The Baby Shark Alphabet Song (Animated Music Video) will help students learn letter names and sounds by listening to the catchy lyrics and colorful video.
Crack the egg with the letter E! This animated letter E song helps preschool, kindergarten and 1st grade kids recognize E and e with the Funzies and a catchy chorus.
The Letter Z Song teaches the Letter Z Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter Z, vocabulary words with the Letter Z sound, and Letter Z handwriting practice.
This Alphabet Song A will help your students learn all about the Letter A. This Letter A song teaches the Letter A sounds, including the short A sound and long A sound, as well as uppercase and lowercase letter A recognition.
The Letter E Song teaches the Letter E Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter E, vocabulary words with the letter e sound, and Letter E handwriting practice.
The Letter P Song teaches the Letter P Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter P, vocabulary words with the Letter P sound, and Letter P handwriting practice.
The Letter S Song teaches the Letter S Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter S, vocabulary words with the Letter S sound, and Letter S handwriting practice.
The Letter F Song teaches the Letter F Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter F, vocabulary words with the Letter F sound, and Letter F handwriting practice.
The Letter T Song teaches the Letter T Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter T, vocabulary words with the Letter T sound, and Letter T handwriting practice.
The Letter G Song teaches the Letter G Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter G, vocabulary words with the Letter G sound, and Letter G handwriting practice.
The Letter R Song teaches the Letter R Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter R, vocabulary words with the Letter R sound, and Letter R handwriting practice.
The Letter J Song teaches the Letter J Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter J, vocabulary words with the Letter J sound, and Letter J handwriting practice.
The Letter O Song teaches the Letter O Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter O, vocabulary words with the Letter O sound, and Letter O handwriting practice.
The Letter K Song teaches the Letter K Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter K, vocabulary words with the Letter K sound, and Letter K handwriting practice.
The Letter L Song teaches the Letter L Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter L, vocabulary words with the Letter L sound, and Letter L handwriting practice.
The Letter I Song teaches the Letter I Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter I, vocabulary words with the Letter I sound, and Letter I handwriting practice.
This is the Alphabet Song by Have Fun Teaching offers a fun and engaging way to learn the alphabet. This song helps children master their ABCs with a catchy tune and memorable lyrics. The repetition and rhythm make it easier for kids to remember the alphabet letters. Teachers and parents…
The Letter M Song teaches the Letter M Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter M, vocabulary words with the Letter M sound, and Letter M handwriting practice.
The Letter Y Song teaches the Letter Y Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter Y, vocabulary words with the Letter Y sound, and Letter Y handwriting practice.
A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y
Vowels are the letters a, e, i, o and u, and sometimes y, and every word needs at least one. Kids first learn the short vowel sounds, like the a in cat and the e in bed, and use them to read CVC words. Next they learn long vowels that say their name, often with a silent e: cap → cape. Then come vowel teams like ai, ee and oa, and r-controlled vowels like ar, or and er. Hearing the middle vowel sound is the trickiest part, and once kids get it, reading takes off.
Vowels are the heartbeat of every word. These moves help kids hear them, see them and use them.
Say a CVC word slowly like a rubber band: "c-aaaa-t." Kids stretch it with you and name the vowel in the middle. Middle sounds are the hardest to hear, so stretching makes them easy to catch.
Why it works: teaching letter sounds directly and in order is one of the best-supported findings in reading research (National Reading Panel, 2000).
Try it withMiddle Sounds E or A WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Use a letter song when introducing each vowel, then add a motion for the short sound, like an "ah" with a hand on your mouth. Kids use the motion later to remember the sound when reading.
Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withLetter A Song - Shoot Your Arrow at the Letter ASongsOpen it →Once all five short vowels are taught, mix them in a review game. Kids read each word and name the vowel. Mixing them is the real test, because that is how they show up in books.
Why it works: in a well-known study, a few short sessions of a simple number board game measurably boosted young children's number skills (Ramani and Siegler, 2008).
Try it withShort Vowel Review GameGamesOpen it →Vowel practice can be loud, silly and fun.
GamesMatch vowel teams like ai, ee and oa to the words that use them.
Open Vowel Teams Game →
WorksheetsSort word cards into long and short vowel piles, then read each pile aloud.
Open Long and Short Vowels Worksheet →
AssessmentsRead a short story packed with one vowel sound, then circle every word that has it.
Open Ben and the Eggs Phonics Reading Comprehension Story Worksheet - Short Vowel E Sound →Teacher favorites right now: Baby Shark Alphabet Song (Animated Music Video), Letter A Song - Shoot Your Arrow at the Letter A and Letter E Song (Crack the Egg with the Letter E).
The vowels are a, e, i, o and u. The letter y can also act as a vowel, as in gym, my and happy.
Short vowels make sounds like the a in cat or the o in hot. Long vowels say their own name, like the a in cake or the o in rope.
Kids learn short vowel sounds in kindergarten and early 1st grade. Long vowels, vowel teams and r-controlled vowels usually come in 1st and 2nd grade.
Vowels make many different sounds, and the middle sound in a word is the hardest to hear. Stretching words slowly and lots of practice reading short words help.
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