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Kindergarten ~ Alphabet Chant ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kindergarten philosophies vary. Some teachers introduce the letters in the alphabet systematically. They start with A and continue all the way through Z. Other kindergarten teachers begin the year by introducing the letters out of order, starting with the most frequently used letters, such as M, B, S, and T. Still other kindergarten teachers begin their alphabet instruction by introducing the vowels. Regardless, studies indicate that daily repetition in any content area enhances students’ learning.

Knowing this, the first day you have all of your students together you should begin teaching the kindergarten Alphabet Chant. Some of your students will not make the connection right away. But through the year, because your students are chanting and moving to the alphabet on a daily basis, they will become familiar with the sounds of the letters in the alphabet and the letter or letters associated with each sound. As you teach each new letter your job will get easier and easier and your class will be on their way to becoming alphabet experts. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Step 1 ~ Let’s build a classroom phonics community! Tell the class you are going to cast a spell on them that will help them learn the sounds in the alphabet. Take your magic wand and cast your spell by tapping on the top of the sprinkle container and saying the magic chant. Next put a few sprinkles in each student’s hand. With their empty hands have them cast their own spell over the magic sprinkles. As they wave the hand with nothing in it over the hand with the sprinkles chant together, “I am smart. I am smart. I am smart.” Then at the same time the whole class eats their sprinkles.

High Expectations

What you believe about yourself becomes how you live your life.

That is why it is so crucial for teachers to believe, from the first day of school, that all children can learn and they are expected to do

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Beginning of the Year Kindergarten Alphabet Sound Review

And Word Associations ~ revised 2006 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “a” Make a big AHHHH sound with your mouth. Notice how wide open your mouth is. Chant, “A–a-a…..Abby is sad. A-a-a is A! (Show your muscles when you say the long A to reinforce that it is a long strong vowel sound.) Then have the class cry, “WAHHHHHHH!”

“b” - B – b - b, is baby, baby. B – b - b is B!

“c” - C says “cah”. C says “cah”. C says “cah”. Cat, meow!

“d” - D – d - d. I’m a digging dog! D-d-d. I’m a digging dog. D – d – d is D!

“e” – (Hands in motion like a train) chant, “e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e” – pointing up in the air – “e – e – e – e – e – e. Eddy loves his teddy and Eddy loves E!” (Show your muscles when you say the long E to reinforce that it is a long strong vowel sound.)

“f” - F – f - f. Froggy loves flies! F – f - f. Froggy loves flies. F – f – f is F!

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Look what we are learning in kindergarten! Quick reviews for letter, word, sentence, and number

reinforcement. Small Group Lessons

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These worksheets can be used throughout the school

year. They give kindergarten students the opportunity to show what they know about letters, sounds, word wall

words, sentences, and numbers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

How can I help my lower level students? These worksheets can be used right after the alphabet

chant for large group review or small group instruction. At the beginning of the year the teacher is responsible for

writing the information for all three sections of the worksheet.

• Letters and Alphabet Fun ~ Fill in four of the blanks with the letter of the week. On one of the extra lines write a number. On the remaining line write a different letter. Say the chant that goes with the letter of the week. Systematically go through the letters and numbers that are written. Circle the letter of the week. Cross out the letter or number that is not the letter of the week.

OR • Fill in the blanks with the letters that your

kindergarten class is currently chanting. Call out the letter names or sounds in random order. The group is responsible for finding the letter and circling it in a

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Mid-Year Kindergarten Alphabet Sound Review And Word Associations ~ revised 2006

To be chanted once you’ve introduced all of the letters until the end of school. You’ll love how short it is!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “a” Make a big AHHHH sound with your mouth. Notice how wide open your mouth is. Chant, “A–a-a…..Abby is sad. A-a-a is A! (Show your muscles when you say the long A to reinforce that it is a long strong vowel sound.) Then have the class cry, “WAHHHHHHH!”

“b” - B- b-b. Baby wants a bottle! Now burp your baby!

“c” - C says “cah”. Cat, meow!

“d” - D-d-d. I’m a digging dog!

“e” – (Hands in motion like a train) chant, “e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e” – pointing up in the air – “e – e – e – e – e – e. Eddy loves his teddy and Eddy loves E!” (Show your muscles when you say the long E to reinforce that it is a long strong vowel sound.)

“f” - F-f-f. Froggy loves flies!

“g” - G. Goat (Sound like a goat when you say goat.)

“h” – (Breathe hot air on the top of your hand.) Hhhh. Happy! I am happy!

“i” – “i” dot it, “i” dot it, i – i – i. Iggy loves her wiggy and Iggy loves I! (Show your muscles when you say the long I to reinforce that it is a long strong vowel sound.)

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