0:00

Hey, parents, did you know we also have

0:02

an app? The Lingo Kids app helps

0:04

kids ages too and up have fun

0:06

while learning through fun and educational

0:09

games and songs. Try it today.

0:12

Welcome to Music to our Ears,

0:15

where we share some interesting tidbits

0:17

and stories related to our favorite Lingo

0:19

Kids songs. Today we're

0:21

talking about friendship and learning about

0:24

short vowel sounds.

0:26

Vowels like a E,

0:30

I, oh and you yes?

0:33

Oh?

0:33

Why are they short? They seem like

0:35

the same size to me.

0:38

Short vowels refer to how vowels

0:40

can sometimes sound Sometimes

0:43

they sound like aeio

0:46

you, but sometimes when they're

0:48

next to other letters, they can sound

0:50

different.

0:51

Oh.

0:53

For example, the word son

0:55

has a U in it, but it doesn't

0:57

sound like you. It's

1:00

sounds shorter like uh.

1:02

The same goes with words like cat

1:05

or pop or skip. They

1:08

have short sounds. How

1:10

fine, good one, Cowie.

1:12

Fun is a great example.

1:15

I have a story to tell you. It's

1:17

a story of friendship. While

1:20

I tell the story, let's see how

1:22

many words with short vowels you can

1:24

find. Yeah, okay,

1:27

here goes. Once

1:30

upon a time there was a cat

1:32

and a dog.

1:34

Cat and dog had

1:36

short owls.

1:38

Great job, Cowie,

1:42

the cat and dog were best friends.

1:45

Every day, the dog would

1:47

run across the fields to play with

1:50

the cat. Ah,

1:52

that's a good one. Run,

1:56

yes, Lisa. One

1:59

day, running across the field

2:01

to play with the cat, the dog

2:04

came across a stream. The

2:06

cat was on the other side of the stream,

2:09

and they didn't know how to cross it so they

2:11

could play.

2:12

Oh no, what would they do?

2:14

The cat said, Let's build

2:16

something that will help us cross like

2:18

engineers. Great

2:20

idea, said the dog. Let's

2:23

build a tunnel. Yes,

2:27

Billy, the ton in tunnel

2:29

is short.

2:32

Nice.

2:34

The dog and the cat had to dig.

2:36

Dig dig, Oh,

2:39

dig is a good one.

2:41

But no matter how much they tried,

2:44

they couldn't dig a hole big enough

2:46

to go across the stream.

2:49

What will we do now, said the

2:52

cat. Should we give up? No,

2:55

said the dog.

2:56

You're my best friend and I won't

2:58

give up on my best friend. And let's

3:01

build something else like good

3:03

engineers. What

3:06

do you think they'll build?

3:16

How about a bridge?

3:19

Yes, a bridge could help

3:21

them cross the stream, and it

3:23

is also a great example of

3:25

a short vowel word. Great

3:28

job, Cowie. So

3:30

they built a bridge and played together

3:33

all day long.

3:35

The end, that's

3:37

a great story.

3:39

I would build a bridge for all of

3:41

you because you're my friends.

3:44

That's music to.

3:47

Speaking of friendship. Let's sing

3:49

a wonderful song about friendship.

3:52

Ready, here we go.

3:56

My friend bear can't cross

3:59

the lake. Me build a bridge

4:01

so we can totally eat cake. My friend's

4:03

fox needs to build a home. Let's

4:06

dig a hole to keep him safe from the stocks.

4:09

Let's build new friendships with this

4:12

song. Let's build no friendships

4:14

with this song. Let's build new

4:16

friendships with this song. Let's

4:18

build no friendships with this

4:21

build no.

4:21

Friendships with this song. You

4:24

cho colcla song. Let's

4:27

build the road ju meet our friends

4:30

and plan all day along.

4:33

Let's build no friendship with this song.

4:36

You joke, come along, Let's

4:39

build the road to meet our friends

4:42

and plan all belong all

4:46

day long. My

4:49

friend's store is to lay her

4:51

eggs. Let's build a tower to

4:54

make her nest. My friend the full

4:57

is let to the sarty the dig

4:59

stan. Also you can read your family.

5:02

Let's build new friendships with this

5:04

song. Let's build no friendships

5:06

with this song. Let's build new

5:09

friendships with this song. Let's

5:11

build no friendships with this build.

5:14

No friendships with this song. You

5:16

joke a comasong.

5:19

Let's build the road jo meet our

5:21

friends and plan all belong.

5:25

No,

5:37

let's build no friendships with this

5:39

song.

5:40

You joke gone along. Let's

5:43

build the.

5:44

Road to meet our friends

5:46

and let all belong.

5:50

All day long.

5:58

Now that was music to our ears.

6:01

We hope you liked the song. It was

6:03

so much fun practicing our short

6:05

vowels while talking about friendship.

6:08

Just like the bridge, all friendships

6:10

are built through trust and kindness.

6:14

If you are ready for interactive play

6:16

learning time, explore our Lingo Kids

6:18

Out. It offers fun and educational

6:21

songs and games to help kids ages

6:23

two and older learn and develop important

6:26

skills such as communication, collaboration,

6:29

critical thinking, and creativity.

6:32

That's the power of play learning. See

6:34

you in our next episode. Goodbye until

6:37

next time.