SOUNDS AND ACTIONS
s - weave hand like a snake, and say s, s, s, s, s, s
a - wiggle fingers above elbow as if ants crawling on you and say a, a, a
t - turn head from side to side as if watching tennis and say t, t, t
i - pretend to be a mouse, touch whiskers and squeak i, i, i, i
p - pretend to puff out candles and say p, p, p
n - make a noise like a plane - hold arms out and say n, n, n, n, n, n
c - raise hands as if playing castanets and say ch, ck, ck
k - raise hands as if playing castanets and say ck, ck, ck
e - pretend to tap an egg into the pan, saying eh, eh, eh
h - hold hand in front of mouth panting and say h, h, h
r - pretend to be a puppy shaking head from side to side, and say r, r, r
m - rub tummy as if seeing yummy food and say m, m, m, m
d - beat thumbs downward as if playing a drum and say d, d, d
g - spiral hand down, as if water going down the drain, and say g, g, g
o - pretend to turn light switch on and off and say o, o, o
u - pretend to be putting up an umbrella and say u, u, u
l - pretend your finger is a lollipop you are licking saying l, l, l, l
f - let hands gently come together as if toy fish deflating, and say f, f, f, f
b - pretend to hit a ball with a bat and say b, b, b
ai - cup hand over ear as if to hear something and say ai, ai, ai
j - pretend to be jiggly like jello and say j, j, j
oa - Bring hand over mouth as if something happened and say oa (oh!)
ie - stand to attention and salute, saying ie, ie
ee - pretend to use hands like a donkey's ears keep upright saying ee, ee
or - pretend to use hands like a donkey's ears pointing them forwarding saying or, or (ee/or usually done together)
z - pretend to be a bee, use hands as wings saying z, z, z
w - blow air onto open hands saying wh, wh, wh
ng - pretend to be lifting something heavy over your head saying ng, ng
v - pretend to be driving a van saying v, v, v
OO/oo - pretend to be a cuckoo clock moving head back to front saying OO(u)/oo, OO(u)/oo (short and long o)
y - pretend you are eating yogurt saying y, y, y
x - pretend you are taking an x-ray of someone saying ks, ks, ks
ch - move your hands by your side like train wheels saying ch, ch, ch
sh- put finger over lip and say sh, sh, sh
th - stick tongue out between teeth and blow to create a quiet th (thumb), stick tongue out between teeth and vibrate to create a noisy th (this)
qu- pretend hands are a ducks bill and open and close saying qu, qu, qu
ou - pretend your finger was pricked by a needle and say ou, ou, ou
oi - cup hands around mouth and shout oi, oi, oi
ue - pretend to point to people around you saying you, you, you
er - roll hands over top of each other like a mixer saying er, er, er
ar - place the backs of both hands together and slap together saying ar, ar, ar like a seal
s - weave hand like a snake, and say s, s, s, s, s, s
a - wiggle fingers above elbow as if ants crawling on you and say a, a, a
t - turn head from side to side as if watching tennis and say t, t, t
i - pretend to be a mouse, touch whiskers and squeak i, i, i, i
p - pretend to puff out candles and say p, p, p
n - make a noise like a plane - hold arms out and say n, n, n, n, n, n
c - raise hands as if playing castanets and say ch, ck, ck
k - raise hands as if playing castanets and say ck, ck, ck
e - pretend to tap an egg into the pan, saying eh, eh, eh
h - hold hand in front of mouth panting and say h, h, h
r - pretend to be a puppy shaking head from side to side, and say r, r, r
m - rub tummy as if seeing yummy food and say m, m, m, m
d - beat thumbs downward as if playing a drum and say d, d, d
g - spiral hand down, as if water going down the drain, and say g, g, g
o - pretend to turn light switch on and off and say o, o, o
u - pretend to be putting up an umbrella and say u, u, u
l - pretend your finger is a lollipop you are licking saying l, l, l, l
f - let hands gently come together as if toy fish deflating, and say f, f, f, f
b - pretend to hit a ball with a bat and say b, b, b
ai - cup hand over ear as if to hear something and say ai, ai, ai
j - pretend to be jiggly like jello and say j, j, j
oa - Bring hand over mouth as if something happened and say oa (oh!)
ie - stand to attention and salute, saying ie, ie
ee - pretend to use hands like a donkey's ears keep upright saying ee, ee
or - pretend to use hands like a donkey's ears pointing them forwarding saying or, or (ee/or usually done together)
z - pretend to be a bee, use hands as wings saying z, z, z
w - blow air onto open hands saying wh, wh, wh
ng - pretend to be lifting something heavy over your head saying ng, ng
v - pretend to be driving a van saying v, v, v
OO/oo - pretend to be a cuckoo clock moving head back to front saying OO(u)/oo, OO(u)/oo (short and long o)
y - pretend you are eating yogurt saying y, y, y
x - pretend you are taking an x-ray of someone saying ks, ks, ks
ch - move your hands by your side like train wheels saying ch, ch, ch
sh- put finger over lip and say sh, sh, sh
th - stick tongue out between teeth and blow to create a quiet th (thumb), stick tongue out between teeth and vibrate to create a noisy th (this)
qu- pretend hands are a ducks bill and open and close saying qu, qu, qu
ou - pretend your finger was pricked by a needle and say ou, ou, ou
oi - cup hands around mouth and shout oi, oi, oi
ue - pretend to point to people around you saying you, you, you
er - roll hands over top of each other like a mixer saying er, er, er
ar - place the backs of both hands together and slap together saying ar, ar, ar like a seal