JRKS >>DUSTY: ...YEAH SURE!
I JUST INVITED HIM TO MY BIRTHDAY.
>>DOTT: AW THAT'S SO NICE OF YOU!
>>DUSTY: YEAH.
I HOPE HE BRINGS PRESENTS.
>>KIDS: HI!
>>DOTT: YOU'RE HERE, YOU MADE IT!
>>DUSTY: YOU'RE THE FIRST TO ARRIVE!
>>DOTT: I'M DOTT LIKE THE POLKA DOT, AND THIS IS MY DOG DUSTY.
>>DUSTY: LIKE THE DUST!
HEY DOTT, WHAT BADGE AM I GETTING TODAY?
>>DOTT: TODAY'S ALPHABADGE IS CALLED... >>DUSTY: OH NO.
>>DOTT: "THE OO F/OO/D VOWEL TEAM BADGE" >>DUSTY: DID SOMEONE SAY FOOOOOOD!?!?
>>DOTT: THE ALPHABOTTEERS ARE HERE!
LET'S GO OUTSIDE AND SAY HELLO.
>>DUSTY: HEY, HEY WAIT!
WHAT ABOUT THE FOOD!
>>ALPHABOTTEERS: WE USE OUR EYES, WE USE EACH EAR.
THE LETTERS SHOW, THE SOUNDS WE HEAR.
OUR READING BUDDIES WILL HELP US GROW THESE BADGES SHOW YOU ALL WE KNOW.
>>DOTT: YOU GET A NEW ONE EVERY TIME >>DUSTY: AND WITH YOUR HELP, WE'LL TAKE THAT CLIMB!
LET'S GO!
ON A LETTER ADVENTURE.
LET'S GO!
LEARNING'S BETTER TOGETHER!
WE'RE THE ALPHABOTTEERS!
>>DOTT: ALRIGHT EVERYBODY, DROP YOUR BACKPACKS INSIDE AND MEET BACK HERE FOR AB'S SOUND OF THE DAY.
>>DUSTY: TROOP, WE HAVE OODLES OF STUFF TO DO TODAY, OODLES OF STUFF!
>>DOTT: UH...DUST...THAT MEANS YOU TOO... >>DUSTY: UH, RIGHT.
TOODLE LOO!
>>DOTT: AND YOU, COME ON.
>>MARTY: HELLO READING BUDDIES!
I'M MARTY, THE GARDEN GNOME, AND THIS IS MARY.
SAY HELLO MARY.
>>MARY: "HELLO MARY"!
>>MARTY: WE'RE HERE TO GIVE YOU... >>ALL: "THE FANCY SHMANCY WORD OF THE DAY"!
>>MARTY: WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A FANCY WORD, AND TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS.
DRUMROLL PLEASE.
TODAY'S WORD IS..."FOOLISH"!
>>MARY: LET'S SAY IT TOGETHER!
"FOOLISH" ON THREE, 1,2,3... >>ALL: "FOOLISH!"
>>MARY: "FOOLISH" MEANS, DOING OR SAYING SOMETHING SILLY WITHOUT THINKING".
>>MARTY: HEY!
THE ALPHABOTTEERS ARE COMING BACK!
SEE YA LATER ALLIGATOR >>MARY: IN A WHILE CROCODILE, FREEZE!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ BUUUUUUZ!
>>DOTT: YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, IT'S TIME FOR ALPHABOTT'S SOUND OF THE DAY!
>>ALPHABOTT: /OO/,/OO/,/OO/.
>>ALPHABOTTEERS: /OO/,/OO/,/OO/!
>>DOTT: THAT'S A FUN SOUND AB.
/OO/, LIKE IN FOOD.
TODAY, YOU'RE GOING TO HELP DUSTY EARN THE "OO F/OO/D VOWEL TEAM BADGE"!
>>ALL: OOH!
>>DOTT: LET'S EXPLORE THIS SOUND A LITTLE MORE.
AB, PLEASE SHOW US WHAT OUR MOUTH DOES WHEN WE MAKE THE /OO/ SOUND.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!
>>DOTT: WHEN WE MAKE THE /OO/ SOUND OUR LIPS ARE IN A TIGHT LITTLE CIRCLE, AND THE BACK OF THE TONGUE IS LIFTED HIGH IN THE BACK OF OUR MOUTH.
YOUR VOICE BOX IS ON.
REPEAT AFTER ME.
/OO/OO/OO/.
>>ALPHABOTTEERS: /OO/OO/OO/!
>>DOTT: HEY AB, LET'S SHOW THEM SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT YOUR SOUND OF THE DAY.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!
>>DOTT: TAKE THE WORD FOOD.
WHEN WE SEE A SYLLABLE THAT HAS VOWELS NEXT TO EACH OTHER, THEY FORM A VOWEL TEAM.
THEY TEAM UP TO MAKE ONE SOUND.
TODAY'S VOWEL TEAM IS TWO O'S AND TOGETHER THEY ARE PRONOUNCED /OO/ AS IN FOOD.
LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.
F/OO/D...FOOD!
THE WAY A WORD IS SPELLED SHOWS US... >>ALPHABOTTEERS: ...HOW TO READ THE SOUNDS!
>>DOTT: THANKS FOR GIVING US OUR SOUND AB.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZZ!
>>DOTT: BE SURE TO LISTEN FOR THAT /OO/ SOUND TODAY, AND YOU'LL EARN THAT "OO F/OO/D VOWEL TEAM BADGE".
LITTLE BY LITTLE... >>ALPHABOTTEERS: ...LETTER BY LETTER!
>>DUSTY: BE COOL DUST...REAL COOL.... >>DOTT: NOT SO FAST DUST... >>DUSTY: OH!
DOTT!
WHO WANTS A DOG SMOOCH?
HERE IT COMES!
>>DOTT: DID YOU CLEAN YOUR ROOM THIS MORNING?
>>DUSTY: OH DOTT.
HA, HA, HA, HA, HA.
YOU'RE A HOOT.
OH!
I'M SUCH A GOOF!
I FORGOT TO CLEAN MY ROOM.
WILL YOU HELP ME CLEAN UP ALL THAT JUNK??
>>KID: YES!!
>>DUSTY: HOT DOG!
RACE YA THERE.
READY, SET, GO!
DOG, DOG, DOGGY DOG, DOG HOUSE A,E,I,O, YOU WIN AGAIN!
OK, LET'S SORT THIS PILE OF JUNK.
TODAY LET'S SET ASIDE THINGS THAT HAVE THE /OO/ SOUND SOMEWHERE IN THEIR NAME.
REMEMBER, /OO/ LIKE FOOD.
>>JUNK : ZZZZZ... >>DUSTY: YOU SNOOZE...YOU LOOSE!
DIVE!
DIVE!
DIVE!
WEE!
KAZOO!
K/A/Z/OO.
DOES KAZOO HAVE THE /OO/ SOUND?
>>KID: YES!
>>DUSTY: HAHA, YEAH.
OH, ALPHABOTT LOVES KAZOOS!
HA!
TOOTH!
T/OO/TH.
DOES TOOTH HAVE THE /OO/ SOUND?
>>KID: YES >>DUSTY: YEAH!
THAT'S ONE OF MY BABY TEETH.
>>JUNK: NOOOOOO SEE YA TOMORROW DUSTY!
>>DUSTY: SEE YA TOMORROW JUNK!
HEY!
THANKS FOR HELPING ME CLEAN ALL THAT UP.
NOW LET'S GET OUT OF HERE AND GET SOME FRESH AIR!
>>DUSTY: HELLO JAMPA!
>>JAMPA: HELLO DUSTY!
>>DUSTY: WOAH, A NEW PICTURE FOR YOUR SCRAPBOOK?
>>JAMPA: YEAH!
>>DUSTY: WHAT'S THAT A PICTURE OF?
>>JAMPA: A MOON!
>>DUSTY: A MOON!?
OH I LOVE THE MOON, I'VE SEEN THAT BEFORE.
DOES THE MOON FLY?
>>JAMPA: NO DUSTY.
>>DUSTY: YEAH NO, I GUESS IT JUST KIND OF SITS UP THERE AND SPINS AROUND US.
HEY, WHEN CAN I SEE THE MOON?
>>JAMPA: YOU SEE IT AT NIGHT.
>>DUSTY: AT NIGHT, OH.
I LOVE HOWLING AT THE MOON.
HEY?
>>JAMPA: WHAT?
>>DUSTY: JAMPA?
>>JAMPA: WHAT?
>>DUSTY: WILL YOU PRETEND TO BE A WOLF WITH ME- >>JAMPA: YEAH.
>>DUSTY: -AND WE CAN HOWL AT THE MOON?
>>JAMPA: YEAH!
>>DUSTY: OK READY?
>>JAMPA: READY.
>>DUSTY: LET'S HOWL AT IT... >>DUSTY/JAMPA: HOOOOOOWWWWWWLLLLLL!!!!!
>>DUSTY: THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR SCRAPBOOK WITH ME JAMPA.
>>JAMPA: BYE DUSTY.
>>DUSTY: BYE JAMPA!
>>DOTT: THANK YOU KITT, THAT WAS SO SPECIAL.
OH, I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THE REST OF THE HEIRLOOMS.
REGGIE, HOW ABOUT YOU GO NEXT?
>>REGGIE: OKAY!
THIS IS MY GRANDFATHER'S TOOL KIT.
HE WAS AN INVENTOR JUST LIKE ME!
>>ALL: WOW!
>>MAYA: I BROUGHT A RECIPE BOX FULL OF RECIPES HANDED DOWN FROM MY GREAT AUNT TO MY MOM.
ONE DAY IT'LL BE HANDED DOWN TO ME.
>>ALL: NICE!
OOOOO!
>>DOTT: THESE ARE ALL SO WONDERFUL.
COSMO, YOUR TURN.
>>COSMO: OH...UH...I FORGOT MINE AT HOME.
>>DOTT: OH, NO WORRIES COSMO.
WELL THANK YOU EVERYONE, FOR SHARING YOUR HEIRLOOMS!
IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER AND HONOR OUR ANCESTORS AND LOVED ONES.
>>MAYA: IT SURE IS!
>>DOTT: OKAY!
TIME FOR US TO GET BACK TO OUR LESSONS!
>>DUSTY: SO, UH, ARE THERE ANY RECIPES IN THERE FOR SOME DOG TREATS?
>>MAYA: HAHA!
SURE!
COME ON, DUST!
>>DOTT: OH THANKS MAYA, THANK YOU.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ... >>DUSTY: LET'S GET SOME DOG TREATS.
>>DUSTY: HEY, ALPHABOTT'S IN ART MODE!
COME ON, LET'S SEE WHAT THEY'RE UP TO.
>>ZIGGY: EVERYDAY'S A GREAT DAY WHEN YOU'RE DRAWING, RIGHT ALPHABOTT?
>>ALPHABOTTEERS: BUZZ, BUZZ!
>>DOTT: HI AB, HI ZIGGY.
WHAT ARE YOU DRAWING TODAY?
>>ZIGGY: I'M KIND OF A FOODIE, I LOVE FOOD.
I COULDN'T PICK JUST ONE PIECE OF FOOD TO DRAW, SO I DREW AS MANY AS I COULD!
>>DOTT: HEY, HEY, WHAT A FEAST!
>>ZIGGY: IT'S GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT.
>>DOTT: HEY ZIGGY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I SEE?
>>ZIGGY: WHAT?
>>DOTT: THE LETTER O, SIDE BY SIDE.
IT'S OUR OO VOWEL TEAM!
>>DUSTY: OUR NEW "VOWEL TEAM BADGE!?"
>>ZIGGY: OOOOH, YOU'RE RIGHT DOTT.
I SEE IT TOO!
>>DUSTY: WELL I DON'T!
YOU TWO ARE COCOA FOR COOKOO PUFFS.
THAT'S NOT A LETTER, IT'S A PICTURE OF FOOD!
>>DOTT: DON'T WORRY, DUST, WE'VE GOT YA.
WILL YOU HELP US SHOW DUSTY THE "O"'S IN THIS FOOD?
>>KIDS: YEAH!
>>DOTT: GREAT!
WE'LL NEED OUR MAGIC PAINTBRUSH... NOW LET ME SEE, I KNOW I PUT MINE AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE OH, HAHA.
I REMEMBER NOW.
BOOOOP!
>>KIDS: OOH!
>>DOTT: FIRST THINGS FIRST.
WE'LL NEED THIS!
NOW WE NEED ZIGGY'S FOOD.
>>FOOD: OO, FOOD, /OO/!
>>DOTT: LET'S START BETWEEN THE DOTTED AND THE BOTTOM LINE.
DRAW A COUNTERCLOCKWISE CIRCLE TO THE LEFT.
NOW, LET'S DRAW ANOTHER.
DRAW A COUNTERCLOCKWISE CIRCLE TO THE LEFT.
DONE!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!
>>DOTT: THE OO VOWEL TEAM!
>>FOOD: OO, FOOD, /OO/!
>>DUSTY: I SAW IT!
>>ZIGGY: YOU CAN SEE SO MUCH IN ART...WOAH!
I HAVE TO RINSE OUT MY BRUSHES!
SEE YA LATER PAINTER!!!
>>DUSTY: I REALLY THINK I'M GONNA GET THAT "OO F/OO/D VOWEL TEAM BADGE!
>>DOTT: I THINK YOU WILL TOO DUST.
WITH YOUR HELP OF COURSE.
AB, SWITCH INTO LEARNING MODE PLEASE.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!
>>DOTT: WANNA GO INSIDE AND PLAY WITH THIS /OO/ SOUND A LITTLE MORE?
>>KIDS: OK!
>>DUSTY: ALRIGHT!
SEE YA IN THE READING ROOM.
>>DOTT: OO-FOOD-/OO/ OO-FOOD-/OO/ OO-FOOD-/OO/ >>DOTT: WELCOME BACK TO... >>ALL: "WHERE IS IT!?"
>>DOTT: THE GAMESHOW WHERE YOU HAVE TO LISTEN FOR A SOUND IN A WORD.
I'M YOUR HOST, DOTT!
YOU ALL KNOW OUR CHAMPION, DUSTY!
>>DUSTY: HEY DUPREE!
I'M ON TV!
>>DOTT: TODAY YOU'RE LISTENING FOR THE /OO/ SOUND.
IT'S UP TO YOU TO TELL US WHERE THE SOUND IS IN EACH WORD.
HERE WE GO.
THE FIRST WORD IS "MOOD."
>>DUSTY: M/OO/D.
WHERE IS /OO/ IN M/OO/D?
>>KIDS: THE MIDDLE SOUND!
>>DUSTY: I KNEW THAT!
LET'S DO THE MIDDLE DOTT!
>>DOTT: YES!
THE NEXT WORD IS..."ZOOM".
>>DUSTY: Z/OO/M.
WHERE IS /OO/ IN Z/OO/M?
>>KIDS: THE MIDDLE SOUND!
>>DUSTY: THE MIDDLE DOTT!
>>DOTT: THAT'S RIGHT.
LET'S ADD ANOTHER SOUND!
THE LAST WORD IS "NOODLE".
>>DUSTY: N/OO/D/LE .
WHERE IS /OO/ IN N/OO/D/LE?
>>KIDS: THE SECOND SOUND!
>>DUSTY: WOOF, ARE YOU SURE?
OK- THE SECOND SOUND DOTT.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!!
>>DOTT: THAT SOUND MEANS YOU WIN!!
YOU'VE WON...A SILLY GOOSE!!
JOIN US NEXT TIME, WHERE WE'LL BE LISTENING FOR DIFFERENT SOUND!
>>KIDS: YEAH!
WE DID IT!
>>DUSTY: GET READY TO SQUAT, WITH, DOTT!
>>DOTT: WE'RE ALL GETTING OUR STEPS IN.
HEY, DO YOU WANT TO STAND UP AND MOVE WITH US?
>>KITT: YEAH COME ON!
>>COSMO: YOU GOT THIS!
>>DOTT: GREAT!
BE SURE TO LISTEN FOR THAT /OO/ SOUND WHILE YOU EXERCISE.
>>DUSTY: WHAT'S UP FIRST DOTT?
>>DOTT: OUR FIRST MOVE IS CALLED...THE "VROOM- VROOM".
OK?
HERE, WE, GO!
THE VROOM- VROOM, UH HUH THE VROOM- VROOM, ONE MORE TIME THE VROOM- VROOM, AND STOP.
>>KITT: HOW ABOUT THIS ONE DOTT?
I CALL IT THE "SWOON"!
>>DOTT: AWWW!
POOR KITT!
LET'S ALL TRY.
READY?
5,6,7,8!
THE SWOON!
THE SWOON!
THE SWOON!
AND STOP!
>>COSMO: HOW ABOUT THIS ONE?
I CALL IT, "THE SCOOT SCOOT".
>>DOTT: OH, A CLASSIC!
LET'S ALL TRY.
READY?
HERE WE GO.
5,6,7,8 THE SCOOT SCOOT, UH HUH THE SCOOT SCOOT, VERY GOOD THE SCOOT SCOOT, AND STOP!!
>>KITT: NICE WORKOUT FOLKS.
>>COSMO: KOOKOO, REALLY!
>>DOTT: OH COME ON!
MAYBE A LITTLE...OR A LOT.
>>DUSTY: WOOF.
THAT WORKOUT MADE ME SWEAT.
WOAH- LOOK AT ALL THE BUBBLES.
LET'S GET POPPING!
HAHAHA.
>>DOTT: N/OO/N.
NOON!
Z/OO.
ZOO!
>>DUSTY: GOTCHA!
>>DOTT: P/R/OO/F.
PROOF!
>>DUSTY: WOOHOO!
WOAH!
DON'T RUN ON WET FLOORS.
SAFETY PSA!
>>MARY: OH HI READING BUDDIES!
WE GOT A BOOKSHELF- FROM "GNOME DEPOT".
>>MARTY: MARY- I DON'T NEED THESE DIRECTIONS!
>>MARY: MARTY, DON'T DO ANYTHING FOOLISH.
I THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE SOME TIME TO READ THOSE DIRECTIONS.
>>MARTY: I'M NOT FOOLISH MARY!
BESIDES, THESE 'DIRECTIONS' ARE JUST A BUNCH OF PICTURES.
HA!
I CAN FIGURE THIS OUT, MARTY STYLE!
IT'S HAMMER TIME!
WELL MARY, WHADDYA THINK?
>>MARY: GEE MARTY, IT LOOKS...LIKE A BOOKSHELF...KINDA.
>>MARTY: HA!
WHO'S FOOLISH NOW?
>>MARY: YOU ARE MARTY.
>>MARY & MARTY: "FOOLISH" - DOING OR SAYING SOMETHING SILLY WITHOUT THINKING."
>>KIDS: BRAVO!
WOOHOO!
BRAVO!
>>JAMPA: BRAVO!
BRAVO!
>>DOTT: DUSTY LOVES HIS BATHS.
>>DUSTY: WE SHOULD GET A POOL!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUUUUZZ!
>>DOTT: PERFECT TIMING AB!
IT'S TIME TO TRANSFORM SOME WORDS WITH THE SOUND OF THE DAY IN THEM.
ALPHABOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US OUR LETTERS?
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!
>>DOTT: OK, LET'S READ WHAT WE HAVE HERE.
S/T/O/P.
STOP.
TIME TO USE THOSE DOG EARS.
HOW DO WE TRANSFORM STOP INTO STOOP?
>>DUSTY: I HEAR IT!
AB'S SOUND OF THE DAY?
/OO/, LIKE FOOD!
>>DOTT: YES!
WE HAVE TO USE OUR OO VOWEL TEAM, WHICH IS PRONOUNCED /OO/ LIKE S/T/OO/P.
STOOP!
NOW TRANSFORM STOOP TO SCOOP.
>>DUSTY: WE NEED TO GET RID OF THE T AND REPLACE IT WITH /C/ - LETTER C?
>>DOTT: WOW DUSTY, THAT'S RIGHT!
S/C/OO/P.
SCOOP.
CAN YOU TRANSFORM SCOOP TO COOP?
>>DUSTY: WE HAVE TO GET RID OF THE S IN /S/COOP!
THEN WE HAVE COOP.
>>DOTT: VERY GOOD.
WE GOT RID OF THAT 'S' AND NOW WE HAVE COOP.
COOP!
NOW TRANSFORM COOP INTO COOL.
>>DUSTY: WE HAVE TO GET RID OF THAT P AT THE END COOP, AND REPLACE IT WITH THE LETTER L. >>DOTT: WOW DUSTY, GOOD BOY!!
NOW WE HAVE C/OO/L.
COOL!
YOU TRANSFORMED ALL OF THOSE WORDS DUST!
THANKS AB.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZZ BUZZ!
B..U...ZZZ.
>>DOTT: OH, ALPHABOTT'S BATTERY MUST BE DRAINED.
SHE'S BEEN HELPING US OUT SO MUCH TODAY.
HEY DUSTY, COULD YOU TAKE HER TO REGGIE FOR A QUICK CHARGE?
>>DUSTY: SURE.
HEY, DO YOU WANNA COME WITH US?
>>KIDS: OK!
>>DUSTY: HAHA, GREAT!
COME ON ALPHABOTT, LET'S GO!
>>DUSTY: HEY REGGIE!
WOULD YOU MIND GIVING AB A QUICK CHARGE?
>>REGGIE: OH, OF COURSE DUSTY.
OH!
HEY READING BUDDIES!
COME ON IN.
WOWIE ZOWIE, HER BATTERY IS DRAINED!
COULD YOU HELP CHARGE ALPHABOTTS BATTERY?
>>KIDS: YEAH!
>>REGGIE : WE CAN DO IT!
OK, FOR EVERY SOUND WE HEAR IN A WORD, WE HAVE TO PRESS A BUTTON.
AFTER A FEW ROUNDS, ALPHABOTT WILL BE FULLY CHARGED.
LET'S GET TO WORK!
>>SPEAKER: HOOT.
>>DUSTY: HOOT.
THE WORD IS HOOT.
HOW MANY SOUNDS DO YOU HEAR IN H OO-T?
>>KIDS: THREE!
>>DUSTY: LET'S SEE.
H-OO-T!
HOOT!
>>REGGIE: WOWWIE ZOWWIE!
>>SPEAKER: GOOFY.
>>DUSTY: GOOFY.
THE WORD IS GOOFY.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN G-OO-F Y?
>>KIDS: 4!
>>DUSTY: 4?, LET'S SEE!
G-OO-F-Y.
GOOFY!
>>REGGIE: HALFWAY THERE BUDDIES!
>>SPEAKER: KAZOO.
>>DUSTY: KAZOO.
THE WORD IS KAZOO.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN K-A-Z OO?
>>KIDS: FOUR.
>>DUSTY: FOUR?
LET'S SEE.
K-A-Z-OO.
KAZOO!
>>REGGIE: IMPRESSIVE!
>>SPEAKER: OOF.
>>DUSTY: OOF.
THE WORD IS OOF.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN OO-F?
>>KIDS: 2!
>>DUSTY: 2?
LET'S SEE.
OO-F. OOF!
>>REGGIE: SHE'S FULLY CHARGED!
>>KIDS: YEAH!
WE DID IT!
>>REGGIE: GREAT WORK READING BUDDIES!
THAT'LL BE TEN CENTS DUSTY.
>>DUSTY: TEN CENTS TOWARD THE "GET REGGIE TO SPACE CAMP FUND"!
THANKS REGG.
>>REGGIE: AW, THANKS DUST.
>>KIDS: AWW!
>>DOTT: TODAY'S HEART WORD IS "WHO", AS IN "WHO DUG A HOLE IN THE BACKYARD?"
>>DUSTY: WHO DO YOU THINK?
IT WAS ME.
WHO RHYMES WITH SHOE!
>>DOTT: WHO IS A HEART WORD, WHICH MEANS IT HAS ONE OR MORE SOUND SPELLINGS WE MAY NOT KNOW YET.
WHO HAS TWO SOUNDS.
WH-O.
THE WH DIGRAPH SPELLS THE /H/ SOUND, INSTEAD OF THE /WH/ SOUND WE'RE USED TO.
THE SECOND SOUND, /OO/, IS SPELLED WITH AN O, WHICH IS NOT MAKING THE /O/ SOUND WE'RE USED TO.
THESE ARE THE PARTS WE HAVE TO KNOW BY HEART.
LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.
WH-O.
WHO!
>>DUSTY: OH, THERE YOU ARE COSMO!
HE'S OUT HERE EVERYBODY!
>>ZIGGY: HEY, WHAT DO YOU HAVE THERE COSMO?
>>COSMO: ...OH JUST AN OLD VHS TAPE... >>ZIGGY: "V...H...S"?
>>REGGIE: WHAT DOES IT DO?
>>COSMO: PEOPLE USED TO WATCH MOVIES WITH THESE.
IT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SHARE.
>>REGGIE: HOW CAN THAT BE A HEIRLOOM?
>>ALL: YEAH, I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THAT?
HOW DOES IT WORK?
IT LOOKS WEIRD IT'S REALLY OLD >>COSMO: YEAH, IT DOES SEEM A BIT...FOOLISH >>DOTT: NO, NO IT'S NOT FOOLISH.
IF IT HAS MEANING TO YOU, IT'S SPECIAL.
AND WE SHOULD ALL REMEMBER TO STAY OPEN AND COMPASSIONATE WHEN WE'RE LEARNING SOMETHING NEW.
>>REGGIE: TELL US MORE, COSMO.
>>COSMO: WELL, THIS WAS GIVEN TO ME BY MY FAVORITE UNCLE.
SOME OF HIS FAVORITE CARTOONS ARE RECORDED ON HERE.
WE WATCHED THEM TOGETHER EVERY SATURDAY MORNING.
>>MAYA: WOW, THAT DOES SEEM REALLY SPECIAL, COSMO.
>>KITT: I'D LOVE TO WATCH IT!
>>JAMPA: I LOVE CARTOONS!
>>COSMO: I THINK I'M READY TO SHARE BUT DOTT...DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING WE CAN WATCH THIS ON?
>>DOTT: HAHA...OH DO I?
AB!
VHS MODE, PLEASE.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!
>>DOTT: TURN AROUND.
AB, WE HAVEN'T USED THIS MODE IN A WHILE, HUH?
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ.
>>DOTT: ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO!
>>ZIGGY: THIS IS HILARIOUS!
I'M GLAD YOU SHARED COSMO!
>>COSMO: ME TOO!
OH WAIT!
DUSTY, THIS PART IS TOO FUNNY!
YOU'RE GONNA WANNA WATCH THIS!
>>DOTT: OK. >>DUSTY: WATCH OUT FOR THAT BANANA PEEL- OH!
HAHA!
>>ALL: HAHAHA!
>>DOTT: ...AND YOU DUSTY, I AWARD YOU WITH YOUR NEW ALPHABADGE, THE "OO F/OO/D VOWEL TEAM BADGE".
WEAR IT WITH PRIDE.
>>DUSTY: HAHA, NEXT STOP, THE MOON!
HEY REGGIE, I NEED A SPACE SHIP!
>>DOTT: "LITTLE BY LITTLE... >>ALPHABOTTEERS AND DUSTY: ...LETTER BY LETTER!"
>>DOTT: TIME TO GO HOME!
GIVE YOUR UNIFORMS TO AB.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
>>DUSTY AND DOTT: READING BUDDIES, YOU DID GREAT WORK TODAY.
READING BUDDIES, I REALLY WISH YOU COULD STAY.
WE'LL SEE YOU SOON, FROM THIS SAME SPOT WITH DUSTY AND DOTT AND ALPHABOTT.
WITH YOUR READING BUDDIES, YOU'LL NEVER READ ALONE!
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