Ww

(Tune: He’s Got the Whole World – Track 47-48)

I see the clouds moving, /w/ – /w/ – /w/.

I see the kites flying, /w/ – /w/ – /w/.

I see the trees blowing, /w/ – /w/ – /w/.

The wind is blowing strong!

 Action Blow on to open hand, as if you are the wind, and say wh, wh, wh

Zz

(Tune: Did you Ever See a Lassie? – Track 45-46)

Did you ever hear a bee buzz,

A bee buzz, a bee buzz?

Did you ever hear a bee buzz

“/zzz/!”, like this?

 Action Put arms out at sides and pretend to be a bee, saying zzzzzz.

ee or

(Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Litlle Star – Track 43-44)

See the donkey in its stall.

“Eeyore! /ee/ – /or/!”

Is its call.

 Action:  Put hands on head as if ears on a donkey and say eeyore, eeyore. Put hands on head as if ears on a donkey and say eeyore, eeyore.

ie

(Tune: Farmer in the Dell – Track 41-42)

The captain said, “/ie/ – /ie/!

The captain said, “/ie/ – /ie/!

“Stand up straight!  Don’t be late!

The captain said, “/ie/ – /ie/!

 Action:  Stand to attention and salute, saying ie ie.

oa

(Tune: The Muffin Man – Track 39-40)

Oh, did you see the billy goat?

/oa/ – /oa/ – /oa/

Oh, did you see the billy goat,

Under the old oak tree?

 Action:  Bring hand over mouth as if you have done something wrong and say oh!

Jj

(Tune: Jingle Bells – Track 37-38)

Jello and Jam, Jello and Jam

Wiggling on the plate.

Oh, what will I eat with it?

/j/ – /j/ – /j/ – /j/ – /j/

 Action:  Pretend to wobble on a plate and say j, j, j.

ai

(Tune: Camptown Races – Track 35-36)

My ear hurt I was in pain.

/ai/? /ai/?

My ear hurt I was in pain.

What did you try to say?

 Action:  Cup hand over ear and say ai, ai, ai.

Bb

(Tune: Camptown Races – Track 35-36)

Bring your bat and bring your ball.

/b/! /b/!

Bring your bat and bring your ball…

to the park to play!

 Action:  Pretend to hit a ball with a bat and say b, b, b.

Ff

(Tune: Old MacDonald – Track 33-34)

My friends and I went to the beach

With my floating fish.

It got a hole the air came out.

/ffff/!

 Action:  Let hands gently come together as if toy fish deflating, and say f f f f f f.

 

L

(Tune: Farmer in the Dell – Track 31-32)

We lick our lollipops.

We lick our lollipops.

/l/ – /l/ – /l/!

We lick our lollipops.

 Action:  Pretend to lick a lollipop and say l l l l l l.

Uu

(Tune: Skip to My Lou – Track 29-30)

/u/ – /u/ up go umbrellas.

/u/ – /u/ up go umbrellas.

/u/ – /u/ up go umbrellas.

/u/ – /u/ up go umbrellas…

when it starts to rain!

 

Action:  Pretend to be putting up an umbrella and say u, u, u.

Gg

(Tune: Jimmy Crack Corn – Track 25-26)

The water gurgles down the drain.

The water gurgles down the drain.

The water gurgles down the drain, with a

/g/-/g/-/g/-/g/-/g/

o

Now it’s dark, the lights go on

/o/, /o/, /o/, /o/, /o/.

Time for bed, the lights go off

/o/, /o/, /o/, /o/, /o/.

(tune: Old McDonald)

 

 

g

The water gurgles down the drain.

The water gurgles down the drain.

The water gurgles down the drain

with a /g/, /g/, /g/, /g/, /g/.

(tune:  Jimmy Crack Corn)

 

d

See me play on my drum.

Playing drums is lots of fun,

with a /d/-/d/-/d/-/d/

/d/-/d/-/d/-/d/-/d/.

See me play upon my drum!

(Tune: This Old Man)

 

 

m

The mum and the dad make many meals

/mmm/!

/mmm/!

The mum and the dad make many meals

for their hungry children.

(Tune: The Wheels on the Bus)

r

See my puppy rip the rag.

/rrr/!  /rrr/!

See my puppy rip the rag,

when he pulls so hard.

(Tune: The Muffin Man)

 

 

h

I like to hop, hop, hop

up and down.

I like to hop, hop, hop

all around.

I like to hop, hop, hop

up and down.

/h/, /h/, /h/, /h/, /h/.

(Tune: Apples and Bananas)

e

Eggs in the pan, /e/, /e/, /e/.

Eggs in the pan, /e/, /e/, /e/.

Eggs in the pan, /e/, /e/, /e/.

Crack the egg like this…/e/!

 

c/k

We are clicking castanets, /c/, /c/, /c/.

We are clicking castanets, /c/, /c/, /c/.

We are clicking castanets, /licking castanets, /c/, /c/, /c/.We are clicking castanets, /c/, /c/, /c/.We are clicking castanets, /c/, /c/, /c/.

 

Kites are flying in the sky, /k/, /k/, /k/.

Kites are flying in the sky, /k/, /k/, /k/.

Kites are flying in the sky, flying in the sky…..

…Kites are flying in the sky, /k/, /k/, /k/.

 

n

 

Hear the aeroplane,

/nnn/!

Hear the aeroplane,

/nnn/!

Hear the aeroplane,

/nnn/!…

…making lots of noise.

 

p

 

Puff out the candles

on the pink pig cake.

/p/ – /p/ – /p/,

/p/ – /p/ – /p/,

Puff out the candles on the pink pig cake.

Puff!  Puff!  Puff!

 

i

Inky the mouse is my pet.

she spilled ink and got wet.

The ink is spread all over the desk.

/i/-/i/-/i/-/i/,

Inky’s wet!

 

t

When I watch the tennis game,

/t/-/t/-/t/,  /t/-/t/-/t/,

…when I watch the tennis game,

my head goes back and forth.

 

a

‘ah’, ‘ah’, ants on my arm,

‘ah’, ‘ah’, ants on my arm,

‘ah’, ‘ah’, ants on my arm,

They’re causing me alarm.

 

s

The snake is in the grass,

The snake is in the grass,

/sss/, /sss/

The snake is in the grass.