Music and Literacy

Examples of teaching literacy through music.

The Short and Long Vowel Song:

• Short A sounds like bat bat bat,• Long A sounds like bait bait bait.• Vowels are short and vowels are long, • Oh we love to sing this song. • Short E sounds like set set set, • Long E sounds like seat seat seat • Vowels are short and vowels are long, • Oh we love to sing this song. • Short I sounds like bit bit bit, • Long I sounds like bite bite bite. • Vowels are short and vowels are long, • Oh we love to sing this song. • Short 0 sounds like knot knot knot, • Long 0 sounds like note note note. • Vowels are short and vowels are long, • Oh we love to sing this song. • Short U sounds like cut cut cut, • Long U sounds like cute cute cute. • Vowels are short and vowels are long, • Oh we love to sing this song.

Examples Cont.

• Using “The Hokey Pokey Song” to incorporate different languages:• You put your mano (Hand) in,

You put your mano out,You put your mano in,And you shake it all about.You do the hokey pokey,and you turn yourself around.That's what it's all about!

MORE VERSES:You put your cabeza (head) inYou put your pie (foot) inYou put your codo (elbow) inYou put your hombro (shoulder) inYou put your rodilla (knee) inYou put your cadera (hip) inYou put your trasero (derriere) inYou put your cuerpo ([whole] body) in

The End.