I received an
email last week asking for a vowel song.
Here are a few easy ones for you!
The Vowel Song
(Tune: “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…
Vowel Cheer
Give me a long A -
/a/ (Open palm and
make a straight movement in front of your body like a macron.)
Give me a short A
- /a/a/ (Make a curve down and up in front of your body like a
breve.)
Give me a long E…I…O…U…
Now let’s do the
vowel beat. (Clap twice.)
Clap your hands
and stomp your feet. (Stomp
twice.)
Long A - /a/ (Macron)
Short A - /a/ (Breve)
Raise your arms
high and swing them down low.
(Hands up high and down.)
The E vowel sound
is the way to go.
Long E - /e/ (Macron)
Short E - /e/ (Breve)
Hop 2 steps up and
2 steps back. (Hop forwards and
then backwards.)
With the I vowel,
you’re right on track.
Long I - /i/ (Macron)
Short I - /i/ (Breve)
Step to the left,
step to the right. (Step to the
left and then right.)
The O vowel sound
is out of sight.
Long O - /o/ (Macron)
Short O - /o/ (Breve)
Shout it out loud
and whisper it low. (Shout and
then whisper.)
Just the U vowel
sound to go.
Long U - /u/ (Macron)
Short U - /u/ (Breve)
Now give high five
to a nearby friend. (Dance around
and give high fives to friends.)
The vowel beat has
come to an end.
Yeah! Vowels!
*You could easily
add other sounds the vowels make.
For example, “ a-r /ar/,
a – w /aw/”
Five Little
Vowels
Five little vowels
swinging from a tree (Hold up 5
fingers.)
Teasing Mr.
Alligator, “Can’t catch me! (Point
finger.)
You can’t catch
me!”
Along came Mr.
Alligator quiet as can be (Open
and close arms.)
And snatched that
A right out of the tree.
/a/ /a/ /a/ /a/
/a/ /a/ /a/ /a/ /a/ (Make sign
language A with hand.)
E…I…O…U
*Draw a tree on a magnetic board and remove magnetic letters as you say the chant.
*Draw a tree on a magnetic board and remove magnetic letters as you say the chant.
