Do the Word-Stretch

This song is also available on Jack Hartmann's album Shake, Rattle n' Read.

Focus: Segmenting and blending

Activity – Children can follow the way we’re saying and stretching the words. This helps them clearly hear and accentuate the different sounds that make up the word. Then, they snap the word back together again. Try using some kind of stretchable elastic fabric or band so the children stretch them and snap them back along with the song. Or, just have them stretch their arms out and out and then snap them back.

Chorus:
You can do it, I can do it
We can have some fun
Do, do the wordstretch
Come on, everyone
Stretching words is fun!

Now stretch the word bus
b-u-s, b-u-s
Now snap it back, bus
Now stretch the word mouse
m-ou-se, m-ou-se
Now snap it back, mouse
Now stretch the word cake
c-a-ke, c-a-ke
Now snap it back, cake, yeah

(Repeat Chorus)

Now stretch the word ant
a-n-t, a-n-t
Now snap it back, ant
Now stretch the word kite
k-i-te, k-i-te
Now snap it back, kite

Now stretch the word sheep
Sh-ee-p, sh-ee-p
Now snap it back, sheep, yeah
You did it!

(Repeat Chorus)

 

OPEN VERSION:
Activity – Use any word you want and follow the same way as version

Chorus:
You can do it, I can do it
We can have some fun
Do, do the wordstretch
Come on, everyone
Stretching words is fun!

Now stretch the word ___
_-_-_, _-_-_
Now snap it back, ___

Now stretch the word ___
_-_-_, _-_-_
Now snap it back, ___

Now stretch the word ___
_-_-_, _-_-_
Now snap it back, ___

(Repeat Chorus)

Now stretch the word ___
_-_-_, _-_-_
Now snap it back, ___

Now stretch the word ___
_-_-_, _-_-_
Now snap it back, ___

Now stretch the word ___
_-_-_, _-_-_
Now snap it back, ___

(Repeat Chorus)

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