THINGS ♪ DOG, DOG, DOGGY DOG HOUSE ♪ A,E,I,O, YOU WIN AGAIN!

OK, LET'S SORT OUT THIS JUNK.

TODAY LET'S SET ASIDE THINGS THAT HAVE THE /OO/ SOUND SOMEWHERE IN THEIR NAME.

REMEMBER- /OO/ LIKE LOOK.

>>JUNK: DUSTY!

YOU CROOK!

>>DUSTY: JUNK, I'M A LOT OF THINGS...BUT I AM NOT A CROOK!

DIVE!

DIVE!

DIVE!

WEE!

HOOK.

H/OO/K.

DOES HOOK HAVE THE /OO/ SOUND?

>>KIDS: YES!

>>DUSTY: YEAH!!

LOOKY, LOOKY, I GOT HOOKY.

MOUSE.

M/OU/S.

DOES MOUSE HAVE THE /OO/ SOUND?

>>KIDS: NO DUSTY!

>>DUSTY: NO!

YOU CAN GO TO ALPHABOTT'S ROOM BUT YOU CAN'T STAY HERE.

HOODIE.

H/OO/D/Y.

DOES HOODIE HAVE THE /OO/ SOUND?

>>KIDS: YES!

>>DUSTY: HAHA, YEAH!

FOR WHEN FUR JUST ISN'T WARM ENOUGH.

>>JUNK: NOOOOOO...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!

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>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 FOOT!

>>DUSTY: (SNIFFS) WOAH!

DEFINITELY A FOOT.

>>JAMPA: YOU HAVE PAWS!

JUST LIKE A FOOT.

>>DUSTY: HEY JAMPA, WHAT DO FEET DO?

>>JAMPA: EVERYTHING DUSTY!

>>DUSTY: I CAN WALK WITH THEM, OH I LOVE WALKS AND, AND I CAN BALANCE ON THEM.

JAMPA?

>>JAMPA: WHAT?

>>DUSTY: WILL YOU BALANCE ON ONE FOOT WITH ME?

>>JAMPA: YEAH!

>>DUSTY/JAMPA: READY...GO!

>>DUSTY: WOAH...WOAH..OH WOW, YOU'RE REALLY GOOD AT THIS.

WA, WOAH!

AND HE'S STILL UP!

OH MY GOODNESS!

THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR SCRAPBOOK WITH ME JAMPA.

>>JAMPA: BYE DUSTY.

>>DUSTY: BYE JAMPA!

>>DUSTY:I AM SO EXCITED FOR DOTT TO READ THIS BOOK!

IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITES!

>>JAMPA: WHAT'S IT CALLED?

>>DUSTY: THE WIZARD OF PAWS!

WAIT TILL YOU HEAR IT, JAMPA!

THERE'S A SCARECROW, AND A FLYING HOUSE, AND A SCARED LION WHO IS A RIOT!

>>JAMPA: FUNNY!

>>DUSTY: AND A WITCH, AND MONKEYS, AND MELTING • >>JAMPA: OH MY!

>>DOTT: DUSTY!

DON'T SPILL THE BEANS.

>>JAMPA: BEANS?

WHAT BEANS?

>>DOTT: "SPILL THE BEANS" IS AN EXPRESSION THAT MEANS SHARING NEW INFORMATION AHEAD OF TIME.

WHEN SOMETHING IS NEW FOR SOMEONE, LIKE THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU, JAMPA • DUSTY SHOULDN'T SPILL THE BEANS.

NOW, IF ONLY I COULD FIND IT.

I KNOW IT'S AROUND HERE SOMEWHER •.

>>DUSTY: HERE IT IS!

>>JAMPA: YAHOO!

>>DOTT: I WONDER HOW IT ENDED UP ON THE FLOOR... >>DUSTY: WHOOPS, I THINK MAYBE I FORGOT TO PUT IT AWAY THE LAST TIME I WAS LOOKING AT IT.

>>DOTT: WELL TRY TO REMEMBER, DUST.

WE DON'T WANT THE READING ROOM BECOMING AS MESSY AS YOUR DOGHOUSE, NOW DO WE?

>>DUSTY: ACTUALLY, UH YOU AND JAMPA CAN GET STARTED.

I'M JUST FEELING A LITTLE BIT, UM, THIRSTY.

YEAH.

I'LL GO GET SOME WATER.

>>JAMPA: HEY, DOTT I DON'T THINK DUSTY REALLY NEEDED WATER.

>>DOTT: REALLY?

>>JAMPA: REALLY.

>>DOTT: DO YOU THINK HE IS SAD?

>>JAMPA: MHMM.

>>DOTT: DO YOU THINK I WAS TOO HARD ON HIM?

>>JAMPA: MHMM.

>>DOTT: ABOUT THE BEANS, AND THE BOOK ON THE FLOOR?

>>JAMPA: MHMM, MHMM.

>>DOTT: THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME, JAMPA.

WE'LL READ THIS BOOK LATER OK?

OK COME ON.

>>DUSTY: HEY, ALPHABOTT'S IN ART MODE!

COME ON, LET'S SEE WHAT THEY'RE UP TO.

>>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: MY LITTLE BROTHER AND I HAD AN EPIC STARING CONTEST.

WE DIDN'T BLINK FOR LIKE, 3 MINUTES!!

I DREW THIS TO CELEBRATE.

>>DUSTY: WOW...IT'S LIKE YOUR LITTLE BROTHER IS WATCHING US!

>>KIDS: OOOH.

>>ZIGGY: I KNOW.

HE'S LOOKING RIGHT AT ME.

HI HENRY!

>>DOTT: WOW ZIGGY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I... SEE?

>>ZIGGY: WHAT?

>>DOTT: THE LETTER O, SIDE BY SIDE.

IT'S THE OO VOWEL TEAM!

>>DUSTY: OUR "VOWEL TEAM BADGE!?"

WHERE?

>>ZIGGY: YOU HAVE A GREAT EYE FOR ART DOTT!

I SEE IT TOO!

>>DUSTY: I DON'T!

THAT'S NOT A LETTER, IT'S A PICTURE OF SOME EYES, LOOKING... >>DOTT: DON'T WORRY DUST, WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.

WILL YOU HELP US SHOW DUSTY THE "O"'S IN THESE LOOKING EYES?

>>KIDS: OK!

>>DOTT: GREAT!

WE'LL NEED OUR MAGIC PAINTBRUSH... NOW LET ME SEE, I KNOW I PUT MINE AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE • OH, HAHA.

I REMEMBER NOW.

BOOOP!

>>KIDS: OOH!

>>DOTT: FIRST THINGS FIRST.

WE'LL NEED THIS!

NOW WE NEED ZIGGY'S LOOKING EYES.

>>LOOKING EYES: OO, LOOK, /OO/.

>>DOTT: LET'S START BETWEEN THE DOTTED AND THE BOTTOM LINE.

DRAW A COUNTERCLOCKWISE CIRCLE TO THE LEFT.

NOW, LET'S DRAW ANOTHER.

DRAW A COUNTERCLOCKWISE CIRCLE TO THE LEFT.

DONE!

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!

>>DOTT: THE OO VOWEL TEAM!

>>THE LOOKING EYES: OO, LOOK, /OO/.

>>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: I REALLY THINK I'M GONNA GET THAT OO L/OO/K VOWEL TEAM BADGE!

>>DOTT: I THINK YOU WILL TOO DUST, WITH YOUR HELP OF COURSE.

IT'S GOING TO LOOK PRETTY GOOD WITH ALL OF YOUR OTHER BADGES.

AB, SWITCH INTO LEARNING MODE PLEASE.

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ.

♪ ♪ >>DOTT: WANNA GO INSIDE AND PLAY WITH THIS /OO/ SOUND A LITTLE MORE?

>DUSTY: ALRIGHT!

SEE YA IN THE READING ROOM!

>>DOTT: OO-LOOK-/OO/, OO-LOOK-/OO/, OO-LOOK-/OO/.

>>AUDIENCE: WOO HOO!

ALRIGHT!

♪ ♪ >>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: LOOK BROOKE!

I'M ON TV!

>>DOTT: TODAY YOU'RE LISTENING FOR THE /OO/ SOUND.

IT'S UP TO YOU TO TELL US WHERE THE SOUND IS IN EACH WORD.

HERE WE GO.

THE FIRST WORD IS "WOOD."

>>DUSTY: W/OO/D.

WHERE IS /OO/ IN W/OO/D?

>>KIDS: THE MIDDLE SOUND!

>>DUSTY: OH, OK!

LET'S DO THE MIDDLE DOTT!

>>DOTT: AB SAYS?

>>DOTT: DING, DING, DING- YES!

THE NEXT WORD IS..."WOOL".

>>DUSTY: W/OO/L.

WHERE IS /OO/ IN W/OO/L?

>>KIDS: THE SECOND SOUND!

>>DUSTY: OOH, I'M REALLY FEELING THAT MIDDLE SOUND DOTT!

>>DOTT: THAT'S RIGHT!

LET'S SEE HOW YOU DO...WITH ANOTHER SOUND!

THE LAST WORD IS..."CROOK".

>>DUSTY: C/R/OO/K.

WHERE IS /OO/ IN C/R/OO/K?

>>KIDS: THE THIRD SOUND!

>>DUSTY: GOING WITH THE THIRD SOUND ON THIS ONE!

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!

BUZZ BUZZY BUZZ!

>>DOTT: YEAH!

AND THAT SOUND MEANS YOU WIN!!

YOU'VE WON...A PIECE OF WOOD!!

JOIN US NEXT TIME, WHERE WE'LL BE LISTENING FOR A DIFFERENT SOUND!

>>KIDS: YEAH!

WE DID IT!

>>DUSTY: GET READY TO SQUAT, WITH, DOTT!

>>DOTT: WE'RE ALL 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 /OO/ SOUND WHILE YOU EXERCISE.

>>DUSTY: WHAT'S UP FIRST DOTT?

>>DOTT: OUR FIRST MOVE IS CALLED..."CHOP THE WOOD".

HERE WE GO!

5,6,7,8 CHOP THE WOOD, UH!

CHOP THE WOOD, UH!

CHOP THE WOOD, UH!

AND STOP!

>>KITT: OOH.

I GOT ONE.

IT'S CALLED "THE GOODY GOODY!"

>>DOTT: HOW CHARMING!

HERE, WE, GO-!"

THE GOODY GOODY THE GOODY GOODY THE GOODY GOODY AND STOP!

>>COSMO: HERE'S ONE- I CALL IT, "THE LOOKER".

>>DOTT: OH!

I SEE.

LET'S DO IT, COSMO'S LOOKER.

5,6,7,8 THE LOOKER... AND SWITCH THE LOOKER... AND SWITCH THE LOOKER... AND SWITCH AND STOP!

>>KITT: NICE WORKOUT FOLKS!

>>COSMO: I WAS HOOKED, REALLY!

>>DUSTY: WOOF.

THAT WORKOUT MADE ME SWEAT.

WOAH- LOOK AT ALL THE BUBBLES.

LET'S GET POPPING!

>>DOTT: FOOT...STEP.

FOOTSTEP.

>>DUSTY: HA!

WOAH- TINY BUBBLES!

>>DOTT: W...OO...D. WOOD.

>>DUSTY: HAHA!

>>DOTT: L...OO...K. LOOK.

>>DUSTY: GOTCHA!

DOTT, I'M READY TO COME OUT.

MY PAWS ARE PRUNY!

>>MARY: OH, HI READING BUDDIES!

I PAINTED A PICTURE OF MARTY AND ME.

MARTY'S HANGING IT UP.

>>MARTY: WOAH!

IS THAT GOOD MARY?

>>MARY: IT'S A LITTLE CROOKED MARTY.

>>MARTY: WOAH, WOAH, WOAH!

IS IT GOOD NOW?

>>MARY: STILL CROOKED MARTY.

>>MARTY: (SIGH) OK. WOAH!

WOAH!

YIKES.

OW.

WOAAAAH!

I'M OK!

>>MARY: PERFECT MARTY!!

NOT CROOKED ANYMORE!

>>MARY & MARTY: "CROOKED" - BENT OR TWISTED OUT OF SHAPE OR OUT OF PLACE >>KIDS: BRAVO!

WOOHOO!

BRAVO!

>>JAMPA: BRAVO!

BRAVO!

BRAVO!

>>DOTT: DUSTY LOVES HIS BATHS.

>>DUSTY: -AND A GOOD FOOT MASSAGE!

HINT.

HINT.

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUUUUZZ!

>>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.

S/OO/T.

SOOT.

TIME TO USE YOUR DOG EARS, WHAT SOUND IS IN THE MIDDLE OF SOOT?

>>DUSTY: OUR SOUND OF THE DAY- /OO/ >>DOTT: YES!

THESE TWO O'S MAKE THE /OO/ SOUND IN SOOT.

NOW, HOW DO WE TRANSFORM SOOT, TO FOOT?

>>DUSTY: WE HAVE TO GET RID OF THAT /S/ AND REPLACE IT WITH /F/.

>>DOTT: YES VERY GOOD!

WE GET RID OF THE S AND ADD F TO THE BEGINNING.

FOOT.

NOW, LET'S TRANSFORM FOOT TO FAT.

>>DUSTY: THE MIDDLE SOUND CHANGES!

WE LOSE OUR SOUND OF THE DAY, /OO/, AND REPLACE IT WITH /A/.

>>DOTT: YES- WE TAKE OUT OUR OO VOWEL TEAM AND WE ADD THE LETTER A TO MAKE F/A/T.

FAT.

ALRIGHT, NOW DUSTY CAN YOU TRANSFORM FAT TO MAT?

>>DUSTY: WE HAVE TO GET RID OF THE /F/ SOUND IN THE BEGINNING, AND REPLACE IT WITH /M/.

>>DOTT: VERY GOOD.

GET RID OF THE F AND REPLACE IT WITH THE LETTER M TO MAKE MAT.

WELL DONE.

ALRIGHT, CAN YOU TRANSFORM MAT TO MASH... >>DUSTY: THE LAST SOUND CHANGES.

WE LOSE THE /T/ AND ADD /SH/.

>>DOTT: GOOD BOY!!

WE LOSE THE LETTER T AT THE END, AND REPLACE IT WITH THE SH DIGRAPH TO GET M/A/SH.

MASH!

DUSTY YOU TRANSFORMED ALL OF THOSE WORDS!

THANKS AB!

>>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!

>>DUSTY: HEY REGGIE!

WOULD YOU MIND GIVING AB A QUICK CHARGE?

>>REGGIE: OH!

OF COURSE DUSTY.

OH, HEY READING BUDDIES!

COME ON IN.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ WOWIE ZOWIE, HER BATTERY IS DRAINED!

HEY, COULD YOU HELP CHARGE ALPHABOTT'S BATTERY?

>>KIDS: YES!

>>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: WOOF.

>>DUSTY: WOOF.

THE WORD IS WOOF.

HOW MANY SOUNDS DO YOU HEAR IN W OO-F?

>>KIDS: THREE!

>>DUSTY: LET'S SEE.

W-OO-F. WOOF!

>>REGGIE: WOWWIE ZOWWIE!

>>SPEAKER: BROOKE.

>>DUSTY: BROOKE.

THE WORD IS BROOKE.

HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN B-R-OO KE?

>>KIDS: 4!

>>DUSTY: 4?, LET'S SEE!

B-R-OO-KE.

BROOKE!

>>REGGIE: HALFWAY THERE BUDDIES!

>>SPEAKER: HOODIE.

>>DUSTY: HOODIE.

THE WORD IS HOODIE.

HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN H-OO-D IE?

>>KIDS: FOUR!

>>DUSTY: 4?

LET'S SEE.

H-OO-D-IE.

HOODIE!

>>REGGIE: ONE MORE SHOULD DO THE TRICK!

>>SPEAKER: COOKIE.

>>DUSTY: COOKIE.

THE WORD IS COOKIE.

HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN C-OO-K IE?

>>KIDS: 4!

>>DUSTY: 4?

LET'S SEE.

C-OO-K-IE.

COOKIE!

>>REGGIE: SHE'S FULLY CHARGED!

>>KIDS: YEAH!

WE DID IT!

>>REGGIE: GREAT WORK READING BUDDIES!

THAT'LL BE TEN CENTS DUSTY.

>>DUSTY: TEN CENTS TOWARDS THE "GET REGGIE TO SPACE CAMP FUND"!

THANKS REGG.

>>REGGIE: AW, THANKS DUST.

>>KIDS: AWWW!

>>DOTT: TODAY'S HEART WORD IS "DO", AS IN DUSTY, DO YOU KNOW WHERE MY SLIPPER IS?

>>DUSTY: I DO!

I ATE IT.

DO RHYMES WITH SHOE!

>>DOTT: "DO" IS A HEART WORD, WHICH MEANS IT HAS ONE OR MORE SOUND SPELLINGS WE MAY NOT KNOW YET.

DO HAS TWO SOUNDS /D/OO/.

THE FIRST SOUND, /D/ IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER D. THE SECOND SOUND /OO/ IS SPELLED WITH JUST ONE O, WHICH IS NOT MAKING THE /O/ SOUND WE'RE USED TO.

THIS IS THE PART WE HAVE TO KNOW BY HEART.

LET'S READ IT TOGETHER /D/OO/.

DO!

>>DUSTY: DIRTY DUSTY.

MAKING A MESS.

DUSTY...MORE LIKE, MORE LIKE "MESSY".

THAT SHOULD BE MY NAME.

>>DOTT: HEY, DUST • >>DUSTY: HEY, DOTT.

>>DOTT: JAMPA HELPED ME REALIZE SOMETHING.

I WAS TOO HARD ON YOU EARLIER...ABOUT THE FLOOR, AND THE BOOKS, AND THE BEANS • >>DUSTY: I JUST FELT LIKE I WASN'T DOING ANYTHING RIGHT, YA KNOW?

I WAS A LITTLE EMBARRASSED, I GUESS.

>>DOTT: DUSTY!

I WAS SO FOCUSED ON YOUR LITTLE MESS-UPS, THAT I MADE AN EVEN BIGGER MESS-UP.

I HURT YOUR FEELINGS, AND YOU DIDN'T DESERVE TO BE TREATED THAT WAY.

YOU THINK YOU CAN YOU FORGIVE ME?

>>DUSTY: I LOVE YOU, DOTT!

I FORGIVE YOU!

>>DOTT: OH DUSTY!

I LOVE YOU TOO.

>>DUSTY: BUT YOU'RE NOT OFF THE HOOK YET.

LET'S FINISH THAT BOOK!

WE NEED TO FIND JAMPA!

UH, COME ON TOTO, FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD!

>>DOTT: I'M NOT SURE WHY I HAVE TO BE TOTO BUT...HAHA.. >>DOTT: ...AND YOU DUSTY, I AWARD YOU YOUR NEW ALPHABADGE, THE "OO L/OO/K VOWEL TEAM BADGE".

WEAR IT WITH PRIDE.

>>DUSTY: HEY EVERYONE, COME SEE HOW GOOD I LOOK!

>>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!