- Hello, scholars.

(playful music) Welcome to second grade on "Read, Write, ROAR!"

Today we will be focusing on two big questions.

How do people's actions affect the environment?

And what choices can people make to reduce their impact on their environment?

Today, we are going to be reading and writing words with the O-U-G-H spelling pattern.

We are also going to be learning about text features and the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling.

So scholars, go ahead and get your paper and pencil, and let's get ready to 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.

(playful music) (lion roars) - Hello, scholars.

I'm Mrs. Z-K. And today our focus is going to be on the O-U-G-H spelling pattern.

Yes, there are four letters there.

Two vowels, two consonants, and the sound can be different depending on what word it's in.

(bright music) O-U-G-H can be kind of tricky.

It's one that you'll have to use a strategy to figure out what really makes sense here.

Let's go through some of the sounds that are most commonly used, and some examples right now.

Here's our first word.

The word is dough.

What word?

Yeah, like pizza dough or cookie dough.

Watch as I break apart the sounds.

D, oh.

Listen again.

D, oh.

Do you see how O-U-G-H is making just one sound?

The sound is oh, the long O sound.

Really interesting.

It gets better, though.

Watch.

Here's our next word.

The word is through.

What word?

Yeah, like if you go through a tunnel, mm-hmm.

Watch as I break apart these sounds.

Th r oo.

Th r oo.

What sound is O-U-G-H making in this word?

Oo.

I know, right?

Oo.

Hmm, it's like a double O sound.

All right, here's our next word.

The word is bought.

What word?

Watch as I break apart these sounds.

B, ah, t. Listen again.

B, ah, t. What sound did you hear there?

Ah.

Yeah.

B, ah, t. Told you, O-U-G-H is like a magician.

The sounds are different all the time, hmm.

But now it gets really interesting.

Now the O-U-G-H is making a vowel plus a consonant sound.

Watch this.

Here's our word enough.

What word?

Exactly.

Like I had enough cupcakes for everyone to get two.

Enough.

Watch as I break apart these sounds.

Ee n uf.

Listen again.

Ee n uhf.

What sound is O-U-G-H making now?

Uhf.

Uh f. Yeah, a vowel and a consonant sound.

(bright music) The last word is cough.

What word?

All right, watch as I break apart these sounds.

K ohf.

K ohf.

What sound is O-U-G-H making now?

Ohf.

Can you hear it?

A vowel and a consonant.

Oh f. K ohf.

Nice.

And a cough is just a (coughs) when you got to clear your throat.

(bright music) Now we're getting ready to be word detectives.

We're going to see O-U-G-H in some sentences.

So we're going to read, and we're going to be word detectives where we're looking for the O-U-G-H pattern.

(playful music) All right, scholars.

Here's our passage.

Go ahead and try to read with me.

Remember, we are on the lookout for words that have O-U-G-H in them.

Are you ready?

Let's go.

The O-U-G-H spelling pattern can be tough.

Hmm, are you using your eyes?

Do you see a word that has O-U-G-H?

You do?

Let's reread that sentence.

The O-U-G-H spelling pattern can be tough.

What word has O-U-G-H in it?

Tough.

Nice work.

I'm gonna go ahead and just stick this here so we know that's one of our O-U-G-H words.

Let's keep going.

You ready?

You might have to go through and try a couple different sounds before you get the right word.

Oh, that was a long sentence.

But do you see a word that has O-U-G-H?

I'm gonna read that sentence one more time, see if you can pick up on what the word is.

You might have to go through and try a couple of different sounds before you get the right word.

What word has O-U-G-H in it?

Through.

Nice.

Might have to go through a couple sounds before we get the right word, but that's okay.

Let's keep reading.

Although you may need to put more thought into it, learning new words is fun.

Agreed.

Have you spied the O-U-G-H word?

You spied two?

Ooh ooh.

I'm gonna reread that sentence.

Let's see if you can pick up on what the word is or what the words are.

Although you may need to put more thought into it, learning new words is fun.

Although is one of our words.

And thought.

Although and thought.

Nice work, scholars.

So it's absolutely right.

The O-U-G-H spelling pattern can be tough.

And we'll be able to use different sounds and go through them to figure out what the word is.

And although it might require us to use a lot more thinking, a lot more thought, learning new words can absolutely be fun.

(bright music) All right, scholars, here's our sound chart.

Here are the words that we just found from our passage.

Let's go back over the words as we go through the sounds and see which word matches the sound here on this side.

We're looking for the O sound, but only where the O-U-G-H is.

All right, because we're trying to see what sound is that O-U-G-H making.

(bright music) Read the words with me.

Thought.

Although.

Through.

Tough.

Which one sounds like the oh in no?

Which word sounds like the oh in no?

Remember we're looking for the oh sound, but only where the O-U-G-H is.

All right, because we're trying to see what sound is that O-U-G-H making.

So is it th ah t?

No Al th oh.

I hear the oh.

Al th oh.

Although has the oh sound like the word no.

All right, let's keep going, scholars.

Which word has the oo sound, like in the word zoo?

We're looking for oo where the O-U-G-H is.

You ready?

Is it th ah t. Th r oo.

T uhf.

Did you hear the oo sound?

In the word through.

Nice job.

Yes.

What about the sound ah like in the word draw?

Would it be a th ah t?

Or t uh f?

Ah, like in draw.

It's thought.

Th ah t. (laughs) Thought.

(bright music) We only have one word left, but we have two rows.

Let's figure out which row the word tough should go in.

Does that have the off sound like in the word off, or does it have the uhf sound like in the word stuff?

Hmm.

T uhf.

You're right.

It goes with stuff.

Nice work.

Scholars, you have done amazing work.

Should we read back through the chart?

Let's do it.

It sounds like no, our word is although.

It sounds like zoo, our word is through.

It sounds like draw, our word is thought.

It sounds like off.

(gasps) We didn't have a word there.

Can you think of a word that sounds like off?

(coughs) Cough.

And it sounds like stuff.

Our word is tough.

Scholars, when you're reading at home and you come across a word with O-U-G-H, think about what sound is this word making.

(playful music) Amazing job today, scholars.

The spelling pattern O-U-G-H is difficult to teach.

So I know it's challenging to learn.

The next time you're reading a story, or reading in a book, and you see a word that has the O-U-G-H spelling pattern, I want you to think to yourself, "What sound is O-U-G-H making in this word?"

(mellow music) - Hello and welcome.

I'm Ms. Amy.

And I'm so excited to share some mindful practices with you today.

Today, we are going to learn thumb check.

Sometimes I want to share how I'm feeling with others, but I can't find the right words.

And sometimes I don't feel like talking.

So I like to use my hands.

If I'm feeling happy, I like to give others a thumbs up.

And if I'm feeling kind of tired or cranky, I give a thumb to the side.

And if I'm feeling really sad or mad, I give a thumbs down.

Let's practice it together.

Let's pretend that I just got a cute cuddly snugly puppy, and I'm really happy.

I would give a thumbs up.

And now let's pretend that my little brother was up crying all night, and I didn't sleep, and I'm cranky.

I would give a thumb to the side.

And now let's pretend that something really big happened.

And I'm feeling really, really sad, or really, really mad, a big feeling.

I would give a thumbs down.

And that would communicate to others that I'm having a thumbs down day, and I might need some help or support.

It's always okay to ask a safe grownup when you need help or support when you're having a thumbs down day.

And maybe they can talk to you about your feelings or offer a hug if you're ready.

Now, you can teach the thumb check to anyone, teach them what thumbs up, side, and down means.

So when you don't have the right words, or you don't feel like talking, you can show them your thumb.

Thank you for practicing thumb check with me today.

Let's get together again soon.

(mellow music) - Hi, scholars.

I'm Mrs. Fuller.

Today, we're going to be reading a book called "Plastic Eco Activities", written by Louise Nelson, and read with permission from the Crabtree Publishing Company.

As we read today, I would like us to listen for information that'll help us answer our two big questions.

First, how do people's actions affect the environment?

And our second big question, what choices can people make to reduce their impact on the environment?

Let's get started.

(bright music) Today's book, "Plastic Eco Activities," is a non-fiction or informational text.

That means that the author wrote the book to give us information about something.

In this case, plastic.

A non-fiction or informational text also has certain text features that help us to read and find information in the book.

The first text feature in the book is the table of contents, or the contents page.

This tells us the different sections that are in the book and on which page we would find each section.

This helps us to find the information that we're looking for very quickly.

For example, if we wanted to read the section called what is plastic, what page would we look on?

That's right, page six.

Another text feature are words in bold print or bolded words.

Words that are bolded can be found in the glossary on page 24.

For example, the word opaque on page seven is in bold print.

If we look back in the glossary on page 24, we can see that opaque means not see-through.

When the author puts a word in bold print, it means that word's important for us to know and to know the definition.

Also on page 24 is the index.

The index tells us on what pages certain topics are talked about.

So if we wanted to find information on plants, the index tells us that plants are talked about in the book on pages 15, 19. and 21.

As we read through the book, we will look up and discuss some other text features.

A plastic plan.

Stop!

Don't throw that plastic bottle in the garbage.

That is really bad for the planet.

There are a lot of things you could do with it instead.

Did you know?

Many of the things we throw away can be used again for something else.

On this page, the words a plastic plan are called a heading, and the heading tells you what the page or the section is going to be about.

Another text feature on that page is the blue circle that says did you know.

This is called a fact box or a side bar, and this gives us extra information or facts about the topic.

Every minute, about a truck-full of plastic is thrown into the ocean.

What can we do to stop this from happening?

Reduce: try not to buy plastic.

Reuse: use your plastic for something new.

Recycle: make sure you recycle plastic things.

On this page, the photographs are a text feature.

A photograph is a picture of something taken with a camera.

So in this picture, you can see that the green beans can be bought in a plastic container or with paper and a string wrapped around them.

So the picture represents reduce: try not to buy plastic.

The words above the picture says reduce: try not to buy plastic.

Those words are a text feature called a caption.

A caption helps us to better understand the picture.

I'd like us to go back and reread this page, because there's some important information that we're going to need to write down.

Every minute, about a truck-full of plastic is thrown into the ocean.

What can we do to stop this from happening?

Reduce: try not to buy plastic.

Reuse: use your plastic for something new.

Recycle: make sure you recycle plastic things.

So the problem on that page is that about a truck-full of plastic is thrown into the ocean every minute.

So the question, what can we do to stop this from happening?

Let's answer that question.

What did the book say we could do?

That's right.

I heard we could reduce.

And what does that mean?

Right.

It means to try not to use or buy things that are plastic.

Try not to buy plastic.

What else can we do to stop this from happening?

Good.

We could reuse.

And what does that mean?

What does it mean to reuse our plastic?

Yes, that means take the plastic we have and try to use it for something else.

Use your plastic for something else.

And what's the last thing we could do to stop plastic from getting into the ocean?

Yes.

Recycle.

So what does it mean to recycle?

That's right.

Recycle means we save those things, and we take it so that they can be made into something else.

Make sure to recycle our plastic things.

So our problem, every minute about a truck-full of plastic is thrown into ocean.

What can we do to stop this from happening?

We came up with three answers.

We could reduce the amount of plastic that we buy, we could reuse the plastic that we already have, and we can make sure that we take our items that are plastic to recycle them instead of throwing them in the garbage.

Great job.

What is plastic?

Plastic is a material.

We use materials, such as wood, glass, paper, and metal, to make things.

Materials have properties.

Properties tell us what the material is like.

Here are the properties of plastic.

Plastic can be shaped into almost any shape.

It can be thin and transparent, such as a plastic bag.

Plastic is made by people.

It can be thick and opaque, such as this lunchbox, and it can last a long time, even hundreds of years.

Look around you and see what items you see that are made of plastic.

I bet you saw quite a few.

A plastic paradise.

Let's keep that plastic out of the ocean.

We can use it to make an ocean scene instead.

In this picture, the students used bottle caps to make an ocean scene.

This works great as a class project.

Can you fill the whole wall?

If you'd like to make a craft like this out of bottle caps or other recycled materials, these are some items that you might need.

A lot of bottle caps in different colors.

A large piece of cardboard.

An old cardboard box will work great Plastic bottles in different colors.

String, googly eyes, paper and glue, markers, pipe cleaners, scissors, and tape.

And remember, if you don't have these exact items, it's okay to use what you do have.

Safety first, always ask an adult for help.

Plastic bottles and scissors can be sharp.

Here are the steps we would use to make this project.

Step one, use the markers to draw your ocean scene.

Step two, color in your ocean scene.

Step three, use the glue to stick the bottle caps to the picture, following the colors in your drawing.

You will create an amazing mosaic effect.

Step four, cut your colored plastic bottles to make fish.

Step five, use pipe cleaners and bottle caps to make other sea creatures, like this crab.

What other sea creatures can you make?

Step six, hang your creature in front of your colorful ocean scene.

A plastic posy.

The word posy means flower.

Make this lovely bunch of blooms for someone special or to brighten up a windowsill or garden.

If you want to recycle your flowers afterward, don't paint them.

Use colored bottles instead.

To make your plastic posy, here's some items that you might want to collect.

Plastic drink bottles, the kind with the bumps on the bottom.

Like this one here.

Acrylic paint or permanent markers, paint brushes, thin wooden sticks to use for stems.

I use sticks that I found in my yard.

Felt or paper for the leaves, masking tape, an apron, a newspaper, and scissors.

Clean as you go.

Don't forget to put newspaper down in your working area and wear an apron.

Here are the steps you would use to make your plastic posy.

Step one, ask an adult to cut around the bumpy edges of the bottom of the bottle, following the shape made by the bumps.

Step two, if you want to, paint inside each bump to look like colorful petals.

Step three, glue the flower to a stick.

Step four, glue on the leaves made from felt or paper.

Step five, display your flowers in the garden, in a vase, or tied with a ribbon.

Don't forget, either recycle the rest of your bottle or use it for another project.

The top halves of bottles make great greenhouses for seedlings.

I've been working on making the crafts that we just read about in the book.

So you can see, I started with a collection of bottle caps, and I used those to make a penguin, a fish for our ocean scene, and a ladybug.

And I'm working on making the plastic posies.

I glued a bottle cap to the middle for the center of the flower.

I used a real stick and pipe cleaners for leaves.

(bright music) Thank you for learning with us today.

Remember, making things is a great way to reuse our plastic.

To help keep plastic out of the ocean, remember, we can do three things.

We can reduce: try not to buy plastic.

We can reuse: use your plastic for something else, like making cool art projects.

Or we can recycle: make sure to recycle our plastic, taking it to the recycling center.

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.

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