[Intro] Harper spots a cat today, Quinn has a hat—what will they say? [Verse 1] “Cat,” says Harper. “Hat,” says Quinn. Say those sounds and say them again. Cat, hat—listen close, Same little ending, there it goes! [Chorus: Children] Cat and hat, do they rhyme? Yes, they do! They sound alike at the end! Cat and hat, say it together, Hear that matching sound, my friend! [Verse 2] The cat curls up inside the hat, Quinn giggles, “Look at that!” “A cat in a hat!” Harper asks, “Do those words rhyme?”—you know the task! [Chorus: Children] Cat and hat, do they rhyme? Yes, they do! They sound alike at the end! Cat and hat, say it together, Hear that matching sound, my friend! [Bridge: Call and Response] Lead: Say a sound, then hear it through! Children: Match the ending—rhyming clues! Lead: Forty-four phonemes help us hear, Children: Little speech sounds, bright and clear! Lead: Does cat rhyme with sun? Children: No, those endings aren’t the same! Lead: Does cat rhyme with hat? Children: Yes! We found the rhyme again! [Final Chorus: Children] Cat and hat, yes, they rhyme! Sun and cat? No, not this time! Listen to the sounds at the end, Rhyme detectives, tell a friend! Forty-four phonemes, sounds we can hear, Play with words and learn them here! [Outro] Cat, hat—same at the end! Cat, sun—not the same, my friend!
