- Hi scholars.

Welcome to second grade on Read, Write, Roar.

Our big question today is which animals help plant trees and how do they do it?

Well, we're going to listen to a story tale who will plant us a tree, where we're going to learn about which animals helped plant these trees and how they do it?

Yeah.

We're also going to work with words that have the consonant -le pattern at the end of a syllable.

So go ahead scholars, get your paper and something to write with and let's get ready to Read, Write, 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.

(upbeat music) - Hi scholars, I'm Mrs. Z-K. And today, we are going to be working on another reading strategy for your toolbox.

You know when you get to those longer words, words was more than one syllable, and they're hard for you to read.

Well, we have a tool for that.

Yeah, we're gonna be dividing syllables.

Knowing about syllables are going to help us find patterns in words and figure out how to split words up or divide them so that we can have chunks of words.

And then we can blend them all together.

Before we look at a strategy that we can use to break the word up into parts or syllables, let's remind ourselves about the vowels.

Our vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y.

All the other letters in the alphabet are known as consonant.

If it's not a vowel, it's a consonant.

Yeah.

Today, we will divide and read word that have a consonant -le syllable.

That means one of those consonants, letters that aren't vowels.

And then it has the -le at the end of it.

When you hear that -le it's gonna sound like, ul, so we'll know what sounded makes already.

We're just gonna add that, we're gonna blend that consonant to that ul sound.

Okay.

Let's look at what we need to do.

We know that every syllable is going to have one vowel sound.

That vowel sound could be made by one vowel or by a vowel team, that's two vowels together, working together to make one sound.

Once we identify the vowels and the vowel teams, that's going to help us see patterns in the word.

That's going to help us decide, where we should divide our word of it.

And if we should divide it between two consonants, two vowels, or a vowel and a consonant.

Remember if you split a word up, and it doesn't make any sense, that's okay just try it a different way.

Yeah, let's practice here.

I have a word, and I'm going to identify my vowels.

I'm putting dots underneath them.

I also noticed that I have a pattern that we're gonna work with today.

The consonant -le pattern.

So whenever we see the consonant -le, we know that we're gonna divide right before the consonant.

'Cause that's one syllable all by itself.

So this is gonna say the sound dul.

And our first syllable is a closed syllable because there's a consonant after the vowel.

So it's gonna have the short a it's gonna sound a.

So we have can-dle.

What word?

Candle.

Man, I wished we had a candle the other day when the power went out.

(laughs) (upbeat music) Scholars we're gonna practice some words together.

So get your paper and writing utensils ready.

(upbeat music) All right, scholars, I would like for you to write these words down on your paper, as we work through them.

And we're gonna follow the tips to figure out if we can sound out the words.

All the words, we're gonna work with today are going to have that consonant -le pattern.

Remember is gonna make that ul sound at the end.

They're also ul animal names.

That should be fun.

Are you ready for your first word?

All right, let's find it.

C-A-T-T-L-E. As soon as you write your word go ahead and put dots underneath your vowels.

Do you notice my consonant -le pattern at the end?

We know that we split our word right before the consonant.

So our line of going to go between the Ts.

We would usually split it there anyway because that's a double consonant.

Yeah, that makes our first syllable, a closed syllable because the consonant follows the vowel.

So we have a short a here.

You ready to figure the word out?

Cat, cat-tle, cat-tle, cattle.

Yeah.

Have you ever seen a farm?

And they go and they round up the cattle, like the cows.

Yeah, let's write our next word.

All right, T-U-R- T-L-E. (upbeat music) What do you do as soon as you write your word?

You're right.

Identify the vowels.

Let's put dots underneath our vowels.

I'm noticing two different patterns in this word.

Yes, I'm noticing a consonant -le, where we're gonna split our word at.

So split your word between the two consonants R and T. And then I also noticed Mr. Bossy R. R controls vowel here.

So this is one, half the R sound.

Are you ready to figure out our word?

Tur, tur-tle What word?

Turtle, you are, right?

Oh, those slow little turtles.

(laughs) All right, scholar, let's write down our next word.

E-A-G-L-E. As soon as you write it down, go ahead and identify your vowels.

I noticed a consonant -le so I know I can split it there.

But I also noticed E and A, which are vowel teams, so we can underline there.

Yeah.

So we have two vowel sounds.

So we have two syllables in this word, and we have ea- ea-gle.

What word?

Eagle, nice.

All right, next word, scholars.

B-E-E-T--le.

Identify your vowels by putting dots on them.

Do you see your consonant -le pattern?

Do you know where to split your word up at?

Yes, right before the consonant.

That leaves us with double Es, which is a vowel team.

Making it an open syllable for our first syllable.

So our first syllable is bee-tle.

What word?

Beetle.

Yeah, do you like beetles?

(laughs) All right, guys.

Let's write our last word scholars.

P-O-O- D-L-E. Identify your vowels by placing dots underneath them.

I see another vowel team too.

Those double Os are going to stay together, and they're gonna make one sound, u. Yeah, u. I also know the sarcasm the -le pattern, which is gonna be one syllable.

So we're gonna divide between the O and the D. Did you figure out the word?

Nice job, it's poo-dle What word?

Poodle, yeah, those cute little puppies.

(laughs) (upbeat music) Here's a fun riddle for you.

Look at that word, riddle.

Riddle has the consonant -le pattern.

And we split between double consonants.

So we have rid-dle, riddle.

Well, here's your riddle.

What has legs, but doesn't walk?

What has legs, but doesn't walk?

Here's your clue.

Our word also has a consonant -le pattern.

It's gonna end with that, ul.

Did you guess, was it a table?

And table, we actually divide between a consonant and a vowel making our first syllable open.

So we have ta-ble, table.

Scholars, I hope you had as much fun working with words today, as I did.

I hope you can use all of these strategies, when you're reading words with more than one syllable.

Why don't you go ahead and try to make a riddle.

See if you can make a word with a consonant -le, and see if you can make one of your friends giggle.

(upbeat music) - Hello and welcome.

I miss Amy, and I'm excited to share some mindful practices with you today.

Mindful practices are tools we can use when we need to pause and take a breath, own what we are feeling and practice a quick stretch or something that relaxes us.

We call this a pop check, and today we're going to stretch.

So imagine that you are a strong tree and reach your feet down into the earth like you have roots.

Now inhale, lift your arms up like the branches.

And as you exhale, your hands will fall like leaves.

(sighs) Ready?

Take a deep breath in.

(sighs heavily) Oop, my leaves fell on my shoulders.

Take a deep breath in.

Where will yours fall?

(sighs heavily) Oop, mine are on my head.

Take a deep breath in.

(sighs heavily) And relax.

You can practice these pop checks anytime, anywhere.

When you're feeling sad or worried or angry, you can find a quiet space like your room, a closet, even a bathroom, take a deep breath, stretch, and twist your worries out.

That's what I do, and it helps me feel better.

Thank you for sharing these mindful practices with me today.

Let's get together again soon.

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

Let's get ready to read "Who Will Plant a Tree?"

written by Jerry Pallotta and illustrated by Tom Leonard.

And take a look at some pretty amazing plant photographs for phenomena.

We will also identify the main points between two texts on the same topic.

(upbeat music) Before we begin, let's make some predictions on our anticipation guide about "Who Will Plant a Tree?".

We'll go through this list of animals, and you'll check; yes or no.

Whether you think they'll plant a tree or not.

Don't worry about being right or wrong.

It's just a way to get excited about the story we're gonna read today.

Let's go through one at a time, and check on your anticipation guide or just make a mental note as we go through.

Let's start at the top.

Do you think a squirrel will plant a tree?

Yes or no?

How about a black bear?

Ooh, what about a goose?

Do you think a dolphin could plant a tree?

That seems pretty bizarre, make your own prediction.

What about an ant?

Something as tiny as an ant.

How about a horse, a wild horse?

What do you think?

How about a beaver?

Do you think a beaver could plant a tree?

I know that beavers are good at cutting down trees with their teeth.

Hmm, I wonder.

What's next?

A monkey.

Do you think a monkey could plant a tree?

How about a moose?

What about an owl?

Make your prediction.

And this animal here is called a pacu.

It's a fish that lives in the Amazon.

Do you think that could plant a tree?

What about a camel?

And a wren, this is a type of bird.

Do you think a little bird called a wren could plant a tree?

And the last is students.

Do you think students could plant a tree?

All right, readers now that we have our predictions, let's keep those in mind as we jump into our story, and then we'll go back to the list at the end.

(upbeat music) "Who Will Plant a Tree?"

written by Jerry Pallotta and illustrated by Tom Leonard.

I wonder who will plant a tree?

Last fall a squirrel buried an acorn.

He didn't know it, but he planted an Oak tree.

Seeds stuck to the messy fur of an apple eating black bear.

The bear tripped, a seed fell off, and he planted an apple tree.

A goose migrated with a chestnut burrs stuck to her feathers.

Miles away, the burr came off.

She planted a chestnut tree.

A dolphin pushed a coconut into ocean currents.

The coconut floated to an island and a palm tree grew.

Ants marched a pine nut down their tunnel.

They didn't know it.

They planted a pine tree.

Cherry seeds got caught on the tail of a wild horse.

She switched her tail.

A seed fell and grew into a cherry tree.

A Beaver used his sharp teeth to chop down a maple tree.

Crash.

Maple trees were planted along the riverbank.

Playful monkeys threw figs at each other.

They planted fig trees.

Stop it, don't throw food.

A moose got a pear tree branch stuck in its antlers.

It walked and walked, as pairs fell off, trees were planted.

An owl swallowed a mouse that had been eating elm tree seeds.

Later, the owl coughed up an owl pellet and an elm tree grew.

In the Amazon River, a pacu ate floating fruit.

It pooped seeds.

Trees were planted all over the rainforest.

Are you catching on?

So far, all the animals have planted a tree.

Let's keep reading.

A camel chewed some dates, and then spit the seeds out.

It wasn't long before a seed grew into a date palm tree.

A wren flies to her nest with a Juniper berry in her beak.

Oops, the tasty berry fell.

The wren planted a Juniper tree.

A teacher taught her students all about trees.

They went on a field trip and planted trees.

What fun?

Wait a second, did an elephant plant a tree?

Do you see what that little tree sprout is growing out of?

What do you think that is, that the elephant left behind?

I think you're right.

(upbeat music) What a fun story.

Now readers, we need to jump back to our anticipation guide.

Where you write what were your predictions?

What do we have to do now?

That's right, we have to check, yes after all those animals, and the students.

It was pretty interesting to see how those animals planted all sorts of different trees all over the world, because they all live in different places, and they didn't even know it.

Either the seed that stuck to them or they spit them out, and then a tree grew.

That's pretty cool.

So go ahead and check yes after all of those animals.

Now, have you ever planted a tree?

It's one small thing that we can all do to help the world because remember those plants like the trees give us oxygen to breathe.

(upbeat music) Hey, today, we're gonna plant a tree, and we're gonna get ready to plant some white spruce.

So you'll see, we have flags spread out that will give the baby trees room to grow when they get older.

Our flags are spaced out about eight feet, and we're going to use our planting bar.

Then we're going to make a hole in the ground just wide enough to get the little baby tree in.

These are baby tree about a half a foot tall.

That'll get wiggled in there, and we step gently.

Step around it.

And there we go.

That's how you plant a baby tree.

And in several years, it'll grow up to be much bigger and give us lots of oxygen to breathe and protect our trails.

Thanks for joining me, and helping me plant a trees.

The main point of this book was what.

That's right, how trees get planted and how they grow.

Let's take a look at another book on a similar topic.

This book is called "How Groundhog's Garden Grow."

And we're gonna go for a quick picture walk and see how it's related.

Come along.

In this story, if we take a quick picture walk, we see lots of different vegetables and flowers and plants.

And it's about how they grow, and how they get planted to begin with.

The main character also learns an important lesson in this story about how to give thanks for the things that he plants and for the friends he should come share them with.

So the main point between these two books, is how to plant things and how they grow.

Two different books, same topic.

What other stories have you read that teach you about how things grow or how to plant things?

Those are great.

We can sure learn a lot about our world from the things that we read.

Before we leave, I wanted to show you some really cool pictures of plants and trees growing in some pretty extraordinary places.

Come on, let's take a look.

Wow, look at this picture.

Where do you think these trees are growing?

How do you think they ended up there?

Now look at this one.

These are pretty cool looking tree roots.

Where do you think this tree got planted?

Wow, this one is amazing.

How in the world did this tree start growing on top of a rock?

Do you think an animal planted the seed?

This one's getting me thinking, maybe a bird drop the seed on this rock.

What do you think?

Can you tell where this tree is growing?

That's right, a gutter.

That's not a very good place for a tree to grow.

Wow, check out those rooftops.

They're covered with grass.

I wonder if people planted the grass seed on purpose.

This little tree sprout is growing in a crack on a sidewalk.

That's pretty amazing.

Do you think it'll be able to grow there?

Does it have enough space?

I wonder what will happen.

That's all for now readers.

You did a great job of identifying the main point between two different texts.

Keep reading and growing and we'll see you on the next Read, Write, 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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