Sounds of Ed

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What's in a Song?

In this song, your children will learn about the 3 sounds that "ed" makes at the end of words. Normally, this may be too much information for a 2-minute lesson. However, MORE learning is possible with MUSIC!

My goal in creating many of my songs is to include complete information about a subject. Suppose you are studying the /ed/ sound of "ed."
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• Start your lesson by introducing today's learning objective.
• Next, play the song. Ask children to look for words in which "ed" says /ed/.
• After the song, brainstorm a list of words in which "ed" says /ed/. You will find that children not only meet the objective--but they will mention new learning that goes beyond your original teaching goal. Allow children to introduce advanced ideas as you mainly focus on the objective.
• The great thing about songs (and of course, the annoying thing) is that they repeat in our heads. Over. And over. And over. When you get to the point of formally teaching the /d/ and /t/ sounds of "ed," the information will be a REVIEW.
• Play the song throughout your lesson series to introduce, teach, and review the concepts. The song will continue to play in your kids' brains throughout your lesson series, and beyond.

***This is one of 25 videos on my NEW Advanced Phonics music video set. Please head HERE!

***Are you interested in learning MORE about how to use songs to make phonics instruction more effective and fun? I'd love to hear from you!