This song is available on Hap Palmer's One Little Sound: Fun with Phonics and Numbers.
Subject:
Vowels A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y
Addition
Concept of zero
A dollar as a unit of money
Vocabulary:
owe (to have to pay money to someone, especially money that you have borrowed)
borrow, dollar, one, two, three, zero, vowels
Activity:
This is a narrated story with a simple sing along song that repeats throughout. Listen
to the story, sing along and answer the questions.
I arrived at school one day and realized I had forgotten my lunch money.
I asked my friend Ayee, "Can I borrow a dollar?"
He said, "Sure".
"Thanks" I said.
Ayee I owe you one dollar
Ayee I owe you one dollar
Ayee I owe you one dollar
Thank you for helping me out
The next day I forgot my money again. How could I be so forgetful?
Ayee said "Don't worry about it. Just remember tomorrow."
So Ayee loaned me another dollar.
How many dollars did I owe Ayee in all? . . . Two!
Ayee I owe you two dollars
Ayee I owe you two dollars
Ayee I owe you two dollars
Thank you for helping me out
The next day ... I remembered! I brought a dollar for my lunch and the two
dollars I owed Ayee. How many dollars did I bring all together? . . . Three!
After I gave Ayee the two dollars I owed him, how much did I owe him? . . .
Nothing!
Ayee I owe you zero dollars
Ayee I owe you zero dollars
Ayee I owe you zero dollars
Thank you for helping me out
The next day Ayee came running up to me.
"Can you help me out" he said. "I'm having a test on the vowels and I just
can't remember them.
I said, "Ayee, how much do I owe you?"
He said, "Nothing."
"Right," I said "Ayee I owe you nothing.
Now, change nothing to sometimes Y."
He said, "Why?"
I said, "sometimes Y."
He said, "Why?"
I said, "sometimes Y."
He shouted, "Why?"
I said, "because sometimes Y is a vowel. Now sing with me."
'A' 'E' 'I' 'O' 'U' and sometimes 'Y'
'A' 'E' 'I' 'O' 'U' and sometimes 'Y'
'A' 'E' 'I' 'O' 'U' and sometimes 'Y'
Now you know all of your vowels.
Now you know all of your vowels.
Follow Up:
Who can think of a 2 syllable word? . . . a 3 syllable word? . . a 4 syllable word? . . .
You can also make up a word like rockatockamongo.
We can sing this song using your ideas. We need 2 words for each verse and we
can included the names of the children who suggest the words.
For example:
Said Marion and Wesley,
"Tweedle-dee howdy doo
It's a beautiful day for singing a song
Here's some words for you
Here are the number of syllable we need, to fit in each verse:
Verse 1 - a 2 syllable word and a 3 syllable word
Verse 2 - a 4 syllable word and a 5 syllable word
Verse 3 - a 4 syllable word and a 5 syllable word
Verse 6 - a 6, 7, or 8 syllable word
(For younger children, just use the first 1 or 2 verses)
