Summary
This video segment from Between the Lions features a song about characteristics of construction vehicles. Some of these descriptive or function words that appear on screen include: loud, very, big, large, tall, rolls, thumps, hammers, dumps, rocks, clangs, heavy, bangs, dirty, high, tough, hot, strong, and metal.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
"Very Loud, Very Big, Very Metal" 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.