Summary
This video segment from Between the Lions features Hip-Hoppapotamus and Rhymocerus rap about the meaning of the word "phenomenal." The word "phenomenal" appears on the screen throughout the song. While fireworks explode around them, they sing about the word's synonyms, phenomenal things and the meaning of the word "phenomenal" as they get their pictures taken with awards.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
"Phenomenal" 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.