Letter Oo
The letter-sound association we are studying this week is "O o" as in "octopus." Here are some activities your child can do to supplement our classroom activities.
1. Play "ON or IN." Place a small box, with a lid that can be opened, on the table and place a small toy next to it. Tell your child you are going to pronounce some words that begin with "O" as in on or "I" as in in. If the word begins like "on," place the toy "on" the box; if like "in," it should go "in" the box.
omelette it ox onward olive itchy interesting if
opposite itself opera ink
October indoors insects oddly
2. Play "Big O." Pronounce a series of words. If the word begins with the short o sound, ask your child to form a large O by raising his/her hands above his/her head with fingertips touching. Hands remain down if the word begins with another sound. Say the following words:
October, olive, on, cat, octopus, policeman, operator,
butter, oxen, give, otter, operation, add, barn, opposite, cardinal, ostrich, oxygen ...
3. A word guessing game: All the words you guess should begin with the "O o" sound.
a. Halloween comes on the last day of the month of _____. (October)
b. The sales clerk said to be sure the sweater would fit you can try it____. (on)
c. An animal that has eight arms and lives in the ocean is an____. (octopus)
d. That three legged animal with green polka dots certainly looks ____. (odd)
4. Octopus Stories: Have your child draw pictures of an octopus having an adventure in the ocean. Have him/her tell you a story to go with the pictures and you write the words down for him/her. Then have your child find all the O's in his/her story and trace them with an orange crayon.
5. Art Activity: "Octopus in the Ocean" Give your child a butter tub to use as the body of an octopus. Have him/her cut out 8 legs and tape them to the lid then put the lid on the upside-down tub. Use markers to add eyes, mouth and other features.
6. Look through magazines to find pictures of things beginning like "octopus." Glue them to a piece of paper and have your child label the pictures using invented spelling. Your child should try to guess how each word is spelled. It may help if an adult says each word clearly, so your child can listen to each of the sounds at the beginning, middle and end. Your child should write his/her letter guesses under each picture.
7. Show your child how to make "O o" this way:
Start at the top, curve down to the left and touch the botom line. Then come back up and close your Oo.
Songs and Fun
Fun With Oo
~Have an Orange Day
~Make collages with different colored and sized ovals
~Listen to recordings of opera or orchestra music
~Form O's with your fingers, arms, mouth...
~Paint an ocean mural and add octopus and oyster shapes
~Pretend to be an owl
~Bake pretend foods in an a toy oven
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Let's Sing For Letter O
Tune: Skip To My Lou
Let's sing now for the letter O
Let's sing some O words that we know.
Olive, owl, and octopus, too.
Oh, letter Oo we do like you!
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Ten Little O's
Tune: Ten Little Indians
One little, two little, three little O's.
Four little, five little, six little O's.
Seven little, eight little, nine little O's
Ten little O's in the ocean.
O-O-O say the O's (short O sound)
O-O-O say the O's
O-O-O say the O's
Ten little O's in the ocean.
The O's go see an octopus.
The O's go see an octopus.
The O's go see an octopus.
Ten little O's in the ocean.
The O's go see the wise old owl.
The O's go see the wise old owl.
The O's go see the wise old owl.
Ten little O's in the ocean.
(The children can help add other verses of O things.)
One little, two little, three little O's.
Four little, five little, six little O's.
Seven little, eight little, nine little O's
Ten little O's in the ocean.
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I Am Learning Oo
Tune: The Farmer In The Dell
I am learning Oo.
I am learning Oo.
Hi ho the derry O.
I am learning Oo.
Other verses to add:
Oval begins with Oo... (make an oval with your hands)
Overalls start with Oo... (point to someone wearing them?)
Over begins with Oo...
Oh my! begins with Oo... (hand on side of face)
Ocean begins with Oo... (wavy hand motion)
Ostrich begins with Oo...
October begins with Oo... (point to calendar)
Octopus starts with Oo...
The children can help add other verses of O things
and can help decide on the actions for the song.)
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Three O's
Fingerplay
Here's an O (thumb & index finger)
And here's an O (2 hands forms an O)
And a great big O you see. (arms make an O)
Are you ready?
Can you count them?
1, 2, 3!
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Optometrist Song
Tune: Down By The Station
Down at my office,
When you come to visit,
I have a big machine
To look into your eyes.
I can help you see more
If you're having trouble.
Click, click, click, click,
Look inside.
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Squeeze The Oranges
Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Squeeze, squeeze
Squeeze the oranges,
Squeeze them all this way,
So we can have some orange juice
To start our sunny day.
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Wise Old Bird
A wise old owl sat in an oak.
The more he heard, the less he spoke.
The less he spoke, the more he heard.
Why aren't we all like that wise old bird?
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Wise Old Owl
Tune: Frere Jacques
Wise old owl, wise old owl,
In the tree, in the tree.
Who-oo are you winking at?
Who-oo are you winking at?
Is it me? Is it me?
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I Like Omlettes
Tune: Skip To My Lou
I like omelettes, yes I do,
I like omelettes, yes I do,
I like omelettes, yes I do,
And my tummy loves them too! (rub tummy)
Replace "omlettes" with other food that begins with Oo and sing again.
