>>DUSTY: HMMM...IS IT BIGGER THAN A BREADBOX?
>>DOTT: NO.
>>DUSTY: SMALLER THAN A BREAD BOX?
>>DOTT: NO.
>>DUSTY: IS IT A BREADBOX?
>>DOTT: YES!!
>>BOTH : HAHAHA!
>>KIDS: HI!
>>DOTT: OH!
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... >>DOTT: "THE O CLOSED SYLLABLE BADGE".
>>DUSTY: SEE SPOT RUN.
SPOT RUNS... >>DOTT: THE ALPHABOTTEERS ARE HERE!
LET'S GO OUTSIDE AND SAY HELLO.
>>DUSTY: WE'RE COMING!
♪ >>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!
>>ALL: LET'S GO!
♪ ON A LETTER ADVENTURE.
LET'S GO!
LEARNING'S BETTER TOGETHER!
♪ WE'RE THE ALPHABOTTEERS!
>>DOTT: ALRIGHT EVERYBODY, DROP YOUR BACKPACKS OFF INSIDE AND MEET BACK HERE FOR AB'S SOUND OF THE DAY.
>>DUSTY: OK EVERYONE, WE'RE RACING THE CLOCK LET'S GO... >>DOTT: UH...DUST...THAT MEANS YOU TOO... >>DUSTY: RIGHT.
HEY STOP!
WAIT FOR ME!
>>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... >>MARTY, MARY, KIDS: "THE FANCY SHMANCY WORD OF THE DAY" >>MARTY: WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A FANCY WORD, AND TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS.
DRUMROLL PLEASE.
>>MARY: YAABADABBA DABBA DABBA... >>MARTY: TODAY WORD IS..."COMMENT"!
>>MARY: LET'S SAY IT TOGETHER!
"COMMENT" ON THREE 1,2,3... >>ALL: "COMMENT!"
>>MARY: "COMMENT" MEANS EXPRESSING YOUR OPINION ABOUT SOMETHING.
>>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: /O/,/O/,/O/.
>>ALPHABOTTEERS: /O/,/O/,/O/!
>>DOTT: THAT'S A FUN SOUND AB.
/O/, LIKE IN OCTOPUS.
TODAY, YOU'RE GOING TO HELP DUSTY EARN "THE O CLOSED SYLLABLE BADGE".
>>ALPHABOTTEERS: OOOH!
>>DOTT: LET'S EXPLORE THIS SOUND A LITTLE MORE.
AB, PLEASE SHOW US WHAT OUR MOUTH DOES WHEN WE MAKE THE /O/ SOUND.
>>DOTT: WHEN WE MAKE THE /O/ SOUND....
YOUR MOUTH IS OPEN WITH YOUR JAW DOWN AND YOUR TONGUE FEELS LIKE IT'S LAYING DOWN IN THE BOTTOM OF YOUR MOUTH.
YOUR VOICE BOX IS ON.
>>DOTT: REPEAT AFTER ME.
/O/O/O/ >>ALPHABOTTEERS: /O/O/O/!
>>DOTT: AB, LET'S SHOW THEM WHEN THE LETTER O IS /O/ IN WORDS.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!
>>DOTT: "MOP".
THIS WORD IS A CLOSED SYLLABLE - THERE IS JUST ONE VOWEL AND THAT VOWEL IS CLOSED IN BY A CONSONANT.
THE VOWEL SOUND WILL BE SHORT, KIND OF LIKE IT'S ANXIOUS THAT THE CONSONANT IS CLOSING IT IN.
SO 'O' REPRESENTS /OOOO/.
LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.
MOP.
MOP!
>>DOTT: THE WAY A WORD IS SPELLED SHOWS US... >>ALL: ...HOW TO READ THE SOUNDS!
>>DOTT: THANKS FOR GIVING US OUR SOUND AB.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZZ!
>>DOTT: BE SURE TO LISTEN FOR THAT /O/ SOUND TODAY, AND YOU'LL EARN THE "O CLOSED SYLLABLE BADGE", LITTLE BY LITTLE... >>ALPHABOTTEERS: ...LETTER BY LETTER!
>>DOTT: OFF YOU GO.
I'LL SEE YOU INSIDE.
>>DUSTY: I'M NOT HERE...I'M NOT HERE.... >>DOTT: NOT SO FAST DUST... >>DUSTY: DOTT!
WOW YOU WERE, YOU WERE RIGHT THERE, HUH?!
>>DOTT: DID YOU CLEAN YOUR DOGHOUSE THIS MORNING?
>>DUSTY: OH DOTT, MY ROOM IS SPOTLESS.
NOT!
WILL YOU HELP ME CLEAN UP ALL THAT JUNK?
>>KID: OK!
>>DUSTY: HOT DOG!
RACE YA THERE.
READY, SET, GO!
Is.
♪ dog, dog, doggy dog, dog house >>DUSTY: A,E,I,O, YOU WIN AGAIN!
OK, LET'S SORT THIS JUNK.
TODAY LET'S SET ASIDE THINGS THAT HAVE THE /O/ SOUND SOMEWHERE IN THEIR NAME.
REMEMBER- /O/ LIKE OCTOPUS.
>>JUNK: MY NAME'S DUSTY!
I'M A DOG THAT FORGOT TO CLEAN MY ROOM!
>>DUSTY: WAIT, ARE YOU MOCKING ME?
THAT'S IT!
DIVE!
DIVE!
DIVE!
DUCK!
D/U/CK.
DOES DUCK HAVE THE /O/ SOUND?
>>KIDS: NO DUSTY!
>>DUSTY: NOPE!
IT WAS A MIGHTY DUCK.
QUACK!
POT!
P/O/T.
DOES POT HAVE THE /O/ SOUND?
>>KID: YES!
>>DUSTY: YEA!
HMM, NOW I NEED SOME FLOWERS!
OTTER.
/O/TT/ER.
DOES OTTER HAVE THE /O/ SOUND?
>>KID: YES!
>>DUSTY: YES!
I HOPE OTTERS EAT SOCKS... >>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!
WOOF!
>>DUSTY: HI JAMPA!
>>JAMPA: OH, HI DUSTY.
>>DUSTY: WOAH, IS THAT A NEW PICTURE FOR YOUR SCRAPBOOK?
>>JAMPA: YEAH!
>>DUSTY: WHAT'S THAT A PICTURE OF?
>>JAMPA: A BOX!
>>DUSTY: A BOX!?
I'VE HEARD OF THAT.
HEY JAMPA?
>>JAMPA: YEAH?
>>DUSTY: DOES THAT BOX FLY?
>>JAMPA: NO DUSTY!
>>DUSTY: OH NO!
WELL, WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A BOX?
>>JAMPA: YOU CAN PUT SOMETHING INSIDE.
>>DUSTY: OH YOU CAN PUT SOMETHING INSIDE • HEY JAMPA WHAT WOULD YOU PUT INSIDE A BOX?
>>JAMPA: A PRESENT!
>>DUSTY: A PRESENT?
OOH OOH OOH, FOR WHO?
>>JAMPA: DOTT!
>>DUSTY: YEAH, YEAH, UM, ME TOO, ME TOO.
I'D GIVE DOTT A PRESENT, YEAH.
THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR SCRAPBOOK WITH ME.
>>JAMPA: BYE DUSTY.
>>DUSTY: BYE JAMPA!
>>DUSTY: BARK!
BARK BARK BARK!
BARK BARK.
THANKS BRUCE.
THE MAIL'S HERE.
WOAH, I'M OK!
FINALLY!
I HOPE WE GOT IT, I HOPE I GOT IT.
HAHA, HERE WE GO, IF I COULD JUST, RIGHT NO THUMBS.
MAYBE IF I HOP UP THERE I CAN GET THE MAIL!
FALLING... >>COSMO: UH DUSTY, YOU'RE ACTING A LITTLE ODDER THAN USUAL TODAY, WHAT'S GOING ON?
>>DUSTY: OH, HEY COSMO!
PERFECT, I COULD USE A LITTLE HELP.
THE NEW ISSUE OF MY FAVORITE COMIC BOOK, "DOCTOR COMET!"...COMET...
COMET • WAS SUPPOSED TO GET HERE 4 DAYS AGO!
I'D BE SHOCKED IF IT DIDN'T COME TODAY.
>>COSMO: IT DIDN'T COME TODAY.
>>DUSTY: I'M SHOCKED!
>>COSMO: OH, I'M SORRY DUSTY- MAYBE IT GOT LOST IN THE MAIL?
>>DUSTY: LOST!?
THIS IS A COSMIC DISASTER!
>>COSMO: I MAY BE ABLE TO HELP, BUT I'M GONNA NEED A FEW MORE DETAILS.
>>DUSTY: ..OK... >>COSMO: WHY DO YOU LIKE THIS COMIC BOOK?
>>DUSTY: WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE?
THERE'S A ROCKET-SHIP AND A ROBOT, AND A DOCTOR WHO RIDES A COMET!
>>COSMO: STOP RIGHT THERE, I'VE GOT EVERYTHING I NEED.
>>DUSTY: NEED FOR WHAT?
>>MAYA: DUSTY!
IT'S SNACK TIME!
WHERE ARE YOU?
>>COSMO: YOU BETTER GET ALONG LITTLE DOGGY.
>>DUSTY: OH OK. SEE YA LATER COSMO!
>>COSMO: SEE YA.
I'VE GOT A JOB TO DO.... >>DUSTY: HEY, ALPHABOTT'S IN ART MODE!
COME ON, LET'S SEE WHAT THEY'RE UP TO.
WOAH!
>>AB: BUZZ BUZZ!
>>ZIGGY: EVERYDAY'S A GREAT DAY WHEN YOU'RE DRAWING, RIGHT ALPHABOTT?
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ, BUZZ!
>>DOTT: HI AB, HI ZIGGY.
WHAT ARE YOU DRAWING TODAY?
>>ZIGGY: I WAS AT THE BEACH, PAINTING ON THE DOCK- WHEN I SAW THIS RESTING ON A ROCK!
>>DOTT: WOW ZIGGY.
THAT IS A GREAT OCTOPUS!
>>ZIGGY: YEAH, THANKS.
>>DOTT: HEY ZIGGY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I SEE?
>>ZIGGY: WHAT?
>>DOTT: THE LETTER O!
>>DUSTY: OUR ALPHABADGE!?
>>ZIGGY: DOTT, I SPOT IT TOO!
>>DUSTY: WELL I DON'T!
THAT'S NOT A LETTER, IT'S AN OCTOPUS.
>>DOTT: DON'T WORRY, WE'VE GOT YOU DUST.
WILL YOU HELP US SHOW DUSTY THE "O" IN THIS OCTOPUS?
>>KIDS: YEAH!
>>DOTT: GREAT!
WE'LL NEED OUR MAGIC PAINTBRUSH... NOW, I KNOW I PUT MINE AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE • OH, NOW I REMEMBER NOW.
BOOP!
FIRST THINGS FIRST.
WE'LL NEED THIS!
>>DOTT: NOW WE NEED ZIGGY'S OCTOPUS.
>>OCTOPUS: O, OCTOPUS, /O/!
>>DOTT: LET'S START BETWEEN THE DOTTED AND THE BOTTOM LINE.
NOW, A COUNTER CLOCKWISE CIRCLE TO THE LEFT.
DONE!
THAT'S THE LETTER O >>OCTOPUS: O, OCTOPUS, /O/!
>>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 "O CLOSED SYLLABLE BADGE"!
>>DOTT: HONESTLY DUST, I THINK YOU WILL TOO, WITH YOUR HELP OF COURSE.
AB, SWITCH INTO LEARNING MODE PLEASE.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!
>>DOTT: WANNA GO INSIDE AND PLAY WITH THIS /O/ SOUND A LITTLE MORE?
>>DUSTY: ALRIGHT!
SEE YA IN THE READING ROOM!
>>DOTT: O, OCTOPUS, /O/.
O, OCTOPUS, /O/.
O, OCTOPUS, /O/.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>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: HI OSCAR!
I'M ON TV!
>>DOTT: TODAY YOU'RE LISTENING FOR THE /O/ SOUND.
IT'S UP TO YOU TO TELL US WHERE THE SOUND IS IN EACH WORD.
HERE WE GO.
THE FIRST WORD IS "ODD".
>>DUSTY: ODD.
O/DD.
WHERE IS /O/ IN O/DD?
>>KIDS: THE FIRST SOUND!
>>DUSTY: OK!
LET'S DO THE FIRST SOUND DOTT!
>>DOTT: AB SAYS- >>DOTT: DING, DING, DING- YES!
LET'S ADD ANOTHER SQUARE.
THE NEXT WORD IS "DOCK".
>>DUSTY: DOCK.
D/O/CK.
WHERE IS /O/ IN D/O/CK??
>>KIDS: THE MIDDLE SOUND!
>>DUSTY: ARE YOU SURE?
OK.
THE MIDDLE SOUND!
>>DOTT: THAT'S RIGHT!
THE LAST WORD IS..."KNOB" >>DUSTY: KNOB.
KN-O-B.
WHERE IS /O/ IN KNOB?
>>KIDS: THE MIDDLE SOUND!
>>DUSTY: YOUR HEARD 'EM!
THE MIDDLE!
>>DOTT: AB SAYS?
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!
BUZZ BUZZY BUZZ!
>>DOTT: DING DING, AND THAT SOUND MEANS YOU WIN!!
YOU'VE WON A LIFETIME SUPPLY OF MOPS!!
JOIN US NEXT TIME, WHEN WE'LL BE LISTENING FOR A DIFFERENT SOUND!
♪ ♪ >>DUSTY: GET READY TO SQUAT WITH DOTT!
>>DOTT: WE'RE JUST 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 /O/ SOUND WHILE YOU EXERCISE.
>>DUSTY: WHAT'S UP FIRST DOTT?
>>DOTT: OUR FIRST MOVE IS CALLED..."THE TICK TOCK".
OK HERE, WE, GO!
THE TICK TOCK • THE TICK TOCK • THE TICK TOCK • AND STOP!
>>KITT: HOW ABOUT THIS DOTT?
I CALL IT "THE HOP SCOTCH".
>>DOTT: OOH!
I KNOW HOW TO DO THAT.
OK, LET'S TRY IT WITH KITT.
HERE, WE, GO- THE HOP SCOTCH THE HOP SCOTCH, HEY THAT'S GREAT THE HOP SCOTCH AND STOP!
GOOD WORK.
>>COSMO: HOW ABOUT THIS ONE!
"THE RAG DOLL".
>>DOTT: HAHA, COSMO THAT'S GREAT.
LET'S ALL DO THE RAG DOLL.
HERE WE GO!
THE RAG DOLL, COME ON THE RAG DOLL, ONE MORE TIME THE RAG DOLL AND STOP!!
>>COSMO: GREAT WORKOUT EVERYONE!
>>KITT: IN THE POCKET, REALLY!
>>DOTT: HAHA, IT REALLY WAS!
I FELT THAT.
DID YOU?
YEAH, YOU NAILED IT.
>>DUSTY: WOOF.
THAT WORKOUT MADE ME SWEAT.
WOAH- LOOK AT ALL OF THESE BUBBLES.
LET'S GET POPPING!
>>DOTT: HIP...HOP.
HIP HOP.
>>DUSTY: HA!
WOAH- TINY BUBBLES!
>>DOTT: SH...O...P. SHOP!
>>DUSTY: HA!
>>DOTT: T...O...P. TOP!
>>DUSTY: WOOHOO!
>>DUSTY: WOAH, WOAH, WOAAAH!
♪ ♪ >>MARY: OH, HI READING BUDDIES- I WAS JUST PRACTICING MY TRUMPET!
DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT MY MUSIC, MARTY?
>>MARTY: COMMENTS?
YOU MEAN MY OPINION OF YOUR TRUMPET MUSIC?
>>MARY: YEAH!
>>MARTY: NO COMMENT.
>>MARY: YOU MUST HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT IT... >>MARTY: OK, HERE'S A COMMENT.
THAT MUSIC WAS...
PLAYED ON A TRUMPET.
OK, LET'S- (Making trumpet noises) >>MARY: ANY MORE COMMENTS ABOUT MY MUSIC MARTY?
>>MARTY: YES.
THAT MUSIC WAS...VERY EASY FOR ME TO HEAR!
WELL, NOW THAT THAT'S OVER- >>MARY: I PLAY GOOD AND LOUD BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU TO MISS ANY NOTES.
>>MARTY: OH, DON'T WORRY MARY, I'VE GOT A TON OF NOTES.
>>MARY: I LOVE PLAYING THE TRUMPET FOR YOU MARTY...IT JUST MAKES ME SO HAPPY.
BUT YOU'RE PROBABLY SICK OF IT.
THANKS FOR LISTENING.
>>MARTY: MARY!
I HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT ABOUT YOUR MUSIC.
>>MARY: WHAT IS IT MARTY?
>>MARTY: I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE!
>>MARY: YOU MEAN IT?
THIS ONE'S DEDICATED TO MY BEST FRIEND MARTY.
A ONE-E AND A TWO!
(Making trumpet noises) >>MARTY: "COMMENT"- TO EXPRESS YOUR OPINION ABOUT SOMETHING!"
WAY TO GO MARY!
>>AUDIENCE: YEAH, BRAVO, WOOHOO!
>>JAMPA: BRAVO, BRAVO, BRAVO!
>>DOTT: DUSTY LOVES HIS BATHS.
>>DUSTY: MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FROG INSTEAD OF A DOG.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!
>>DOTT: PERFECT TIMING AB!
IT'S TIME TO TRANSFORM SOME WORDS THAT HAVE THE SOUND OF THE DAY IN THEM.
ALPHABOT, COULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US OUR LETTERS?
>>ALPHABOTTEERS: BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ!
>>DOTT: OK, LET'S READ WHAT WE HAVE HERE.
F/O/G.
FOG.
TIME TO USE THOSE DOG EARS.
WHAT SOUND IS IN THE MIDDLE OF FOG?
>>DUSTY: AB'S SOUND OF THE DAY?
/O/, LIKE IN OCTOPUS!
IT'S WHAT WE IN THE BIZ CALL A CLOSED SYLLABLE!
>>DOTT: OH WOW!
SHOWING OFF.
NOW LET'S TAKE AWAY THE G, /G/, AND TRANSFORM FOG INTO FOX.
WHAT DO WE HAVE TO ADD TO THE END?
>>DUSTY: F/O/X • CHANGE IT SO /CKS/ IS AT THE END?
>>DOTT: YES- WE ADD THE LETTER X, /CKS/.
NOW- LET'S TRANSFORM FOX, INTO OX.
>>DUSTY: O/X..
I DON'T THINK WE NEED THE /F/.
TAKE IT AWAY SO WE HAVE A SIMPLE 'O' CLOSED SYLLABLE" THERE!
>>DOTT: VERY GOOD.
NOW CAN YOU TRANSFORM OX INTO AX?
>>DUSTY: /O/X/.
/A/X/.
I HEAR IT!
WE HAVE TO GET RID OF /O/ AND MAKE THE FIRST SOUND /A/.
THE LETTER A!
>>DOTT: YES, WE ADD THE LETTER A.
/A/X/.
AX!
YOU TRANSFORMED ALL THOSE WORDS DUST!
THANKS AB!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZZ BUZZ!
B..U...ZZZ.
BU...ZZZ.
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: GREAT!
COME ON ALPHABOTT, LET'S GO!
>>DUSTY: HEY REGGIE!
WOULD YOU MIND GIVING AB A QUICK CHARGE?
>>REGGIE: OH, OF COURSE DUSTY.
OH!
HI READING BUDDIES!
COME ON IN.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>REGGIE: WOWIE ZOWIE, HER BATTERY IS DRAINED!
HEY, 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: ODD.
>>DUSTY: ODD.
THE WORD IS ODD.
HOW MANY SOUNDS DO YOU HEAR IN O DD?
>>KIDS: TWO!
>>DUSTY: LET'S SEE.
O-DD!
ODD!
>>REGGIE: WOWWIE ZOWWIE!
>>SPEAKER: SHOP.
>>DUSTY: SHOP.
THE WORD IS SHOP.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN SH-O-P?
>>KIDS: 3!
>>DUSTY: 3?, LET'S SEE!
SH-O-P. SHOP!
>>REGGIE: HALFWAY THERE BUDDIES!
>>SPEAKER: FOG.
>>DUSTY: FOG.
THE WORD IS FOG.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN F-O-G?
>>KIDS: THREE!
>>DUSTY: 3?
F-O-G. FOG!
>>REGGIE: IMPRESSIVE.
>>SPEAKER: KNOCK.
>>DUSTY: KNOCK.
THE WORD IS KNOCK.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN KN-O-CK?
>>KIDS: 3!
>>DUSTY: 3?
LET'S SEE.
KN-O-CK.
KNOCK!
>>REGGIE: SHE'S FULLY CHARGED!
GREAT WORK READING BUDDIES!
THAT'LL BE TEN CENTS DUSTY.
>>DUSTY: TEN CENTS TOWARD THE "GET REGGIE TO SPACE CAMP FUND"!
THANKS REG.
>>REGGIE: AW, THANKS DUST.
>>KIDS: AWWW.
>>DOTT: TODAY'S HEART WORD IS "OF", AS IN "DUSTY IS A FRIEND "OF" MINE."
>>DUSTY: AWWW!
"OF" RHYMES WITH GLOVE!
>>DOTT: "OF" IS A HEART WORD, WHICH MEANS IT HAS ONE OR MORE SOUND SPELLINGS WE MAY NOT KNOW YET.
OF HAS TWO SOUNDS.
/UH/V.
THE O SPELLS THE /UH/ SOUND, AND THE F SPELLS THE /V/ SOUND.
WE HAVE TO KNOW BOTH OF THESE PARTS BY HEART.
LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.
/UH/V/.
>>ALL: OF!
>>COSMO: DUSTY...
I SOLVED YOUR COMIC BOOK PROBLEM!
>>DUSTY: YOU DID!?
>>COSMO: YES.
I'VE GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU.
>>DUSTY: MY COMIC!
>>COSMO: WELL, NOT EXACTLY.
I MEAN, IT'S FOR YOU, BUT I WROTE IT.
>>DUSTY: YOU DID??
>>COSMO: ZIGGY HELPED WITH THE PICTURES.
I CALL IT... "THE ODD COSMIC ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN FLEABAG AND DOCTOR BETABOTT"!
>>DUSTY: WAIT.
CAPTAIN FLEABAG!?
...THAT'S ME!
I'M ON A COMIC BOOK.
>>COSMO: YOU'RE IN A COMIC BOOK.
>>DUSTY: HUH?
>>COSMO: I TOOK WHAT YOU LIKED- ROBOTS, ROCKETS, DOCTORS AND SPACE, AND PUT IT ALL INTO THIS COMIC BOOK.
>>DUSTY: OH THANK YOU COSMO!
YOU'RE A GREAT WRITER!
>>COSMO: THANK YOU, MAYBE I'LL MAKE A FEW MORE!
>>DUSTY: A WHOLE SERIES!
WITH AN OPTION FOR A MOVIE.
I CAN SEE IT NOW- "COSMO'S COMICS".
>>COSMO: IT PRACTICALLY WRITES ITSELF!
>>DUSTY: NO- IT DOESN'T.
YOU HAVE TO WRITE IT.
COME ON HOP TO IT!
ONWARD!
>>COSMO: BLAST OFF!!
>>DUSTY: EXCELSIOR, OOH WRITE THESE DOWN THESE ARE GOOD!
UM UM UM, SPACE, SPACEY, MCGEE.
NO THAT'S NOT GREAT, THAT ONE'S NOT GREAT BUT YOU'LL COME UP WITH SOME BETTER STUFF.
>>DOTT: ...AND YOU DUSTY, YOU'VE EARNED YOUR NEW ALPHABADGE BADGE, "THE O CLOSED SYLLABLE BADGE".
WEAR IT WITH PRIDE.
>>DUSTY: I'M IN SHOCK!
>>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!
>>KIDS: BYE!
BYE BYE!