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A E I HAVE A VOWEL SONG 4 U
I received an email asking for a vowel song.  Here are a few easy ones for you!

The Vowel Song
(Tune:  “Are You Sleeping?”)
A makes two sounds.  (Echo each line.)
/A/ and /a/.
/A/ for apron, /a/ for apple.
/A/ and /a/.
/E/ and /e/ - eagle and elephant…
/I/ and /i/ - ice cream and inchworm…
/O/ and /o/ - open and octopus…
/U/ and /u/ - ukulele and uncle…

Vowel Cheer
Give me a long A - /a/    (Open palm and make a straight movement in front of your body like a macron.)
Give me a short A -  /a/a/  (Make a curve down and up in front of your body like a breve.)
Give me a long E…I…O…U…

Now let’s do the vowel beat.  (Clap twice.)
Clap your hands and stomp your feet.   (Stomp twice.)
Long A - /a/  (Macron)
Short  A - /a/ (Breve)
Raise your arms high and swing them down low.  (Hands up high and down.)
The E vowel sound is the way to go.
Long E - /e/  (Macron)
Short E - /e/  (Breve)
Hop 2 steps up and 2 steps back.  (Hop forwards and then backwards.)
With the I vowel, you’re right on track.
Long I - /i/  (Macron)
Short I - /i/  (Breve)
Step to the left, step to the right.  (Step to the left and then right.)
The O vowel sound is out of sight.
Long O - /o/  (Macron)
Short O - /o/  (Breve)
Shout it out loud and whisper it low.  (Shout and then whisper.)
Just the U vowel sound to go.
Long U - /u/  (Macron)
Short U - /u/  (Breve)
Now give high five to a nearby friend.  (Dance around and give high fives to friends.)
The vowel beat has come to an end.
Yeah!  Vowels!
*You could easily add other sounds the vowels make.  For example, “ a-r /ar/,
a – w /aw/”

Five Little Vowels
Five little vowels swinging from a tree  (Hold up 5 fingers.)
Teasing Mr. Alligator, “Can’t catch me!  (Point finger.)
You can’t catch me!”
Along came Mr. Alligator quiet as can be  (Open and close arms.)
And snatched that A right out of the tree.
/a/ /a/ /a/ /a/ /a/ /a/ /a/ /a/ /a/  (Make sign language A with hand.)
E…I…O…U
*Draw a tree on a magnetic board and remove magnetic letters as you say the chant.

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Parents, teachers and pre-school, Kindergarten and first grade youngsters will all enjoy school more and likely improve learning when music is part of the classroom environment.

Someone once reminded me that “a gift from the heart is always received by the heart.” We may not all be rock stars or be able to play an instrument, but we can share the magic and joy of music in our classrooms every day. And with all the academic pressure, music is clearly the “spoonful of sugar” to help the medicine go down.

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Here is a link to Tooty Ta on YouTube: https://bit.ly/drjeanTootyTa

Kids, parents and teachers could improve learning by singing every day in class and at home.

Here are the top ten reasons to SING every day!

1. When you sing your brain emits endorphins, and endorphins make you happy! Emotions are critical to learning.

2. Music is multi-sensory. The more senses you get going to the brain, the more likely the message will get there.

3. Music is powerful for prior-learning. If children are exposed to concepts while singing, it is easier for them to learn when formally introduced.

4. Music nurtures phonemic awareness (alliteration, rhyme, etc.).

5. Songs and chants are a natural way to develop oral language and auditory memory.

6. Poems and songs lay a foundation for fluency and enhance short term memory.

7. Children are able to use their imaginations and create pictures in their brains when they sing. This is an important part of reading comprehension.

8. Repetition is a key to learning. It is much more fun to repeat songs than worksheets!

9. Singing and dancing relieve stress and oxygenate the brain.

10. Through music and movement ALL children can feel successful. A “community of learners” is enhanced when teachers and children enjoy something together!

There was a study that was reported on National Public Radio called “Alive Inside.” In the research study they made iPods of songs that had a special significance to patients suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s. These patients didn’t recognize family members, but when they heard the music they tapped their feet, sang the words, and smiled! So many things that we do in our classrooms will be forgotten, but the songs will be stored in children’s brains for a lifetime! What a privilege to be able to do this!