Letter Sounds Posters and Chant After observing a teacher going through a daily phonics chant with her kindergarteners (First line was "A ? apple"), I decided that a technique like this would be a great activity for Spanish, as well. I start my phonetics instruction by introducing one vowel sound every couple of weeks along with a few words in Spanish that are easy and that only use that vowel sound (ex. mamá , papá, rana, casa, cama, banana). I introduce the letter, draw a picture or hold up an object, and write and say each word. Afterwards, we go through the list as a class. Each week we review some vowels and words, and soon the students are telling *me* what words they want to be the examples of the day. Soon I can start adding in consonants that do not make the same sounds in Spanish and English, like "J". We say the letter name three times, then the sound three times, then add in the words. I especially like to bring in words that are on current vocabulary lists that are good examples. Once we have learned the 5 vowel sounds and 6 consonants/consonant combinations, we shorten our routine by only saying about 2 words for each letter. I have made a set of "mini posters" that I can post on the board (or over it like an alphabet strip) when I have a room, or have several students hold at the front for me during the review. Our letter chant only takes about 2 minutes, and is very useful as a warm up and "tie-in" to our daily vocabulary review. The posters I made are available below in PDF format. I recommend printing them using a color printer on heavy photo paper for clarity and durability, but they may also be printed on paper or card stock and laminated. Creator: Melissa MB Wilkins Resources and Links: The letter A The letter E The letter I The letter O The letter U The letter H The letter J The letter LL / The letters LL The letter Ñ The letter Z The letter combination QU
	El Señor Sancho This is a song that can be used to practice vowels and syllables. The tune is the first two lines of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm." El Señor Sancho El Señor Sancho tiene un rancho a e i o u Y en el rancho tiene vocales a e i o u Y con las vocales tiene una P pa pe pi po pu Repeat over and over, changing the consonants. The students love the "strange" ones like: ña ñe ñi ño ñu Check to see if they remember that H is silent by trying that one, as well! Source: Julie Bordo FLANC Conference 2008, NNELL Swapshop email: jbordo@bcswan.net phone: 910-251-0684

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