U Umbrellas (Umbrella Song)

Achievement Objective: we are learning the letter name and sound of the letter u

Read the song lyrics – ask children a variety of questions.

Re-read the song lyrics and ask children to join in.

Recognise and use a variety of punctuation when reading. “ ” ! ? . ,

Talk about interesting/challenging words and discuss what they mean.

Word study – phonic knowledge, compound words, rhyming words;

Rhyming words – away, day, play

Contractions – don’t

Word ending – ing, ay

Sing and read along to the U Umbrella Love to Sing YouTube Song

Activities

Print out the song PDF and highlight all letter ‘u’s in the text – count how many you have highlighted!

Draw 3 objects starting with the letter u

Design your own umbrella using crayons, felt tip pens, colouring pencils etc.