Letter Yy

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Letter Yy Activities

The letter-sound association we are studying is "Y y" as in "yellow yarn." Here are some activities you can do at home with your child to reinforce our classroom activities.

1. Auditory Perception:
Say "yes" each time you hear a word that begins like "yarn."

yellow, Yosemite, went, yarn, town, yet, yogi, game, yonder, job, you, yap, yesterday, ride, youth, yard, rind, jam, yield, yoke, cough, your, youth...

2. Listening: Which words in these sentences begin with the "Y y" sound?

a. It's fun to yodel on a mountain.
b. I love my yellow lollipop. Yum, yum, yum!
c. Do you think yogurt is yummy?
d. Yeast makes bread rise.
e. Did you live in New York?
f. Jeff measured the yarn with a yardstick.
g. Sam had a sailboat but Yolanda had a yacht.

3. Play a Word Guessing game. All of the words guessed should begin with
the sound heard at the beginning of "yard."

a. The day before today was _______. (yesterday)
b. An animal with shaggy fur that likes to climb mountains is a ______. (yak)
c. Parents are older, children are ________. (younger)
d. The yellow part of the egg is the ________. (yolk)
e. A round toy that goes up and down on a string is a ______. (yo-yo)
f. When you are tired you sometimes open your mouth and _______. (yawn)
g. Twelve months make a __________. (year)

4. Make "My Yy Book." Staple several pieces of paper together to make a book. Have your child look through magazines to find pictures of things beginning like "yellow yarn." Glue one or two to each page then have your child label the pictures using "invented spelling." Your child should say the word a few times so he/she can listen to the sounds at the beginning, middle and end of each word. Your child should guess how the word is spelled and write his/her letter guesses under each picture.

5. Ask your child to sing "We Wish You A Happy Yy Week" for you. Here's another song to sing: "Let's Give A Yell For Y" Tune: The Farmer In The Dell Song: Let's give a yell for Y, Let's give a yell for Y. Y is for you and for yellow, too. Let's give a yell for Y.

6. Make a Chinese Yo-Yo
http://www.makingfriends.com/yoyo.htm

7. Show your child how to print "Y y" like this:

Y: Make a small V then place a straight line from top to bottom under the v.
y: Make a short sliding board then make a long sliding board.

Check out the "Yy" snacks, crafts, songs, math activities and games at this website: http://www.alphabet-soup.net/alpha/alphabite25.html


Songs and Poems

Yankee Doodle

Yankee Doodle can go to town in other ways besides riding on a pony.
It can be called slideroni, skiparoni, walkaroni, hoparoni, tiptoearoni

Yankee Doodle went to town
Riding on a pony
He stuck a feather in his hat
And called it Skiparoni

Yankee Doodle skipped to town
Skipped to town so dandy
Mind the music and the step
And with the kids be handy

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"Let's Give A Yell For Y"
Tune: The Farmer In The Dell
Sing Along to this song!

Let's give a yell for Y,
Let's give a yell for Y.
Y is for you and for yellow, too.
Let's give a yell for Y.

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We Wish You a Happy Yy Week
Tune: We Wish You a Happy New Year
Sing Along to this song!

We wish you a happy Yy week
We wish you a happy Yy week
We wish you a happy Yy week
Y Y Y Y Y (make the sound of Yy)

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