Vowels and Consonants

Do you know what a vowel is?  

Toys: ABSeas, letter magnets, ABC puzzles, Skee Ball, and Lace-up Shoes.

Circle Time:
Show clip from Leappad Talking Words Factory DVD on vowels and consonants.  "Vowels are the glue (letters) that stick the words (consonants) together!"

Magnet Letter Sorting Game:  Using The sign in board, we sorted letters as a class into vowels and consonants. Then we "Stuck" basic words together: I-n, f-i-n,  t-i-n, p-i-n, w-i-n

My Vowels Song:
We shouted Aa, Ee, Ii, Oo, Uu, and then whispered (sometimes Yy).  

Snack: Pretzel bags, raisins, and fruit leather.

My Vowels:

We recognized that each child had a vowel in their name. We went through and found the vowels in everyone's names. 
Outside Recess: water table! 

Songs: 
Popcorn Popping (using empty water bottles in socks.)

We drew trees, which we will paste popcorn on next class!

Signs of Spring:
We've been singing "Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree" (and using our Poppers--empty water bottles in tube socks).  Today, we found popcorn popping on the neighbor's apricot tree!  We also smelled hyacinths. 

Show n teach!