Poem: Ode to the Washing Machine
From Between the Lions
1 minPre-KK1st2ndReading & Writing (ELA)
Summary
In this video segment from Between the Lions, a poem about a washing machine is recited and animated. All text appears on screen. Featured vocabulary words include: spin, rumble, twirl, whirl, swirl, spin, swish, twist, scrub, bubble, jeans, socks, yellow, and green.
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Discussion
"Poem: Ode to the Washing Machine" is all about listening for the sounds inside words — rhyming, blending, or breaking words into parts (focus: Ode to the Washing Machine).
- 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.