Enough with the pumpkins and spiders! Time to get back to those Standards!
RF.K.3.
b. Associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings for the five major vowels.
RF.K.3.
b. Associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings for the five major vowels.
The Vowel Song - Sing this song to the tune of “Are You
Sleeping?”
A makes two
sounds. (Echo each line.)
/A/
and /a/.
/A/
for apron, /a/ for apple.
/A/
and /a/.
/E/
and /e/ - eagle and elephant…
/I/
and /i/ - ice cream and inchworm…
/O/
and /o/ - open and octopus…
/U/
and /u/ - ukulele and uncle…
The Vowel
Family – This song to the tune of “BINGO” will be a “hook” for helping
children recall short vowel sounds.
Aunt
Aggie had an allergy
and
she would always sneeze-o (Pretend
to sneeze.)
/a/a/a/a/a/
/a/a/a/a/a/ /a/a/a/a/a/
And
she would always sneeze-o.
Grandpa Eddie stayed in shape
and he
would exercise-o (Pretend to lift
weights.)
/e/e/e/e/e/
/e/e/e/e/e/
/e/e/e/e/e/
He
liked to exercise-o.
Baby
Izzi had chicken pox
and
she would always itch-o. (Scratch
body.)
/i/i/i/i/i/
/i/i/i/i/i/ /i/i/i/i/i/
And
she would always itch-o.
Cousin
Otto’s throat was sore
And
this is what he’d say-o. (Put hand
on throat.)
/o/o/o/o/o/
/o/o/o/o/o/ /o/o/o/o/o/
And
this is what he’d say-o.
Uncle
Unk wore underwear
and it did stink-o. (Hold nose.)
/u/u/u/u/u/
/u/u/u/u/u/
/u/u/u/u/u/
And it
did stink-o.
Vowel Cheer
– These gestures will help children remember vowel sounds.
Give
me a long A - /a/
(Open palm and make a straight movement
in
front of your body.)
Give
me a short A - /a/a/ (Make a curve down and up in front
of
your body.)
Give
me a long E…I…O…U…
Clap
your hands and stomp your feet.
(Clap twice and stomp twice.)
You
have got the vowel beat!
Magic E – Here’s an opportunity to use letter vests to demonstrate an abstract concept. Choose 3 friends to wear letters that will make a CVC word. Ask another child to wear the letter “e.” Explain that “e” is a magic letter when it is at the end of a word. “It doesn’t make a sound, but it touches the letter in the middle with it’s magic and that letter shouts out her name.” Have “e” get at the end of the word and tap the vowel in the middle. (You can even use a paper magic wand for this.) That letter says it’s name (long vowel sound) and then “e” covers up her letter. Help children blend the sounds and say the new word.
*You can write giant letters on paper for children to hold if you don't have letter vests.