Lively Letters

Lively letters are coming your way!

Lively letters are here to stay.
Dont go away!
Lively letters are coming your way!
Lively letters are here to stay.
We want to play!
Get ready to move your lips and your tongue.
Get ready to dance and have lots of fun!
Get ready to sing,
There are songs to be sung.
Were the liveliest letters under the sun.
And the fun has begun.
OOOhhhh. Well have lots of fun.
Under the sun!
Songs to be sung
p
I am a mother
Whos quiet and tall.
So my baby can sleep
Im not noisy at all.
I put my lips together
and puff up some air,
But I keep my voice off
So my baby wont hear.



Hand cue:
Hold fingers up to closed lips
and quickly move them away.
Quiet Lip Puffing Sound
b
Hi! Im the baby,
I have lots of toys.
I hate taking naps,
And I make lots of noise.
I put my lips together,
And when air puffs out,
I put on my voice,
Like a motor, and shout.



Hand cue:
Same as for p, but with more
force.
Noisy Lip Puffing Sound
t
Im the famous tongue
dancer.
Im known north and south,
And I tap my tongue up
On the top of my mouth.
I hold my arms out,
Just in case I should fall,
And wear sneakers so I
Dont make much noise at all.

Hand cue:
Tap fingers of fingernails on the
table.

Quiet Tongue Dancing Sound
d
Im a tongue dancer, too,
And my tap is real loud.
When I tap on my tummy
I wake up the crowd!
When my big tummy drum
Is the first thing you see,
Put Your tongue up to
dance
And be noisy like me.

Hand cue:
Tap loudly on the table as if
banging on a drum.
Noisy Tongue Dancing Sound
m

My lips stay closed tightly
When you look at me,
And my wonderful nose
Is the first thing you see.
I can turn my nose on.
I can smell with it, too,
And right now I smell
M&M Cookies. Do you?


Hand cue: Pinch your nose and
shake your head back and forth
as if saying, no.
Nose Sound with Lips Closed
n
I am really quite nosy.
If youre nosy, too,
You can learn how to turn on
Your nose like I do.
First you open your mouth,
Put your tongue to the top,
Then you turn on your nose,
You will not want to stop.

Hand cue: Pinch your nose and shake
your head back and forth as if saying
no.
Nose Sound with Lips Open
h
I can never be happy!
Very soon you will see
That T sticks out his tongue,
And Im pushed by the C.
W takes me, S shakes me,
People think Im a chair.
Theyre tired and sit on me
And let out tired air.


Hand cue: Stand up, and then sit
down in the chair, as if very tired,
tilting your head and quietly
exhaling (the h sound).
Tired Air Sound
I love wind in my hair,
And I love to go fast
As I sit in my wheelchair,
I go whooshing past.
My lips look like Ill
whistle.
I try not to grin,
But I cant help myself
As I whoosh through the
wind.


Hand cue: Glide hand to the
side very quickly, as if moving
fast in the wind.
Whoosing Air Sound
l
Im a world famous singer
Getting ready to sing.
When I warm up my voice
Its a beautiful thing.
I stand tall with my hands up.
My tongue goes up, too,
In the front of my mouth.
I will practice for you.

Hand cue: Hold both arms up to the
side, and with extended index
fingers, move hands back and forth
as if conducting a choir of singers.
Tongue Up in Front Sound
r
Im a scruffy old dog
You can see Im quite hairy.
Sometimes people think
Im a little bit scary.
But right now Im happy,
So my sounds very quick
My tongues up in the back
What a great doggy trick!


Hand cue: Put hands up in front,
fingers bent and make a scary face.
Tongue Up in Back Sound
x
Were really two sounds
Like a K and an S.
Its the K sound thats first
Thats the way it sounds best.
We crash into each other,
And try not to miss,
But some people say
That we sound just like kiss.


Hand cue: Hold up your two index
fingers and crash them together in a
criss-cross fashion.
Crashing Sound
f
Im a fire breathing dragon
And, you know, Im no liar
When I tell you that one day
My lip caught on fire!
I bit on my lip,
Quietly blew the fire out,
And, to look really cool,
I just stick my head out.


Hand cue: Put fingers under the
bottom lip youre biting: stick your
head out.
Quiet Lip Biting Sound
v
Im a scary vampire,
And I do love to bite,
But I bite my own lip
So I wont start a fight.
I turn my voice on,
Just to scare all of you.
I think Im the very best
Vampire, dont you?

Hand cue: Put fingers under the
bottom lip youre biting: make a
scary face.
Noisy Lip Biting Sound

Quacky Q
Im a duck with a baby,
Look closely, youll see
That in some ways, I look
Like that cute letter, G.
My little duck quietly
Rides on my back
I open my beak
And I start to say, Quack


Hand cue: Open and close your
index finger and thumb in front of
your mouth, imitating the action of a
ducks beak.
Quacking Sound
y
Im a very brave skier.
Im on the ski team.
But on top of the mountain
I panic and scream.
When I look down and see
The steep mountain of snow
I just start to say, yikes!
Then its downhill I go!


Hand cue: Pretend to be looking
down a steep mountain, with a
frightened look. Put your hand up
and then slide it down diagonally,
quickly, as if a skier speeding down a
mountain. The Skier
k
I was dressed for a party,
Except for my tie,
When my mother came over
And gave it a try.
She tied it too tightly!
I started to choke!
I could not make a sound,
That was no funny joke!


Hand cue: Pretend youre tying a
bow tie or put hands on own neck as
if choking.
Quiet Lip Puffing Sound
g
Im a cute little girl
Who drinks grape juice all day.
I turn on my voice,
And I gulp, gulp away.
One day it got stuck
In my throat, and I frowned,
Then I got some more juice,
Gulped it noisily down.


Hand cue: Pretend to be holding a cup
and drinking or put hands on own neck
as if choking.
The Apple Sound

Im a big juicy apple
That fell off a tree.
If you got really hungry,
Youd want to eat me.
Youd open your mouth
Just as wide as you could,
Because only a big bite
Of apple tastes good.


Hand cue: Pretend to be holding
an apple, getting ready to bite it
with a wide open mouth.
The Apple
o
Im a teeny, little baby
Waiting for my baby food.
If you saw me youd say,
Aw, isnt she cute?
When Im ready to eat,
And my bib has been tied,
My mom holds out the spoon
And she says, Open wide.



Hand cue: Tilt your head to the side
and touch your chin or cheek in a
gentile fashion.
The Baby
s
Im a very small snake.
You have nothing to fear.
I just smile at my friends,
And let out some small air.
I keep my voice off,
With a smile on my face,
Hiss a small string of air,
Then I slide out of place.



Hand cue: Pretend to be pulling a
thin snake of air out of your smiling
mouth with your index finger and
thumb.
Noisy, Small Air Sound
z
I make small air, too,
From my small skinny lips,
But I put my voice on,
Like a zipper that zips.
I dont ever get bored
When I walk through the town.
I just zip myself up,
Then I zip myself down!


Hand cue: Pretend to be pulling up a
zipper, and smile.
Quiet Lip Puffing Sound
u
I am two years old now.
This cribs too small for me,
And I want to get up
So my mom can hold me.
When I want to get out
There is one thing I do
I just put my arms up.
Why dont you try it, too?


Hand cue: Reach both arms up
high , opening and closing your
hands.
The Toddler
i
Im a basketball player,
And I have lots of fans.
When Im playing a game
There are crowds in the stands.
When the score is real close,
They all want me to win,
So they all do this cheer,
Get it i-i-i-i!


Hand cue: Put hand over head with
index finger pointing down, and thrust
downward each time you say the i
sound in the cheer Get it i-i-in!
The Basketball Player
c
Im a cool, cruising car,
And I roll on my way.
When you usually hear me
I sound like a K.
When I hit a sharp rock,
YIE! I have to confess
That I get a flat tire,
And I sound like an S.

Hand cue: Hold your hand out,
forming the shape of a c by
cupping your hand sideways. Move it
along in several fast motions,
producing the k sound, pretending
it is a car. When coming to the letters
y, I, or e pretend to be pulling a
stream of air out of your mouth.
Car Sound
j
Jack is my name,
And I do love to jump!
Ill jump over a candle,
A book, or a bump.
I put out my feet first,
Give a big, noisy yell,
And jump over the candle.
I do it so well!


Hand cue: Push both hands out in
front of you in a quick jumping
movement.
Noisy Fast Air Sound
e
Ed is my name,
And Im in a great mood
When I eat candy eggs.
Theyre my favorite food!
I eat eggs all the time
Even when Im in bed,
And, when dinner is
ready,
My mom calls me, E-e-e-ed!

Hand cue: Move your hand along in
front of you while opening and closing
your thumb together with your other
four fingers, like the mouth of a video
character who is gobbling up eggs.
You could also put both hands up to
your mouth as if getting ready to call
out to Ed.
Ed
ng
Here am I, Nosy N.
Theres the girl with the drink.
Now where did she get that
Grape juice, do you think?
When I found the girls glass,
I gulped down what I found.
She grabbed on to my big nose
And said, This makes sound!


Hand cue: Pinch your nose with one
hand, while pretending to be drinking from
a cup with the other hand.
Nose Choking Sound
wh
Here comes that
wheelchair!
I wish hed slow down.
Hell bump into me
And carry me around!
Where is he going?
Why cant I just be?
When will he stop this ?
What made him pick me?


Hand cue: Same as for w but
with more force. Could also put
both hands up and make a
puzzled face, as if asking a wh
question.
Whoosing Air Sound
e
Im King Ed, you can see,
With a crown on my head.
When a vowels before me
Im mad. I see red.
I do not make a sound.
Its my favorite game.
I just point to the vowel,
It must tell me its name.
I demand to know,
Whos that vowel before me?

Hand cue: While putting on a mean face,
snap your fingers and point quickly to that
vowel that comes before King Ed.
King Ed
er
Im a small, hairy dog
Whos quite happy, you see,
Unless one of those vowels
Steps right in front of me.
When Ed is before me I stand
on the ground,
Then I growl at him, Errrrr!
He does not make a sound,
I say, Er er er er.


Hand cue: Turn your head to the left
side and make a mean, growling
face.
Ed & the Growling Dog
ir
Now who is this vowel
Who is in front of me?
This time its the asketball
Player I see.
When I look at his face,
I growl at his grin.
Hes so scared he forgets
To try to shoot it in.
I say, Ir ir ir - ir.


Hand cue: Turn your head to
the left side and make a mean,
growling face, as with er.

Basketball Player & Growling Dog
ur
Look at this toddler
Right in front of me,
Reaching up from the
crib,
Calling out to be free.
I think its annoying,
And I start to growl.
The tooder gets quiet
When he sees me scowl.
I say, Ur ur ur ur.


Hand cue: Turn your head to
the left side and make a mean,
growling face, as with er

The Toddler & the Growling Dog
ar








Hand cue: Pretend to be
holding an apple in front of your
mouth, widely and pretend to
eat the whole apple quickly.
You could also, open your hand
up and then close it very quickly,
as if it was the big jaw of the r
eating that apple.

The Toddler & the Growling Dog
or

Hand cue:
Apple with the Wheelchair
ou

Hand cue: Pull a few strands of your
own hair and make a face as if it
hurts, as with ou.
The Apple and the Toddler
au
Im the U and Im trouble
With the apple this time,
But I cant pull its hair
There are no hairs on mine!
I bite the old apple,
And find out that its rotten.
I say, Aw, thats AWFUL!
That wont be forgotten.


Hand cue: Wave your hand in front
of your face, as if tasting a rotten
apple.
The Apple and the Toddler
aw
Im the apple. U bit me.
Will the W, too?
I dont think he knows
That Im rotten, do you?
Well, he gives me a bite,
Spits it out on the floor,
He yells, AW, that is awful!
Then rolls out the door.


Hand cue: Wave your hand in
front of your face, and make a
nasty face, as with au.
Apple with the Wheelchair
th
Quiet TH
When we get together
Its something to see.
T bites on his tongue,
And he blows air on me!
He deeps off his voice.
He thinks that would be crude,
But, if you ask me,
He is still pretty rude!


Hand cue: Point to your tongue as it is
protruding out of your mouth.
Quiet Tongue Biting Sound
th
Noisy TH
Okay, now Ive had it!
T makes me so mad!
I stick out my tongue, too,
I dont care if its bad!
We each turn on our voice,
And we stamp in the dirt
While we bite our tongues.
All this makes my head hurt!


Hand cue: Point to your protruding
tongue while stamping your feet.
Noisy tongue Biting Sound
oo
Scary Ghost OO
When we both get together
We act like a ghost,
And its scaring the people
That we really like most.
We put up our hands,
Like were both saying, Boo!
Then we make a long noise.
Ooh, did we scare you, too?


Hand cue: Hold each hand up to your
eyes forming two circles in front of your
eyes with your index fingers and thumbs.
These circles are for the eyes of the
ghost. Make a scary face.
The Scary Ghost
oo
Book Ghost OO
Some ghosts are more shy.
They dont scare anyone.
I, for instance, do think
Reading books is more fun.
But one day in the hall,
I forgot I should look.
Someone ran around a corner
And bumped into my book.


Hand cue: (Make the book gesture),
then push your hands into the center of
your stomach.
The Ghost with the Book
sh
This H is complaining.
I do not know why,
So I shake him quite
gently,
And tell him, Dont cry.
I just want to shush him,
So I make this choice:
I use big lips to send out
Big air with no voice.


Hand cue: Put your index finger
up to your protruding lips, as if to
say Shhhh-be quiet.
Quiet, Big Air Sound
ch
Quick, get out of my way!
There is no turning back!
I have got to keep going
Along on the track.
I push big, quiet air.
It comes out very fast,
And I push the H, too,
As I go chugging past.


Hand cue: Push both hands out in
front of you in several quick,
thrusting movements.
Quiet, Fast Air Sound
zh
Hello, darling, Im Zhee Zhee,
The television star.
I speak in a loud voice.
Youll hear me from afar.
Its unusual, I know,
But my costume wont fit!
H is happy to measure me.
I know hell fix it!

Hand cue: Act like a famous television
star, using hands to primp your hair or
ben wrist and flop hand forward in a
glamour queen fashion!
Noisy Big Air Sound
oi
Babys sitting before me.
Im the basketball pro.
She asks me a question.
Shes dying to know.
Can I play on your team?
I ask, Are you a boy?
With her hand on her hip,
She says, OY! Im no boy!


Hand cue: Put your hand on your
hip and show an attitude.
Baby with Basketball Player
oy
Im the skier,
And Baby came to me one
day.
She said, That looks like fun!
Do you mind if I play?
I asked, Are you a boy?
And, with great attitude,
She says, OY! Im no boy!
And you pros are so rude!


Hand cue: Put your hand on your hip
and show an attitude, as with oi.

Baby with Skier
Lively Letters

Lively letters are coming your way!
Lively letters are here to stay.
Dont go away!
Lively letters are coming your way!
Lively letters are here to stay.
We want to play!
Get ready to move your lips and your tongue.
Get ready to dance and have lots of fun!
Get ready to sing,
There are songs to be sung.
Were the liveliest letters under the sun.
And the fun has begun.
OOOhhhh. Well have lots of fun.
Under the sun!
Songs to be sung