C Candles (Candles Song)
Learn the letter C the fun way!
It's easy when you link the letter with a sound, word, matching picture and sing along song!
How many times can you spot the letter C?
Lyrics
When there is a power cut at night,
we use a candle to give us light.
Shadows on the wall try to give me a fright!
But I feel safe with my candle burning bright.
When there is a power cut at night,
we use a candle to give us light.
Activities
Achievement Objective: we are learning the letter name and sound of the letter c
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.
Look at print and conventions (bold, italics). Fright
Word study - phonic knowledge, compound words, rhyming words;
- Diagraphs - wh / th /sh
- Word endings - burning, with, power, wall
- Rhyming words - night, light, fright, bright
Sing and read along to the C Candle Love to Sing YouTube Song
Activities
- Print out the song PDF and highlight all letter 'c's in the text - count how many you have highlighted!
- Draw 3 objects starting with the letter c
- Create a rhythm pattern with the rhyming words e.g. use words 'night, light, fright, bright' and click fingers. What other rhyming words rhythm pattern can you create?
