(Upbeat, happy music) (Whistling) - Good morning boys and girls and welcome back to Room 9!

The Regis' largest classroom.

It is Dr. Sanders and I'm here to teach you a little ELA and math to all my Pre-K and K students.

But what like I always say, it doesn't matter if you're- - [Class] 2!

- Or 102.

You can have some - [Class] Fun!

- Fun!

F-U-N. Fun!

And you'll probably learn something or you will learn something.

Remember I worked at Adam's Elementary in St. Louis public schools.

And this is my lovely classroom.

This is, these are my lovely students.

You'll see them a little bit, maybe hear them.

And we're ready to get started!

Are you ready?

Let's go!

Let's look at our objectives for the week.

Our objectives, our students.

Students will in ELA recognize vowels.

A, E, I, O, U. and in math, you would use tools.

You would use tools strategically.

You'll use tools.

I left the S off.

Strategically.

And I'll tell you exactly what that means when we get to math.

Remember, if you need your name read or if you want anything done #ninePBS or @ninePBS For anything you'd like.

And also parents, pbslearningmedia.org is an amazing resource to let you learn about anything.

Anything.

Anything.

All right, so let's get started.

We are Pause.

All right, let's take a look at some of our letters.

Let's take a look at some of our letters and you let me know where you hear the sound.

I'll tell you the word.

And I say, "what sound do you hear?"

"At the end, beginning or the middle?"

Okay, so you ready?

Here we go!

The word is far.

Far.

What sound do you hear at the end of far?

- [Boy] R. - Rrrr.

And what letter makes that sound?

- [Girl] A.

- R!

R makes the rrr sound!

Rrr.

What letter is this?

- [Everyone] R!

- All right.

What- I'll give you another word.

Bumblebee.

Bumblebee.

What sound do you hear at the beginning of bumblebee?

- [Class] B!

- What sound do you hear?

- [Class] B!

- Buh, Buh And what letter makes that sound?

- [Everyone] B!

- B!

B makes the sound?

- [Class] buh - buh.

And bumblebee.

All right.

Tall.

- [Boy] T. - Tall.

What sound do you hear at the beginning of tall?

- [Class] T. - What sound do you hear?

tuh tuh tuh.

- [Class] T. - Which makes the sound?

- [Class] T. - What letter makes that sound?

- [Everyone] T!

- That's right, T makes the tuh, tuh sound.

All right.

- [Boy] T. - Buzz.

- [Boy] N. - [Girl] T!

- Buzz.

What letter do you hear at the end of buzz?

What sound do you hear at the end of buzz?

- [Girl] Z.

- [Teacher] What sound do you hear?

- [Class] Z.

- [Teacher] And what letter makes that sound?

- [Everyone] Z!

- [Teacher] Z makes the zzz.

All right, and funny.

Funny.

- [Girl] F. - What sound do you hear at the beginning of funny?

- [Girl] F. - I heard a fff sound, and what letter makes that sound?

- [Class] F!

- F!

F makes the "fff" sound.

All right, boys and girls.

Let's take a look at some of our friends' names.

This time, we have a couple names.

A couple- first let's go with whose name is this?

Yes, that is Matthew's name.

Hi Matthew!

I got Matthew's name from Instagram.

Remember?

#PBS, ninePBS on Instagram.

What letter is this?

- [Class] A capital M. - A capital M, and what letter is this?

- [Class] A capital T. - A T. Let's spell Matthew.

M-A-T-T-H-E-W. M-A-T-T-H-E-W. And whose name is this?

This is Grandma Tina.

Hi Grandma Tina!

Harper's Harper's grandmother.

Grandma Tina, her grandson sent it in.

Sent the name in and he wanted me to say something to Grandma Tina and Grandma Diann.

So I'm gonna say hi to both Grandma Tina and Grandma Diann.

What letter is this?

- [Boy] A capital G. - A capital G. What letter is this?

- [Boy] A capital T. - A capital T. Let's spell Grandma Tina.

G-R-A-N-D-M-A T-I-N-A G-R-A-N-D-M-A T-I-N-A Hi Grandma Tina!

(class giggles) And we know this is Grandma Diann.

Hi Grandma Diann!

Let's- What letter does Diann start with?

- [Boy] A capital D. - A capital D. Let's spell Grandma Diann.

G-R-A-N-D-M-A G-R-A-N-D-M-A D-I-A-N-N Hi grandma Diann!

(class giggles) And who's name is this?

That is Titus's name.

Hi Titus!

Another Instagram follower.

What letter is this?

- [Girl] A capital T. - And what letter is this?

- [Class] U.

- Let's spell Grandma Titus.

I mean (Teacher laughs) Oops.

Let's spell Titus T-I-T-U-S T-I-T-U-S Hi Titus!

And Why didn't everybody tell me?

(class giggles) Dr. Sanders, take off your hat!

My goodness.

My goodness.

My goodness.

Whose name is this?

- [Boy] Elmo.

That is Lyric's name.

Hi Lyric!

And what letter is this?

- [Boy] A capital L. - A capital L. Let's spell Lyric.

L-Y-R-I-C L-Y-R-I-C All right boys and girls, now let's I got to stand up.

You ever see me stand standing before?

- [Class] No.

- You're gonna see me now!

Let's see.

I am going to roll our words in.

(Chart wheels squeak) (girl coughs) Here we go!

Here we go, uh oh!

All right, let's take a look at our words list.

Our words, we are gonna spell some and we're gonna read them.

Who's going to help me read them?

- [Boy] Me!

- Let's go, everybody.

Away.

- [Class] Away.

- Big.

- [Class] Big.

- Came.

- [Class] Came.

- Down.

- [Class] Down.

- Eat.

- [Class] Eat.

- Funny.

- [Class] Funny.

Let's spell funny.

Funny.

F U-N-N-Y F-U-N-N-Y Funny.

Good.

- [Class] Good.

- Help.

- [Class] Help.

- Into.

- [Class] Into.

- [Girl] Just.

- [Class] Just.

- Know.

- [Class] Know.

- Let.

Let's spell let.

Let.

- [Everyone] L-E-T. Let.

- Must.

- [Class] Must.

- Now.

- [Class] Now.

- Old - [Class] Old.

- Pretty.

- [Class] Pretty.

- Quit.

- [Class] Quit.

- Let's spell quit.

Quit.

- [Everyone] Q-U-I-T. Quit.

- Ride.

- [Class] Ride.

- Soon.

- [Class] Soon.

- Think.

- [Class] Think.

- Under.

- [Class] Under.

- Very.

- [Class] Very.

- Who.

- [Class] Who.

X-ray.

Your.

- [Everyone] Zip.

- Zip!

Zip.

Zip rhymes with?

(Class giggles) Lip!

Zip rhymes with lip.

All right boys and girls.

You've been standing a long time.

Please stand up!

(class giggles) All right, let's jump up and down 10 times.

Go!

- [Girl] One, two, three, four, five six, seven, eight, nine, 10!

- Let's nod our heads three times, go!

- [Girl] One, two, three, four.

- I said three right?

Here we go!

Let's raise our shoulders eight times.

Go!

One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight.

- [Girl] Nine.

- Let's do the wave four times.

Go!

Two Three Four.

Let's smile.

Smile underneath the mask for four times, go!

(boy grunts) Smile with your eyes.

(Class giggles) All right let's have 10 jumping jacks, go!

One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine 10.

Okay, let's sit down on three.

One, two, three!

Up, down.

Up, down.

Sit right down on the ground.

Or in the - [Everyone] Chair.

- Or on the floor.

Don't jump in the seat.

All right, boys and boys and girls, I have a new book today.

And this reminds me of our new friends that we got in our class for the fourth quarter.

Because they just joined.

Because their parents feel a little safer now.

We're still wearing masks.

And their parents feel a little safer now.

So.

This name of this book is called "Owen Makes a New Friend".

Owen.

Before we Before we read our new book, you know what I forgot?

To talk about our vowels!

There are five vowels.

Let's say them first, you ready?

- [Everyone] A E I O U - Let's say them again.

[Everyone] A E I O U - Those are vowels.

All the vowels have two they make at least two sounds.

And we'll look at our vowels real quick.

And also sometimes Y.

A, E, I, O, U.

Sometimes Y.

Here we go, let's see.

Everybody say the letter.

What word vowel is this?

- [Everyone] A.

- What vowel is this?

- [Class] U.

- [Teacher] What vowel is this?

- [Class] I.

- [Teacher] What vowel is this?

- [Class] O.

- And what vowel is this?

- [Class] E. - E. No ehh.

Sometimes?

- [Class] Y.

All right boys and girls.

A, E, I, O, U.

Sometimes Y.

You know, all the other letters are consonants.

Everybody say consonants.

- [Class] Consonants.

- Vowels.

- [Class] Vowels.

- Consonants.

- [Class] Consonants.

- Vowels.

- [Class] Vowels.

- Consonants.

- [Class] Consonants.

Alright, let's read our book.

"Owen Makes a New Friend on the School Bus."

And the author is D. Pryor.

And she is a St. Louis author.

And she actually gave me permission to read her book.

So Ms. D. Pryor, you may see on the streets Say "Hey miss, Ms. Pryor we love your book."

All right, Owen makes a new friend.

And this is the?

- [Class] Front cover.

- Front cover.

- This is the?

- [Class] Back cover.

- This is the?

- [Class] Spine.

- And these, this These words are the, what?

- [Girl] Title of the book.

- Title of the book.

And (pages fluttering) - This would be the what?

- [Girl] The title page!

- The title page!

All right let's read "Owen Makes a New Friend on the School Bus."

Hi.

I am Owen.

I have no desire to get up this morning.

It's too early.

I wish I could sleep for five more minutes.

Today is a special day.

Today is the first day I ride the school bus to my new school.

I am not sure how I will be riding a school bus.

I never rode a bus before.

I hope I make new friends.

(pages fluttering) I brush my teeth and put on my clothes.

I grab my book bag and walk downstairs.

And to my surprise, I see my dad making pancakes.

Today is already going to be a good day.

After breakfast, Dad and I walked to the bus stop.

I see other kids just like me waiting for the bus.

We are all lined up in a single file line and waiting for the bus to arrive.

The yellow bus comes with its bright flashing red lights.

My dad says, "this means the bus is just about to stop."

"We need to be patient.

So everyone stays safe."

(pages fluttering) The doors open and I froze.

The bus is so big.

Then I heard a voice say "Good morning!

I am Mrs. Moore.

It's okay.

Use the handrails to get on the school bus."

(pages fluttering) I board quickly and find a seat next to the window in front of the bus.

The seat is like a bench.

It is tall and gray and has extra room.

The door closes after all the kids find their seats.

I waved to my dad and he says "I'll be here when you get back, have a great day!"

(Book taps table) We pass through the neighborhood, heading into town.

I see trees, houses, and even an ice cream shop.

(pages fluttering) I can see everything from up here.

Even the top of cars as we pass by.

Then there's a speed bump.

And we go "Whoo" (chair thuds) into the air.

(girl laughs) It's so cool!

(girl laughs) (pages fluttering) The bus seems to roar like a lion and let out a squeeze like a sound.

The bus stops.

(Students claps) The doors open and more kids board the bus.

Some are small like me and a fewer older.

The older kids head towards the back of the bus.

(pages fluttering) Everyone seems to know each other.

And were laughing and having a good time.

I am new to the school and I don't know anyone.

So I sit quietly to myself in my seat.

Then I felt someone tap me on my shoulder.

"Can I sit with you?"

He asked "Yes, you can."

I replied.

"Hi, I am Owen."

- [Alejandro] "Hi.

I am Alejandro."

- [Owen] "Alejandro, are you in the first grade?"

I asked.

- [Alejandro] "Yes, I am.

I have Mrs.

Smith."

He replied.

- [Owen] "No way!

I have Ms. Smith too."

"We are in the same class and we ride the same bus."

- [Alejandro] "That is awesome!"

- [Owen] "Do you think she will give us a lot of homework?"

I asked.

- [Alejandro] "I really hope not."

He replied.

And we both laughed.

(teacher chuckling) (pages fluttering) Alejandro says that his family had just moved to Texas from New Mexico.

And he did not know anyone, either.

I just moved here too.

My family and I moved from Missouri.

And I did not know anyone also.

Well, now we know each other.

(pages fluttering) (student whining) Alejandro and I have many things in common.

We both were playing on the baseball team last year.

We both are great at math.

And we both do not like pickles on our sandwiches.

- [Owen] "Maybe we can play after school one of these days."

"I can show you my baseball collection too."

I said "I will ask my dad once I get home today."

- [Alejandro] "That will be fun."

Alejandro says.

- The bus stops again.

(aerosol can hissing) - This time around, we're a brick building with a flag pole.

We made it to school!

The doors open and the principal greets us.

(student clapping) The principal greets us "Good morning!"

As I get off the bus I say to myself, "I am sure glad I rode the school bus today."

"I met a new friend."

"I cannot wait to ride the bus again."

Did you all like this story?

- [Class] Yes.

- Yes.

Tell me, tell me one.

Tell me your favorite part of the story.

Kaza.

(Kaza mumbles) All right.

Thank you, Kaza.

Savannah, can you tell me your favorite part of the story?

- [Savannah] When Owen met, when his when he made a new friend.

- When he met a new friend, Alejandro?

It's so fun.

Sometimes you have to meet a new friend, right?

All right boys and girls, let's do some counting!

And before we count, let's see if we can get some bubbles in here!

- [Boy] Whoa!

- [Girl] Yeah!

We got some bubbles!

We have some bubbles!

All right, let's turn around.

Let's turn our Let's turn our.

(student mumbles) (teacher grunting) Let's see if we can turn this around the right way.

These don't work right, when you don't (wheel clicks) Here we go.

Uh oh.

(girl giggles) (students chattering) Oh no.

Let's go.

Hold on, hold on.

I'm coming, don't.

(class giggles) - [Boy] Dr. Sanders, I'm gonna count to 100!

- Here we go!

Here we go boys and girls.

Are you ready to count?

- [Class] Yes!

[Class] One.

- Let's put on a zero we're gonna count from zero.

- [Class] Zero.

- We're gonna count We're gonna count from 91 from 91 to 100.

Are you ready?

- [Girl] Yes.

- Here we go.

- [Boy] One.

- [Everyone] 91 92 93 - [Class] 94 95 96 97 98 99 - [Everyone] 100!

(girl screams) - 100!

- [Girl] 100.

- All right, now we're going to count from zero to - [Boy] 100.

- 100.

By fives.

From zero to 100, by fives.

Here we go.

Zero - [Everyone] Five, 10 15 - [Class] 20, 25 30 - Oh my goodness Dr. Sanders!

- [Everyone] 25 30 35 - [Class] 40 - [Everyone] 45 50 55 60 65 70 80 85 90 95 100!

(class cheering) - Now we're going to count from zero to 100 by tens.

Zero to 100 by tens.

Here we go.

Zero.

- [Everyone] 10 20 30 40 50 60 - [Class] 70 80 90 - [Everyone] 100!

(boy chanting) Now we're going to count backwards from 20 to zero.

From 20 to zero.

20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 nine eight seven six five four three two one.

Blastoff!

- All right.

Now last month we counted in Swahili.

This month, we're going to count in French.

We're going to count in French.

You can mimic me today.

You can mimic me today.

And we're going to count in French from zero to 10.

Zéro - [Girl] Zéro.

- Un.

- [Class] Un.

- Deux.

- [Class] Deux.

- Trois.

- [Class] Trois.

- Quatre.

- [Class] Quatre.

- Cinq.

- [Class] Cinq.

- Six.

- [Class] Six.

- Sept. - [Class] Sept. - Huit.

- [Class] Huit.

- Neuf.

- [Class] Neuf.

- Dix.

- [Class] Dix.

That's in French, that's another language.

So we said Spanish.

we said French, and then we have Swahili and now we have French.

And we'll practice that and you'll mimic me for a couple of days.

Also here we go boys and girls, this week.

We said we're going to use tools strategically.

Let's see.

If I have.

I have this strip of red blocks, right?

- [Girl] Yes.

- Let's see.

What if I gave you five and six?

- [Girl] Five.

- Five and three.

Five and three.

I have the red and orange blocks.

So let me see, let me get one.

Help me count them.

- [Everyone] One, two, three, four, five.

- So I have five.

And then I have one, two, three.

All right boys and girls.

So which one is more?

- [Class] Red.

- Five, right?

You can tell.

So you can use your tools.

Ooh.

Guess what?

We also can use our tools our blocks to do an addition problem.

So think about this.

We have five + three.

What is five + three?

You can use your fingers, right?

Five + three.

Or you can use the blocks, right?

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

All Right.

And we'll talk more about that all week.

Boys and girls!

It's about that time for what?

- [Girl] To go!

- It's about that time to go.

Let's spell our favorite word!

- [Everyone] Nine!

- Let's spell nine.

Nine.

- [Everyone] N-I-N-E. - Nine, thank you for being in room nine.

Bye Bye!

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