![]() I review vowel sounds daily during circle/calendar time (we practice the sounds with gestures a-alligator and make alligator mouth with arms, e-exercise and make exercise movement with arms, i-itchy and scratch ourselves, o-ahhh and open our mouths like we are at the doctors, u-up and point thumbs upward. Jean vowel cheer from Kiss Your Brain CD. I switch the words as we go to get a variety of vocabulary/sounds incorporated!ĭr. It takes only about a minute, but it’s so cute watching them recite it alone =) I hold up the big letter cards for each letter Repeat for all vowels in order (a, e, i, o, u). ((crouch down and touch toes) “short a says /a/, /a/, /a/ – “Alligator!” (reach arms up to the sky) “long a says, AAA” – “Apron!” I have this little song/chant/dance we sing with the kids they watch, repeat me, then after awhile they can do it independently: Stephen Fite does a great song called “Rock the Vowels” - goes through short and long sounds. My kids love it…I downloaded it at home and took to school since school blocks You Tube… Vowel Bat video-You Tube under Harry’s kindergarten. Sing “Bingo”, but with Vowels: “The vowels of the alphabet, I know them all by name-O, A-E-I-O-U, AEIOU, AEIOU, I know they all by name-O! □ And you know the rest….my kids love it and always catch on! Go to You Tube – Letter a song Actually there is a song for every letter. I have a CD from Scholastic that had this song on it! It also has a long vowel song! Awesome CD! Pet and they don’t know “e” I say “What does a short e make? e, e, e. If they forget a short vowel sound I repeat that part of the song. Be creative or whatever your kids will understand. Just make sure to repeat each twice and let them repeat you! I do hand movements as well. What sound does a short u make? (Repeat) u, u, u. What sound does a short o make? (Repeat) i, i, i. What sound does a short I make? (Repeat) What sound does a short I make? i, i, i. a, a, a! a, a, a! What sound does a short e make? (Children repeat) What sound does a short e make? e, e, e. What sound does a short a make? (Children repeat) What sound does a short a make? Repeat each Twice. has lots of FREE SMART Board lessons available on a flash drive! It has files for each letter of the alphabet! It’s an invaluable resource for all SMART Board users. I think they might be from Carson Dellosa, but I just search on-line for a picture that could go with the character. a/ /a/ /a/ Apple Annie, /e/ /e/ /e/ Ed the Elephant, /i/ /i/ Isabella Inchworm, /o/ /o/ /o/ Ollie Octopus, /u/ /u/ /u/ Uncle Ugbee. We have “vowel friends” (a clip art picture on a piece of paper) and was say hi to them the special way that they like to say their names. Jean’s vowel family song is awesome! Just taught it to my class today and they totally know the sounds! We recite these and also use them when sounding out words. I learned from a friend and use: /a/a/a/ ankle (tap ankle), /e/e/e/ elbow (tap elbow), /i/i/i/ itch (itch sides), /o/o/o/ on (tap shoulders), /u/u/u/ up (lift hands up). We talk about them separately because they are important…they show up in every word. Short o /o/ open mouth like you are saying ahh. Short i /i/ pretend that you are itching yourself. Short e /e/ exercise your thumb and pointer finger (or make something up that works for you). I also practice the vowel sounds daily using hand movements: short a /a/ use arms to make an alligators mouth opening. Jack Hartman’s CD Shake,Rattle and Roll- Vowel Sound Samba or Dr. Everything you need is on her site and available to print.Īlso the flip chart from Scholastic works great for singing the vowels to a song they have an abc one and a phonics 1 tho my students have been taught both they benefited more from the phonics one. I just went to a conference she did she has wonderful stories and songs for vowels. They came in handy for “marching around the alphabet.” Hap Palmer Days, too, we said the sound too.Ĭheck out Dr. I used the Orange, “rubbery” letters bought in the good ole’ days. at the chair? or i … i … in the chair?” After some practice they begin to figure it out on their own □ (Of course “e” and “i” are difficult!įrom Saxon… laying large consonants and vowels learned on floor…. Each one show a cat in relation to a chair … the “a” is “at the chair”, “e” is the “edge of the chair”, “i” is “in the chair,” “o” is “on the chair”, and “u” is “under the chair.” So when a child is sounding out a word, I will prompt “a. We use SIPPS reading, which comes with big picture cards that I put up on the wall. ![]() Pdf’s, games, websites and songs would all be welcome! Amber Monson Schaefer needs some fun new ways to teach short vowel sounds to my k-kids.
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