Long Vowel Sounds

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          "Bingo" and "Old MacDonald" are two well-known songs used here with changed lyrics to affect practice articulating the long vowel sounds of the letters A, E, I, O, and U.    In addition to singing, students are encouraged to participate with movement: practice signing the letters using American Sign Language; practice forming the letters on the desk or in the air with a finger.  

To the tune:"Bingo"
        "There was a farmer had some vowels and long sounds were there name-o.
        A-E-I-O-U, A-E-I-O-U, A-E-I-O-U, and long sounds were their name-o."

Initial Consonant Sounds
        Using "Bingo", think of an animal that begins with a consonant and sing using long vowel sounds. For example: "There was a farmer had a bird and B was his name-o. Ba, Be, Bi, Bo, Bu," etc.  

To the tune "Old MacDonald". Sing all vowels with a long sound
        "Old MacDonald had some vowels, A-E-I-O-U.
        And on his farm he had some As, A-E-I-O-U.
        With an A - A, and an A - A there,
        Here an A, there an A, everywhere an A - A.
        Old MacDonald had some vowels, A-E-I-O-U."
        Repeat the song for each of the remaining vowels.


The next three songs are sung on the pitches so and mi. Please see Singing for more information.

Long Vowels, A, E, I, O, U

so
mi
so
mi
so
mi
Long vowel  A, with bacon, make, apron, take
Long vowel A, with pail, tail, pain, rain.
Long vowel A, with neighbor,  sleigh,  eight, and  weigh 
Long vowel A, with play, day, say, and May.
Long E, you can see, is in  be
she, me, weed, seed, need, feel;
Long I, Hi-Fi, try, I like pie,
sigh, by, lie, tie, sly, slight
Long O, so, potato, blow, snow, boat, goat, float
Long U, you can do, tie your  shoe, flu, two.

 

Long Vowel Circle Game

so             mi                so             mi

 A  -  E 

    

 I  -  O 

 U     

 ____ 

 Sing the

  

 vowels 

 through 

 ____

 If  your

   

name be-

gins with

 

  K,

 Ka - ke

 

 ki  -  ko

 ku.

 ____


"When Two Vowels Go A-Walking"

When two vowels

 

 go a- 

 walk-

         

 

-ing, the

  first one

 

does the

 talk- 

 

 -ing, 

First

 

vowel,

 long

 

 vowel,

 say

 your

 

 name

 ____.

    Repeat with "oa" (oat, boat, coat, goat, foal) and "ai" (aim, bait, tail, pail, sail)

    Of course, the word vocabulary you use should be relevant to your class.