Summary
In this video segment from Between the Lions, the singers of Fonix sing about their love for contractions — the making of two words into one. The singers sing and dance among and on animated animals and flowers in various environments, such as fields, oceans, and cities, while the contractions appear written out as they are sung.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
"I Love Contractions" is all about listening for the sounds inside words — rhyming, blending, or breaking words into parts.
- 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.