- Hi scholars, welcome to second grade on Read, Write, ROAR!

Today with Mrs. Fuller, you are going to continue your book describing where you live, focusing on your own neighborhood.

Yeah, it's going to help you answer these big questions.

"What are the parts of a map?"

And, "How can a map help me describe where I live?"

Today we are also going to be matching homophones with the -air sound in them.

So scholars, go ahead and get yourself something to write with, and something to write on, and let's get ready to Read, Write, ROAR!

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(upbeat music) (lion roars) - Hi Scholars, I'm Mrs. Z-K, and today we are going to be working with words that have the -air sound in them.

What sound are we working with?

(upbeat music) - air.

Nice work.

We're going to learn some of the spelling patterns that represent the sound -air.

Let's look at this.

A-I-R. Well, that group of letters makes sense to represent the sound -air because by themselves it actually makes the word -air.

Like we breathe in.

(inhale) Air.

Nice job.

These letters, A-I-R, inside of bigger words, also represents the sound -air.

Like in the word ch-AIR, chair.

I like to sit in my comfy chair.

Another group of letters that come together to represent the -air sound, are the letters A-R-E. Little tricky here, because A-R-E actually can make a word all by itself.

What word?

Are.

(hum agreeing) But inside of bigger words, A-R-E can come together to represent the sound -air, like in the word, k-AIR, care.

Like, I really care about you.

(hum agreeing) That's a good one.

And there is one more group of letters that is going to represent the -air sound and the letters are E-A-R another tricky one, I know, because E-A-R also can make a word all by itself.

What word do you see here?

Ear.

(hum agreeing) This makes the word ear.

But inside of bigger words today, E-A-R can come together and represent the sound -air, like in the word tear.

Like be careful not to tear your paper.

(hum agreeing) So scholars, we will be working with this -air sound, A-I-R, A-R-E, and E-A-R, on the words that are going to be on the board next.

Alright, scholars.

I have some -air words here on our board that we're going to read through in just a second.

First, I wanna talk about what these words are.

These words are classified as homophones.

Can you say homophones?

Good.

Alright, so homophones means that these words have the same sounds.

Okay, like -air.

They all have the -air sound in them, but we know that air can be spelled in different ways, right?

These words are going to be spelled differently, and have different meanings, but they're going to be pronounced the same way.

Alright?

You'll get it more when we go through it.

Are you ready?

Okay, let's go ahead and go through these words.

We have st-AIR-z, stares f-AIR, fair.

b-AIR, bear.

b-AIR, bare.

h-AIR, hare.

p-AIR, pare.

h-AIR, hair.

st-AIR-z, stairs.

f-AIR, Fare.

p-AIR, pear Now I know as we read through those, you're like, "I just said that word," right?

Because the words are pronounced the same way, but they have different meanings, and possibly different spellings.

Are you ready?

Let's match up some of these homophones together.

Alright, well, let's start with this first one.

Stares.

Did you see another word that also said stAIRz?

Yes.

Nice job.

Let's put these two together.

Stares, stairs.

But these two words might sound the same, but they have different meanings.

Let's look at that.

Stares, is like, "Wow, the little girl stares at the princesses."

(hum agreeing) Meaning you look for a really long time, right?

Stares.

Or we could have the meaning stairs.

Like, "I walk up the stairs to my apartment."

Stairs.

Kinda like a ladder, but there's stairs inside or outside of a house.

Alright, good.

That was an example of a homophone.

Let's do the next set of words.

Let's start with this one.

Fair.

Okay.

Do you see the match?

Yes, fare.

Alright.

Well, let's look at what these two words mean.

This fair, spelled with A-I-R, actually can have two different meanings.

Yeah.

Like the fair that might come to town, with all the rides, and the treats, and cotton candy.

Yes.

That's a fair.

Or, if you're playing a game, and you have roles, so that the game could be played fair.

Two different meanings for that one, spelled the same.

Or there's a new word, fare, that's spelled differently.

And this is like, if you have your bus fare.

(hum agreeing) like when you pay money to get on the bus to ride, that is called your bus fare.

Nice work, scholars.

Alright, let's find our next set of words.

What about bear?

Can you see the other word, bAIR?

Remember it's pronounced the same.

Has those same sounds, b-AIR but they're going to have different meanings, and different spellings.

Yes, for this one.

Alright.

Here is the bear, like (roars), the bear in the woods.

Yes.

The animal, bear.

Or here is the word bare.

Meaning, like the tree has no leaves, so it is bare.

So you might say something that is not covered is bare.

You're doing great, scholars.

Alright, let's go to our next word.

I have hare.

Do you see the other word that is pronounced hAIR.

Good.

Okay.

So this spelling of the word hare, is actually an animal.

That's like a rabbit, a hare.

Have you ever heard the story of "The Tortoise and the Hare?"

They go on a race.

Yeah.

It was like a rabbit and a turtle.

Hare.

Okay, so, what do you think this word might mean?

This definition of hair?

Yes, like the hair on your head.

Nice job.

Alright, and now we only have two words left which means they must be a pair.

They must be a match, or a set, or like a pair of shoes.

That's what this pair means.

And then we have the other spelling of pear, which is like the fruit that you could eat.

Yum.

A pear.

And then I actually have one more word of pAIR.

This word, pare, is actually a verb.

It means to pare off the skin.

If you are peeling off the skin off of the fruit you might call that paring.

And if you're peeling off that skin, you're scraping it off.

But look at this, we have all three of our spellings in this word pAIR.

A-I-R, pair, E-A-R, pear, and A-R-E, pare!

Isn't that neat?

Amazing work today, scholars.

We worked with homophones today.

Do you remember what homophones are?

Yes.

Words that have the same sounds in them.

They're pronounced the same way, possibly spelled differently, and have different meanings.

Absolutely.

So we worked with these homophones that had the same sounds.

Those sounds were all -air.

All those words had the sound -air in them.

And then we worked on different spelling patterns.

All those spelling patterns still represent the sound -air, absolutely.

Scholars, with different spelling patterns, it can be pretty tricky to learn how to spell words, right?

So the more practice you get with reading, the more you see those words, the better speller you will be.

Scholars, reading and writing are so connected.

Absolutely.

So go ahead and continue practicing reading, and practicing your writing.

(upbeat music) - Hi scholars.

I'm Mrs. Fuller.

Today we're gonna be reading two books about where we live.

First, we're gonna be reading a few pages from the book, "Where Do I Live?"

written by Neil Chesanow, illustrated by Ann Iosa, and read with permission from B.E.S.

Publishing.

We're also gonna be reading the book, "This Is My Neighborhood," Written by Lisa Bullard, illustrated by Holli Conger, and read with permission from Lerner Publishing Company.

As we read today, I'd like you to listen for information that'll help us to answer our three big questions.

First, "What are the parts of a map?

How can a map help me describe where I live?"

and "What are the human and natural characteristics of a place?"

The human characteristics of a place are the things in the area that were created by humans, like a building or a road.

Natural characteristics are the things in an area that were created by nature, like a river or a tree.

Today, we're also gonna be learning about, and using, the parts of a map.

A map scale is a part of a map that lets us know the distance that the map represents.

A map key lets us know what the symbols on the map represent.

And a compass rose lets us know, on our map, which way is north.

We're also gonna be adding pages to our book today.

If you've already started making a book with me, go ahead and grab that.

If you're just getting started on making a book, you can download yourself a copy of our book template from the activity guide in today's lesson, or it's perfectly fine to just make your book out of paper.

In our book, we're gonna be drawing maps, and writing about the many places that we live.

Our main focus today is gonna be on our street and our neighborhood.

So grab your supplies, scholars, and let's get started.

"Where Do I Live?"

"You live on your street.

Your street is black or gray, and it has cars.

It runs right past the home where you live.

Your street runs past many other homes as well.

All the homes are next to each other.

The street belongs to everyone who lives next to it.

Everyone who lives next to a street can say, 'This is my street.'"

In the picture, we can see the street and the houses that are on both sides of it.

What are some other words that mean the same thing as street?

Go ahead and say your answers out loud.

That's right.

I heard you say road, avenue, boulevard, highway.

"You live in your neighborhood.

Your street isn't the only street there is.

There are many streets where you live.

All the streets are lined with homes, just like yours.

All the streets and all the homes that are near your home form your neighborhood.

That's what a neighborhood is: a group of streets and homes where people live."

In this picture, we can see all the streets and buildings in this neighborhood.

Some neighborhoods like this one have a lot of houses.

Other neighborhoods have stores and businesses.

And some neighborhoods outside of the city have only a few houses and a lot of land.

"This is My Neighborhood" Chapter One: A Neighbor Needs Help.

"Malik!"

called my new neighbor "Buddy's run away, and I'm so worried!

Can you help me find him?"

Looking at the picture, who do you think Buddy might be?

I think so too.

I think the neighbors lost her dog, Buddy.

"Sure.

Mrs. Z.," I said.

"I know this neighborhood better than anybody!

I'll tell dad where I'm going.

Then I'll meet you out front."

A neighborhood is a group of people and buildings in one area.

Neighborhoods are sometimes called communities.

Dad and I met Mrs on the sidewalk.

"Why do you think Buddy ran?"

I asked.

"He used to live on a farm in the country."

She said.

"There was a lot of open space to run.

Buddy forgets he lives in a neighborhood now.

Neighborhoods in the city have many buildings and houses.

Rural neighborhoods in the country have fewer buildings and people.

"The park has lots of open space."

I said.

"Let's start there!"

Dad said he could help.

We hurry in that direction calling Buddy's name.

Chapter Two: Searching the Neighborhood.

My best friend lives in an apartment by the park.

I ran up the steps and rang the buzzer.

"Elena, can you help us find Buddy?"

Apartment buildings have different homes and families under one roof.

Some city neighborhoods have many apartment buildings.

Mr. Roberts was waiting at the bus stop and heard us calling Buddy.

"A dog was barking over there."

He pointed up the hill at the school.

"I'll help you search.

My shopping can wait!"

On this page, we can see that this neighborhood has a market or a store, a laundromat or a place where people can wash their clothes and a school.

What do you think?

Are the places in the picture human characteristics or natural characteristics?

That's a good answer.

The places, the store, the laundromat, and the school are all human characteristics because they were built by people.

"We'll cover more ground if we split up," Mr. Robert said.

He and Mrs. Z. headed uphill.

The rest of us kept going toward the park.

We passed a lemonade stand.

The kids there hadn't seen Buddy.

My babysitter, Olivia, was at the park playing basketball.

We asked if she'd seen a black and white dog running loose.

"I haven't."

She said.

"But why don't you climb to the top of the slide?

You'll be able to see farther."

We didn't see Buddy, but we did see a worker high up in a bucket truck.

She shook her head at our question.

"Sorry, kids.

I haven't seen him, and when I'm up there, I can see all the way from Johnson Street to Park Street.

Big cities are known as urban areas.

Urban neighborhoods have many people, buildings, and businesses, often close together.

This page shows a good view of this neighborhood.

This is also what a map of the neighborhood might look like.

What is something on this page that is a natural characteristic or something that was made by nature?

Yes.

Trees and grass.

What is something on this page that is a human characteristic or something made by people?

That's right.

The buildings, the roads, and the playground.

Chapter Three: A New Idea "Maybe we should hang a Lost Dog sign somewhere" I said.

"Good idea!"

Dad answered.

"We can walk over to the coffee shop and leave one there."

Neighborhoods just outside of bigger cities are called suburbs.

These neighborhoods often have many homes but few businesses.

"We'd better go home and get paper and markers to make a sign."

I said.

We headed down a different block still calling for Buddy.

We met Mrs. Z. and Mr. Roberts.

I told them about our idea for a sign.

"I've got the perfect photo of Buddy we can add."

Said Mrs. Z.

Chapter Four: Surprise!

Elena and I hurried around the corner onto our street.

And there was buddy sound asleep on Mrs.

Z.

's front step.

"Buddy's here!"

I called to the others.

"He's safe."

Mrs. Z. told Dad we deserved a reward for helping, even though Buddy really found himself!

We walked to the coffee shop with Buddy on his leash.

"Thanks Mrs.

Z."

I said and took a big bite of my treat.

"I didn't really need a reward.

Dad says helping out is a neighborly thing to do.

But this cupcake tastes pretty neighborly too."

What is your neighborhood like?

Are the homes and shops close together or are they farther apart?

Think about that question.

What is your neighborhood like?

That information's gonna be helpful when we go to draw a map and write in our own books a little bit later.

Let's take a closer look at this map.

I see it has a map key.

On the map key, the yellow circle is the bus stop.

Let's find that on the map.

There it is right by the park.

The light gray lines are a sidewalk and the dotted line is a fence.

Let's try this activity.

Malik and his friends looked all over the neighborhood for Buddy.

Can you find these places on the map of their neighborhood below?

So looking at the map, can you find Mrs.

Z.

's house?

There it is.

It's the yellow house in the bottom corner.

Can you find Malik's house?

Right there next to Mrs.

Z.'s.

How about Elena's apartment?

Her apartment is across the street from Mrs.

Z.

's house.

Can you find the bus stop?

It's down near the park.

And how about the coffee shop?

The coffee shop is across from the park.

So this map has two streets Johnson Street and First Avenue.

And then we can see Mrs.

Z.

's house next to Malik's house.

Elena's apartment building is across the street and next to her apartment building that looks like a parking lot.

Across from Elena's apartment building is the coffee shop, the market, and the school.

And across from the market is the park, a pond, and the bus stop.

In our book today, scholars we need to add two maps, the first a map of our street and then a map of our neighborhood.

A map of your street might look like this.

I went ahead and added that to my book.

Let's take the closer look.

So the map of my street I have a compass rose letting us know which way is north.

And I have a map key that lets us know what the symbols on my map represent.

So on my map, you can see I have my road.

You can easily see my house.

I drew sidewalks, a stop sign.

And then some of the natural characteristics that are on my street.

I also wrote a few facts about my street.

I live on 24th Street.

My street has houses on both sides of the road.

The people that live on my street are very nice and friendly.

The man that lives next door is 92 years old.

When the weather is nice people walk down my street and take their dogs for a walk.

On the next page, we need to draw a map of our neighborhood.

And then we're gonna write a paragraph about our neighborhood.

Let's get started on that.

Okay.

Scholars you can see I'm starting the map of my neighborhood.

The first thing I did was to use a ruler and a pencil to map out the roads.

Next, I'm gonna add some more details, and a map key, and a compass rose.

Okay, I've got the roads finished.

I've added a compass rose so that we know which direction is north and I've added the symbols on my map key.

Now I'm gonna start drawing some of the buildings and houses, or some of the human characteristics for my neighborhood.

Alright, if you look at my map key you can see that I color coded the different businesses.

So the blue are some of the local businesses like restaurants, or credit union, or store.

The red is for the fire station.

The purple is for a school, and the pink are some apartment buildings.

I also did orange around each block to represent the sidewalks.

So I still need to add some houses, my house, and some natural characteristics like trees.

Alright, there's the map of my neighborhood.

I think it's finished.

Now I'm gonna think about what I might wanna write for a paragraph about my neighborhood.

So to write my paragraph, I've set up a graphic organizer.

That'll help me remember the important parts of a paragraph.

So to start by paragraph I always need to start with a topic sentence or something that introduces the topic.

In this case, my neighborhood.

Then I need three details about my neighborhood.

And then I need a closing sentence, something that'll wrap up the paragraph.

My topic sentence needs to introduce my topic, or in this case, my neighborhood.

So I wrote my neighborhood has a special name.

It is called Oak hill.

Now I need to think of three details about my neighborhood.

For my three details.

I put it is in the suburbs or just outside the city.

My neighborhood has many houses and only a few businesses.

In my neighborhood we have one school and two restaurants.

And then I added a closing sentence.

Oak hill is a nice place to live because it is quiet and also close to the city of Manistee.

We had a busy day today and I'm betting that you have some work that you'd like to finish up.

So if you didn't get a chance to finish your map and your writing about your street, and your map and your writing about your neighborhood, take some time to finish that up.

Also get outside and explore what's on your street and in your neighborhood.

Thank you so much for learning with us today scholars and join me next time as we continue to learn about where we live as we focus on our town and our state I'll see you next time on Read.

Write.

ROAR!

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Kellogg Foundation.

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Thank you!