Grammar Lesson 1.4
To be used with Writing Lesson 1.4
Vowels vs. Consonants
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Introduce Vowels vs. Consonants. Start by telling your child that there are 6 special letters: A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y. These are called the vowel letters.
Sing a vowel song. Here are a few choices:
Bananas and Apples song
Vowel Song to the tune of BINGO
The AEIOU song
Have your child write out each of the letters in upper and lower case on a sheet of paper. Then use this paper and look at the pages in a book. Have the child identify all the vowels in each word on the page.
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Sing your chosen vowel song again. Then ask the child what the list of vowels are (prompt the child if he gets stuck).
The following idea was presented on a forum (if I could find it again, I'd credit the creator):
I made very simple pictures of stick people standing by a stick chair.
a - "at" the chair; e - sitting on the "edge" of the chair; i - "in" the chair; o - kneeling "on" the chair; u - "under" the chair. We practiced actually doing the movements ourselves. It was great for the kinesthetic learner. Then I left the posters (each displaying the stick figure, the vowel, and the word for the motion with the appropriate vowel underlined) on the wall for them to refer to.
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Review what makes a sentence: Ask what is at the beginning of a sentence (capital letter) and what is at the end (period or question mark).
Sing your chosen vowel song again. Then ask the child what the list of vowels are (prompt the child if he gets stuck). Do the motions from Tuesday, referring to the poster as needed.
Try one of the free on-line interactive games using short vowels:
Memory
Vowel Splat
Chicken Stacker
Drag and Drop Vowels
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Sing your chosen vowel song again. Then ask the child what the list of vowels are (prompt the child if he gets stuck). Do the motions from Tuesday, referring to the poster as needed.
Print and color the worksheet: Short Vowel Art
Print out large, block vowel letters and let your child decorate them.
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Review:
Spend more time on any topic the child seems to be struggling with.
To be used with Writing Lesson 1.4
Vowels vs. Consonants
M-
Introduce Vowels vs. Consonants. Start by telling your child that there are 6 special letters: A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y. These are called the vowel letters.
Sing a vowel song. Here are a few choices:
Bananas and Apples song
Vowel Song to the tune of BINGO
The AEIOU song
Have your child write out each of the letters in upper and lower case on a sheet of paper. Then use this paper and look at the pages in a book. Have the child identify all the vowels in each word on the page.
T –
Sing your chosen vowel song again. Then ask the child what the list of vowels are (prompt the child if he gets stuck).
The following idea was presented on a forum (if I could find it again, I'd credit the creator):
I made very simple pictures of stick people standing by a stick chair.
a - "at" the chair; e - sitting on the "edge" of the chair; i - "in" the chair; o - kneeling "on" the chair; u - "under" the chair. We practiced actually doing the movements ourselves. It was great for the kinesthetic learner. Then I left the posters (each displaying the stick figure, the vowel, and the word for the motion with the appropriate vowel underlined) on the wall for them to refer to.
W-
Review what makes a sentence: Ask what is at the beginning of a sentence (capital letter) and what is at the end (period or question mark).
Sing your chosen vowel song again. Then ask the child what the list of vowels are (prompt the child if he gets stuck). Do the motions from Tuesday, referring to the poster as needed.
Try one of the free on-line interactive games using short vowels:
Memory
Vowel Splat
Chicken Stacker
Drag and Drop Vowels
Th –
Sing your chosen vowel song again. Then ask the child what the list of vowels are (prompt the child if he gets stuck). Do the motions from Tuesday, referring to the poster as needed.
Print and color the worksheet: Short Vowel Art
Print out large, block vowel letters and let your child decorate them.
F –
Review:
- Ask the child what words in a sentence are capitalized (or start with a capital letter). Prompt with answers missed (First letter of a sentence, names, and the word ‘I’)
- Ask when to use a question mark (end of a question sentence).
- Ask what separates words (spaces)
- Ask what the vowels are: AEIOU & sometimes Y
Spend more time on any topic the child seems to be struggling with.