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ee Draw the ears and whiskers around the sound of “ee”. Tell them it looks like a squeaky mouse that says, ee,ee,ee. Put your index and ring fingers at the sides of your mouth and pretend your mouse teeth are chomping up and down as you say ee.
ea* There are two kids on the teeter totter. One wants to say “ee” the other wants to say “_e_” . Put your hand straight in the air, and balance your other one on the tips of the other fingers (Like a time-out signal) and go back and forth saying “ee” “_e_”.
ai This is the sound of ay. Tell the kids to put their thumbs up in the air, and just like the Fonz, say “aaaaayyyyyy” as you move your arms thumbs in a circle in front of your chest.
ay This is the sound of ay. Tell the kids to put their thumbs up in the air, and just like the Fonz, say “aaaaayyyyyy” as you move your arms thumbs in a circle in front of your chest.
oa Oh, Canada. Circle your arm in the shape of the letter o. Sing, oh, oh, oh, oh.
ow * Windmill your arm in the shape of the letter o, just like a boxer winding up. Say “ooooooooooaaaaaaaa”. Then, punch your arm and say “ow”!
* oo Make two letter o’s with your hands to look like binoculars. Put them up to your eyes. Tell them about the boy who used his binoculars. He saw a pretty girl and went ooooooo. Then he saw her boyfriend who did not like the boy looking at his girlfriend through binoculars, so he punched him in the gut. Uhhh.
GO!
ea* There are two kids on the teeter totter. One wants to say “ee” the other wants to say “_e_” . Put your hand straight in the air, and balance your other one on the tips of the other fingers (Like a time-out signal) and go back and forth saying “ee” “_e_”.
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ee Draw the ears and whiskers around the sound of “ee”. Tell them it looks like a squeaky mouse that says, ee,ee,ee. Put your index and ring fingers at the sides of your mouth and pretend your mouse teeth are chomping up and down as you say ee.
ay This is the sound of ay. Tell the kids to put their thumbs up in the air, and just like the Fonz, say “aaaaayyyyyy” as you move your arms thumbs in a circle in front of your chest.
ie* The eye on the letter eye will help them with the “I” sound. When the mouse sees the cat’s eyes, he says ee. Thus, the two sounds: ee and I. You point to your eye. The mouse says, I see you, “ee,ee,ee” . Make the mouse motion with your hands and teeth as you say ee.
GO!
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oa Oh, Canada. Circle your arm in the shape of the letter o. Sing, oh, oh, oh, oh.
ea* There are two kids on the teeter totter. One wants to say “ee” the other wants to say “_e_” . Put your hand straight in the air, and balance your other one on the tips of the other fingers (Like a time-out signal) and go back and forth saying “ee” “_e_”.
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ee Draw the ears and whiskers around the sound of “ee”. Tell them it looks like a squeaky mouse that says, ee,ee,ee. Put your index and ring fingers at the sides of your mouth and pretend your mouse teeth are chomping up and down as you say ee.
GO!
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ea* There are two kids on the teeter totter. One wants to say “ee” the other wants to say “_e_” . Put your hand straight in the air, and balance your other one on the tips of the other fingers (Like a time-out signal) and go back and forth saying “ee” “_e_”.
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ie* The eye on the letter eye will help them with the “I” sound. When the mouse sees the cat’s eyes, he says ee. Thus, the two sounds: ee and I. You point to your eye. The mouse says, I see you, “ee,ee,ee” . Make the mouse motion with your hands and teeth as you say ee.
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ay This is the sound of ay. Tell the kids to put their thumbs up in the air, and just like the Fonz, say “aaaaayyyyyy” as you move your arms thumbs in a circle in front of your chest.
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GO!
oa Oh, Canada. Circle your arm in the shape of the letter o. Sing, oh, oh, oh, oh.
ai This is the sound of ay. Tell the kids to put their thumbs up in the air, and just like the Fonz, say “aaaaayyyyyy” as you move your arms thumbs in a circle in front of your chest.
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GO!
ow * Windmill your arm in the shape of the letter o, just like a boxer winding up. Say “ooooooooooaaaaaaaa”. Then, punch your arm and say “ow”!
ai This is the sound of ay. Tell the kids to put their thumbs up in the air, and just like the Fonz, say “aaaaayyyyyy” as you move your arms thumbs in a circle in front of your chest.
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ie* The eye on the letter eye will help them with the “I” sound. When the mouse sees the cat’s eyes, he says ee. Thus, the two sounds: ee and I. You point to your eye. The mouse says, I see you, “ee,ee,ee” . Make the mouse motion with your hands and teeth as you say ee.
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ai This is the sound of ay. Tell the kids to put their thumbs up in the air, and just like the Fonz, say “aaaaayyyyyy” as you move your arms thumbs in a circle in front of your chest.
GO!
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ee Draw the ears and whiskers around the sound of “ee”. Tell them it looks like a squeaky mouse that says, ee,ee,ee. Put your index and ring fingers at the sides of your mouth and pretend your mouse teeth are chomping up and down as you say ee.
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oa Oh, Canada. Circle your arm in the shape of the letter o. Sing, oh, oh, oh, oh.
ay This is the sound of ay. Tell the kids to put their thumbs up in the air, and just like the Fonz, say “aaaaayyyyyy” as you move your arms thumbs in a circle in front of your chest.
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GO!
ie* The eye on the letter eye will help them with the “I” sound. When the mouse sees the cat’s eyes, he says ee. Thus, the two sounds: ee and I. You point to your eye. The mouse says, I see you, “ee,ee,ee” . Make the mouse motion with your hands and teeth as you say ee.
ea* There are two kids on the teeter totter. One wants to say “ee” the other wants to say “_e_” . Put your hand straight in the air, and balance your other one on the tips of the other fingers (Like a time-out signal) and go back and forth saying “ee” “_e_”.
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ai This is the sound of ay. Tell the kids to put their thumbs up in the air, and just like the Fonz, say “aaaaayyyyyy” as you move your arms thumbs in a circle in front of your chest.
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oa Oh, Canada. Circle your arm in the shape of the letter o. Sing, oh, oh, oh, oh.
ay This is the sound of ay. Tell the kids to put their thumbs up in the air, and just like the Fonz, say “aaaaayyyyyy” as you move your arms thumbs in a circle in front of your chest.
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oa Oh, Canada. Circle your arm in the shape of the letter o. Sing, oh, oh, oh, oh.
GO!
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ay This is the sound of ay. Tell the kids to put their thumbs up in the air, and just like the Fonz, say “aaaaayyyyyy” as you move your arms thumbs in a circle in front of your chest.
ie* The eye on the letter eye will help them with the “I” sound. When the mouse sees the cat’s eyes, he says ee. Thus, the two sounds: ee and I. You point to your eye. The mouse says, I see you, “ee,ee,ee” . Make the mouse motion with your hands and teeth as you say ee.
ai This is the sound of ay. Tell the kids to put their thumbs up in the air, and just like the Fonz, say “aaaaayyyyyy” as you move your arms thumbs in a circle in front of your chest.
ee Draw the ears and whiskers around the sound of “ee”. Tell them it looks like a squeaky mouse that says, ee,ee,ee. Put your index and ring fingers at the sides of your mouth and pretend your mouse teeth are chomping up and down as you say ee.
oa Oh, Canada. Circle your arm in the shape of the letter o. Sing, oh, oh, oh, oh.
GO!
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ay This is the sound of ay. Tell the kids to put their thumbs up in the air, and just like the Fonz, say “aaaaayyyyyy” as you move your arms thumbs in a circle in front of your chest.
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ee Draw the ears and whiskers around the sound of “ee”. Tell them it looks like a squeaky mouse that says, ee,ee,ee. Put your index and ring fingers at the sides of your mouth and pretend your mouse teeth are chomping up and down as you say ee.
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GO!
ai This is the sound of ay. Tell the kids to put their thumbs up in the air, and just like the Fonz, say “aaaaayyyyyy” as you move your arms thumbs in a circle in front of your chest.
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ea* There are two kids on the teeter totter. One wants to say “ee” the other wants to say “_e_” . Put your hand straight in the air, and balance your other one on the tips of the other fingers (Like a time-out signal) and go back and forth saying “ee” “_e_”.
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