ClassX Video Lessons Grade Kindergarten The Secret Stories® Better Alphabet™ Lite Version & Katie Garner Alphabet Song
Hello, everyone! Today, we’re going to meet a special friend named Katie Garner. She is a wonderful teacher who created something called Secret Stories. Are you ready to learn some fun secrets about letters and sounds? Let’s go!
Secret Stories help us understand the sounds that letters make when they come together. We have colorful posters to help us remember these sounds for reading and writing. Isn’t that exciting?
We love to sing the Secret Stories Better Alphabet Song! It’s a fun way to learn the letters and their sounds. We use our mouths and muscles to say the sounds just right. We also keep our eyes on the letters to know what they look like. Let’s sing and have fun!
Now, here’s a special secret! Sometimes, letters make different sounds when they are together. For example, the letter “r” usually sounds like “er,” but in our song, we say “r.” Why is that?
It’s because of a secret about “er,” “ir,” and “ur.” These letters can be tricky! When you know the Secret Stories, you understand that “er,” “ir,” and “ur” say “er,” and “r” says “r.” Isn’t that cool?
When you learn the letter sounds and the Secret Stories, you can read and write anything! You become a super reader and writer. How amazing is that?
Thank you for learning with us today! A big thank you to Jack for introducing us to his friends. We hope to see you again and share more secrets. You can find more fun at www.thesecretstories.com. Bye-bye!
Sound Hunt: Go on a sound hunt around your home or classroom. Find objects that start with the same sound as the letters in the Secret Stories. For example, if you’re learning about the sound “er,” look for items like “eraser” or “earring.” Can you find three things for each sound? Share your findings with a friend or family member!
Create Your Own Secret Story: Use your imagination to create a new Secret Story for a letter or sound. Draw a picture and make up a fun story about why the letters make that sound. Share your story with the class or your family. How does your story help you remember the sound?
Letter Sound Dance: Play the Secret Stories Better Alphabet Song and dance along. Every time you hear a letter sound, make a movement that matches the sound. For example, for the “r” sound, you might pretend to roar like a lion. Can you come up with a unique dance move for each sound?
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript:
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Hi everyone, teachers and parents! I’d like you to meet a very special friend of mine, a wonderful educator and the creator of Secret Stories, Katie Garner. Here she is!
Hi everybody! The Secret Stories explain the sounds letters make when they get together, with posters to help you remember for reading and writing. At the end of this video, I’ll be sharing some special teaching secrets with you about these and some of the sounds that you’re going to hear us sing, so stay tuned!
I’m learning the letters, learning their sounds, having fun and feeling proud. I use my mouth and muscles to say the sounds right, with my eyes focused on each letter to know what they look like. Whoa, whoa, whoa! I love to sing along with the Secret Stories Better Alphabet Song.
Thank you so much for sticking around so that I could share a couple of special secrets with you. Remember when I said that the Secret Stories were the secret sounds that letters make when they get together in words and don’t always do what they should?
Well, I’m going to tell you a secret right now that helps explain why some of the sounds you heard Jack and I make were a little bit different than the ones you’re used to hearing when you sing an alphabet song. For example, the letter “r” usually sounds like “er,” but when we sang the “r” sound, we said “r.”
The reason for that is when kids know the Secret Stories, they understand a secret about “er,” “ir,” and “ur.” They know that they can be tricky and that they always have to adjust their pronunciation. That’s why “r” says “r,” and “er,” “ir,” “ur” say “er.”
When kids are learning the individual letter sounds and the secrets at the same time, they are empowered to read or write anything.
So I want to thank you for letting me join you, and I want to especially thank Jack for letting me meet all of his friends. I hope to see you and share more secrets at www.thesecretstories.com. Bye!
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