Sound of the Week - Sound /ui/

Sound of the Week Lesson for /ui/
written and compiled by
Katrina Lybbert

Language Arts

The sound this week is the vowel combination /ui/ as in fruit.
Emphasize the /ui/ sound often throughout the day. Have your child repeat the sound with you.

Put up your sound wall poster.

The main theme for the week is: Fruit

Books to read aloud that support the theme:

A Fruit is a Suitcase for Seeds by Jean Richards
Oliver's Fruit Salad by Vivian French
The Fruit Group by Mari C. Schuh
Fruits and Vegetables by Susan DerKazarian
Fabulous Fruits by John Burstein
Fruit and Vegetable Man by Roni Schotter
Fruits by Vijaya Khisty Bodach
Fruits by Robin Nelson
We Love Fruit! by Fay Robinson

Poems that support the theme:

Fruit Rhymes
Children's Poem "Fruit Salad"
Fruit of the Spirit poem
Poems about fruit at CanTeach

Songs that support the theme:

"Do You Like Fruit"

Fruit Salad sung by The Wiggles

Handwriting Assignments:

Day 1: Practice writing the letter "u" on one line of handwriting paper.

Day 2: Practice writing the letter "i" on one line of handwriting paper.

Day 3: Practice writing the vowel combination "ui" on one line of handwriting paper.

Day 4: Practice writing the word "fruit" one or two times.

Day 5: Practice writing any of the other theme words one or two times.

Activities and/or Art Projects

Make a fruit salad for a snack or lunch.

Fruit Activites at Enchanted Learning

Preschool Fruit Arts and Crafts

Other Theme Words and Ideas

Other theme words - juice, suit, bruise, cruise, juicy, nuisance, suitcase and so on...

Books to read aloud that support the other theme words or the vowel combination /ui/:

Oranges to Orange Juice by Inez Snyder
Bruises by Sharon Gordon
Orange Juice by Betsey Chessen
Pelle's New Suit by Elsa Beskow
Cruise Ships by Jonathan Sutherland
Milly's Silly Suitcase by Tish Rabe

Poems that support the other theme words or the vowel combination /ui/:

Juicy Fruit
by Katrina Lybbert

Juicy... oh so juicy!
An apple is so juicy and sweet, I choose one for an afternoon treat.
An orange is so juicy and fine, I eat it when it's time to dine.
A peach is so juicy and plump, I begin to run and jump.
An apricot is so juicy and cute, I eat it wearing my new suit.
Plums are so juicy and small, I wish that I could eat them all.
Juicy... oh so juicy!
Juicy fruit!

Songs that support the other theme words or the vowel combination /ui/:

"Suitors"
"Bug Juice"

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