Sing the ABC song!
ALPHABET SONG (to tune of (Skip to My Lou)
Ants on the apple a a a
Ants on the apple a a a
Ants on the apple a a aSkip to my Lou, my darling.
Balls are bouncing b b b
Caterpillars coughing c c c
Dolls are dancing d d d
Eggs in eggcups e e e
Flies are flying f f f
Goats are giggling g g g
Helicopters hovering h h h
Indians itching i i i
Jellybeans jumping j j j
King kicked a kettle k k k
Lions licking lollipops l l l
Monkeys munching m m m
Nana’s nearly ninety n n n
Old orange octopus o o o
Popcorn popping p p p
Queens quilting quietly q q q
Robots are racing r r r
Sausages sizzling s s s
Tigers on tiptoe t t t
Up with umbrellas u u u
Violets in vases v v v
Wibble wobble walrus w w w
Ox on a box x x x
Zig zag zebra z z z
WHERE HAS OUR LETTER GONE? (to tune of Oh, Where Has My Little Dog Gone?)
Where, oh, where has our letter ‘A’ gone?
Oh, where, oh, where can it be?
It is on a card that we had all along
Won’t you find it and show it to me?
Hide index cards with the different letters around the room. Then send one child to find that
letter. Repeat with all of the letters.
Let’s Sing Hurray for A (To tune of “The Farmer in the Dell”)
Let’s sing hurray for A
Let’s sing hurray for A
Let’s sing hurray for A today,
Let’s sing hurray for A!
Apple starts with A
Ant starts with A
Let’s sing hurray for A today,
Let’s sing hurray for A!
Repeat with other letters, filling in appropriate words
LETTER SONG (tune of John, Jacob, Jingleheimer Schmidt)
Aunt Angie’s Alligator-pie
It has some apples, too
For words that start with A
The people shout, Hurray!
Words like Aunt Annie’s Alligator-pie
A A A A A A A
Big Bobby’s Baseball Bat and Ball
He loves to play all day
For words that start with B
The people run to see!
Words like Big Bobby’s Baseball Bat
and Ball – B B B B B B B
Cute Cathy’s Cookie Carrot Cake
She loves to snack all day.
For words that start with C
The people run to see!
Words like Cute Cathy’s Cookie Carrot
Cake – C C C C C C C
Doc Doggy’s Dinosaur and Duck
They love to play all day.
For words that start with D
The people run to see!
Words like Doc Doggy’s Dinosaur &
Duck -D D D D D D D
Eek! Ellie’s scared of elephants
She loves to run away.
For words that start with E
The people run to see!
Words like Eek! Ellie’s scared of
elephants -E E E E E E E E
Freddie F likes fishing with his friends
He likes to find frogs too.
The words that start with F
The people like the best!
Words like Freddie’s fishing friends and
froggies too -F F F F F F F
Grapes grow in Gloria’s garden
She grows some green gourds too.
For words that start with G
The people run to see!
Words like grapes grow in Gloria’s
garden – G G G G G G G
Harry H has a happy hog
He has a hippo too.
The words that start with H
They are the latest rage!
Words like Harry H’s happy hippo
H H H H H H H
Ichardo I has an itchy iguana
He has an igloo too.
The words that start with I
The people leap up high!
Words like Ichardo’s itchy iguana
I I I I I I I
Jenny J juggles jelly jars
She juggles joyfully
For words that start with J
The people shout hurray!
Words like Jenny J juggles jelly jars
J J J J J J J
King K loves his kangaroo
They like to fly their kites
For words that start with K
The people shout hurray!
Words like kangaroos and kings like
flying kites – K K K K K K K
Little leopards love to leap around
They like to leap on logs
For words that start with L
The people say that’s swell!
Words like little leopards leaping onto
logs – L L L L L L L
Mister Marshall M is mighty nice
He likes to play with mice
For words that start with M
The people say amen!
Words like Marshall M likes to play with
mice – M M M M M M M
Nanny N has a new necklace
That nine neighbors gave to her
For words that start with N
The people say amen!
Words like Nanny N loves her new
necklace – N N N N N N N
Olga O has an old orange
That she hasn’t eaten yet
For words that start with O
The people say oh no!
Words like Olga O’s old uneaten orange
O O O O O O O
Princess P has a pink pumpkin
She has a pink pig too
For words that start with P
The people run to see!
Words like Princess, pink pumpkin & pig
P P P P P P P
Quincy Q is a quarterback
He plays all four quarters!
For words that start with Q
The people shout yahoo!!
Words like Quincy Quarterback’s four
quarters – Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Rocky R loves to rock and roll
Along with his pet rhino.
For words that start with R
The people will go far!
Words like Rocky and his rhino’s rock
and roll – R R R R R R R
Sailor S loves the seashore
He likes to find seashells.
For words that start with S
The people say, “Oh yes”!
Words like Sailor’s seashells from the
seashore – S S S S S S S
Tasha T has a tiny turtle
That likes to taste tomatoes
For words that start with T
The people run to see!
Words like tiny turtles like to taste
tomatoes – T T T T T T
Uma Unicorn has a big umbrella
It is colored blue
For words that start with U
Try words like unicorn and umbrella
U U U U U U U U
Vicki V had a violin
She had a valentine, too
For words that start with V
The people run to see!
Works like violin and valentine
V V V V V V V V
Wizard W likes to waterslide
He likes to get wet and wild.
For words that start with W
The people say yahoo!
Words like Wizard W’s wet and wild
waterslide
W W W W W W
Xavier X has a xylophone
He plays it every day
For words that start with X
The people have expressed
They like words like Xzvier and
xylophone
X X X X X X X X
Yacky Y has a funny yak
He likes to yodel, too
For words that start with Y
The people up and cry
We like words like yodel and like yak
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Zippy Zebra has a striped coat
It has a zipper, too
For words that start with Z
The people run to see
Zippy Zebra and her zipper, too
Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z
ALPHABET EXPERTS (to the tune of “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”)
We’ve been working on our letters, learing the ABC’s
We’ve been working on our letters. Just listen to us, please.
When you put them together, a word is what you’ll get!
We will be terrific readers. We know the Alphabet!