Summary
In this video segment from Between the Lions, the song What's Your Name? highlights the short "u" sound in 33 names. By focusing on the /uh/ sound within words, the song sparks phonemic awareness, and by showing the letter "u," it also promotes letter knowledge.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
"What’s Your Name? (u)" is all about listening for the sounds inside words — rhyming, blending, or breaking words into parts (focus: u).
- 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.