I created a costume to become the character Eddie Laugh Laugh.  Eddie comes with his giant elephant flashcards to teach slides.  I introduce slides as soon as I have taught /a/ and /b/.  We start with ba and add slides each time we learn a new letter.  Later, Eddie will bring his slide ladder flashcards.  These cards have each consonant matched with each vowel.  (ba, be, bi, bo, bu)

We do a slide dance each day as we chant the new flashcards.  The class moves and dips with each slide.  Then, the students slide back and do the next move.

This is our picture of Eddie.