This song is also available on Jack Hartmann's album Shake, Rattle n' Read.
Focus: Reading strategies
Activity – Children can act out searching all around like a detective for clues to figure out new words. You may want to use some props (i.e. construction paper magnifying glass). Place different words or parts of words around the room for them to find.
Chorus:
I’m a word detective
I search all around
I try to find some clues
So I can figure words out
I’m a w-w-w-w-w-word detective
Here’s what I do to figure out a new word
I take a picture walk
And figure out what the pictures show
Then I think what word makes sense
And is it like a word I already know
(Repeat Chorus)
Here’s some other things I do to figure out a new word
I skip over the word I don’t know
Read the whole sentence, then go back
Then I get my mouth ready to say the first sound of the word
It helps me get on track
(Repeat Chorus)
And you can be one too!
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