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    Sound Wall Grapheme Song Chants

    When you are teaching graphemes from the sound wall, the more interactive the better! This post is about using songs and chanting to help reinforce the relationship between graphemes and phonemes on the sound wall.

    sound wall graphemes song collection

    Cute Sound Wall Grapheme Letters

    I use these cute grapheme song cards to help introduce graphemes from the sound wall in a fun and engaging way. The personified letters in each grapheme are holding hands to represent letters working together to create one phoneme or sound. The cards also feature an anchor picture that uses the grapheme in its spelling.

    personified AY grapheme letters holding hands

    The Tune

    The first part of the chant can be sung to the tune of “Baa Baa Blacksheep”, or simply chanted as a “rap”. Both ways work well, so choose whichever feels most comfortable to you.

    Click on the sound files to hear examples of how the song for “ai” can be sung. Follow along with the picture below.

    sound wall grapheme song chant for ai

    Reinforcing the Phoneme in Song Chants

    Learning graphemes with a song allows your students to practice multiple times in a fun and engaging way. Each time students chant the phoneme while looking at the grapheme, the relationship between the two is reinforced.

    I say you say we say long A sounds

    Using Example Words

    Showing examples of words that contain the grapheme while chanting the words aloud will reinforce the relationship between the sounds and letters. The grapheme is highlighted within each word for clarity. This also allows students to notice that the grapheme may appear in different parts of a word: the beginning, middle or end.

    graphemes AY with example words

    More Ideas For Using Song Chants

    There are more ways to use grapheme songs:

    • After directly teaching a grapheme, add the related card to your phonics centers for reinforcement.
    • Students can use the cards to sing to themselves or with a partner.
    • Students may also enjoy making their own version of each poster for personal reference. Simply provide blank poster paper and let students copy all the information from each poster.
    • Send the cards home for extra practice with parents!

    The Grapheme Song Chants Collection

    You can create your own grapheme cards, or if you are short on time, you can see the collection I’ve created by clicking HERE.

    sound wall graphemes song collection

    More Sound Wall Ideas and Information

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    Sound Wall: Arranging Consonants

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    songs and chants for teaching graphemes on the sound wall

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