WEBVTT 00:30.000 --> 00:59.880 Dr. Conyers says you'll be just fine in a couple of days. 00:59.880 --> 01:02.880 All you need to do is rest, how's your book? 01:02.880 --> 01:06.880 It's good, but I just came to this really weird word. 01:06.880 --> 01:11.880 I don't know how to say it, but it's spelled C-O-P-S-E. 01:11.880 --> 01:15.880 It looks like it's pronounced cops. 01:15.880 --> 01:18.880 Maybe, but it doesn't mean the police. 01:18.880 --> 01:21.880 Listen, Tom ran into the cops and hid. 01:21.880 --> 01:26.880 The branches were too thick and too close to the ground for the dogs to follow. 01:26.880 --> 01:27.880 It's safe. 01:27.880 --> 01:32.880 Must be some sort of bushes or something, because it talks about branches and stuff. 01:32.880 --> 01:33.880 Sounds good to me. 01:33.880 --> 01:36.880 Hi Mom, Jason's here too. 01:36.880 --> 01:37.880 Come on up, kids. 01:37.880 --> 01:40.880 Now don't get tired out. 01:44.880 --> 01:45.880 Hi, Mrs. Lisa. 01:45.880 --> 01:46.880 Hi, honey. 01:46.880 --> 01:47.880 Hi, Jason. How about some juice? 01:47.880 --> 01:48.880 Yeah. 01:48.880 --> 01:49.880 Okay. Hi, everybody. 01:49.880 --> 01:51.880 Here, this is for you. 01:51.880 --> 01:53.880 It's from everyone in class. 01:53.880 --> 01:55.880 Get well soon. 01:55.880 --> 01:57.880 Thanks. 01:57.880 --> 02:00.880 Holy, come on. 02:00.880 --> 02:02.880 This frame is even signed in. 02:02.880 --> 02:03.880 Excellent. 02:03.880 --> 02:06.880 We had a great time in reading class today. 02:06.880 --> 02:09.880 We played board detectives again. 02:09.880 --> 02:10.880 Oh, yeah? 02:10.880 --> 02:11.880 What was the word? 02:11.880 --> 02:13.880 Something we've never heard of. 02:13.880 --> 02:15.880 You see? 02:15.880 --> 02:17.880 Oh, I don't know. 02:17.880 --> 02:18.880 I don't know. 02:18.880 --> 02:19.880 I don't know. 02:19.880 --> 02:20.880 I don't know. 02:20.880 --> 02:21.880 I don't know. 02:21.880 --> 02:22.880 I don't know. 02:22.880 --> 02:24.880 I don't know. 02:32.880 --> 02:35.880 Today, we're going to be word detectives. 02:35.880 --> 02:41.880 We're going to try to figure out what a word means by finding clues. 02:41.880 --> 02:45.880 Jason, will you read this passage for us, please? 02:45.880 --> 02:49.880 Sarah looks for petto. 02:49.880 --> 02:51.880 Petto, guys. 02:51.880 --> 02:54.880 I've never heard that word before. 02:54.880 --> 02:56.880 Does anyone recognize this word? 02:56.880 --> 02:57.880 No. 02:57.880 --> 02:58.880 No? 02:58.880 --> 03:02.880 Let's read on to see if we can figure out what it means. 03:02.880 --> 03:04.880 They're easy to see. 03:04.880 --> 03:07.880 Their blue-gray color shows up well against the sand. 03:07.880 --> 03:10.880 When they're polished, the gray color becomes lighter. 03:10.880 --> 03:13.880 Her mother uses them to make jewelry. 03:13.880 --> 03:15.880 Thank you, Jason. 03:15.880 --> 03:20.880 Can anyone tell me what this passage is about? 03:20.880 --> 03:22.880 Okay, then. 03:22.880 --> 03:33.880 It's time for the word detectives to put on their thinking caps and look for clues that will help us understand this word better. 03:33.880 --> 03:34.880 Angie? 03:34.880 --> 03:38.880 Well, whatever they are, you find them on the beach. 03:38.880 --> 03:40.880 What clue tells you that? 03:40.880 --> 03:42.880 It says that's where Sarah looks for them. 03:42.880 --> 03:45.880 And it says that they show up against the sand. 03:45.880 --> 03:46.880 Beaches have sand. 03:46.880 --> 03:48.880 Good, Eric. 03:48.880 --> 03:51.880 Does that sentence tell you anything else? 03:51.880 --> 03:53.880 It says that they're blue-gray. 03:53.880 --> 03:56.880 Good. 03:56.880 --> 04:04.880 So now we know that these are blue-gray and that they can be found on a beach. 04:04.880 --> 04:05.880 Lance? 04:05.880 --> 04:08.880 Well, maybe they're a type of duck or something. 04:08.880 --> 04:10.880 What clues tell you that, Lance? 04:10.880 --> 04:12.880 They're found on a beach. 04:12.880 --> 04:13.880 Angie? 04:13.880 --> 04:16.880 But it says her mother makes jewelry from them. 04:16.880 --> 04:19.880 It don't make jewelry from ducks. 04:19.880 --> 04:22.880 I think you found another clue, Angie. 04:22.880 --> 04:26.880 What does this tell us about these? 04:26.880 --> 04:30.880 That they aren't too big or too heavy or no one could wear them. 04:30.880 --> 04:31.880 Good. 04:31.880 --> 04:33.880 Yes, Jason. 04:33.880 --> 04:39.880 Well, maybe it's some type of stone because in the last sentence it says that her mother makes jewelry from them. 04:39.880 --> 04:41.880 Another clue. 04:41.880 --> 04:42.880 Yes, Lance. 04:42.880 --> 04:45.880 Well, it says that they can be polished. 04:45.880 --> 04:48.880 You can polish stones. 04:48.880 --> 04:52.880 We're finding lots of clues, aren't we? 04:52.880 --> 04:54.880 Let's put them all together. 04:54.880 --> 04:56.880 Angie, will you do that for us? 04:56.880 --> 04:59.880 Well, you find them on the beach. 04:59.880 --> 05:01.880 They're blue-gray. 05:01.880 --> 05:05.880 You can polish them and you can make jewelry out of them. 05:05.880 --> 05:07.880 All right, we're detectives. 05:07.880 --> 05:09.880 There are your clues. 05:09.880 --> 05:13.880 Can anyone solve our mystery word? 05:13.880 --> 05:14.880 Jason. 05:14.880 --> 05:19.880 It must be some sort of stone that gets washed up on the beach. 05:19.880 --> 05:26.880 Let's see if it makes sense in the passage to think that this is a kind of stone. 05:26.880 --> 05:28.880 Angie, will you read the passage for us? 05:28.880 --> 05:32.880 Sarah looks for petal skies on the beach. 05:32.880 --> 05:34.880 They're easy to see. 05:34.880 --> 05:40.880 Their blue-gray color shows up well against the sand when their powers to gray color becomes lighter. 05:40.880 --> 05:43.880 Her mother uses them to make jewelry. 05:43.880 --> 05:44.880 Good. 05:44.880 --> 05:52.880 Does it make sense to think that our mystery word means a kind of stone? 05:52.880 --> 05:53.880 Yes. 05:53.880 --> 05:54.880 Mm-hmm. 05:54.880 --> 05:58.880 Well, I think you're all very good word detectives. 05:58.880 --> 06:00.880 You found a lot of clues. 06:00.880 --> 06:06.880 And even if no one knew just how to pronounce our mystery word, 06:06.880 --> 06:11.880 you figured out enough about it to understand the passage better. 06:11.880 --> 06:14.880 By the way, this is what it's about. 06:14.880 --> 06:17.880 A petaski. 06:17.880 --> 06:19.880 A petaski. 06:19.880 --> 06:21.880 Can you all say that? 06:21.880 --> 06:22.880 Petaski? 06:22.880 --> 06:23.880 Good. 06:23.880 --> 06:26.880 It's a kind of a storm that has coral inside. 06:26.880 --> 06:28.880 Isn't it pretty? 06:28.880 --> 06:33.880 You can make jewelry out of these by cutting them open and polishing them. 06:33.880 --> 06:35.880 Just like Sarah's mother. 06:41.880 --> 06:43.880 It was really neat. 06:43.880 --> 06:46.880 I've never seen a stone like that before. 06:59.880 --> 07:03.880 Uh, well, thanks for coming over, Jace. 07:03.880 --> 07:04.880 Yeah. 07:04.880 --> 07:05.880 Thanks. 07:05.880 --> 07:06.880 Well, it's okay. 07:06.880 --> 07:08.880 I'd better be going though. 07:08.880 --> 07:12.880 The rest of my mom would kill me for being lit and not letting her know where I am. 07:12.880 --> 07:13.880 Call you tomorrow. 07:13.880 --> 07:14.880 Okay, bye. 07:14.880 --> 07:15.880 Yeah, bye. 07:15.880 --> 07:17.880 Talk to you tomorrow. 07:28.880 --> 07:29.880 My children. 07:29.880 --> 07:30.880 You must hasten this. 07:30.880 --> 07:31.880 Hurry. 07:31.880 --> 07:32.880 Scoop. 07:32.880 --> 07:33.880 Skedaddle. 07:33.880 --> 07:36.880 And otherwise rush to the land of Mosheust. 07:36.880 --> 07:38.880 For Zul is at it again. 07:38.880 --> 07:41.880 Our planet is in grave danger. 07:41.880 --> 07:42.880 Hurry. 07:42.880 --> 07:43.880 Hurry. 07:43.880 --> 07:44.880 Hey, wait. 07:44.880 --> 07:46.880 I'm sick. 07:46.880 --> 07:49.880 Oh, great. 07:49.880 --> 07:51.880 Now what do we do? 07:51.880 --> 07:53.880 I can go. 07:53.880 --> 07:54.880 By yourself? 07:54.880 --> 07:56.880 Against Zul? 07:56.880 --> 07:57.880 Sure. 07:57.880 --> 07:58.880 No problem. 07:58.880 --> 08:01.880 Tell mom I'll be back for dinner, okay? 08:01.880 --> 08:02.880 Okay. 08:02.880 --> 08:03.880 Be careful. 08:03.880 --> 08:04.880 Uh-huh. 08:27.880 --> 08:50.880 Send her in lightning, trumpets and drums. 08:50.880 --> 08:57.880 Readers rejoice, the storylord comes. 08:57.880 --> 09:15.880 Gracious, a magic munchkin. 09:15.880 --> 09:17.880 Where did you come from? 09:17.880 --> 09:19.880 I've been sent to help you by Lexor, the storylord. 09:19.880 --> 09:24.880 Dear old Lexor, I haven't seen him in an elephant's age. 09:24.880 --> 09:27.880 Anyhow, I'm pleased to meet you young storylord. 09:27.880 --> 09:28.880 My name is Karoma. 09:28.880 --> 09:29.880 My name is Amanda. 09:29.880 --> 09:31.880 How can I help? 09:31.880 --> 09:33.880 It's that evil Thor Zul. 09:33.880 --> 09:35.880 You heard about my magic painting. 09:35.880 --> 09:36.880 Magic? 09:36.880 --> 09:37.880 Yes. 09:37.880 --> 09:39.880 I paint pictures that move. 09:39.880 --> 09:40.880 Would you like to see one? 09:40.880 --> 09:42.880 What should I paint a picture of? 09:42.880 --> 09:43.880 A train. 09:43.880 --> 10:08.880 What should I paint a picture of? 10:08.880 --> 10:09.880 Excellent. 10:09.880 --> 10:13.880 Anyhow, when Thor Zul heard about it, he wanted to see it. 10:13.880 --> 10:20.880 So he says, I think what he really wants is an excuse to turn me into one of those statues. 10:20.880 --> 10:23.880 Look at this. 10:23.880 --> 10:29.880 Dear Karoma, please paint me a picture of a castro. 10:29.880 --> 10:30.880 A castro. 10:30.880 --> 10:31.880 What's that? 10:31.880 --> 10:33.880 Who knows? 10:33.880 --> 10:38.880 So at hunting or just flying, should I have sharp claws in a sharp beak? 10:38.880 --> 10:42.880 If I like it, I'll ask you to paint other, bigger hocks. 10:42.880 --> 10:44.880 No problem. 10:44.880 --> 10:48.880 Gracious, do you know what a castro is? 10:48.880 --> 10:49.880 I've never heard of it. 10:49.880 --> 10:52.880 We can figure it out from the clues in the letter. 10:52.880 --> 10:53.880 What clues? 10:53.880 --> 10:55.880 Well, like here. 10:55.880 --> 10:57.880 So show it hunting or flying. 10:57.880 --> 10:59.880 So it must be a bird of some sort. 10:59.880 --> 11:03.880 It could be some sort of flying bug, I suppose. 11:03.880 --> 11:05.880 Well, but here's another clue. 11:05.880 --> 11:08.880 It says it should have sharp claws and a sharp beak. 11:08.880 --> 11:10.880 Sounds like a bird to me. 11:10.880 --> 11:11.880 Me too. 11:11.880 --> 11:16.880 But it could be anything from an eagle to a parakeat. 11:16.880 --> 11:18.880 Could this be a clue? 11:18.880 --> 11:22.880 I'll ask you to paint other, bigger hocks. 11:22.880 --> 11:25.880 That must mean that a castro is some sort of a hawk. 11:25.880 --> 11:29.880 And if there are bigger ones, then it must be kind of small. 11:29.880 --> 11:30.880 Better hurry. 11:30.880 --> 11:32.880 I think I hear him coming right now. 11:32.880 --> 12:02.880 No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no 12:02.880 --> 12:32.880 no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, 12:32.880 --> 12:36.880 But he didn't know that you can use clues to figure out the meaning of a word you don't know, 12:36.880 --> 12:38.880 even if you've never seen it before. 12:40.880 --> 12:41.880 The picture? 12:41.880 --> 12:42.880 Yeah. 14:02.880 --> 14:04.880 Thank you.