"The Stretchy Vowel Carousel"

"The Stretchy Vowel Carousel" Intro: Hey friends! Hop on the carousel! It's time to learn our vowels so well! Some are short and some are long, Let's sing our Stretchy Vowel song! ## Chorus: Round and round on the Vowel Carousel! Short sounds bounce, long sounds stretch as well! A, E, I, O, U – they're the stars of our show! Let's make all their sounds as round we go! ## Verse 1 (Short A and Long A): Short A says /ă/ like in apple and cat (Bounce, bounce, bounce!) It's quick and bouncy, just like that! Long A says /ā/ like in cake and play (Streeeeeetch it out!) It's saying its name, hip-hooray! ## Mini-Action Break: Everybody bounce for short /ă/! (/ă/-/ă/-/ă/!) Now stretch for long /ā/! (/āāāāāā/!) ## Verse 2 (Short E and Long E): Short E says /ĕ/ like in egg and bed (Bounce, bounce, bounce!) A quick little sound from your head! Long E says /ē/ like in bee and seat (Streeeeeetch it out!) A stretched sound that's super sweet! ## Mini-Action Break: Everybody bounce for short /ĕ/! (/ĕ/-/ĕ/-/ĕ/!) Now stretch for long /ē/! (/ēēēēēē/!) ## Chorus: Round and round on the Vowel Carousel! Short sounds bounce, long sounds stretch as well! A, E, I, O, U – they're the stars of our show! Let's make all their sounds as round we go! ## Verse 3 (Short I and Long I): Short I says /ĭ/ like in igloo and fish (Bounce, bounce, bounce!) A bouncy sound, quick as you wish! Long I says /ī/ like in kite and five (Streeeeeetch it out!) It's saying its name, come alive! ## Mini-Action Break: Everybody bounce for short /ĭ/! (/ĭ/-/ĭ/-/ĭ/!) Now stretch for long /ī/! (/īīīīīī/!) ## Verse 4 (Short O and Long O): Short O says /ŏ/ like in octopus and pot (Bounce, bounce, bounce!) A rounded sound that stops on the spot! Long O says /ō/ like in bone and snow (Streeeeeetch it out!) It's saying its name, don't you know! ## Mini-Action Break: Everybody bounce for short /ŏ/! (/ŏ/-/ŏ/-/ŏ/!) Now stretch for long /ō/! (/ōōōōōō/!) ## Verse 5 (Short U and Long U): Short U says /ŭ/ like in umbrella and cup (Bounce, bounce, bounce!) A bouncy sound from down up! Long U says /ū/ like in cube and flute (Streeeeeetch it out!) It's saying its name, isn't that cute! ## Mini-Action Break: Everybody bounce for short /ŭ/! (/ŭ/-/ŭ/-/ŭ/!) Now stretch for long /ū/! (/ūūūūūū/!) ## Bridge: When vowels are short, they quickly stop (Demonstrate all 5 short vowels) /ă/, /ĕ/, /ĭ/, /ŏ/, /ŭ/ – bounce and hop! When vowels are long, they say their name (Demonstrate all 5 long vowels) /ā/, /ē/, /ī/, /ō/, /ū/ – stretch the same! ## Final Chorus: Round and round on the Vowel Carousel! Short sounds bounce, long sounds stretch as well! A, E, I, O, U – they're the stars of our show! Let's make all their sounds as round we go! ## Outro: The Vowel Carousel is slowing down, We've learned our vowels all around! Short ones bounce, long ones say their name, Let's give our vowels a great big cheer! Yaaaaaaaay!