O Orange (Orange Song)
Learn the letter O 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 O?
Lyrics
You can peel an orange but you can't peel a purple,
you can't peel a purple, you can't peel a purple.
You can peel an orange but you can't peel a purple.
A purple just cannot be peeled!
Activities
Achievement Objective: we are learning the letter name and sound of the letter o
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).
Word study - phonic knowledge, compound words, rhyming words;
- Contractions - can 't = cannot
- Vowel diagraph "ee"
Sing and read along to the O Orange Love to Sing YouTube Song
Activities
- Print out the song PDF and highlight all letter 'o 's in the text - count how many you have highlighted!
- Draw 3 objects starting with the letter o
- How many pieces of fruit do you need to eat in a day? Why is an orange a healthy food? What is your favourite fruit?
