Summary
In this video segment from Between the Lions, the Knights of Blending Fields blend the /b/ and /ox/ sounds to form the word "box." By charging together to blend word parts, the knights demonstrate an important skill required for early reading. This resource is part of the Between the Lions Early Reading Collection.
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Discussion
"Gawain’s Word: box" is all about listening for the sounds inside words — rhyming, blending, or breaking words into parts (focus: box).
- What sounds, rhymes, or word parts did you hear?
- How were the sounds put together or pulled apart?
- 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.