- Hi scholars.

And welcome to second grade on read, write, roar.

Today, we're going to focus on our big question.

What kind of plants and animals live in the deciduous forest and why?

We're going to also read and write words with the suffixes "-ful", "-nes" and "-ly".

We will also be using text features to help us learn more about the animals that live in the deciduous forest.

So get your paper and pencil, and let's get ready to read, write, roar.

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Additional support for educational programming provided by, and by viewers like you.

(music) - Hi word builders.

Thanks for coming to learn with me, Mrs Z-K. Today, we are going to be building upon words, building words, and building upon those words.

We're going to be adding suffixes to the end of words to make new words.

Remember those new words are going to have new meanings.

The suffixes we are going to work with today are going to be "-ful", "-ly" and "-ness".

Can you say those with me?

"ful" "ly" and "ness".

Absolutely.

When we add the suffix "-ful" to a word, it makes that word an adjective.

An adjective is a describing word, it describes someone or something.

It's going to say that it is "ful" of that thing.

When we add the suffix "-ly", our word becomes an adverb, that is describing the verbs, describing the action of how something is done.

And when we add the suffix "-ness", our word becomes a noun.

And that noun tells us that it is the state or condition or a feeling of this thing.

All right, scholars, are you ready?

Nice job.

On your paper, go ahead and turn it long ways.

Mhh.

And then I want you to just to drop two straight lines down your paper.

When you do this, you're going to make three columns.

Columns go up and down, this way we will have three sections that go up and down.

At the top of the first section, I want you to write our suffix "-ful".

At the top of the middle section, I want you to write the suffix "-ly".

And at the top of the last section, I want you to write the suffix "-ness".

As we build these words today, scholars you're going to be writing them down in your chart.

I know, how much fun.

I hope your hand is ready, we're gonna do so much today.

All right.

Are you ready scholars?

Let's jump right in.

All right scholars.

Our first base word is hope.

Hope is a feeling of desire or expectation.

We're going to first add a suffix "-full" to the word hope.

When we add the suffix "-ful" to the word "hope", we're going to get the word hope-ful.

What word?

Hopeful.

Nice job scholars.

Go ahead and write that word down under our first section, where it says "adding ful".

all right, scholars.

Here's our next one.

We're going to have the word hopeful.

Mhh.

This one does already have a suffix, but hopeful is now going to have an added suffix of "-ly".

What would our word be?

You're right.

Hopefully.

We're going to write this word in our second column, "+ly".

Great job scholars.

All right, let's move to our next suffix.

We're again, going to have that word hopeful, but now we are going to add the suffix "-ness".

What word will we get?

Hope-ful-ness Absolutely.

That's a long word.

Yes.

Go ahead and write that word down in our last column.

Adding the suffix "-ness".

All right, scholars, let me give you an example about how you might use these words.

You might hope that you have a snow day tomorrow.

You may feel hopeful when you see all the snow outside.

As you are going to sleep, you say "hopefully more snow will fall, so we will have a snow day".

As you start to see all the other schools cancel, you get a feeling of hopefulness.

Mhh All right, scholars.

Let's go ahead and go to our next word.

Our next word is the word "thought".

When we add the suffix "-ful" to the word " thought", we're going to get the word "thought-ful".

What word?

Thoughtful.

Absolutely.

Go ahead and write this word and our first column.

So be thoughtful, is to be full of thoughts.

That's describing how someone would be, right?

It would be thoughtful if they did something that was caring.

Give you a little bit longer, I know that that word is pretty long.

All right, we're gonna keep that word "thoughtful".

And now we're going to add the suffix "-ly".

Our word will become "thought-ful-ly".

What word?

Thoughtfully.

Nice job scholars.

You're going to write that word in our middle column for "ly".

It describes how you would do something.

You might do something thoughtfully.

All right, scholars.

And then our last suffix we're gonna add is the suffix "-ness".

And we have the word "thoughtful" again, and we're gonna add the suffix "-ness".

So we have "thought-ful-ness".

What word?

Thoughtfulness, nice job.

And that one is a long word, so go ahead and take your time to write that one out in your last column.

While you're writing, I'm gonna give you an example of how you could use these words.

My friend thought about me when I was sick.

Thought is to think, to get an idea, right?

To think about something.

So he thought about me when I was sick.

He got me a thoughtful card.

Oh.

So sweet friend.

He thoughtfully picked out that card and made sure that I had my favorite colors on it.

I had a feeling of thoughtfulness that he came over to check on me and gave me a card.

All right scholars, we have one more word to go over.

And that word is "care", and to care is to have a feeling of protection over something.

Mhh And so if we add a suffix "-ful" to the word "care", we would get the word "care-ful", what word?

Careful.

And that is to be full of care.

Absolutely, go ahead and write that word down in our first column.

Careful.

Just like the other two times, we're gonna keep that word careful.

And now we're going to add the suffix "-ly".

We're going to have the word "care-ful-ly".

what word?

Carefully.

Yep.

And remember, that's gonna be an adverb.

We're gonna put that under the suffix "-ly".

It describes how you would do something.

You might do something very carefully.

Mhh Being protect...

Being, giving protection for something.

And our last suffix is the suffix "-ness".

So again, we have that word "careful", And we're adding the suffix "-ness".

So now we have "care-ful-ness".

What word?

Carefulness.

Absolutely, and that one goes in our last column.

Carefulness.

Great job, keeping up scholars.

Yes.

So let me give you an example about how we might use these words.

It is very important for you to care for your teeth.

Right?

Protect your teeth.

You must be very careful when flossing and brushing your teeth, to make sure they are clean.

Full of care, right?

At dinner last night, I was eating something very crunchy and chewy and I had to chew very carefully.

Describing the way in which I chew, right?.

Carefully, full of care.

And my act of carefulness, has kept my teeth from getting cavities.

(laughs) Yeah, hopefully you take pretty good care of your teeth too.

Oh my goodness scholars, you should just be so proud of all the work that you've done.

These are some really big words.

Your brain is getting a workout, for sure.

(laughs) Now that you know how to build upon words to make even bigger words, why don't you try practicing that at home?

Find a word and then add a suffix to it, like "ful", then see if you can add another suffix to it like "ly" or "ness".

(music) - Hi scholars, I'm Mrs. Ziegler.

Let's get ready to read about the deciduous forest and learn about the plants and animals that live there.

We're going to be reading the book "Let's visit the Deciduous Forest" by Jennifer Boothroyd, to help us discover more about the deciduous forest.

As we read, we will be asking and answering a lot of questions and using some texts features to help us better understand the deciduous forest.

Before we start reading, let's take a look at the text features that will help us as we read.

The first text feature is the title, which is the title of the book and gives the reader a preview of what it's going to be about.

The next text feature is a photograph, which is basically a picture or an illustration that goes along with the words in the book.

The next feature is the table of contents, which is a list of topics or chapters that come at the beginning of the book.

The next feature is a caption.

A caption are the words that are near that photograph, that explain more about what that picture is about.

The next text feature is the heading.

The heading is usually written in big, bold words at the top of a page, and lets the reader know what that section is going to be about.

The next feature is a map.

A map is a visual representation of what you're learning about.

You might discover more of where something is located on a map.

The next feature is the glossary.

The glossary is a list of words and their definitions and it usually comes at the end of the book.

The last text feature we need to know about today is the index.

The index is a list of words or topics written in alphabetical or ABC order and lets the reader know what page they can find it on.

The first question we need to ask ourselves before we read this book is what is a deciduous forest?

Well, the photograph on the cover of our book and the words, give us a clue.

Do you see these leaves?

They're bright orange and yellow, and some green.

And that word "forest" us gives us a clue.

Did you know that Michigan is part of the deciduous forest?

I wonder what other plants and animals live here.

The first page we see is the table of contents.

You can see the topics that are listed and what pages they're listed on.

We're going to begin with the first topic, "A Journey to the Deciduous Forest", which is on page four.

"A journey to the deciduous forest, crunch, swoosh, crunch.

The leaves make noise under your feet.

The leaves have changed colors.

Red, orange, yellow and Brown leaves fall gently to the ground.

How many colors do you see in this forest?

Welcome to fall in a deciduous forest.

This biome changes each season."

Do you remember what this text feature is called?

It's pointing to the photograph.

That's right.

It's a caption.

Can you read that caption with me?

"A biome is a large area with certain kinds of plants and animals."

Now we know a little bit more about what a deciduous forest is.

It's a forest that changes with every season.

"Deciduous forests are found mostly in North America, Asia and Europe."

This whole page is filled with another text feature called a?

Map, that's right.

In pink on this map, we can see where the deciduous forest are located.

Now let's jump back to the table of contents to see where we can learn about the animals.

Do you see on the list where the animals in the forest can be found?

That's right, page 11.

Before we turn to that page, let's stop and make a prediction about what animals you think this book is going to show us.

Use what you already know about the forest.

Maybe close your eyes and imagine yourself at home, looking out the window or a walk in the woods.

What animals do you see?

Or what animals have you seen in movies or in other books?

Read along with me or listen as I read the section "Animals in the Forest".

"Many animals rely on trees for their food and homes.

A raccoon is in its den.

Squirrels make nests in the high branches.

Squirrels are very good at climbing.

Squirrels use twigs and leaves to make their nests.

Chipmunks eat nuts and seeds.

Chipmunks live underground in holes and tunnels.

They save food in their homes to eat during the winter.

This chipmunk is eating a nut.

Many birds also live in the forest.

Some birds stay in deciduous forests only during warmer weather.

Some birds stay all year long.

This bright red bird is a cardinal."

Can you think of some birds that live in the deciduous forest all year long?

And some that fly away?

I also live in the deciduous forest.

So, I'm thinking of the chickadees.

The chickadees are a bird feeder all winter long.

So that's one bird that stays in the forest, that I know of.

Another bird that flies away during the cold months is a robin.

I never see it in the winter and I can't wait to hear the robin sounds in the springtime when they return.

What did you think of?

"Hoo, Hoo!

An owl is watching from high in the tree.

Owls hunt mice and shrews that scurry along the forest floor.

Woodpeckers find bugs under the bark of the trees.

They use their beaks to poke holes in the bark and their long tongues to pull out the bugs.

A red-bellied woodpecker hunts for bugs.

Red foxes hunt in the forest.

They live in dens and eat small animals.

Red foxes live in many habitats around the world.

White-tailed deer hide in the forest.

The color of their fur blends into the color of the forest."

Have you ever seen a deer out in the woods or maybe crossing the street?

They seem to be all over where I live.

Before we read this section, do you remember what this text feature was called up here?

That's right.

It's the heading.

Read the heading with me "plants in the forest".

Now we know what we're going to be reading about next.

"Trees are the biggest plants of the forest.

Oak trees grow high in the sky.

They grow acorns.

These nuts are seeds that sprout new oak trees.

Squirrels and other animals eat acorns from oak trees.

Maple trees make a sweet sap.

The sap flows spreading water and nutrients throughout the tree.

These buckets catch sap that flows from the maple trees."

Do you know why people put buckets on the trees to collect the sap?

It's because that sap turns into maple syrup and after a lot of boiling and boiling, that sap turns into syrup.

It takes 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of syrup.

This is what the maple syrup looks like, that I make at home with my family.

We collect it and boil it ourselves.

Here's some homemade maple syrup.

Mhh-mhh.

It's delicious.

And here is a maple syrup that you might get at the store.

It comes in jars that look like this, sometimes.

That's why those buckets are on the trees.

The syrup comes from those maple trees.

It's good to know where your food comes from.

"In the spring, wildflowers grow in the forest.

Sunlight is able to reach the ground because the trees have not grown all their leaves.

There are many different mushrooms in the forest.

They grow best in shaded, moist places, such as the deciduous forest.

They appear on trees, on rotten logs and on the ground.

A mushroom is a fungus."

The next section is called "From the Ground Up".

Read along with me.

"Dead leaves cover the ground in a deciduous forest ecosystem.

The leaves decay.

They add nutrients to the soil.

An ecosystem is all the living and nonliving things in an area.

Trees and other plants grow in the healthy soil.

Bugs and small animals thrive or they really can live a good life in the soil."

Let's go back a page, even good readers go back and re-read to find out the answer to their question.

Here it is.

"The leaves decay.

They add nutrients to the soil."

The nutrients are the things found in food, that give you your strength.

And in this case, the nutrients and the food is the leaves.

So those leaves break down and make the soil healthy.

Good job answering that question.

"Small birds and other animals eat the insects and plants.

Animals like this bird, spread seeds all around the forest.

The seeds grow into new plants.

These small animals become food for hawks, snakes, and coyotes.

This coyote is hunting.

Many plants and animals live in the deciduous forest.

Each piece of this biome works together!"

Now we're gonna jump to the back of the book to find two more texts features that will help us when we're reading an informational text.

The first is the glossary.

Do you remember what the glossary does?

That's right.

It lists important words and it gives their definition.

And the last text feature comes at the very end of the book.

Do you remember what it's called?

It has words listed in ABC order, and tells the reader where to find those things.

That's right.

It's the index.

For example, if I wanted to learn more about the chipmunks cause I think they're pretty cute.

I'll bring my finger down until I see the "ch-ch".

There it is, chipmunks, and I would turn to what page?

13.

Great job.

You did a great job of using text features to help you better understand the plants and animals that live in the deciduous forest.

What other plants and animals would you like to learn more about?

Keep asking lots of great questions to learn more about this incredible ecosystem and others.

Stay curious and keep reading.

Thanks for joining us today, and we'll see you on the next read, right, roar.

- [Narrator] This program is made possible in part by Michigan Department of Education, the state of Michigan and the Kresge Foundation.

Additional support for educational programming provided by... And by viewers like you.

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