Hey there! Let’s have fun learning the sounds that letters make. Each letter has its own special sound, and we’re going to explore them together!
Some letters are called vowels. They are: A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y. Vowels are super important because they help make words sound just right!
Let’s say some fun words together: hat, bat, cat, can, fan, fun, run, sun. Can you hear the sounds each letter makes?
Here’s a little story about a bug:
The bug is big.
The bug is red.
The bug is fat.
The bug is fed.
There’s a sneaky letter called silent “e.” It doesn’t make a sound, but it changes how other letters sound. For example, “hop” becomes “hope” and “can” becomes “cane.” Isn’t that cool?
The letter “R” is strong! When it stands next to a vowel, it changes the sound. Like “ar” in “car” or “or” in “corn.” It’s like magic!
Here’s a story about a scarecrow:
Her shirt is worn.
Her skirt is torn.
Her scarf is yarn.
Her fork is in the dirt.
A bird is on her arm.
Let’s remember the sounds:
Great job learning about letter sounds! Keep practicing, and you’ll be a letter sound expert in no time!
Sound Hunt: Go on a sound hunt around your home or classroom! Find objects that start with the same letter sound. For example, look for items that start with the “b” sound like ball, book, or bag. How many can you find? Share your discoveries with a friend or family member!
Letter Sound Art: Create a collage using pictures from magazines or drawings of things that start with the same letter sound. Pick a letter, like “C,” and find or draw pictures of a cat, car, and cake. Glue them onto a piece of paper and practice saying the sound each time you add a picture.
Vowel Sound Stretch: Practice stretching out vowel sounds with a fun game. Pick a vowel, like “A,” and think of words that have the “A” sound, such as apple, ant, and astronaut. Say the words slowly, stretching the vowel sound: “aaaaapple,” “aaaant.” Can you make a silly sentence using all the words?
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript, removing excessive repetitions, exclamations, and maintaining clarity:
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**Preschool Prep Company presents: Meet the Phonics – Letter Sounds**
Let’s explore the sounds of letters!
– **A**: astronaut, asteroid, alien, auto, awesome
– **B**: break, brother
– **C**: crab, comb, cute, circle, center, city
– **D**: dinner, dinosaur, dust
– **E**: egg, elephant, eagle, easy, eat
– **F**: frown, frog, friends
– **G**: good, great, giant, gentle
– **H**: hard, hot, happy
– **I**: invent, mix, time, ice
– **J**: jiggle, jump, juice
– **K**: karate, kick, key
– **L**: look, lean, lots
– **M**: metal, more, motorcycle
– **N**: nature, nice
– **O**: no, open, old, shoe
– **P**: pot, popcorn, perfect
– **Q**: quiver, quickly, quilt
– **R**: rise, roof, rest
– **S**: spin, small, super, noises, fly, closet
– **T**: toad, two
– **U**: under, unlock, unicycle, ukulele, unicorn
– **V**: vent, vapor, victory
– **W**: wish, water, wet
– **X**: fix
– **Y**: yikes, gymnastics, rhythm, fancy, clumsy, try, bye-bye
– **Z**: zero, zoom, zebras
**Which letters are vowels?**
The vowels are: **A, E, I, O, U**, and sometimes **Y**.
Now let’s try a few more words:
– hat, bat, cat, can, fan, fun, run, sun
Some words are tricky, and we have to test all of the sounds that we know.
**The Bug**
The bug is big.
The bug is red.
The bug is fat.
The bug is fed.
**Silent “E”**
I am silent “e” and I am very tricky.
I can jump on a vowel, leap over a consonant, and stand next to it quietly.
When I do this, I make the vowel say its own name.
For example, hop becomes hope, and can becomes cane.
**Controlling “R”**
I am “r” and I’m in charge… standing by a vowel.
When I’m with “a,” we make the sound “ar.”
When I’m with “o,” we make the sound “or.”
When I’m with “e,” “i,” or “u,” we make the sound “rrr.”
**The Scarecrow**
Her shirt is worn.
Her skirt is torn.
Her scarf is yarn.
Her fork is in the dirt.
A bird is on her arm.
**Letter Sounds Recap**
– The “a” says “a” (short and long).
– The “b” says “b.”
– The “c” says “c” (hard and soft).
– The “d” says “d.”
– The “e” says “e” (short and long).
– The “f” says “f.”
– The “g” says “g” (hard and soft).
– The “h” says “h.”
– The “i” says “i” (short and long).
– The “j” says “j.”
– The “k” says “k.”
– The “l” says “l.”
– The “m” says “m.”
– The “n” says “n.”
– The “o” says “o” (short and long).
– The “p” says “p.”
– The “q” says “q.”
– The “r” says “r.”
– The “s” says “s” (hard and soft).
– The “t” says “t.”
– The “u” says “u” (short and long).
– The “v” says “v.”
– The “w” says “w.”
– The “x” says “x.”
– The “y” says “y” (short and long).
– The “z” says “z.”
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This version maintains the educational content while removing unnecessary excitement and repetition.
