Get ready, get set! We are going to have fun learning about the alphabet. There are 26 letters in the alphabet, and today we will learn about the letter Q!
The letter Q is special. It has two forms: uppercase Q and lowercase q. Can you write an uppercase Q in the air with your finger? Now try writing a lowercase q in the air. Great job!
The letter Q makes a sound like this: /q/ – /q/ /q/ /q/ /q/. Can you say it with me? /q/ – /q/ /q/ /q/ /q/. Awesome!
Let’s listen for the Q sound at the beginning of some words:
Here’s another fun story:
It’s so much fun to learn about the alphabet! We can learn each letter, each sound, and how to write them down. It feels so good to learn to read and write, and I’m proud of you for trying your best!
Let’s keep learning about the alphabet. Remember, there are 26 letters, and each one is special. Keep practicing, and you’ll be an alphabet expert in no time!
Q Hunt: Go on a “Q Hunt” around your home or classroom. Look for objects that start with the letter Q. Can you find a quilt, a quarter, or a picture of a queen? Draw or take a picture of each item you find and share it with your friends or family.
Q Craft: Create a “Q” collage. Cut out pictures from magazines or draw items that start with the letter Q, like a quail or a quill. Glue them onto a large cut-out of the letter Q. Display your collage to show off all the Q words you know!
Question Time: Think of questions that start with the letter Q. For example, “What is your favorite quiet place?” or “Do you like to eat quinoa?” Ask these questions to your family or friends and listen to their answers. This will help you practice using the letter Q in conversation.
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript:
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Get ready, get set!
Let’s learn about the alphabet.
26 letters, that’s it!
Let’s learn about the letter Q.
Q is a letter in the alphabet.
This is an uppercase Q, write it in the air like this.
This is a lowercase q, write it in the air like this.
Get ready, get set!
Let’s learn about the alphabet.
The letter Q is a consonant and it has a sound.
I say the Q sound: /q/ – /q/ /q/ /q/ /q/.
Now you say the Q sound: /q/ – /q/ /q/ /q/ /q/.
At the beginning of these words, listen for the Q sound:
A duck was quiet, quiet, quiet,
Then started to quack, quack, quack.
When she saw a quail, quail, quail,
With her quadruplets, quadruplets, quadruplets.
At the beginning of these words, listen for the Q sound:
Once there was a queen, queen, queen,
Who told her men to go quickly, quickly, quickly.
Go to the quarry, quarry, quarry,
Find me a shiny quartz, quartz, quartz.
It’s fun to learn about the alphabet,
And I’m really going to try and do my best.
Learn each letter, learn each sound,
Learn how to write each letter down.
I feel so good deep inside,
I’m proud I’m learning to read and write.
Get ready, get set!
Let’s learn about the alphabet.
26 letters, that’s it!
Let’s learn about the alphabet.
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