Summary
In this video segment from Between the Lions, Cleo Lion sings in a nightclub setting where she is constantly disturbed by rowdy audience members. She laments over the "sh" sound. Words that appear on screen to display the "sh" phonics include: shush, show, shy, shame, shun, shucks, shelf, shoe, shiver, shimmy, shake, shine, shoddy, ship, shore, shingle, shell, shout, shockingly, and should.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
"Shush (sh)" is all about listening for the sounds inside words — rhyming, blending, or breaking words into parts (focus: sh).
- 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.