I am sure as parents/educators, we all love when children learn, and you can see their eyes sparkle. Young children are super curious and you can teach kids how to read and retain anything when they are allowed to laugh and be silly. If you are a teacher of little people, you know this!

You know those funny little phrases that our little ones never forget and will laugh at uncontrollably by just hearing them and repeating the first few words?

I am all for funny if it will teach kids how to read in the process. How about you?

Learning that’s fun and engaging will last forever, and isn’t that what we need as parents and educators?

Did you know that letter recognition and phonemic awareness are the two best predictors of early reading success?

These two very crucial skills open the door to the world of reading. Without concrete knowledge of the English letters and the awareness that words are made up of sounds, our goal to teach kids how to read will be unattainable. 

What is letter recognition?

Letter recognition or alphabet recognition is the ability to:

• Identify the similarities and differences among the 26 letters of the Alphabet.
• Say the letter names.

Why Children Should Learn the Letters of the Alphabet and their Corresponding Sounds?

Children who know the names of the letters and their corresponding sounds are operating at an advantage:

• Children who know letter names learn the sounds of the letters much more quickly and can express when objects in their environment begin with a particular letter.
• Children who can easily name the letters of the Alphabet and reproduce the sound of each letter have an easier time learning how to read, which is a skill all children must possess.
• As they learn the letter names and sounds, children become more confident to discover more about the letters and words around them.

So whether you are a parent or teacher, we can all agree that teaching the letter names and sounds to our little ones is essential, and these fun, funny, beautifully illustrated Alphabet jingles can be used at home or in any classroom to teach kids letter names and sounds and eventually teach them how to read.

Our team at Learning Step By Step came up with 26 fun and engaging Alphabet jingles that can be used to help our littlest learners to learn:

• Letter recognition ( Uppercase and lowercase letters.)
• Their letter sounds
• Vocabulary (Words that help to reinforce the 26 letters of the Alphabet.

Check out our YouTube Channel To watch our video compilation of all 26 Fun and funny Alphabet Jingles which can help to teach kids how to read.

 All 26 of our jingles are beautifully illustrated, animated, and read with expression.

How to use our Fun and Funny Alphabet Jingles to teach kids how to read

• Sing or say the jingles on a daily basis. (With my children, I find the jingle for the letter we are focusing on. When you have covered a few letters, have your children repeat the jingles they know daily as children learn through repetition.
• Pause the video and have children identify the upper and lowercase letters.
• Point on the words as you read and introduce each jingle. After reading the jingle a few times, sing or say it softly so that you can listen to students as they reproduce the sound of each letter, intervening when necessary.
• Play a game of ‘I spy’ with the vocabulary words and have children find and spell the words. This is a great way to challenge students who know more letters than you have covered and a great way to review letters previously taught.
• Print jingles and use them for a literacy center. Children can read, highlight or write words.
• Work with students to reword or recreate jingles of their own.
• Have students craft items from the jingle.

Letter Cc Alphabet Jingle and Craft

Letter Nn Alphabet Jingle and Craft

Child with Alphabet Jingles Craft

Jingles for Letters A-Z:

• Aa is for Andy, Apple and ant on an anthill. The ant bit Andy he said a /a /a.
• Bb is for books, bed and bear. The Bb on my bed says b/b/b.
• Cc is for Carmen and her car. Carmen pushed her car, it said c/c/c.
• Dd is for dog and Daddy at the door. Daddy knocked the door, it said d/d/d.
• Ee is for Eddy eating eggs. Some eggs fell from Eddy, he said e/e/e.
• Ff is for funny fish with a fin. The Ff in fish says f/f/f.
• Gg is for garbage at the gate. If you don’t move it, it will say g/g/g.
• Hh is for Harry’s house by the hill. The Hh in the house says h/h/h.
• Ii is for igloo, insect and ink. The Ii in insect says i/I/I.
• Jj Is for Jane eating jellybeans and jam. Her mouth was so full, she said j/j/j.
• Kk Is for Kevin flying his kite. The tail on the kite says k/k/k.
• Ll is for Leon licking his lemon. The lemon was so sour he said l/l/l.
• Mm is for money, Mommy and map. The Mm in Mommy says m/m/m.
• Nn is for nail near a nest. The nail fell on my Nana, she said n/n/n.
• Oo is for onion and oats in the oven. The Oo in onion says o/o/o.
• Pp is for peanuts, porridge and Papa eating peas. His mouth was so full, he said p/p/p.
• Qq is for quilt, queen and Quincy the quacky duck. He quacked so hard, he said q/q/q.
• Rr is for river, rainbow and rain. The rain fell so hard it said r/r/r.
• Ss is for sally who sat in the sun. She sat all day and said s/s/s.
• Tt is for tomato and turnip on the tabletop. The Tt in tomato says t/t/t.
• Uu is for umpire, underwear and umbrella up in the air! The Uu in umbrella says u/u/u.
• Vv is for volcano, violin and Vin in his van. When the van breaks down, it says v/v/v.
• Ww is for wagon, watermelon and Wally the big, blue whale. The Ww in Whale says w/w/w.
• Xx is for x/ sound at the end of fox, box and wax. The Xx at the end of fox says x/x/x.
• Yy Is for yak, yummy yogurt and yam. The Yy on my yogurt says y/y/y.
• Zz is Zelda who went to the zoo. She heard the zebra say z/z/z.

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We do hope you find our Alphabet jingles useful in your quest to teach kids how to read and use them for the foreseeable future.

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Kimberlee and the Learning Step By Step Team.

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