| s |
Weave hand in an s shape, like a snake, and say ssssss |
| a |
Wiggle fingers above elbow as if ants crawling on you and say a, a, a. (Also: raise hands like donkey ears above head and say aw – long a sound) |
| t |
Turn head from side to side as if watching tennis and say t, t, t. |
| i |
Pretend to be a mouse by wriggling fingers at end of nose and squeak i, i, i. |
| p |
Pretend to kiss your fingers and say p, p, p (as in póg/ kiss) |
| n |
Make a noise, as if you are a plane – hold arms out and say nnnnnn. |
| c k |
Raise hands and snap fingers as if playing castanets and say ck,
ck, ck. |
| e |
Pretend to tap an egg on the side of a pan and crack it into the pan, saying eh, eh, eh. |
| h |
Hold hand in front of mouth panting as if you are out of breath and say h, h, h. |
| r |
Pretend to be a puppy holding a piece of rag, shaking head from side to side, and say rrrrrr. |
| m |
Rub tummy as if seeing tasty food and say mmmmmm. |
| d |
Beat hands up and down 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, o (Also: wave hands like an octopus saying oh oh – long o sound) |
| u |
Pretend to be putting up an umbrella and say u, u, u. |
| l |
Pretend to lick a lollipop and say l l l l l l. |
| f |
Let hands gently come together as if toy fish deflating, and say f f f f f f. (rubbing hands together at the end – fuar) |
| b |
Pretend to hit a ball with a bat and say b, b, b. |
| j |
wobble like jelly, with hands by your side and say juh, juh, juh (judo) |
| z |
pretend to be a bee and make a zzz sound (zú) |
| w |
blowing into hand like the wind saying w (also like living in wigwam) |
| v |
driving a van and saying vvvv |
| y |
eating yogurt with a spoon saying yyy |
| x |
taking a picture with a camera, saying ks, ks, ks (x-ray) |
| qu |
making a duck’s beaks with your hands and saying qu, qu, qu |
