Singing songs is an excellent way to help children hear the smaller, different sounds in words because each syllable in a word often gets its own musical note.

Slippery fish, slippery fish,
Sliding through the water.
Slippery fish, slippery fish,
Gulp, gulp, gulp.
Oh no! It's been eaten by an?

Octopus, octopus,
Squiggling in the water.
Octopus, octopus,
Gulp, gulp, gulp.
Oh no! It's been eaten by a?

Tuna fish, tuna fish,
Flashing through the water.
Tuna fish, tuna fish,
Gulp, gulp, gulp.
Oh no! It's been eaten by a?

Great white shark, great white shark,
Lurking in the water.
Great white shark, great white shark,
Gulp, gulp, gulp.
Oh no! It's been eaten by a?

Humongous whale, humongous whale,
Spouting in the water.
Humongous whale, humongous whale,
Gulp, gulp, gulp.