Challenge Description:

Listen to Muse’s Melody (The Learn To Read Song) part 1. Create your own dance moves and motions to accompany each letter in the alphabet!  After listening to the song watch the mini-lesson exploring the letter of the day!  After children have mastered all 26 letters and sounds they are ready to begin listening to part 2 of the song with blends, digraphs, and trigraphs.

**Important note: For children who are just beginning to learn about letters it will take more than 1 day per letter. Feel free to have a “letter of the week” and let the child focus on one letter at a time until mastery before moving on to the next.

By the end of this challenge participants will…  

• Know the names of the English letters
• Know the sounds of the English letters

Why take this challenge?

• Alphabetic knowledge is a foundational skill to becoming a successful reader
• This challenge gives participants an opportunity to practice what they have been taught and self-assess their learning

Recommended For:  

• Teachers or families with children who are learning the alphabet
• Teachers or families with children who speak English as an additional language and need support building foundational reading skills
• Teachers or families with children who need additional support building foundational reading skills
• Anyone who likes a catchy beat and fun music
  

  S.H.A.P.E Connections

  • Social Emotional: This video allows children an opportunity to self assess their own learning in non-critical ways.  This boosts their own self esteem.
  • Health: The lessons are kept under 3 minutes to ensure minimal screen team for young eyes.
  • Academics: The lessons teach short vowel and consonant sounds.
  • Public Relations: The way a child hears sounds and translates them into writing impact their ability to communicate with others in written format. By firming unique differences in individual letter sounds we set them up for future communication success.
  • Everyone: The lessons provide optional extension resources for teachers and guardians who want to extend the learning off screen.