Singing the Word Wall - Sing the word wall from a to z with the tune of “Gilligan’s Island.”
Two Letter Words - Sing two letter words to “If You’re Happy and You Know It.”
If you want to spell he, say “h” “e.”
If you want to spell he, say “h” “e."
It’s easy as can be when you sing and spell with me.
If you want to spell he, say “h” “e.”
Three Letter Words - Sing three letter words to “Where Is Thumbkin?”
What spells the? What spells the?
T – h – e (T – h – e)
T-h-e spells the. (T–h–e spells the.)
You can also sing three letter words to “Three Blind Mice.”
*THE Poem: You can say the, or you can say the,
but you always have to spell it T- h - e!
Four Letter Words - Learn to spell four 4 letter words with “Happy Birthday.” T – h – a – t spells that. T – h – a – t spells that. T – h – a – t spells that. T – h – a – t spells that. Sing four letter words to “My Darlin’ Clementine” or “YMCA.”
Five Letter Words - Five letter words can be sung to “BINGO.” There is a word that you should know and green is the word-o. G – r – e – e – n. G – r – e – e – n. G – r – e – e – n. And green is the word-o. Sing five letter words to “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.”
Six Letter Words - The tune of “Ten Little Indians” can be used to spell six letter words. S-c-h-o-o-l, S-c-h-o-o-l, S-c-h-o-o-l, That spells school. The theme song from “The Mickey Mouse Club” can also be used for six letter words.
Seven or Eight Letter Words - Fit the letters in longer words to “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow” and “Coming Round the Mountain.”
Chiming Words - Use a xylophone for this activity. Strike keys on letters and the blend.
Cheering Words -
Children stand and step from side as they clap and cheer words:
Give me a B. B! I’ve got a B, you’ve got a B.
Give me an E. E! I’ve got an E, you’ve got an E.
Give me a D. D! I’ve got a D, you’ve got a D.
What’s it spell? BED! Say it again. BED!
One more time. BED!
Shine On - You will need a flashlight for this activity. Sing this song to the tune of “This Little Light of Mine.
This little light of mine. I’m going to read and shine.
This little light of mine. I’m going to read and shine.
This little light of mine. I’m going to read and shine.
Shine on word, word, word.
Hokey Pokey Words - Children will need individual copies of words for this activity. As you call out words children hold them up as you sing. For example, “You put WANT in. You take WANT out….”