Wordy
reading and singing together
Wordy Lights the Words
Wordy was a bright little bird who carried the words of every song, and Wordy had a clever, kind trick: as you sang, each word lit up right at the moment you sang it — so your eyes and your voice moved together, never lost.
Singing a new song can feel like doing two things at once: finding the tune and keeping your place in the words. Wordy made it one thing. The word you were on glowed warm and clear; the next one waited, ready; and the ones behind rested quietly. You just followed the little light with your voice, and the words came out right on time.
Here’s a secret Wordy loved: singing is one of the best ways to practice reading. When a word lights up exactly as you sing it, your eyes and ears teach each other — the sound helps you know the word, and the word helps you hold the sound. Reading and singing, growing together, one glowing word at a time.
Soon the little singer could read-and-sing a whole song without ever losing the place, each word lighting up like a stepping-stone across a stream. Wordy fluttered, delighted. Words and music are best friends. Follow the light, sing what you read, and you’ll never lose your way.
Reading together with a grown-up? A card for the grown-up
For the grown-up: ask one question, then wait. When they answer, add one word to what they said. Tap the button when they have said something — that is one turn each, a circle. Nothing is recorded or kept.
Let them finish it
Say “Wordy lights each word as you sing it — read and …” and stop. Let them finish it.
Now wait. Count slowly to five in your head. Their answer is worth the quiet.
Circles together: 0
The ChorusPals ensemble
Wordy is one of the friends in ChorusPals. Each friend shows you one idea by how they act; meet them all and you have the whole subject.
