[cheerful upbeat music] ♪ WHAT'S GOOD, MY GOOD PEOPLE?

I'M MR. R., AND I'M GOING TO BE YOUR GUIDE ON TODAY'S LEARNING JOURNEY.

THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME TWISTS AND SOME TURNS, BUT MOSTLY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME FUN.

♪ ♪ HI, WE'RE THE SUPER TWIN TEACHERS, GRACE AND CLAUDIA.

WE ARE HAPPY THAT YOU CAN JOIN US TODAY.

THIS LITERACY LESSON WILL BE IN SPANISH AND INCLUDE ENGLISH CAPTIONS.

IF YOU WANT TO PRACTICE THE SOUNDS IN ENGLISH, ASK A TRUSTED ADULT TO SIT WITH YOU TO READ THE CAPTIONS AND SAY THE SOUNDS.

IF YOU WANT TO SAY THE SOUNDS IN SPANISH, FOLLOW ALONG WITH US.

HELLO, SUPER LEARNERS.

WE ARE THE POWERFUL TWINS, CLAUDIA AND GRACE, AND WE'LL BE HAVING ANOTHER FUN TIME, AND WE'LL BE LEARNING A LOT.

WE ALSO WANT TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR FRIEND KIRA.

[meow] SHE WILL FOLLOW US THE WHOLE TIME.

SO WE INVITE YOU TO LOOK FOR A STUFFED FRIEND OR TRUSTED ADULT, SO THEY CAN FOLLOW YOU AND HELP YOU WITH OUR MISSION FOR TODAY.

AFTER GRACE INTRODUCES HERSELF, WE WILL GIVE YOU 20 SECONDS TO FIND YOUR STUFFED FRIEND OR TRUSTED ADULT.

SUPER LEARNERS, TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO READ OUR BOOK AND MAKE A FRUIT SALAD AND RECOGNIZE THE FIRST LETTERS AND SOUNDS OF EACH FRUIT.

[speaking Spanish] HI, SUPER LEARNERS.

WE'RE THE POWERFUL TWINS, CLAUDIA AND GRACE.

AND WE'LL BE SHARING ANOTHER FUN TIME AND LEARNING A LOT.

WE ALSO WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR FRIEND KIRA.

[meow] SHE WILL BE WITH US THE WHOLE TIME.

WE INVITE YOU TO LOOK FOR A STUFFED ANIMAL TO HELP YOU TO COMPLETE TODAY'S MISSION.

WE'LL GIVE YOU 20 SECONDS TO DO IT.

♪ ♪ YOU WILL NEED: SUPER LEARNERS, WE'RE BACK.

TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO READ A STORY AND MAKE A FRUIT SALAD, AND LEARN THE FIRST LETTER OF THE WORDS AND THEIR SOUNDS.

LET'S WARM UP A LITTLE WITH OUR ALPHABET SONG.

ARE WE READY?

YES, HERE WE GO.

♪ LET'S LEARN, LET'S LEARN ♪ ♪ LET'S LEARN THE LETTERS ♪ VERY GOOD!

WE DID IT!

TO FIND OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TODAY, FIRST, LET'S SAY HI TO OUR STUFFIE, KIRA.

SHE'LL TELL US WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TODAY.

HI, KIRA.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TODAY?

[meow] OH, A FRUIT SALAD.

HOW INTERESTING.

AND TO START OFF, LET'S MAKE A LIST OF FRUITS THAT WE WILL NEED.

ARE YOU READY, SUPER LEARNERS?

YES, LET'S GO.

MMM.

OKAY, SUPER LEARNERS.

LET'S THINK OF 6 FRUITS.

HMM.

WHAT'S THE FIRST FRUIT?

LET'S THINK.

MMM...

RIGHT!

MANZANA (APPLE).

WHAT SOUND DOES "MANZANA" START WITH?

YES!

WITH "[m], [m]."

TELL YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL.

"[m]."

MANZANA.

LET'S THINK OF ANOTHER FRUIT.

LET'S THINK, SUPER LEARNERS.

MMM...

RIGHT, MELÓN (MELON).

WHAT SOUND DOES "MELÓN" START WITH?

YES!

WITH "[m]."

[m], MELÓN.

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

ANOTHER FRUIT, LET'S SEE.

OF COURSE!

"BANANO" (BANANA).

WHAT SOUND DOES "BANANO" START WITH?

YES, WITH "[b], [b]."

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

WITH [b]."

FOR "BANANO."

VERY GOOD.

SUPER LEARNERS, LET'S THINK OF ANOTHER FRUIT.

VERY GOOD, NA RANJA (ORANGE).

AND WHAT SOUND DOES "N ARANJA" START WITH?

YES!

WITH "[n], [n]."

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

AND LET'S THINK OF ANOTHER.

YES, ARÁNDANOS (BLUEBERRIES).

AND WHAT SOUND DOES "A RÁNDANOS" START WITH?

YES, WITH "[ah], [ah]."

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

AND THE LAST FRUIT?

LET'S THINK OF ONE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS?

OF COURSE!

UVAS (GRAPES).

AND WHAT SOUND DOES "UVAS" START WITH?

LET'S THINK.

YES!

WITH "[ooh]."

"[ooh]."

THANK YOU, SUPER LEARNERS.

WE ALREADY HAVE A LIST OF FRUITS.

GRACE, SUPER LEARNERS, WAIT.

KIRA BROUGHT US SOMETHING.

[meow] HMM.

SUPER LEARNERS, WHAT IS IT?

YES, A BOOK.

SUPER LEARNERS, DO YOU THINK THIS BOOK CAN HELP US MAKE OUR FRUIT SALAD?

YES?

AND, WHY?

AH, BECAUSE IT SHOWS FRUIT AND SAYS: "FRUIT SALAD," WHAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE.

LET'S DO IT NOW.

GRACE, CAN YOU READ US THE BOOK?

OF COURSE.

LET'S START.

"FRUIT SALAD."

"FRUIT SALAD."

"WE HAVE APPLES.

WE HAVE ORANGES.

WE HAVE BANANAS.

WE HAVE BLUEBERRIES.

WE HAVE MELON.

WE HAVE GRAPES.

WE HAVE FRUIT SALAD."

THAT'S MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF FRUIT, CLAUDIA!

YES, GRACE.

SUPER LEARNERS, DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST FRUIT IN THE BOOK?

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

YES, MANZANA (APPLE)!

LET'S SEE.

MANZANA.

MM-HMM.

AND WE HAVE AN APPLE.

CORRECT.

WHAT OTHER FRUIT?

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

MMM... NARANJA (ORANGE)?

LET'S CHECK.

NARANJA?

YES!

AND WE ALSO HAVE AN ORANGE.

HERE IT IS.

LET'S THINK OF ANOTHER FRUIT.

YOU SAID "BANANO" (BANANA)?

GRACE, "BANANO"?

YES, CORRECT!

AND WE ALSO HAVE A BANANA.

MMM.

NOW, SUPER LEARNERS, ANOTHER FRUIT IS MISSING.

WHICH ONE?

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

I'M LISTENING, SUPER LEARNERS.

YES, ARÁNDANOS (BLUEBERRIES).

VERY GOOD, SUPER LEARNERS.

HERE ARE THE BLUEBERRIES.

WE HAVE THEM.

AND NOW, WHAT OTHER ONE?

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

YES, MELÓN (MELON).

LOOK, WE ALSO HAVE A MELON.

AND LET'S TELL OUR STUFFIES THE LAST FRUIT.

VERY GOOD, SUPER LEARNERS!

OF COURSE.

UVAS (GRAPES).

WE ALSO HAVE ALL WE NEED FOR OUR FRUIT SALAD.

WHAT'S NEXT, SUPER LEARNERS?

YES, TO PREPARE OUR FRUIT SALAD.

GREAT, SUPER LEARNERS, BUT, WAIT.

GRACE, WAIT.

WHY DON'T WE RECHARGE OUR POWERS BY SINGING AND DANCING?

SUPER LEARNERS, ARE YOU READY?

YES?

LET'S GO!

[both] ♪ WHERE IS THE FRUIT?

♪ ♪ THERE?

HERE?

OVER THERE ♪ ♪ WHERE IS THE FRUIT?

♪ ♪ THERE?

HERE?

OVER THERE ♪ ♪ WHERE IS THE FRUIT?

♪ ♪ THERE?

HERE?

OVER THERE ♪ ♪ LET'S JUMP ♪ ♪ 1, 2, 3 ♪ GREAT, SUPER LEARNERS.

NOW WE FEEL MUCH BETTER.

IT'S TIME TO KEEP GOING.

WE SAID THAT FOR OUR FRUIT SALAD, WE NEED AN APPLE.

AND HERE ON THE TABLE, WHERE ARE THE APPLES?

VERY GOOD, YES!

HERE WE HAVE AN APPLE, MANZANA.

OH!

LET'S SEE.

WHAT LETTER DOES IT HAVE ON IT?

YES, "[m]."

AND WHAT DOES IT SOUND LIKE?

"[m]."

VERY GOOD.

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

AND WHAT IS IT CALLED?

"M," VERY GOOD, FOR "MANZANA."

LET'S PUT IT IN ITS PLACE.

NOW, LET'S CONTINUE WITH ...WHAT?

VERY GOOD, WITH THE...

VERY GOOD, "B"!

FOR "BANANO" (BANANA).

AND HOW DOES IT SOUND?

VERY GOOD, SUPER LEARNERS.

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

"[b], [b]."

"BANANO."

LET'S PUT IT IN ITS PLACE.

AND... WHAT LETTER IS NEXT?

WHAT?

THE "M"?

FOR WHAT?

VERY GOOD, FOR "MELÓN" (MELON).

YES, HERE.

THE LETTER "M." AND HOW DOES IT SOUND, SUPER LEARNERS?

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

VERY GOOD.

"[m], [m]."

FOR "MELÓN."

LET'S PUT IT IN ITS PLACE.

VERY GOOD, SUPER LEARNERS.

NOW, LET'S SEE ANOTHER.

LET'S GET THIS.

WHAT IS IT?

VERY GOOD, UV AS (GRAPES).

AND HERE WE HAVE THEM.

WHAT LETTER DOES "U VA" START WITH?

GOOD JOB, TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

THE LETTER "U."

AND HOW DOES IT SOUND?

"[ooh], [ooh]."

VERY GOOD.

FOR "UVAS."

LET'S PUT IT IN ITS PLACE.

SUPER LEARNERS, NOW, WHERE ARE THE "ARÁNDANOS"?

OH, YES, HERE.

AND WHAT LETTER IS ON THEM?

VERY GOOD, THE LETTER "A."

TELL YOUR STUFFIE WHAT "A" SOUNDS LIKE.

VERY GOOD, YES.

"[ah]."

NOW, WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT IN ITS PLACE.

GRACE, WILL YOU HELP ME?

OF COURSE.

NOW, SUPER LEARNERS, WE HAVE ALL THE TYPES OF FRUIT.

AND HOW WILL WE MAKE OUR FRUIT SALAD?

I'M LISTENING.

YES, OF COURSE.

YOU'RE RIGHT, SUPER LEARNERS.

WE MIX ALL THE FRUIT.

CLAUDIA, BUT, WAIT.

WE'RE MISSING ONE.

WHICH ONE?

LOOK, THE ORANGE (N ARANJA).

OH, RIGHT.

WHAT LETTER DOES "N ARANJA" HAVE ON IT?

VERY GOOD, "N." AND HOW DOES IT SOUND?

"[n]," VERY GOOD, SUPER LEARNERS.

SO... LET'S ADD IT.

LET'S ADD ALL OF THE FRUIT.

LET'S ADD LA NARANJA (THE ORANGE), LET'S ADD LOS ARÁNDANOS (THE BLUEBERRIES), LET'S ADD LAS UVAS (THE GRAPES), LET'S ADD EL MELÓN (THE MELON), LET'S ADD EL BANANO (THE BANANA), LET'S ADD LAS MANZANAS (THE APPLES)!

NOW, WHAT'S NEXT, SUPER LEARNERS?

VERY GOOD!

LET'S MIX THEM.

LET'S MIX ALL OF THEM, AND NOW WE HAVE OUR...?

VERY GOOD!

FRUIT SALAD.

VERY GOOD, SUPER LEARNERS.

DID YOU LIKE PREPARING IT WITH US?

YES?

GREAT.

HAVE YOU MADE FRUIT SALAD BEFORE?

I UNDERSTAND.

SOME HAVE AND SOME HAVEN'T.

BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IS, TODAY WE MADE A FRUIT SALAD.

GREAT, SUPER LEARNERS.

GRACE, SUPER LEARNERS, CAN FRUIT SALAD BE MADE WITH OTHER FRUITS?

LET'S THINK, SUPER LEARNERS.

LET'S HELP CLAUDIA.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

TELL YOUR STUFFIE.

YES, SUPER LEARNERS.

WITH ANY FRUIT THAT YOU HAVE AT HOME AND THAT YOU LIKE, YOU CAN MAKE A DELICIOUS FRUIT SALAD.

THAT'S GREAT, DELICIOUS.

LET'S CHECK WITH OUR FRIEND KIRA TO SEE IF WE COMPLETED TODAY'S MISSION.

OUR MISSION... [meow] BRAVO!

WE DID IT!

SUPER LEARNERS, TODAY, WE READ A STORY AND MADE OUR FRUIT SALAD.

WE LEARNED THE FIRST LETTER OF THE WORDS AND THEIR SOUNDS.

THANK YOU, SUPER LEARNERS, FOR FOLLOWING US ON TODAY'S MISSION.

THANK YOU, TOO, KIRA, AND REMEMBER... [both] TO READ, WE MUST LEARN THE LETTERS AND SOUNDS.

i¡ADIÓS!

BYE!

WAIT A SECOND.

WAIT A SECOND.

DROP EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING AND CHECK OUT THIS SUPER COOL VIDEO.

♪ ♪ HERE'S ONE I DID EARLIER OF A FROG.

YOU CAN SEE, YOU CAN JUST FLIP THROUGH ALL THE PICTURES, AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S MOVING.

...AND SOME CREATIVITY.

HERE'S A UFO I DREW, GLIDING THROUGH THE AIR.

SO, FIRST, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED YOUR BLANK STICKY NOTE PAD, AND YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO GO TO THE LAST PAGE OF THE BOOK.

DRAW SOMETHING NICE AND DARK THERE, SO THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE IT ON THE NEXT PAGE.

I ALWAYS LIKE TO DRAW A COUPLE IMAGES AND JUST TRACE OVER THEM IN ONE SPOT, SO THE VIEWER KNOWS WHAT TO EXPECT, AS THE FLIP BOOKS FLIP VERY QUICKLY.

SO, I'M JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD HERE AND START DRAWING EACH PICTURE.

I'M GOING TO BE DRAWING A CLASSIC BOUNCING BALL GOING UP AND DOWN.

AND, SEE, IT SQUASHES ON THE GROUND... AND STARTS FLYING BACK UP... AND THEN, I'M ALMOST DONE.

JUST A COUPLE MORE.

AND NOW, LET'S FLIP.

PERFECT.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY TAPE ON HAND, I ALWAYS LIKE TO TAPE THE SPINE OF MY BOOK, IN CASE I WANT TO ADD OR TAKE OUT PICTURES.

I CAN ALWAYS JUST TAPE IT BACK TOGETHER AND KEEP IT REALLY STRONG AND FLIP, FLIP, FLIP.

♪ ♪ I JUST LEARNED THAT A BOLT OF LIGHTNING IS 5 TIMES HOTTER THAN THE SUN.

WHOO!

THAT'S HOT.

HOW DID I LEARN THAT?

READING.

WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO OUR LITERACY LESSON RIGHT NOW, SO WE CAN PRACTICE OUR READING.

HERE WE GO.

♪ ♪ HELLO, READERS.

MY NAME IS MS. JILL.

I'M SO EXCITED TO BE LEARNING WITH YOU TODAY.

BEFORE WE GET STARTED WITH OUR LESSON, LET'S SAY HELLO WITH OUR WELCOME SONG.

♪ HELLO, READERS HELLO, READERS ♪ ♪ HOW ARE YOU?

HOW ARE YOU?

♪ ♪ I'M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU ♪ ♪ I'M SO GLAD TO TEACH YOU ♪ ♪ HELLO, YOU, YOU, AND YOU ♪ READERS, DID YOU KNOW THERE'S A SPECIAL WORD FOR 2 CONSONANTS THAT GO SIDE BY SIDE WITHIN A SYLLABLE?

THEY ARE "CONSONANT BLENDS."

SUPER READERS BUILD ON WHAT THEY KNOW ABOUT SOUNDS THAT EACH LETTER MAKES, TO MORE LEARN MORE SPELLING PATTERNS, TO HELP THEM READ AND WRITE.

THIS HELPS SUPER READERS TAKE ON MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT WORDS.

WE ARE ALL GOING TO BE SUPER READERS TODAY.

I HAVE MY CAPE, AND IF YOU HAVE A CAPE OR WANT TO MAKE ONE OUT OF SOMETHING YOU HAVE AT HOME, YOU CAN PUT THAT ON NOW.

THE CONSONANT BLENDS WE SUPER READERS ARE GOING TO TAKE ON TODAY ALL START WITH THE SAME LETTER.

"S"!

JUST LIKE A SUPERHERO WORKS TOGETHER WITH OTHER HEROES, THE CONSONANT "S" WORKS SIDE BY SIDE WITH OTHER CONSONANTS TO MAKE WORDS.

WE'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT "S" BLENDS TODAY, TO HELP US BECOME EVEN MORE SUPER READERS.

TODAY, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO LEARN WORDS CALLED "HEART WORDS."

SOME WORDS HAVE ONE OR MORE SOUNDS THAT ARE SPELLED DIFFERENTLY THAN USUAL.

SINCE THESE PARTS ARE DIFFERENT THAN USUAL, WE CALL THOSE "HEART WORDS."

WITH PRACTICE, ANY WORD CAN BECOME A HEART WORD.

BUT SOME WORDS ARE TRICKIER THAN OTHERS TO READ, SO WE PRACTICE THOSE TOGETHER.

LET'S FIRST TALK ABOUT THE WORD "HAVE," AS IN, "HAVE YOU SEEN MY OTHER SHOE?"

WE CAN USE OUR LETTER SOUNDS TO SPELL SOME OF THE SOUNDS IN "HAVE," AND OTHER SOUNDS WE LEARN TO SPELL BY HEART.

"HAVE" HAS 3 SOUNDS: "[h]... [aa]...

[v]."

SAY THOSE SOUNDS WITH ME.

"[h]... [aa]...

[v]."

THE FIRST SOUND, "[h]," IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER "H." WHAT LETTER?

THAT'S RIGHT, "H." THE NEXT SOUND, "[aa]," IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER "A."

WHAT LETTER?

YOU GOT IT, "A."

NOW, WE CAN READ THESE PARTS USING OUR PHONICS KNOWLEDGE.

BUT THE LAST SOUND, "[v]," IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTERS "V-E." WHAT LETTERS?

THAT'S RIGHT, "V-E." THE "V-E" IS THE PART WE HAVE TO LEARN BY HEART.

LET'S SPELL "HAVE" TOGETHER.

WHAT WORD?

THAT'S RIGHT, "HAVE."

WE HAVE ONE MORE HEART WORD TODAY.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE WORD "WERE," AS IN, "HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE AT THE MOVIE?"

WE CAN USE OUR LETTER SOUNDS TO SPELL SOME OF THE SOUNDS IN "WERE," AND OTHERS WE SPELL BY HEART.

"WERE" HAS 2 SOUNDS: "[w]...

[er]."

SAY THOSE SOUNDS WITH ME.

"[w]...

[er]."

THE FIRST SOUND, "[w]," IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER "W." WHAT LETTER?

THAT'S RIGHT, "W." HOWEVER, THE LAST SOUND, "[er]," IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTERS "E-R-E." WHAT LETTERS?

THAT'S RIGHT, "E-R-E." THE "E-R-E" PART IS THE PART WE HAVE TO LEARN BY HEART.

LET'S SPELL "WERE" TOGETHER.

WHAT WORD?

THAT'S RIGHT, "WERE."

LET'S PRACTICE BOTH OF OUR HEART WORDS ONE MORE TIME TOGETHER.

THAT WAS A GREAT WARM-UP, SUPER READERS.

NOW, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ON THOSE "S" BLENDS.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW YOU.

IN TODAY'S LESSON, WE'LL READ AND SPELL WORDS THAT HAVE AN "S" AND ANOTHER CONSONANT TO MAKE A BLEND.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO WRITE ON AND SOMETHING TO WRITE WITH TODAY, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE READING AND SPELLING THESE "S" BLENDS.

LET'S GO GRAB OUR GEAR.

♪ ♪ WELCOME BACK, SUPER READERS.

I'VE GOT PAPER AND MARKER, AND I HOPE YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO WRITE WITH AND WRITE ON, TOO.

LET'S KEEP GOING.

"S" AND ITS CONSONANT BUDDIES MAKE SOME WORDS MORE CHALLENGING TO DECODE, BUT WE CAN DO IT.

NOW, LOOK AT MY LETTERS HERE.

FIRST, "S" CAN COME WITH "P." I KNOW "S" SAYS "[s]" AND "P" SAYS "[p]."

TOGETHER, THEY SOUND LIKE THIS.

"[s]... [p]..." "[sp]."

SAY THAT SOUND WITH ME.

"[sp]."

THAT'S RIGHT.

"[sp]."

LET'S THINK OF SOME WORDS WE KNOW THAT START WITH "[sp]."

YOU CAN THINK OF IT OR WRITE IT DOWN, IF YOU'RE ABLE.

I THOUGHT OF THE WORD "SPECIAL."

WHAT DID YOU COME UP WITH?

TELL ME ON THE COUNT OF 3.

1, 2, 3... OH, I HEARD... ...AND LOTS OF OTHERS.

THOSE ARE GOOD "SP" WORDS.

NOW, "S" CAN ALSO WORK WITH "T." I KNOW "S" SAYS "[s]," AND "T" SAYS "[t]."

TOGETHER, THEY SOUND LIKE THIS.

"[s]...

[t]."

"[st]."

SAY THAT SOUND WITH ME.

"[st]."

THAT'S RIGHT.

NOW, LET'S THINK OF SOME WORDS WE KNOW THAT START WITH "[st]."

HMM...

I THOUGHT OF "STAND."

WHAT DID YOU THINK OF, SUPER READERS?

TELL ME ON 3.

1, 2, 3... WOW!

GOOD IDEAS!

"S" CAN ALSO WORK TOGETHER WITH "K." "S" SOUNDS LIKE "[s]," AND "K" SOUNDS LIKE "[k]."

TOGETHER, THEY SOUND LIKE THIS: "[s]...

[k]."

"[sk]."

SAY THAT SOUND WITH ME.

"[sk]."

THAT'S RIGHT.

I'M THINKING OF WORDS WE KNOW THAT START WITH "[sk]."

HMM...

I THOUGHT OF "SKI."

WHAT WORD DID YOU THINK OF THAT STARTS WITH "[sk]"?

TELL ME ON 3.

1, 2, 3...

I SEE "SKATE," I HEARD "SKILL," AND "SKY," AND MANY OTHERS.

LOTS OF GREAT "[sk]" WORDS, SUPER READERS.

TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REALLY HAVE OUR "S" BLENDS DOWN, WE'RE GOING TO PRACTICE SORTING SOME WORDS BY THE CONSONANT BLENDS AT THEIR BEGINNING.

WE HAVE TO LISTEN CAREFULLY, BECAUSE ALL OF OUR WORDS START WITH "S," AND THIS CAN GET REALLY TRICKY.

GET READY, SUPER READERS.

I'M GOING TO SAY EACH WORD AND DECIDE WHICH "S" BLEND IT STARTS WITH.

WATCH ME DO THE FIRST ONE.

"STAR."

HMM.

"STAR."

"[st]."

I HEAR THE "S" AND "T" SOUNDS TOGETHER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WORD.

"STAR" BEGINS WITH "[st]."

WE'LL PUT IT THERE.

NEXT, YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS ONE, SUPER READERS.

"SKIRT."

"[sk]."

"SKIRT."

NOW, TELL ME WHICH BLEND BEGINS THE WORD "SKIRT," ON THE COUNT OF 3.

1, 2, 3...

YES!

"[sk]."

I HEAR THE "[s]" AND "[k]" SOUNDS TOGETHER AT THE BEGINNING OF "SKIRT."

SO, "SKIRT" BEGINS WITH THE "SK" BLEND.

WE'LL PUT IT THERE.

LET'S TRY ONE MORE NOW.

"SPILL."

"[sp]," "SPILL."

ON THE COUNT OF 3, TELL ME WHERE IT BELONGS.

1, 2, 3... GOOD!

I HEAR THE "[s]" AND "[p]" SOUNDS TOGETHER IN "SPILL."

"SPILL" BEGINS WITH THE "SP" BLEND.

SUPER READERS, NOW THAT WE HAVE TAKEN ON THOSE "S" BLENDS, YOU'RE IN CHARGE OF THEM.

I WANT YOU TO USE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE "S" BLENDS TO SPELL AND WRITE A FEW WORDS.

I'M GOING TO SAY A WORD, AND YOU CAN WRITE IT.

YOU CAN WRITE IT ON A WHITE BOARD, OR ANY PAPER WILL DO.

LET'S TRY IT.

OUR FIRST WORD IS "SPOT."

"SPOT."

FIRST, I'M GOING TO TAP AND SAY EACH OF THE SOUNDS I HEAR IN "SPOT."

"[s]... [p]... [ah]...

[t]."

NOW, TRY TO WRITE EACH SOUND YOU HEAR TO SPELL THE WORD.

LISTEN FOR THE "S" BLEND AT THE BEGINNING.

WATCH IT ON MY SCREEN.

ON THE COUNT OF 3, SHOW ME HOW YOU SPELL "SPOT."

1, 2, 3... GOOD WORK, SUPER READERS.

"SPOT."

"[s]... [p]... [ah]...

[t]."

"SPOT" STARTS WITH THE "SP" BLEND.

DID YOU SPELL IT THIS WAY?

EVEN "SPELL" STARTS WITH THE "SP" BLEND.

YOU'RE WORKING SO HARD.

OUR NEXT WORD TO SPELL IS "SKATE."

"SKATE."

"[s]... [k]... [ay]...

[t]."

"SKATE."

LISTEN FOR THAT "S" BLEND, SUPER READERS.

ON THE COUNT OF 3, SHOW ME HOW YOU SPELL "SKATE."

1, 2, 3... GOOD WORK.

"SKATE."

"[s]... [k]... [ay]...

[t]."

"SKATE" STARTS WITH THE "SK" BLEND AND HAS THAT SILENT "E" AT THE END THAT MAKES THE "A" A LONG VOWEL.

"SKATE."

DID YOU SPELL IT THIS WAY?

IF YOU MADE A MISTAKE, IT'S OKAY TO CROSS OUT OR ERASE.

OUR LAST WORD IS "STICK."

"STICK."

"[s]... [t]... [ih]...

[k]."

LISTEN CAREFULLY FOR THAT "S" BLEND.

"STICK."

NOW, SHOW ME HOW YOU SPELLED "STICK" ON 3.

1, 2, 3... WAY TO GO!

"[s]... [t]... [ih]...

[k]."

"STICK."

"STICK" BEGINS WITH THE "ST" BLEND.

IT ENDS WITH THIS "CK" THAT TYPICALLY MAKES THE "[k]" SOUND AT THE END OF A SYLLABLE.

AMAZING EFFORT, SUPER READERS.

SUPER READERS PUT TOGETHER EVERYTHING THEY'VE LEARNED ABOUT LETTERS AND SOUNDS TO TAKE ON MORE AND MORE CHALLENGING TEXT.

LET'S USE WHAT WE KNOW TO READ A SENTENCE TOGETHER.

THIS IS A HEART WORD.

"I."

NOW, LET'S SAY THE SOUNDS AND BLEND THIS WORD.

"[s]... [k]... [ih]...

[p]."

"SKIP."

HEART WORD, "A."

IDENTIFY AND BLEND THE SOUNDS IN THIS WORD.

"[s]... [t]... [oh]...

[n]."

BLEND, "STONE."

HEART WORD, "ON."

HEART WORD, "THE."

HEART WORD, "WATER."

LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER TO READ THE WHOLE SENTENCE.

READY?

READ WITH ME.

GREAT JOB READING THAT SENTENCE WITH ME, SUPER READERS.

AS YOU LEARN MORE SOUNDS, BLENDS, AND SPELLING PATTERNS, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO READ MORE AND MORE WORDS.

SOON, YOU CAN READ ANYTHING.

TODAY, YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB IDENTIFYING WORDS THAT BEGAN WITH THE DIFFERENT "S" BLENDS.

SO, WHEN YOU'RE READING OR WRITING ON YOUR OWN, REMEMBER TO PRACTICE THE SKILL YOU LEARNED TODAY TO HELP YOU DECODE AND SPELL THOSE WORDS.

HOW MANY CONSONANT BLENDS CAN YOU TAKE ON, SUPER READERS?

SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

WELL, THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE FOR TODAY.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

IN THE MEANTIME, BE KIND TO EACH OTHER.

WISHING YOU PEACE, LOVE, AND LEARNING.

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