Vowel Song

I am teaching Ethan vowels and feel it most helpful to sing them and show him that vowels are the letters that are an open sound with our mouth, where breath can freely flow through without interruption. (while consonants block or stop free flow of breath.) This seems an organic way of developing language.

So we sing the vowels. And we love it. During the day I'll stop and ask him if certain letters are vowels and he always knows, without memorizing, because the mouth being open with free breath--it just makes sense.

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Sally sings this little song to help specifically link vowels to their respective sounds. And I find it quite helpful for helping Ethan read by sounding out the vowel.



Tune: 'Where is Thumbkin"

Where is ______ (A, E, I, O or U)?
Where is ______?
Here it is. (bring right hand forward in letter's sign language--see chart below in blue)
Here it is. (now bring left hand forward with letter's sign language)
______________ (shake right and repeat corresponding long vowel sound to tune)
______________ (shake left hand and repeat corresponding short vowel sound to tune)
Run Away. (right hand goes behind back)
Run away. (left hand goes behind back)

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Long sounds are like saying the letter's name. Short sounds are as follows:

A - Apple

E - Egg

I - Iguana

O - Octopus

U - Umbrella