- Hello, scholars.

Welcome to second grade on Read, Write, ROAR.

Today with Mrs. Fuller, you are going to finish your book about where you live.

You're going to add in pages about the world that you live in.

It's going to help you answer these big questions.

We are also going to be focusing on words that have the O sound.

Scholars, you're going to need something to write with, and something to write on.

Let's get ready to Read, Write, ROAR.

- [Narrator] This program is made possible in part by the Michigan Department of Education, the state of Michigan, and the W.K.

Kellogg Foundation.

Additional support by, and by viewers like you, thank you.

(upbeat music) - Hello Scholars, I'm Mrs. Z-K. And today, we are going to focus on the sound O.

What sound?

O.

We are going to work with two different spelling patterns today that represent the sound O.

We have the letters A-W together, representing the sound O, and we have A-U, those letters together represent the sound O, nice job.

We are going to see these combinations of letters inside of bigger words, and they're going to represent the sound O.

So when you see 'em, you say O, and that will help you decode the word.

All right, so today, we are going to read a passage.

Inside of that passage are going to be words that have the O sound.

Yeah, so we're going to go over some of those words first before we read our passage.

Cool, okay.

So let's go ahead and start with the sound O, spelled with A-W. You might see A-W at the beginning of a word, like in the word, ooh, a long one.

Do you know what that word is, scholars?

Awesome.

When something is really great, it is awesome, yes.

We might also see A-W in the middle of words, making the O sound.

What word do you think this is, scholars?

Yawn.

Yawn, nice.

Rhyming with yawn, we have another word, and it starts with a L. Lawn, yep, and that's just your yard outside, your lawn.

And that's just your yard outside, your lawn.

Rhyming with yawn and lawn is the word dawn, yes.

And that's just kind of referring to the time of day, in the morning when the sun starts to rise, it is dawn.

All right, and we also might see A-W at the end of words.

Yeah, so when you hear the O sound as the last sound in the word, it'll usually be spelled with A-W. What word do we have here, scholars?

Draw.

Nice.

All right, and what about this word?

Saw, yeah, when you already seen something, you saw it.

Great work.

Let's continue to go over our words, but now we're gonna move into the A-U spelling pattern.

Okay?

A-U can also be at the beginning of words, like in the word aunt.

Aunt, yep, sometimes pronounced aunt.

In our story, there's going to be an aunt Lucy.

Yep, and that just means that it could be your parent's sister.

All right, we also will see A-U in the middle of words, representing that O sound, like in this name right here, Paul.

Yep, he's gonna be one of our main characters in our story.

All right.

In the middle here, really long word, yes, I know.

I wanna show the O sound here is towards the end of the word, but since it's not the last sound, it's still considered to be in the middle.

Okay, this word is astronaut.

Astronaut (giggles), nice job.

All right, here we go with the A-U in the middle making that O sound.

What word, scholars?

Launch, launch.

And that's when you're getting something ready to start, or set it up to go.

Ooh, another long word with that A-U, exhausted.

When you are overly tired, you are exhausted.

What about that word?

Yeah, some of these were pretty long.

Applaud, yeah.

And to applaud someone is to cheer them on.

Maybe even clap, applaud them.

Nice job.

All right, scholars, so all these words are going to be in our passage.

For fun, why don't we do a fast reread of these words?

Yeah, we know what they say.

Let's read them fast, you ready?

Okay.

Awesome, yawn, lawn, dawn, draw, saw, aunt, Paul, astronaut, launch, exhausted, applaud.

All right, scholars.

I have a passage here for us to read.

There are going to be words inside this passage that we just went over, words that have the O sound.

All right?

Our passage is titled "Paul's Dream".

While we're reading, scholars, think about, what is Paul's dream?

All right, go ahead and read along with me.

"Paul's Dream".

Scholars, let's make a prediction.

What do you think Paul's dream might be?

Could be anything, right?

Let's read to find out.

Whenever we come to an O word, I'm going to pause for a second, and see if you can read the word on your own first, and then we'll continue to read.

You ready?

Okay.

"It was dawn.

Paul and his family decided to sit on the lawn, and look at the sky.

They watched the sunrise.

They saw the sky change colors.

Paul imagined what it was like beyond the sky.

One day, I am going to be an astronaut, and launch a rocket into space, Paul exclaimed.

His family", oh, that's a big word.

"Applauded Paul, and told him, that is an awesome idea.

He got so excited that he ran inside to draw a picture of this future rocket ship.

Paul drew until he was exhausted.

He let out a big yawn, and took a nap to dream some more.

His aunt Lucy smiled, and tucked him in."

Great work, scholars.

Scholars, what is your dream?

That's pretty cool.

You could dream about anything, right?

Absolutely.

I love reading stories like this, because it opens your mind up to so many different things.

Scholars, maybe you can find a book, and think about what your future could be like.

So great work reading those words with the O sound.

Scholars just remember that if you see A-U or A-W inside of a bigger word, it's going to have the O sound.

So scholars, continue to practice your reading, and spelling those words to become better readers and writers.

(soft music) - Hi, scholars, I'm Mrs. Fuller.

Today, we're gonna be reading the book "Where Do I Live?

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

Publishing.

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 that were created by people, like cities and roads.

The natural characteristics of a place are the things that were created by nature, like mountains and forests.

We're also gonna be adding pages to finish up our own book about where we live.

If you started making a book with me in a previous episode, go ahead and grab that.

If you're just getting started making a book, you can download the book template from the activity guide in today's lesson, or you can just make your book using paper.

In the pages of our book today, we're gonna be adding a map, and writing a paragraph about our world.

Let's get started.

"Where Do I Live?"

"You live in the world.

North America isn't the only continent there is.

There are seven continents in all.

They are all huge, huge pieces of land.

Most of the continents are like North America.

They are divided up into countries where people live.

One continent isn't like the others.

It doesn't have countries.

It's much too cold for people to live there.

Instead of being covered with countries, it's covered with ice and snow."

Scholars, take a guess.

What do you think the name of that continent might be?

That's right, Antarctica.

"Do you see all that blue around each of the continents?

If you think it's water, you're right.

The water around the continents has two special names.

The bigger bodies of water are called oceans.

The smaller bodies of water are called seas.

Just as there are many continents, there are many oceans and seas.

You live on Earth.

The many continents are huge, huge pieces of land, and the many oceans and seas are even bigger bodies of water.

That's what your world is made of, land and water.

Your world has a very beautiful name.

It's called Earth.

You live on your planet.

Earth isn't the only world there is.

There are many different worlds.

Earth is a special kind of world called a planet.

A planet is a big fat ball in outer space.

This big fat ball does only one thing.

It spins around and around in a great big circle.

It spins in a great big circle around a special star.

The name of Earth's special star is the sun.

You live in the solar system.

Earth isn't the only planet there is.

There are nine planets in all.

Nine big fat balls in outer space.

They all spin around the sun in great big circles.

Together, they form the solar system.

Solar is just another word for sun.

A system is a way of doing things.

One way to do things is to spin around and around in great big circles.

It isn't a very good system for people.

You'd get dizzy, but for a planet, it's perfect.

That's what the solar system is.

Earth and the other planets spinning around and around the sun.

You live in a galaxy.

A galaxy is a gigantic group of stars, millions and millions of them.

Way too many to count.

You're going to love the name of the galaxy you live in.

It's called the Milky Way.

The Milky Way not only has millions and millions of stars, it also has Earth's special star, the sun, and the nine planets of the solar system.

The Milky Way is so gigantic, it seems to go on forever, but it doesn't.

Big as your galaxy is, it still isn't the biggest place where you live.

You live in the universe.

The Milky Way isn't the only galaxy there is.

There are billions of galaxies.

They all have way too many stars to count.

Each galaxy is so gigantic, it seems to go on forever, but it doesn't, at least not all by itself.

Together, the billions and billions of galaxies make up the universe.

The universe is the biggest place there is.

If you can't imagine how big the universe is, don't worry, nobody can.

That's how big the universe is, much too big for anyone to imagine.

It's the one place that really does go on forever.

And you live there too.

You live in lots of different places all at the same time, and they keep getting bigger and bigger and bigger.

You began in your cozy little bedroom, and you ended up at home in the biggest place of all, the universe.

The universe is so very, very big that it holds every other place where you live.

Can you remember all the other places you call home?

The galaxy is full of stars, including your galaxy, the Milky Way.

And the solar system with the nine planets spinning around and around the sun, including your planet, Earth.

And the world of Earth, with its seven continents and its many oceans and seas, including your continent, North America, and all the countries on all the continents, including your country, the United States.

And all the states that are in your country, there are 50.

Ask someone which state is yours.

And all the cities and towns, and the suburbs, and the country too.

All the neighborhoods, uptown, downtown, north, south, east, and west.

And every home on every street there is, including yours.

And that's where you live."

In our book today, it asked us the question, can you remember all the many places that you live, or that you call home?

I wrote all my answers down on a chart.

As I read each sentence about where I live, go ahead and read the sentence with your own answer about where you live.

Where do I live?

I live in a house.

I live on 24th Street.

The name of my city or town is Manistee.

The name of my state is Michigan.

The name of my country is United States.

I live on the continent of North America.

The name of my planet is Earth.

The name of my galaxy is the Milky Way.

All of the galaxies together are called the Universe.

Next, scholars, we need to add the last page of our book, "Where Do I Live?".

The last page is called my world.

So on one side, we're gonna draw a map of our world.

And on the other side, we're gonna write a paragraph.

In my book, scholars, I went ahead and I did my map and my paragraph about my world, Earth.

Let's take a look.

"My World".

I started my paragraph off with a topic sentence.

Remember, a topic sentence is the sentence that introduces your topic.

In this case, my world.

"The world that I live in is called Earth."

Then I went ahead and added three details about my world.

"Earth is a planet that is made of land and water.

The pieces of land are called continents.

Earth has seven continents.

The Earth is also covered by huge bodies of water called oceans.

70% of Earth's surface is covered by saltwater oceans."

And then for my closing sentence, "Earth is the third planet from the sun.

It rotates or spins on its axis one time in 24 hours."

For my map, I drew two different maps of my world.

Sometimes we see a map that looks like this, which is a flat map.

So on this map, I have my compass rose, and I have my map key.

On the map key, we can see that the pink is for North America.

The star shows us on this map where Michigan is, or where we live.

The orange is for South America.

The green is for Africa.

The purple is for Europe.

The red is for Asia.

The yellow is for Australia.

Down here, the white is Antarctica.

And the blue surrounding the continents is the water or the oceans.

I also drew this type of a map of our planet Earth.

You can see that I have my compass rose and my map key.

Looking at the map key, we can see that the purplish color is for the Great Lakes.

I wanted to show where we live on the map.

The green is for North America, our continent.

The orange is for South America.

The blue is the water or oceans.

And the brown are the other continents.

As you begin drawing your map, scholars, I'd like you to think about a few things.

First, what is the shape of the world?

What does the world look like?

What are some of the natural characteristics, and what are some of the human characteristics?

Where do I live on the map?

What symbols do I wanna use to draw my map?

And don't forget to include a map key and a compass rose.

As you work on writing your paragraph, scholars, remember the important parts of a paragraph.

We always wanna start with a topic sentence.

We wanna include the three details, and we wanna make sure that we wrap it up with a conclusion or a closing sentence.

Now that I've finished my book, scholars, let's take one last look back at all the places that I live.

"Where Do I Live?

", written and illustrated by me, Mrs. Fuller.

"My room.

My room is a comfortable place to read and relax.

When you come into my room, you will see my bed with a lot of comfy pillows.

My room also has a dresser, a bookshelf, and a chair in the corner for reading.

My room is a good place to go to rest, and have some quiet time.

My room is cool, because when I look out the window in the summer, I can see grapes growing and a really big tree.

My home.

My home is a house.

It is brown with green shutters.

My home was built in 1952.

It has an extra room called a breezeway.

A breezeway is a room in between the house and the garage.

My home is cool, because we have a basketball hoop in the driveway.

At my home, I like to have family and friends come and visit.

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.

My neighborhood.

My neighborhood has a special name.

It is called Oak Hill.

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.

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

My town.

I live in the town of Manistee.

Manistee is in Michigan.

Manistee is on the shore of Lake Michigan in the northern half of the lower peninsula.

My town has a river running through the middle.

The river connects Lake Michigan to Manistee Lake.

To get from one side of town to the other, you have to cross the river.

To get over the river, you have to go over a drawbridge.

One of the best parts of Manistee is going to the beach.

We have a beach on both sides of the river.

The beach is five minutes from my home.

My state.

I live in Michigan.

Michigan is called the Great Lakes State.

Michigan is surrounded by the five Great Lakes.

They are Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, and Lake Superior.

It has an upper and a lower peninsula.

A peninsula is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its sides.

The Mackinac Bridge connects the upper and lower peninsula, and is five miles long.

Michigan also has several islands that you can visit, and that some people live on.

My country.

I live in the United States.

The United States goes by several names.

Some of those names are the U.S., the United States of America, and America.

The United States is a country made up of 50 states.

The size of the United States makes it the fourth largest country in the world.

Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States.

The United States is a great place to live, because it has big cities full of hustle and bustle, but also beautiful national park and wide open spaces.

My continent.

I live on the continent of North America.

North America is made up of three large countries.

They are Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

The United States is located in the middle of the continent between Canada and Mexico.

One of the most famous natural landmarks in North America is the Grand Canyon.

One of the most famous human or manmade landmarks in North America is the Statue of Liberty.

My world.

The world that I live in is called Earth.

Earth is a planet that is made up of land and water.

The pieces of land are called continents.

Earth has seven continents.

The Earth is also covered by huge bodies of water called oceans.

70% of Earth's surface is covered by saltwater oceans.

Earth is the third planet from the sun.

It rotates or spins on its axis one time in 24 hours."

Take some time to finish your book about the many places that we live, and when you're finished, read it to your family and friends, and ask them some specific questions about where they live.

Thank you so much for learning with us today, scholars.

I'll see you next time on Read, Write, ROAR.

- [Narrator] This program is made possible in part by the Michigan Department of Education, the state of Michigan, and the W.K.

Kellogg Foundation.

Additional support by, and by viewers like you, thank you.

(upbeat music)