- Hello, readers and writers.

Welcome to Read, Write, ROAR.

Today, we're gonna learn all about the letter K. We're gonna learn two new high frequency words, and we're gonna read a story about being an active citizen in our community.

For today's lesson, you'll need something to write with, and something to write on.

So go ahead and get those things, and then we'll get started.

- [Narrator] 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.

(upbeat music) (soft music) - Hello, I'm Mrs. Erfourth.

Today, you are all going to be letter heroes.

You'll be learning the name, the sound, and how to write the letter K. This is the letter K. This is the uppercase letter K. This is the lowercase letter K. Let's practice naming the letter K. When I point to the letter, you say the letter.

What letter is this?

K. And this?

K. What letter is this again?

K. And one more time.

What letter is this?

K. The letter K represents the sound K, like in koala.

Like in kitten.

And key, and kite, and kid.

To make the sound K, I put my tongue at the top of my mouth towards the back, and I push the air through my mouth when I let go of my tongue, and release my tongue like this, K, K. You try it.

K, K. Great job.

Now let's practice saying the sound K. When I point to the letter, you say the sound.

Ready?

What sound?

K. And what sound is that?

K. Let me hear you say it again.

K. Last time.

What sound?

K. Let's see if we can find the letter K in our sentence.

Let's get out our magnifying glass, and look closer at our sentence.

The king has a pet kitten named Kitty.

Let's take a close look.

The, do we see the letter K?

Mm, no, that's our high frequency word.

King.

Yes, you see the letter K, let's circle it.

Let's keep reading.

Do you see the letter K again in the sentence?

Has a pet.

Do you see one yet?

The next word, kitten.

There it is.

The letter K, let's circle it.

Did you see another letter K in our sentence in any of the words?

Named Kitty.

The letter K, let's circle it.

Did you notice that's an uppercase K for Kitty?

Because that's the kitten's name, and we put an uppercase or capital letter at the beginning of names.

We have three words in our sentence that have the letter K, king, kitten, and Kitty.

Great job, letter heroes.

(soft music) Now let's practice writing the letter K. Let's practice writing the uppercase letter K first.

Watch me on the lines.

Begin at the top line.

Pull down.

Back up to the top line.

Slant in.

Slant out.

Let's trace it.

Get your tracing finger ready, and trace it with me.

Ready?

Start at the top line.

Pull down, back up to the top line, slant in, slant out.

Great, now let's get our pencil, and let's write it together.

All right, let's write it together.

Ready?

Start at the top line of your paper.

Pull down, back up to the top, slant in, slant out.

Let's practice writing another one together.

Top of the line, pull down, back up to the top, slant in, and you got it, slant out.

Great, now let's practice writing the lowercase letter K. Watch me write the lowercase letter K. Start at the top line.

Pull down.

Middle line, slant in, then slant out.

Let's trace it with our finger.

Get your finger ready, and let's trace the lowercase letter K. Here we go, start at the top line.

Pull down, middle line, slant in, slant out.

Great, I think we're ready to write it now.

Grab your pencil, and let's practice writing the letter K. Start at top line of your paper, pull down, middle line, slant in, you got it, slant out.

Let's practice another one.

Ready?

With your pencil, start at the top line, pull down, middle line, slant in, you got it, slant out.

Great job writing the uppercase letter K, and the lowercase letter K. You did an amazing job, letter heroes, learning all about the letter K today.

What letter is this?

K. And what sound does it represent?

K. Fantastic.

Keep being a letter hero at home, and be sure to keep on the lookout for the letter K when you're reading.

(soft music) We are going to learn two new high frequency words today.

High frequency words are words that we see a lot when we're reading.

Let's read our sentence, which is from a story that we're gonna read today.

People live in a community.

This is the word people.

Can you say that word?

People.

Listen to me say the sounds in the word people.

P, E, P, L. There are four sounds in the word people.

Watch me write the word people.

The first sound is P. The letter we write is P. The next sound is E. There are two letters in this word, E, O, that represent the E sound.

The E and the O do not make their regular sound.

So we have to remember this part of the word by heart.

The next sound is P, the letter we write for that sound is P. And the last sound in the word people is L. The letter we write for that sound is L, and there's one more letter in the word people at the end is the letter E, and that does not represent any sound at the end of the word.

The word people.

Let's practice tapping out the letters in the word people to help us remember how to spell it.

Everybody stand up, get your arm ready.

We're gonna tap it.

Let's do it together.

P, E, O, P, L, E. People.

Watch me tap out the word people.

P, E, O, P, L, E. People.

Let's do it together.

Ready?

Get your arm ready.

Start at your shoulder.

P, E, O, P, L, E. People.

Let's try one more time.

Get your arm ready, and let's tap the letters.

P, E, O, P, L, E, people.

Now let's trace the word people.

Get your finger ready, and we'll trace each letter.

Here we go.

Do it with me.

The letter P. Start at the middle line, pull down, up and around.

E, to the middle line and around, O, P, L, E, people.

Let's read our second sentence.

I can make the kite fly high.

This is the word make.

Can you say that word?

Make.

Make is a high frequency word.

Listen to me say the sounds in the word make.

M, A, K. There are three sounds in the word make.

Watch me write the word make.

The first sound in make is M. The letter we write for that sound is M. The next sound we hear is A.

The letter we write for that sound is A.

The next sound is K. The letter we write for that sound, which we learned today, is K. And the last letter in make is the letter E, which does not represent a sound.

It makes the A say its name in make.

Let's tap out the letters in the word make to practice how to spell it.

Everybody stand up, and watch me tap out the letters in the word make.

M, A, K, E, make.

Let's do it together, ready?

Get out your arm, and start at your shoulder.

M, A, K, E, make.

Last time, ready?

M, A, K, E, make.

And let's trace the word make.

Get your tracing finger ready, and trace it with me.

Let's start with the M. A, K, E. Great job learning our two high frequency words today.

What were our words?

People, make.

We're gonna read those words today in our story.

You can also be on the lookout for those high frequency words when you are reading at home.

(soft music) Today, we're gonna read a story about being an active citizen in our community.

Our goal, or our target, while we're reading today is I can explain how pictures help me understand the people, places, things, or ideas in non-fiction text.

The title of our story today is called, "Be an Active Citizen in Your Community".

The author is Helen Mason.

This story is read aloud with permission from Crabtree Publishing Company.

This is a non-fiction story.

Non-fiction stories give us inform with facts about a topic.

Non-fiction stories also have special features, like pictures or illustrations, to help us understand the topic, captions for the pictures to help us understand what the picture is about, and some other special features that we'll see here in our story today.

Let's talk about this word, citizen.

The story is about being an active citizen in your community.

The word citizen means to be a part of your neighborhood community, your school community, being a part in your city community.

All of these people in the picture are citizens, or part of their community that they live in.

The word active means doing something.

So active citizen means doing something in the community, and doing something helpful to make the community a better place to live.

When we're reading today, listen for the different ways that these people are making a difference in helping in their community.

And then we can think about ways we can help in our community.

Let's begin reading our story.

I'm going to read four sections of the story today, so not the entire story, and here we have a table of contents.

This is one of those special features that I mentioned that a non-fiction story has.

The story is organized into sections or parts.

I'm going to read four of them.

The first section is what is a community?

"A community is a place where people live, work, and play.

They live in houses and apartment buildings.

People in a community depend on each other.

Farmers grow food.

Store owners buy food from farmers, and then sell it.

Police officers keep the farms and stores safe.

Electrical companies make sure that everyone has electricity.

Everyone works together."

Let's keep reading.

"People also have fun in communities.

There are parks to explore.

There are playgrounds to enjoy.

Some communities have swimming pools.

Others have arenas."

Let's take a look at the picture, and I'm gonna read the caption.

This is called a caption that is explaining what this picture is about.

"Many communities have museums and libraries.

These are places to learn new things."

And there's a picture of a group of students in a museum.

The next section is what is a citizen?

"The people who live in a community are its citizens.

Citizens can be old or young.

Both grandparents and babies are citizens.

You are a citizen too."

And let's look at the picture, because we see an example of an old citizen and a young citizen.

"Citizens have rights.

A right is something you are allowed to have or do.

You have the right to ride your bike.

Citizens also have a responsibility to make their community a great place for everyone.

A responsibility is something you should take care of or do.

You have a responsibility to obey your community's rules.

Rules keep people safe."

Let's take a look at the picture, and I'm gonna read the caption that explain the picture.

"You follow the rules when you wear a helmet while riding your bike."

Let's read the next section.

What is an active citizen?

Remember the word active means doing something.

"Active citizens help make their communities great places to live.

Some active citizens work with people who are new to the community.

They welcome new people, and help them learn about the community.

Other active citizens work to keep rivers and lakes clean.

They help fish and other animals stay healthy.

They make sure the water is safe to drink."

Let's look at this picture, and I'll read the caption to tell us what's happening in the picture.

"These active citizens are planting trees to help keep their community beautiful.

All citizens have a right to safe drinking water.

We each need about eight cups of fluid each day."

And the last section, helping others.

"Communities are made up of families, friends, and neighbors.

It feels good to help these people.

Helping starts at home.

Active citizens do jobs around the house.

They help with housework.

They might also take care of the recycling.

Sometimes you can help in big ways.

You can have a bottle drive.

You can use the money to help build a safe playground.

Sometimes you can help in small ways.

You can offer to rake leaves for a neighbor.

Helping others is how active citizens keep their community strong."

And we see a picture here.

Let's read the caption, and find out what they're doing.

"These kids are raising money for charity.

Their donations help others."

So let's talk about our target.

I can explain how pictures help me understand the people, places, things, or ideas in a non-fiction text.

Let's think about the pictures.

Did the pictures help us understand what the author was explaining, the information and facts?

Yes, it gave us a better idea of what they were doing, and a picture of the people in the community, in the museum, planting the trees.

And remember, we read the captions by the pictures also to help us understand what the picture was about.

So think about all the ways that you can help in your community.

Think of one way you can help at home, in your neighborhood, at school, and go out and be an active citizen in your community, and make it a great place to live.

Great job, readers.

(soft music) Writers, today, we are gonna write a sentence about the story that we read.

We learned different ways we can be active citizens, or help in our community.

We're gonna write the sentence, I can help others, and then draw a picture of one way you can help others in your community.

I want you to repeat the sentence with me.

I can help others.

Let's repeat it one more time, and count how many words are in the sentence.

I can help others.

There are four words in the sentence.

So with your pencil on your paper, let's draw four lines, because we know we have four words to write.

One, leave a space in between our lines.

So we have a space in between our words, three, and four, four lines, because we have four words in our sentence.

There are two high frequency words in our sentence today.

I and can.

We're gonna write our sentence together, so get your pencil ready, and if we need to, we're gonna stretch out a word, and listen for the sounds to help us spell it.

The first word is I.

It's the word in the sentence, so it needs to be an uppercase.

I.

Write that.

The next word is can.

That's one of our high frequency words.

Let's think about what it starts with.

C. The letter C. A.

A. N, N. Can.

Help is our next word.

Let's stretch out that word.

What sound do we hear at the beginning of help?

H. What letter do we write for H?

H, great.

Let's hear the second sound in the word.

What's the second sound in the word help?

H, E, E. What letter do we write for that sound?

E. And the next sound.

H, E, L, P. What was that next sound?

L. And what's the last sound we hear in the word help?

Everybody say it.

What letter do we write?

P. Let's read our sentence so far.

I can help.

And the last word in our sentence is others.

We're gonna spell that word together.

O, write it with me.

T, H, E, R, S. Others.

What goes at the end of our sentence?

We need a punctuation mark at the end of our sentence.

You got it, it's a period.

Let's read our sentence together, read it with me.

I can help others.

Today, we learned all about the letter K, we learned two new high frequency words, and we read a story about being an active citizen in a community.

And then we wrote a sentence about how we can help others, and be an active citizen in our own communities.

Great job today, readers and writers.

Thank you for learning with me.

See you next time on Read, Write, ROAR.

- [Narrator] 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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