A very neat word with multiple meanings is the center of attention in a fun musical video. The Read Between The Lions team of Sierra, Lionel, Leona, Cleo, and Theo get together to sing a song defining the word cool. Kids will sing along to the upbeat music as they learn that one word can mean all kinds of different things depending on context. 

Concepts

homophones, word meanings, word recognition

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Additional Tags

word meaning, homophone, word recognition, english language arts

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Pros

• The word cool is visually represented throughout the song, reinforcing word recognition
• The song would be a good lead-in to a discussion on context clues

Cons

• None

Common Core

L.K.4.a