Act Out the Alphabet by Jack Hartmann is a fun, kinesthetic letter sounds song. It's one of my favorites because it engages children in creative active movement. Jack Hartmann clearly and accurately says each letter sound and a word that begins with that letter to act out.
Act Out the Alphabet aligns with the Common Core standard for Phonics, (ccss.ela-literacy.RF.K.3a). Demonstrating basic knowledge of one-to-one letter sound correspondences.
This letter sounds song is also excellent for basic alphabet recognition. As I say each letter we clearly show the upper and lower case letter for children to see. I demonstrate the motion for the action words so children can see how to move.
Your children will love singing and moving to this letter sounds song daily; helping them learn their letter sounds.
Teachers tell me it's one of their favorites for developing phonological awareness and working on phonics skills.
Lyrics:
Act Out The Alphabet
Move your body like a monster
Chomp your arms like a shark
Pump it up like a body builder
Take a bow like you’re a star
Here’s your chance to be an actor
Do your best
Act out the alphabet!
A says a a alligator, alligator
B says b b bounce, bounce
C says c c cold, cold
D says d d dive, dive
E says e e exercise, exercise
F says f f fishing, fishing
G says g g gooey, gooey
H says h h hula, hula
Act out more words
I says i i insect, insect
J says j j jiggle, jiggle
K says k k karate, karate
L says l l laugh, laugh
M says m m march, march
N says n n nod, nod
O says o o opera, opera
P says p p pull, pull
Let’s have more fun
Q says q q quiet, quiet
R says r r run, run
S says s s surf, surf
T says t t tickle, tickle
U says u u under, under
V says v v vibrate, vibrate
W says w w wag, wag
X says x x like in box, like in box
Y says y y yawn, yawn
Z says z z zig-zag, zig-zag
Today we’ve had some fun acting - you did your best to act out the alphabet!
