Summary
In this video segment from Between the Lions, Freds follows floating instruments and acts out playing them as he makes the sound for each one. He forms a marching "band" by himself. The names of the instruments are stated at the end of the clip and are: drum, tuba, tumpet, and flute. This video segment provides a resource for Vocabulary, Language and Vocabulary Development, Phonics, and Fluency.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
"Fred: Musical Instruments" connects letters to the sounds they make (focus: Musical Instruments).
- Which letter or letters is this segment about?
- What sound does that letter make?
- What is another word that uses that same sound?
Quick work-a-long
Sound to know: the target letter-sound in this clip.
Try it: Write two more words that use the same sound and underline the letter that makes it.