Preschool

Language and Vocabulary Development

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Between the Lions Early Reading Collection

RESOURCE	GRADE LEVEL	MEDIA TYPE
The a-r Song This video segment from Between the Lions is a music video featuring Fonix singing about the joys of the “ar” sound.	Pre-K-1	Video
Amazing Trampolini Brothers: brave In this video segment from Between the Lions, a trio of animated circus performers demonstrates the comparative and superlative adjectives brave, braver, and bravest.	Pre-K-1	Video
Amazing Trampolini Brothers: good In this video segment from Between the Lions, a trio of animated circus performers demonstrates the comparative and superlative adjectives good, better, and best.	Pre-K-1	Video
Amazing Trampolini Brothers: noisy In this video segment from Between the Lions, a trio of animated circus performers demonstrates the comparative and superlative adjectives noisy, noisier, noisiest.	Pre-K-1	Video
Amazing Trampolini Brothers: tasty In this video segment from Between the Lions, a trio of animated circus performers demonstrates the comparative and superlative adjectives tasty, tastier, tastiest.	Pre-K-1	Video
At the Library This video segment from Between the Lions is a song about things that you find or do at the library and notes items starting with each letter of the alphabet.	Pre-K-1	Video
The Camel Dances This video from Between the Lions, tells the story of a camel who decides to pursue her dream of becoming a dancer.	Pre-K-1	Video
City Country Rap (c) In this video segment from Between the Lions, the animated hip hop duo Rhymo and Hip rap about the hard "c" and soft "c" sounds while telling the difference between the country and the city.	Pre-K-1	Video
City Mouse and Country Mouse This video segment from Between the Lions places emphasis on "c" words as it retells an original version of Aesop’s fable. A city mouse and a country mouse trade living spaces only to discover there’s no place like home.	Pre-K-1	Video
Cliff Hanger and the Giant Snail In this video segment from Between the Lions featuring seasonal vocabulary, a giant snail offers to rescue Cliff but moves at a snail’s pace.	Pre-K-1	Video
Deep in the Swamp This video segment from Between the Lions is an animated version of the trade book “Deep in the Swamp” set to music. It focuses on numbers and animal vocabulary words.	Pre-K-1	Video
Dixie Chimps: Delighted You're Mine (d) In this video segment from Between the Lions, the Dixie Chimps sing about a clumsy monkey boyfriend, demonstrating the letter “d.”	Pre-K-1	Video
Dixie Chimps: Double o Heaven (oo) In this video segment from Between the Lions, the Dixie Chimps sing a country ballad about words that contain double “o.”	Pre-K-1	Video
Dixie Chimps: Goodbye, Chick (ch) In this video segment from Between the Lions, the Dixie Chimps sing a song about an annoying chicken, emphasizing the “ch” sound.	Pre-K-1	Video
Dixie Chimps: Home is Where Long o Is (long o) In this video segment from Between the Lions, the Dixie Chimps sing a country ballad about long “o.”	Pre-K-1	Video
Double e, ee This video segment from Between the Lions features the group Fonix singing about the letters double "e" (ee) and words that contain double "e."	Pre-K-1	Video
Double o, oo This video segment from Between the Lions features the group Fonix singing about the letters double "o" (oo), words that contain double "o," and where double "o" can be found in the world.	Pre-K-1	Video
An Egg Is Quiet In this video segment from Between the Lions, Cleo reads to Lionel and Leona to find out about different kinds of eggs and why they’re quiet.	Pre-K-1	Video
Elephants Can Paint Too! This video segment from Between the Lions is based on an edited version of the published book “Elephants Can Paint Too!” and compares the art done by elephants with art done by real kids in Thailand.	Pre-K-1	Video
Fred: Musical Instruments In this video segment from Between the Lions, Fred acts out and sounds out different musical instruments to portray various instruments.	Pre-K-1	Video
Happy Birthday, Cliff Hanger In this video segment from Between the Lions, it's Cliff Hanger's birthday, but when he blows out his candles he also blows away the hot air balloon his friends are in.	Pre-K-1	Video
Homophones This video segment from Between the Lions is a song about homophones (words that sound the same but are spelled differently) performed by Brian McKnight and Cleo Lion.	Pre-K-1	Video
How to Be In this video from Between the Lions, a brother and sister act out the various animals’ special traits, many of which are also important qualities for being a person.	Pre-K-1	Video
How to Be a Good Dog In this video segment from Between the Lions, Cat teaches Bobo how to be a good dog.	Pre-K-1	Video
Hung Up On h In this video segment from Between the Lions, Tammy Lionette (Cleo) and Jasmine Guy sing about the confusing “h” sound in a Western style.	Pre-K-1	Video
If You Were: bald eagle This video segment from Between the Lions is a live action, non-fiction piece about bald eagles and contains relevant vocabulary words.	Pre-K-1	Video
If You Were: blue whale This video segment from Between the Lions is a live action, non-fiction piece about blue whales and contains relevant vocabulary words.	Pre-K-1	Video
If You Were: boa constrictor This video segment from Between the Lions is a live action, non-fiction piece about boa constrictors and contains relevant vocabulary words.	Pre-K-1	Video
If You Were: hippopotamus This video segment from Between the Lions is a live action, non-fiction piece about hippopotamuses and contains relevant vocabulary words.	Pre-K-1	Video
If You Were: spider crab This video segment from Between the Lions is a live action, non-fiction piece about spider crabs and contains relevant vocabulary words.	Pre-K-1	Video
I Love Contractions In this video segment from Between the Lions, the singers of Fonix sing about their love for contractions.	Pre-K-1	Video
I Love My Family In this video segment from Between the Lions, children talk about activities they love to do with family members, and all text appears on screen.	Pre-K-1	Video
It's My Job! In this video segment from Between the Lions, singer Aaron Nigel Smith sings a song about jobs with real children.	Pre-K-1	Video
Jamaica Louise James This video from Between the Lions is the story of an eight-year-old girl who loves to draw and paint.	Pre-K-1	Video
Joy Learno: beehive In this video segment from Between the Lions, talk show host Joy Learno interviews a Queen Bee and the Queen Bee shares information about how bees work.	Pre-K-1	Video
Joy Learno: snowman In this video segment from Between the Lions, talk show host Joy Learno interviews a snowman.	Pre-K-1	Video
Lions Laughing This video segment from Between the Lions uses a line of laughing Lions to help build vocabulary and illustrate the meaning of words that typically challenge young children.	Pre-K-1	Video
Little Big Mouse This video segment from Between the Lions features Aesop's fable, The Lion and the Mouse, and illustrates how children can learn by talking about a book as it is read aloud.	Pre-K-1	Video
Making Bread This video segment from Between the Lions is part of "Anthony’s Adventures," and Anthony visits a bakery where he learns how to make bread.	Pre-K-1	Video
Many Meanings of Cool In this video segment from Between the Lions, the Lions and Sierra sing about the many/homophone meanings of the word “cool.”	Pre-K-1	Video
Mole and the Baby Bird This video from Between the Lions tells the story of Mole, who discovers the best way to help a baby bird that has fallen out of its nest.	Pre-K-1	Video
My Dog Is as Smelly as Dirty Socks This video segment from Between the Lions is an animated version of the published book My Dog Is as Smelly as Dirty Socks. A girl creates portraits of all her family members using a variety of objects that describe their personality traits.	Pre-K-1	Video
My Favorite Word: fabulous This video segment from Between the Lions is a table top puppetry song that illustrates synonyms for the word “good” using a stage setting and opera-type singers.	Pre-K-1	Video
My Favorite Word: humongous This video segment from Between the Lions is a table top puppetry song that illustrates synonyms for the word “big” using a stage setting and opera-type singers.	Pre-K-1	Video
My Favorite Word: miniscule This video segment from Between the Lions is a table top puppetry song that illustrates synonyms for the word “small” using a stage setting and opera-type singers.	Pre-K-1	Video
Night Shift This video segment from Between the Lions is an animated and edited version of the trade-book Night Shift that explores the world of people who work through the night.	Pre-K-1	Video
Oh, Yes, It Can! This video segment from Between the Lions features an African tale full of surprises and new words. Master storyteller Karen Kandel models the power of storytelling, the mesmerizing effects of language, and how stories can help build vocabulary and background knowledge.	Pre-K-1	Video
Opposite Bunny: fast/slow In this video segment from Between the Lions, an animated superhero bunny saves the day through the use of opposites. Here, the bunny helps a snail on a speeding train slow down by using his superpowers to flip a switch.	Pre-K-1	Video
Opposite Bunny: hot/cold, chilly/warm In this video segment from Between the Lions, an animated superhero bunny saves the day through the use of opposites. In this segment he helps a hippo who is hot to cool down and then warm up again.	Pre-K-1	Video
Opposite Bunny: loud/quiet In this video segment from Between the Lions, an animated super-hero bunny uses his special power of opposites to quiet a loud duck.	Pre-K-1	Video
Opposite Bunny: yucky/yummy In this video segment from Between the Lions, an animated superhero bunny uses his special power of opposites to change something yucky into something yummy.	Pre-K-1	Video
Phenomenal This video segment from Between the Lions features Hip-Hoppapotamus and Rhymocerus rapping about the meaning of the word phenomenal.	Pre-K-1	Video
Pigs in Hiding This video segment from Between the Lions is an animated version of the published book Pigs in Hiding in which pigs play a game of hide-and-seek. It features relational vocabulary and food words.	Pre-K-1	Video
Poem: Baby Chick This video segment from Between the Lions is an animated poem about a baby chick hatching from an egg.	Pre-K-1	Video
Poem: Brush Dance This video segment from Between the Lions features an animated poem about painting techniques with a paintbrush. These techniques are the featured vocabulary.	Pre-K-1	Video
Poem: Four Seasons In this video segment from Between the Lions, the Lions recite a poem about the seasons. All words are shown on screen.	Pre-K-1	Video
Poem: I Like It When It’s Mizzly This video segment from Between the Lions recites a poem about mizzly, rainy weather. The poem features many words that end with "y" and all text appears on screen.	Pre-K-1	Video
Poem: Ode to the Washing Machine In this video segment from Between the Lions, a poem about a washing machine is recited and animated. It features vocabulary words and all text appears on screen.	Pre-K-1	Video
Poem: Tuning Up This video segment from Between the Lions features an animated poem about tuning instruments that are displayed along with the words of the poem.	Pre-K-1	Video
Poem: You Never Hear the Garden Grow This video segment from Between the Lions features an animated poem about gardens by Lilian Moore that is rich with vocabulary. All text appears on screen.	Pre-K-1	Video
Ruby Sings the Blues This video segment from Between the Lions shows an animated story about a little girl who is always very loud but learns how to control the volume of her voice through singing. All words are seen on screen.	Pre-K-1	Video
Spicy Hot Colors This video segment from Between the Lions illustrates colors with a variety of interesting items.	Pre-K-1	Video
Stone Soup This video segment from Between the Lions emphasizes the "s" throughout this original, animated version of the popular folktale "Stone Soup."	Pre-K-1	Video
Summer Is fun in Alaska! This video segment from Between the Lions features kids from Alaska who show their favorite summer games and activities. All text appears on screen.	Pre-K-1	Video
The Three Little Pigs This video segment from Between the Lions uses a classic children’s book to illustrate reading aloud, one of the most important practices in developing children’s literacy skills.	Pre-K-1	Video
Trosclair and the Alligator This video from Between the Lions, tells the story of Trosclair and his dog Ollie, who meet up with a scary alligator named Gargantua.	Pre-K-1	Video
The Two Sounds Made by c In this video segment from Between the Lions, Tammy Lionette (Cleo) sings about the two sounds made by the letter "c."	Pre-K-1	Video
The Two Sounds Made by g This video segment from Between the Lions is a mixed-media song performed by Fonix about the two sounds made by the letter "g."	Pre-K-1	Video
The un People: buttoned/unbuttoned In this video segment from Between the Lions, the evil un people unbutton Monica Maxwell's parka, then the heroic re people rebutton her parka.	Pre-K-1	Video
Very Loud, Very Big, Very Metal This video segment from Between the Lions features a song about construction vehicles.	Pre-K-1	Video
Violet’s Music In this video segment from Between the Lions, Cleo reads the Lion family a story of a little girl who loves music and searches for people just like her.	Pre-K-1	Video
We Choose to Cha Cha Cha (ch) This video segment from Between the Lions features Theo and Cleo singing a song and dancing the Cha Cha to demonstrate the "ch" sound.	Pre-K-1	Video
What Instrument Does Alvin Play? This video segment from Between the Lions features an original story about instruments, and everyone tries to determine what instrument Alvin plays.	Pre-K-1	Video
When Two Vowels Go Walking In this video segment from Between the Lions, animated letters walk down a road while the the song explains the rule: "When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking."	Pre-K-1	Video
Without an ing In this video segment from Between the Lions, the Lions sing about the importance of the letter combination “ing.”	Pre-K-1	Video
Yesterday I Had the Blues In this video segment from Between the Lions, a boy tells us about how colors correspond to feelings and members of his family.	Pre-K-1	Video