Phonics Dance

Phonics Dance

Sh - Say "s-h, sh, sh, sh"  (Put your finger to your lips ans make th 
sh sound as you say the sh sound three times.

Ch - (It's time to do the chicken dance cha cha dance!)  Say, "c-h, 
ch, ch, ch.  C-h. ch, ch, ch"

Th- Say,"This is a thorn and that is a thistle."  Chant the soft "th" 
first (tongue out), "t-h, th, th, th. T-h, th, th, th."  Repeat 
sayint the hard "th" (tongue behind teeth), "t-h, th, th, th.  T-h, 
th, th,th."

Ow - Make the letters o and w with your fingers.  Hiot them together 
and say "ow, ow.  Going down, going down, d-o-w-n."  (Pretend to 
slide your arms down the slide as you say d-o-w-n-."

Ou - Make ther letters o and u with your fingers.  Hit them together 
and say,"o-u, ou.  O-u-t, o-u-t get out of here you buymble bee."

Oo (book) - (These are the bully brothers.)  Sat, "O - O, ooooo."  
Make the letter o on each hand.  Bring them to the ground asyou say0-
0.  Jump up when you say the chant.

Oo (boot) - (These are the nice twins.)  Say, "O-O,00000"  Make the 
letter 0 0n each hand.  Put each hand in the air as you say the 
letter.  Pull your hands apart as you chant the oo sound.

Ing - (This is the King of the ING's dance.)  Say, "i-n-g. ing, ing, 
ing.  I-n-g, ing, ing, ing."  (Jump up and down three times and turn 
in a circle as you chant it.)

All - Day,"a-l-l, a-l-l, a;;. a;;, a;;."  Hve the kids march three 
times and throw their hands out to the side to show they mean 
everything as they say the words "all, all, all."

Ar - Say, "car,car, c-a-r, you sitck your hand in a jar of stars.  A-
r, ar,ar,ar,."  Elongate the left side of your lips as you 
chant "ar", "ar","ar".

Or - (Pretend you are a seal.)  Say, "o-r, or, or, or.  O-r, 
or,or,or.  I want more fish!"  (Put your hands in the air and clap 
three times as you say "or,or, or"  Then point to yourself as you 
chant, "I want more fish!")

Oa - Say,"o said to a, Oh, I love you (grab your heart) and a said 
absolutely nothing."  Say, "So when you see o and a what do you 
say/"  (Make the long O sound and show you muscles because you are 
long and strong.

Igh - Say, "I-g-h, III"  (Gently pull your eyes ou of the side of 
your face three times.)  Don't forget the t...ight, ight."

Ea - Say, "you take a scaredy cat e.  You take a scaredy cat a.  You 
put them together and what do they say?  EEEEEEEE!!!!!!"  (Pretend 
like you are so scared when you say, EEEE!)

Ee - Say, "when you see the double e you sayee,ee.  It's a bumblebee 
party!" 

Ay - Say,"some letters, a-y, ay,ay,ay.  (Pretend to dribble a 
basketball.)  Hey do you want to play?  Swish, score, hooray! Yah!  
But don't forget this...Some letters a-y, ay,ay,ay.  That's at the 
end of the worde and don't forget it!"

Ai - Say, "a said to i, hey i get out of my way.  I am saying a 
today!  So when you see a-i you say ay."

Eigh - Say, "e-i-g-h, ay,ay."(Show you muscles because it is the 
super hero or the long and strong vowel A.)

Ir ans Ur - Say, "we are takingg a ride on a motorcycle.  Rev up your 
motorcycle!  I-r,ir and u-r, ur in the middle of a word."  (Pretend 
you are riding a motorcycle as you chant the ir adn ur sound.)

Er - Say, "but it's e-r, er.  E-r, er at the end of a word."  (March 
as you say e-r, er, e-r,er.  Point behind you when you say, "at the 
end of the word."

Oy - Say "o-y, oy,oy,oy at the end of a word."  (While you chant, 
point to your mouth because that's where your noisy voice is and it's 
in the middle of your face.)

Tion - Say,"t-i-o-=n, tion, tion, T-i-o-n, tion, tion."  (Clap your 
hands over your head and move from side to side as you say it.)

Sion - Say, "s-i-o-n, sion, sion.  S-i-o-n, sion, sion."  (Bend over 
and clap hands down by your ankles as you say it.)

Ph - Say, "when you see p-h, you don't say p-h, you say f...f,f,f,.  
When you see p-h, you don't say p-h, you say f...f,f,f."

Kn - Say, When you see p-h, you don't say k, you sy n, N,N,N.  When 
you se k-n, you don't say the k, you sayn, N,N,N."  (knock softly on 
you heade twoice and the knocck on your knees once as you are 
saying, "N,N,N.")

Wr - Say, "shh, don't wake the w.  Shh, don't wake the w.  
RRRRRRRRRRRR."

Ed - Say,"when you see e-d at the end of a root word sayd,"d" (make 
the d sound) or r "t" (make the t sound) you can also say ed."

Wh = Say, "w-h, w-h, wh,wh,wh,wh.  It's a question word~ who, what, 
when, where, why and which."

Aw - Say, "a-w,aw."  P{retend there's a baby monster, rock her and 
give her a kiss.  

Au - Say, "a-u, au.  A-u, au.  Au,au,au."  (Keep holding the monster 
with your left hand.  Point to her with your right hand chanting a-u, 
au,a-u, au (this lets the baby monster know how cute she is as you 
drive in your automoblile.

Aught = Say "a-u-g-h-t, aught.  A-u-g-h-t, aught."

Ought - Say "o-u-g-h-t, ought.  O-u-g-h-t, ought.

Ew - Say, "st the end of a word...the romantics.  E-W, oooooooo."  
(They are so in love.  Place one hand over your heart and then the 
other as you say each letter.)

Ui - Point to someone in the class and say, "U"/\.  Point to yourself 
and say, "I".  Put them together and, "ooooo".  Grab your heart as 
you say, "OOOO."

Ion - Say, "i-o-n, i-o-n, ion,ion, i-o-n,i-o-n, ion, ion."  (Be a 
mime and pretend you are pulling an onion out of the ground as you 
say the hunk and chunk.

Ow (at the end of the word) - Say, "sometimes you say "ow" but 
sometimes you say "o" when you see o-w at the end of a word.  Repeat 
twice.  Make a big letter O with your arms joined together above your 
head.

Ice~ Say, "I-c-e, i-c-e, ice, ice!  I-c-e, i-c-e, ice,ice!"  Pretend 
like you are freezing each time you say the word ice.

Ace - Say, "A-c-e, a-c-e, ace, ace!  A-c-e,a-c-e, ace,ace!"  Pretend 
you are freezing each time you say the word ice.