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Letter Sound Workout engages your children physically and academically as they learn their letter the letter sounds with our exercise to the letter sound song, Letter Sounds Workout. Educational studies have shown that movement and exercise increase oxygen to the brain for improved active learning. Your children will love doing this song over and over because it actively engages them with what they are learning. We keep the movements very simple so all children can easily participate. Letting our children experience learning with their brain and body helps them make deeper emotional, interpersonal and kinesthetic connections to the academic subject. According to Harvard Medical School’s Professor John Ratey, in a 2008 Education Week article, “physical exercise puts the brain of the child in the optimal position for learning.” I say the letter sounds very clearly and accurately. I don't extend additional sounds to the individual sound of each letter. Your children follow my suggested movements as they say the letter, the sound and a word beginning with the letter. Teachers and reading specialists have guided us to say the letter sound before the word for your children to hear the initial letter sound starting the word. Our only exception is the using the word fox with the letter x, because the x in fox accurately makes the (ks – sound). Let your children have fun exercising and learning their letter sounds with Letter Sounds Workout. Actively participating in this song daily will help your class achieve the Common Core and national standard of learning one to one letter sound correspondence. Lyrics Girls and boys get ready to sing and move about We can learn the letter sounds as we all workout Stretch up high to the sky- workout, workout Tap your knees to the beat- workout, workout Twist your hips just like this- workout, workout Everybody workout to the letter sounds Let's Go! Stretch to the left for the letter Stretch in the middle for the sound Stretch to the right for a word Everyone workout! Everyone workout! A /a/ alligator B /b/ baby C /c/ caterpillar D /d/ dinosaur E /e/ elephant F /f/ family G /g/ gorilla H /h/ hippopotamus Stretch up high to the sky- workout, workout Tap your knees to the beat- workout, workout Twist your hips just like this- workout, workout Everybody workout to the letter sounds Let's Go! Hands on your shoulders for the letter Hands on your waist for the sound Hands on your knees for the word Everyone workout! Everyone workout! I /i/ insect J /j/ jet K /k/ kite L /l/ lion M /m/ monkey N /n/ nickel O /o/ octopus P /p/ pumpkin Let's go Pump both arms up for the letter Pump both arms down for the sound Pump one arm strong for a word Everyone workout! Everyone workout! Q/q/ quarter R /r/ rainbow S /s/ snake T /t/ turtle U /u/ umbrella V /v/ violin W /w/woodpecker X /x/ like in fox Y /y/ yo- yo Z /z/ zebra Stretch up high to the sky- workout, workout Tap your knees to the beat- workout, workout Twist your hips just like this- workout, workout Everybody workout to the letter sounds Jack Hartmann's website: Remember to connect with Jack Hartmann on his Social Networks: Facebook: Pinterest: YouTube: Twitter: Google : You can read more from Jack Hartmann on his Blogs: Physical Education Lesson Plans: Blogger: You can find Jack Hartmann's Music on: Jack Hartmann Website: iTunes: Amazon Mp3: =ntt_srch_drd_B00423GXF2?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=Jack Hartmann&index=digital-music&search-type=ss Google Play: CD Baby: Please sign-up for our monthly newsletter about Jack’s new products, concerts and teacher workshops. Save 30% off your next purchase at when you subscribe today. For details and to subscribe click this link:
