Let’s go on a fun adventure to learn the alphabet! The alphabet helps us write and read. Are you ready to learn from A to Z? Let’s start with the letter A!
This is the letter A. It is a special letter called a vowel. We have two ways to write it: uppercase and lowercase.
Look at the uppercase A. Let’s write it in the air together:
Now, let’s look at the lowercase a. Write it in the air with me:
Letter A makes two sounds: a short sound and a long sound. Let’s listen and say them together!
Listen to the short a sound: /ă/. Now you try! Can you hear the short a sound at the beginning of these words?
Can you hear the short a sound in the middle of these words?
Now, listen to the long a sound: /ā/. Your turn! Can you hear the long a sound at the beginning of these words?
Can you hear the long a sound in the middle of these words?
The alphabet is like a big puzzle that helps us write and read. Let’s keep learning from A to Z and have fun with letters!
Alphabet Hunt: Go on an alphabet hunt around your home or classroom! Look for objects that start with the letter A. Can you find something that makes the short A sound, like an apple, and something that makes the long A sound, like an apron? Draw a picture of each item you find and share it with your friends.
Letter A Art: Create a piece of art using the letter A. Use craft materials like paper, glue, and markers to make an uppercase A and a lowercase a. Decorate your letters with things that start with A, like pictures of apples or alligators. Display your artwork to show everyone how creative you can be with the letter A!
Sound Detective: Be a sound detective and listen for the letter A sounds in your favorite storybook. Ask an adult to read a story to you, and every time you hear a word with the short A sound or the long A sound, raise your hand. How many words can you find? Try to remember some of the words and use them in your own story!
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript:
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**The Alphabet**
The alphabet will help me write and read.
Let’s learn from A to Z!
Learn the letter names, letter sounds, and how to write them down.
Hear the letters used in words as consonants and vowels.
This is letter A, and it looks like this.
Letter A is a vowel in the alphabet.
This is an uppercase A. Look and see!
Write an uppercase A in the air like me:
– Slant down to the left,
– Slant down to the right,
– Across in the middle with one straight line.
This is a lowercase a. Look and see!
Write a lowercase a in the air like me:
– Start a little below the middle,
– Curve around,
– Straight line up,
– Straight line down.
The alphabet will help me write and read.
Listen right now, letter A makes the sound:
I say the short a sound /ă/.
Now you say the short a sound /ă/.
At the beginning of these words, listen for the short a sound:
– apple,
– alligator,
– Africa,
– astronaut.
In the middle of these words, listen for the short a sound:
– cat,
– bat,
– map,
– hat.
Listen right now, letter A makes the sound:
I say the long a sound /ā/.
Now you say the long a sound /ā/.
At the beginning of these words, listen for the long a sound:
– ape,
– acorn,
– April,
– apron.
In the middle of these words, listen for the long a sound:
– lake,
– snake,
– cake,
– rake.
The alphabet will help me write and read.
Let’s learn from A to Z!
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