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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.
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