Summary
This video segment from Between the Lions is a table top puppetry song that illustrates synonyms for the word "small" using a stage setting and opera singers. The featured synonyms for the word "small" include:: miniscule, little, petite, microscopic, tiny, teeny, diminutive, and weeny. The soloist's favorite from this list is miniscule.
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Discussion
"My Favorite Word: miniscule" is all about listening for the sounds inside words — rhyming, blending, or breaking words into parts (focus: miniscule).
- 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.