(lively upbeat music) - Hi friends.

Welcome back to teaching in Room 9, the area's largest classroom.

Today is our last day of celebrating all things pets.

And we've had a lot of fun reading about pets, learning about pets, doing math games about pets all week.

With me in our reading lessons, we'd really been thinking about author's purpose.

As we've read books that had to do with pets, we also learned how authors have a purpose for what they're writing.

Do you remember what the purposes are?

Let's see what you can remember.

Can you guess all three?

That's one of them.

what's another one?

Yup.

And?

You did it.

That's right.

Those three are to persuade, to inform, and to entertain.

To persuade is to share an opinion.

That's right.

Try to convince others about something or to think a certain way.

To inform as facts and information.

They want to teach us new things.

And to entertain, yeah, is simply a story for us to enjoy.

Right?

And then we did find out that sometimes authors do more than one thing in their book.

We read three different books.

So we've really gotten a chance to really look at how can you be persuasive?

How can you inform someone?

Or how can you entertain?

And I thought today because it's our last day of the week and we always do writing together because we're not just readers, we're writers, too, aren't we?

I thought maybe today, we could write a persuasive letter.

Yup.

We are gonna be persuasive writers today.

So persuasive writing, it's different than the types of writing that we've done before.

We've done informative writing and we've done procedural writing like a "how to" book.

That's right.

So today we're gonna do persuasive, but like I said we've done informative writing and informative writing teaches about a topic, tells facts, and uses expert words.

And then it also adds details by like comparisons or descriptions.

We also wrote a "how to" book or procedural writing.

Procedural writing tells how to do something.

It lists materials and tells us step by step a procedure of how to do and there's warnings and tips along the way so you feel successful.

Today, we're gonna do persuasive writing.

Let's take a look at what we can expect with persuasive writing.

That's right.

Here we're gonna share an opinion about something or try to convince somebody to do something, right?

We're gonna give reasons and add those details to make it super, super convincing.

So persuasive writing.

And I thought that maybe we could write a letter trying to persuade somebody to get us a pet.

What do you think?

You can do this, too.

You can write a letter to a grownup trying to persuade them to let you have a pet.

Now we know like, hmm, it might not happen.

Probably won't happen, but it sure is fun to try.

I think I wanna write a silly one.

I think I wanna write a silly letter.

Not just like a dog or a cat or fish.

So let me think.

What kind of pet might I like?

Oh, I think I would really like a koala bear.

(laughs) Do you know what a koala bear is?

I know, they're so cute and cuddly.

That's right.

They live in Australia and they eat bamboo.

Well, you already know some things about koala bears.

So, I'm gonna use those ideas to help convince.

I think I'm gonna ask Mr.

Forth, my husband, if I can have a koala bear or a pet.

So before we write, we want to get an idea, which we have, and plan.

That's right.

So before we write, we're gonna come up with our plan and really stop and think.

Hmm.

What kind of things do we want to add to our writing?

All right, let's see.

We're just gonna jot down some ideas.

So I'm gonna say, I want a koala, right?

I want a koala bear.

I want to koala.

Okay.

What would my reasons be?

Remember, I'm really trying to ask Mr.

Forth about getting us a koala, koala bear.

What would my reasons be?

They are cute and cuddly.

I think that could be a reason.

So I'm gonna put a one, a two and a three to come up with three reasons.

So I'm really convincing him to get us a koala.

So, cute and cuddly.

Okay.

Okay.

What else?

Hmm.

Cute and cuddly.

They are quiet animals.

That's pretty important because we have four kids so it is not a very quiet house.

So we definitely could use something that's quiet and yeah, they eat eucalyptus.

They eat leaves, okay?

These are so smart.

They eat leaves.

So, they're easy to feed, right?

Easy to feed.

Okay.

So I have my opinion, I have three of my reasons.

I think I'm ready to write this letter.

So when I write a letter, I wanna start at the top by addressing it to who I'm writing it to.

So we're gonna put, "Dear Mr.

Forth".

Dear Mr.

Forth.

So funny calling him that because I usually just call him by his name, Mike, yeah.

Dear Mr.

Forth.

Okay.

Hmm.

What do I think that we should get a pet, right?

I think we should get a pet.

I think I'm gonna start, I think we should get a pet.

And you know what he's gonna say right away?

No, right, he's gonna be like, no.

'Cause we're so busy and we have lots of kids.

So I might say, I know you think we're busy, right?

I know you think we're too busy for a pet.

Okay.

You might think we are too busy for a pet.

You might think we are too busy for a pet.

But I know the perfect pet for us!

Okay.

That's just my introduction.

I didn't even tell him any reasons.

I didn't even tell him what, yeah, I didn't even tell him I wanted a koala, yet.

Look at all of that writing we were able to do.

I know.

You guys are amazing writers.

Okay.

Let's reread what we have.

And then I think we're ready to share the opinion part which is, I think we should get a koala.

Ready?

I think we should get a pet.

You might think we are too busy for a pet.

But I know the perfect pet for us!

What do you think I should put next?

You think this is the part where I should say, "We should get a koala"?

Oh, I like it.

We should get a koala.

Oh, I love it.

Am I done?

Hmm.

Let's check.

Did I share my opinion?

Yes.

I said we should get a koala.

Did I give reasons?

♪ Womp, womp, womp Nope, I didn't really give reasons.

Did I add details to convince all Mr.

Forth here?

Nope.

I didn't do that either.

Okay.

Keep going.

Reasons, reasons, reasons.

These were the reasons we came up with.

Yeah.

Koala bears are so cuddly, yeah.

Koala bears are so cute and cuddly.

Koala bears are so cute and cuddly.

So, I'm imagining the way to convince Mr.

Forth is he really likes to sit and watch sports things on TV.

Yeah, like baseball games or football games.

And I'm imagining like this cute koala just sitting in his lap, watching TV.

Do you think that's convincing?

Yeah.

That could be a detail to match my reason, right?

I bet it would love sitting in your lap while you watch sports on TV.

Oh man!

If we could really get a koala I think I'm being super, super convincing.

Obviously, I'm not getting a koala but why is it fun to pretend?

So, let's think about what else I can say in my letter because I'm gonna go ahead and finish this on my own 'cause I want you to write your own persuasive letters.

So I've already said they're cute and cuddly.

And I gave a convincing detail and then I can say, oh, they're very quiet.

So I can say koala bears are very quiet.

Right?

We need more quiet because our kids are so loud.

Yeah, I can totally say that.

That's perfect.

And then, they're easy to feed 'cause they eat leaves.

Yeah, they won't cost as much money as our kids.

I'm always going to the grocery store.

That's perfect.

Okay.

So now what do I want you to do?

I want you to become persuasive writers, too.

I want you to write a persuasive letter trying to convince somebody of something.

It might even be convinced them to get a pet.

And can we pick silly pets, like a koala?

Yeah.

Or a unicorn and that like the book that we read or an ostrich.

Yeah.

It doesn't have to be a real pet or it can be.

And remember, just because you are trying to persuade someone doesn't mean it always works.

So don't get upset if you write the best persuasive letter but still can't convince your grownup to get you that pet.

And will you do me a favor?

Will you send those letters to me so I can take a look at them too?

Yeah?

Have a grownup help you?

Find this on our Nine Network page.

That's right.

And you can find me and a way to get ahold of me because I would love to see your persuasive letters.

Happy writing everybody.

Bye.

Off you go.

- Hey, hey, welcome to pet week, Molly and I are going to do some exercises to get us started for today.

Mrs.

Forth, as always, we loved reading lesson and it is time to get up and move our bodies a little.

Okay?

Okay.

So Molly come here.

What, what kind of exercises you can do?

Oh, you wanna show them how you can stand?

Okay.

Let's do that.

Right, everybody stand.

Oh, good girl Mos.

Say hi.

(dog barking) Hi.

(laughs) Okay.

Ready?

Let's do, oh stretch really high.

We're all gonna stretch high.

(dog barking) Good job.

Good girl.

(dog barking) Okay.

What else could we do?

Oh, should we do some lunges?

Okay.

Come here.

Ready?

( dog sneezing) Yeah.

One.

Where are you going?

Two.

Come here.

We're exercising.

Three.

Come here.

We're in the middle of it.

I know.

You're so silly.

Say hi to the kids.

They're up and moving.

Okay, all right.

Come here, come here, come here.

Ready?

Ready?

Ready?

Come here, come here.

What?

What?

Ready?

Ready?

Oh yeah.

Hope you got up and moved around with us.

Hello, welcome back.

Still sweating.

(clap hands) Molly.

(clap hands again) Molly.

She is laying on the cold floor again, like she has every day after our exercise.

Okay.

We're gonna jump right in because today's lesson is exciting because we're dealing with money and money is important for pets because you have to pay for things when it comes to pet.

And we've talked a lot about paying for food, water, and going in to the vet.

And if your dog needs medicine, you also have to pay for those essential things.

Now, there's something very important that a lot of people forget about.

When you get a pet and you go on vacation, sometimes your pet can't go with you and you have to find someone to care for your pet while you're gone, right?

So, sometimes we have my little sister come and stay at our house with Molly but sometimes we send her to the kennel.

That's what it's called the kennel, it sounds like not nice but that's just the name for it.

And it's really nice, okay.

And she loves going to the kennel.

Remember, she goes to doggy daycare once a week to play with other dogs because we're spoiled to, we're spoiled.

She's spoiled.

Molly, are you spoiled?

Hey!

I'm trying to find one of her toys.

Come here.

Are you spoiled?

Yeah, you're a spoiled.

Okay.

So when I send her to the kennel, I'm usually the one who books it and believe it or not, kennels can be really fancy places.

They have lots and lots of options but your dog or your cat, I actually don't know if they kennel things besides dogs and cats.

That's a good question.

Your dog or cat can stay there and they let your dog out like three times a day and they feed it and they take care of it.

They let her go to the bathroom, they walk her.

So she already gets all these amazing things just from being there.

And that is the boarding price.

So, I, like I said, like to spoil Molly just a little bit and there's other things you can add on like daycare.

She still gets everything for boarding, like being out three times a day or going to the bathroom or whatever, all her food, she has a nice place to sleep.

But if she goes to daycare, she's out the whole day playing, that's very appealing to me.

Okay.

I can also buy her this special bone, which I love buying her this special bone 'cause it has peanut butter and she loves it so much.

And then I could get her this treat, it's like this frozen ice cream treat that I know she loves.

And then she can get personal play time, which I think she would love.

She gets one-on-one attention from someone.

Now, I don't always get all of these things for her.

Just kind of depends on how long our trip is.

If it's just a weekend, she just gets the bare minimum, she'll be fine.

When we went on our road trip over spring break, I did a lot of these things because she was there for like seven days and I wanted each day to feel a little different, okay.

So yes, I know, maybe I'm crazy, but dogs deserve to be taken care of really well, all pets do and all animals do.

So, I kind of spoil her and my parents probably are like, oh my gosh, but you know, it's okay, Mr. Wright.

And I like to spoil her.

So (clap hands) this is our "I can" statement for today.

I can count combinations of bills and coins.

And unfortunately I do not have money to give to you so we can just draw all out the bills and coins as we're counting and doing the math, okay?

So let's really quickly review the bills and coins.

Remember, we know a $5 bill, a $10 bill, a $20 bill.

What else is there?

A $1 bill.

Okay.

And then we could have, (coughs) excuse me, we have things like 25 cents, 5 cents, 10 cents, 1 cent.

Right?

Okay.

Those are the amounts of bills and coins that we usually deal with.

So, Mr. Wright for the weekend I'm planning or the time we're planning, gave me a budget of $150.

The most I can spend on Molly for this is $150, okay.

She's going to be there for four nights.

Four nights, okay.

So already, oh-oh, already.

Let's see what I have if she's there for four nights.

Okay.

So this is, let's draw this out.

Day 1, day 2, day 3.

And I should've started a little farther back but that's okay.

I'm gonna move it 'cause I don't want you, there we go.

Day 1, day 2, day 3, and day 4.

Okay.

So for sure, I'm already spending $30 on each day, okay?

So we're really good at figuring out repeated addition, right?

So look, the ones place is all zeros.

Do you see that?

Okay.

The tens place is all threes.

So I'm just going to count by threes and then put a zero in the ones place, okay.

So 3, 6, 9, 12.

Awesome.

So we're already spending on boarding $120, $120 on boarding.

And my budget is $150.

So how much money do we have left to spend?

Our budget is 150 just by sending her to the kennel.

We're spending 120.

So how much do I have left to spend?

What do you think?

Oh, there's some good math strategies going on, right?

So our ones place is a zero, we can see that.

So really I'm looking at the tens place and the tens place is really 5 tens takeaway 2 tens.

5 tens takeaway 2 tens.

So 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, take away 2 of those would leave me with 3 tens.

Okay.

So I have $30 left to spend on her.

Oh my gosh.

$30.

That's it.

Okay.

(breathing deeply) Well, day 1, she doesn't need anything special because she'll just be excited about being there.

But I feel like she probably needs a bone and a treat, bone and treat.

I only have $30 left to spend.

Okay.

Let's figure out what is the cost of a bone and a treat.

So what is eight plus five?

Because I could give her one on two different days.

What is eight plus five?

This is probably seems super easy to you now with all these big numbers.

Eight and five makes?

Hmm.

Yeah, $13.

Okay.

Okay, I think that's good.

Let's do that.

Okay.

So day 1, she is going to get a bone or day 2 for $8 and a treat for 5.

How about that?

Okay.

So we have $30 left and we just use 13 more dollars.

So 30 takeaway 13, you try and figure that out.

30 takeaway 13.

Hmm.

30 takeaway 13.

(tongue clicking) That's kind of challenging.

30 takeaway 13.

For I have 3 tens, so I'm gonna regroup this for 10 ones.

Okay.

So I have this 7 ones left and 2 take away 1 ten.

Okay.

I have $17 left.

$17 left.

Whoa, $17 left getting down to the wire.

Okay.

Let's look at the options we have left.

Now I've given her a bone and a treat.

So, she doesn't really need those again another day.

Daycare is $10 a day and play time is $12 a day.

Okay.

Could I do two daycare days?

Two daycare days.

Could I do daycare on two days?

What do you think?

$10, I have 17 left.

I wanna do daycare two times.

No, you're right.

I can't because daycare for two days, 10 and 10, that makes 20.

And I only have $17 left so I can only do daycare one, one day.

Okay.

Now could I do daycare?

Could I do play time two times?

Well, no, I don't even need to add that together.

Do I?

Because play time is more than daycare, so I don't even need to add that together.

I know I can't do that twice.

But can I do one day of daycare and one day of playtime?

What do you think?

Could I do one day of daycare, which is $10 and one day of playtime, which is 12?

I'm running out of room.

Let's see, 10 plus 12.

Well, inside of 12 is a 10 and 2.

So that's 10 and 10 makes 20 plus 22.

No, boomer.

(breathing deeply) I can't do that.

Hmm.

I guess I'll have to settle for either playtime or daycare.

Daycare is longer so I'll do one day at daycare and I'll put it right here.

Daycare is $10.

So I just spent another 10 and Mr. Wright is gonna be thrilled because I have $7 left.

Whoo-hoo!

What's that?

You're right.

I do have enough.

I don't have enough to get her a bone but I do have enough to get her a treat.

Yes!

Okay, Molly, you're gonna treat and daycare.

Okay.

(laughs) So we have $7 left and then we have $5 'cause we're getting her another treat.

Hmm.

Let's put it on the last day.

Another treat, so we come out, we saved $2 in our budget.

Really?

I guess we don't save it, we just came under budget by $2, whoa!

Man, this sure is a lot of thinking.

Isn't it all over the board?

But it's really cool to see all that thinking.

Okay.

So I hope you had fun this week during pet week and I will see you somewhere very, very special next week.

Bye.

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