phonics chants for phonics dance
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Chants for Phonics DanceTRANSCRIPT
Teaching point: Sheep like it quiet
“S-H /sh/ /sh/ /sh/
S-H /sh/ /sh/ /sh/”
(put pointer finger from alternating hands to lips)
Teaching point: Chickens like to cha-cha
“C-H /ch/ /ch/ /ch/
C-H /ch/ /ch/ /ch/”
(flap wings and twist)
“T-H /th/ /th/ /th/(push hands down away from
mouth)
T-H /th/ /th/ /th/(push hands up towards
mouth)
This is a thorn andthat is a thistle”
Teaching point: The king of ing loves to do a jumping dance
“I-N-G /ing/ /ing/ /ing/
I-N-G /ing/ /ing/ /ing/”
(3 jumps in a circle, like on a spring)
“O-W /ow/”(make a fist for o and a fist
for w and hit them together)
“There’s a cow going down
d-o-w-nthat’s how we get down,
yeah!”
“O-U /ou/”(make a fist for o and a fist
for w and hit them together)
“o-u-t, o-u-tGet of here you
bumblebee!
O-U-T out, out, out
O-U-T out, out, out”
“A-L-L A-L-L(march in place)
/all/ /all/ /all/(pull hands apart to show
each letter)
throw that ball!”(swing baseball bat)
OO-The Sweeties
“O, O(make an o with each hand)
/oo/(pull o’s away from each
other)
O, O/oo/
I love school!”
UI- The Sweeties
“You love fruit?(point to someone)
I do too!(point to self)
U, I, /oooooo/”(point to someone, point to self, clasp hands together at
chest)
OO- the Bully Brothers
“O, O(with arms hanging down
make a fist with each hand)
/oo/(make a hook with your hand
and jump)
*Repeat*
EW- The Sweeties
“Happy New Year!(Hands up in air)
E-W(cross each hand over chest)
/ew/ /ew/”(clasp hands together at
chest)
Teaching point: at the end of a root word, new year’s resolution
“Shhh! Don’t wake the W.(finger to lips)
Shhh! Don’t wake the W.(finger to lips)
What’s it say?
/rrrrrr/”
“When you see kn,(point in front of you)
You don’t say the K,(make a crossing out sign
with arms)
You say N /n/, /n/, /n/”
(knock in air twice, point to knee)
*Repeat*
“When you see ph,(point in front of you)
You don’t say ph,(make a crossing out sign
with arms)
You say F /f/, /f/, /f/”
(hold phone to ear)
*Repeat*
“I-C-E I-C-EACE- The Bragger
“A-C-E A-C-E
ice, ice(shiver)
“I-C-E I-C-E
ice, ice(shiver)
ace,(make muscles on one arm)
ace”(make muscles on other arm)
(blow on nails)“I’m soooo good!”
EA- The Scaredy-Cats
“You take a scaredy-cat E
You take a scaredy-cat A
Put them together and what do they say?
/eeee/”(look scared)
“When you see the double E
You say /ee/, /ee/(put hands up and on toes)
It’s a bumblebee party!”(arms flying)
*Repeat*
(conga dance)/ee/ /ee/ /ee/ /ee/ /ee/ /ee/
Teaching point: Noise comes from the middle of your mouth. /oi/ comes from
the middle of a word
“O-I
Teaching point: usually comes at the end of a word
“O-Y
/oy/ /oy/ /oy/
/oi/ /oi/ /oi/”(hop and point into mouth)
*Repeat*
“in the middle of a word
BOINK!”(pretend to hit nose)
(show muscles)
O-Y
Boy, boy, boy (point to boys)
at the end of a word.”
Teaching point: Romantic hunk and chunk
O walked onto the love boat and saw A and this is what happened….
“O said to AOh I love you!
(point)
And A said….absolutely nothing
(Whisper and make crossing out motion with arms)
So when you see O-AYou say /o/!”
(clasp hands together at chest)
“Let’s build our snowman!
Sometimes you say ow(hit fists together)
But sometimes you say O(make an o above head)
when you see O-W at the end of a word.
(point back with thumbs)
Plop! (put on hat)Plop! (put on nose)
Plop, plop, plop!” (buttons)
I-R /ir/(hands on hips, point to self)
and U-R /ur/(point to self and pretend to
surf)
When you see E-D at the end of a root word
(point to ground)
you say /ed/ /ed/ /ed/
in a middle of a word.(point to middle of mouth)
But it’s E-R /er/, E-R /er/(march in place)
At the end of a word.(point back with thumbs)
*Repeat ER chant*
(hula to the left)
/d/ /d/(hula to the right)
or /t/(make a T with arms)
“I-N-K I-N-K
I don’t drink pink ink”(point to self)
“A-N-K A-N-K
/ank/ /ank/ /ank/(hold nose and go down)
I’m going down a tank.”(point down)
“I-G-H I-G-H
/igh/ /igh/ /igh/(point to eyes)
Don’t forget the T!(crossing out motion with arms then make a T with
“A(make a claw with right hand)
W(make a claw with left hand)
/aw/”(both paws are clawing)
arms)
/ight/ /ight/ /ight/”(pull on light cord 3 times)
Teaching point: going for an auto ride
A-U /au/(point to someone)
A-U /au/(point to someone)
/au/ /au/ /au/(driving car)
Beep!”(hit horn)
*Repeat*
Teaching point: went to the store and bought something
“O-U(wag pointer finger)
G-H(broken T motion with arms)
T(make a T with arms)
/ought/
Look what I bought!”(reaching up with one arm for
item, other hand on hip)
“A-U(wag pointer finger)
G-H(broken T motion with arms)
T(make a T with arms)
Teaching point: Drinking the potion to get the funky motion
(Take off potion lid)
“/tion/ /tion/ /tion/ /tion/ /tion/”
(drinking potion)
/aught/
Daughters?(only boys say)
That’s me!”(girls reply with one hand up
in air)
T-I (clap)
O-N (clap)
/tion/ /tion/”(potion exploding- wave
hands in air)
“Car Car C-A-R
You stick your arm in a jar of stars
(one arm horizontal, elbow goes down behind it)
A-R /ar/ /ar/ /ar/(cover one eye like a pirate)
A-R /ar/ /ar/ /ar/”(cover one eye like a pirate)
“O-R /or/ /or/ /or/(clap hands together above
head like a seal)
O-R /or/ /or/ /or/(clap hands together above
head like a seal)
I want more fish!”
Teaching point: Most exhausting hunk and chunk. Shine and mop all the floors
in a mansion
“S-I(mopping floor tiredly to left)
O-N(mopping floor tiredly to
right)
“I-O-N I-O-N
/ion/ /ion/(pulling hard)
It’s a million pound onion!”
(Take a bite and blow breath at teacher)
/tion/ /tion/”(shining the floor with hands)
*Repeat*
Teaching point: the question hunk
“W-H W-H
/wh/ /wh/ /wh/(Make I don’t know motion)
It’s a question word.
Who, what, when, whereand which”
(tick off on fingers)
Teaching point: Mean hunk and chunk. Raindrops are bumping into each other.
“A said to IHey I, get outta my way!
I’m saying A today!(show muscles)
Teaching point: superhero hunk and chunk. Disguised as a mild-mannered eight.
“E-I(show arm muscles in one
arm)
G-H(show muscles in other arm)
“At the end of a root word(point down at floor)
A-Y
/ay/ /ay/ /ay/(bouncing a ball)
Do you wanna play?(point at someone)
/eigh/ /eigh/”(both arms muscles in front
of tummy
*Repeat*
Swish! (shoot ball)Score! (Hands up)
Hooray!” (wave arms)