Fun with Consonants & Vowels

Elisabeth Ann DaltonEDUC 3412—Computers in Education

Fall 2010

Minnesota State Standard (Language Arts)KINDERGARTEN:

Standard I. A. 2. The student will understand and apply knowledge of the sounds of the English language (phonemic awareness) and of the sound-symbol relationship (phonics).

CITATATION:Minnesota Academic Standards—Language Arts K-12http://education.state.mn.us/mdeprod/groups/Standards/

documents/La wStatute/000269.pdf

ObjectivesStudents will be able to…

1. Match consonant and vowel sounds to appropriate letters.

2. Differentiate consonants and vowels within a word jumble.

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WHAT IS A VOWEL?A letter in the alphabet that is:

A apple E elephant

I igloo

O October

U umbrella

Y (sometimes) yo-yo

Can you draw a picture?

VOWELS:

1. Apple for A

2. Elephant for E

3. Igloo for I

4. October for O

5. Umbrella for U

6. Yo-yo for Y

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WHAT IS A CONSONANT? Letters in the alphabet that are not a vowel

(A, E, I, O, U, Y)Not used as often as vowels20 letters in the alphabet are consonants

A B C D E

F G H I J

K L M N O

P Q R S T

U V W X Y

Z

Do these words begin with a consonant?Water

Mouse

Door

Oil

Socks

Air

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Letter Jumble

B M D N Y H T U J M

O T E I D M A N W E

Y H V G O B W K O

I C A L M U J E F Q

R U C R I S C Y V X

G L S F Z K P I

O W P E X A S D O

Q A H J B U N V Y Z

•Can you find all of the vowels in the puzzle?• A, E, I, O, U, Y• Color the boxes with vowels RED

Match the vowels and consonants!. .A

B

C

D

E

F

o Vowel

o Consonant

o Consonant

o Vowel

o Consonant

o Consonant

Conclusion & QuizTeacher name in TeacherWeb:

MissEDalton

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