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Deep in the Swamp

From Between the Lions

Deep in the Swamp
3 minPre-KK1st2ndReading & Writing (ELA)
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Summary

This video segment from Between the Lions is an animated version of the trade book "Deep in the Swamp" set to music. The music is a variation of the classic children's song "Over in the Meadow." The story introduces numbers and swamp-dwelling animals.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

"Deep in the Swamp" is all about listening for the sounds inside words — rhyming, blending, or breaking words into parts.

  1. What sounds, rhymes, or word parts did you hear?
  2. How were the sounds put together or pulled apart?
  3. Can you make another word that plays with those same sounds?

Quick work-a-long

Practice: sound, rhyme, word part.

Try it: Pick a short word, say each sound slowly, then blend it back together — and think of one word that rhymes with it.