- I Love the Letters of the Alphabet Object Song
- I Like Letters
- Single Sound Consonant Song
- Singe Sound Consonant Mix-Up Song
- Single Sound Consonant Letter Substitution Song
- Hey, Hey, Hey, I’m Happy Now – Short Vowels
- Hey, Hey, Hey, I’m Happy Now – Long Vowels
- Tricky Letter Y
- Hey, Hey, Hey, I’m Happy Now Complete Song
- Short Vowel CVC Song
- Silent E CVCE Song
- Hard C Song
- Soft C Song
- Hard G Song
- Soft G Song
- Hard and Soft C and G Song
- Soft S First Letter of a Word Song
- Soft S Song
- Hard S Song
- Hard and Soft S to Pluralize a Word Song
I Love the Letters of the Alphabet Object Song
words and music by Dave Kinnoin
©2017 Song Wizard Music (ASCAP)
A is for apple.
B is for ball.
C is for cookie.
D is for dog,
And that’s not all.
E is for elephant.
F is for frog.
G is for guitar.
H is for horse
Jumping over a log.
I is for ice cream.
J is for jet.
About the biggest wings I’ve ever met.
K is for kite.
L is for lion.
I love the letters of the alphabet.
The letters of the alphabet.
M is for mouse
N is for nest
O is for owl
P is for peanut.
Peanut butter’s the best!
Q is for queen.
R is for rabbit.
S is for scissors.
T is for trumpet.
I’m gonna go run and grab it.
U is for umbrella.
V is for violin.
Oh, what beautiful notes I can get.
W is for whale.
X: x-ray.
I love the letters of the alphabet.
The letters of the alphabet.
Y is for yak.
Z is for zebra.
We know all the letters.
Now we’re set
To sing, to sing, to sing
The letters of the alphabet.
Here I go:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G,
H, I, J, K, L, M, N,
O, P, Q, R, S, T, U,
V, W, X, Y, Z.
The letters of the alphabet.
Okay.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G,
H, I, J, K, L, M, N,
O, P, Q, R, S, T, U,
V, W, X, Y, Z.
The letters of the alphabet.
They’re cool!
I Like Letters
words and music by Dave Kinnoin
©2017 Song Wizard Music (ASCAP)
chorus:
I like letters, I like letters.
A, B, C.
I like letters, I like letters.
X, Y, Z.
verse one:
Cat is a word spelled C-A-T.
Cat is a word spelled C-A-T.
Cat is a word spelled C-A-T.
C-A-T.
verse two:
Dog is a word spelled D-O-G.
Dog is a word spelled D-O-G.
Dog is a word spelled D-O-G.
D-O-G.
verse three:
Lip is a word spelled L-I-P.
Lip is a word spelled L-I-P.
Lip is a word spelled L-I-P.
L-I-P.
(repeat chorus)
verse four:
Run is a word spelled R-U-N.
Run is a word spelled R-U-N.
Run is a word spelled R-U-N.
R-U-N.
verse five:
Bed is a word spelled B-E-D.
Bed is a word spelled B-E-D.
Bed is a word spelled B-E-D.
B-E-D.
(repeat chorus)
Single Sound Consonant Song
words and music by Dave Kinnoin
©2017 Song Wizard Music (ASCAP)
chorus:
Single sound consonants have only one,
Only one sound.
verse one: (b, d, f, h)
Buh – big boy bounces a ball.
Duh – dog digs. Hey, that’s not all.
FFF – fish fin. Huh – heart.
Hey, we’re off to a pretty good start.
(repeat chorus)
verse two: (j, k, l, m)
Juh – jam and jelly in a jar.
Kuh – kangaroo. That’s good so far!
LLL – long leg. MMM – meat.
That’s the way—Our success will be sweet!
(repeat chorus)
bridge one: (q)
Qwuh – Quick, be quiet! That’s the letter Q.
It always brings a friend. That’s the letter U.
Quack, queen, quail, quite. See what they can do.
Q is a single sound consonant, too.
(repeat chorus)
verse three: (n, p, r, t)
NNN – Nancy needs a new net.
Puh – Polly Parrott says, “Pet.”
RRR – red rug. Tuh – top.
This song’s rolling. Don’t let it stop.
(repeat chorus)
bridge two: (x)
At the end, or sometimes in the middle,
You’ll see a letter that sounds like this:
KS – like oxen or Tex.
That is the single sound consonant X.
(repeat chorus)
verse four: (v, w, y, z)
Vuh – Vernon vacuums his van.
Wuh – wings. Fly as fast as you can.
Yuh – yo-yo, ZZZ – zoo.
That’s great! I’m so proud of you!
(repeat chorus)
Single Sound Consonant Mix-Up Song
words and music by Dave Kinnoin
©2017 Song Wizard Music (ASCAP)
verse one:
Is this the letter B? (buh, buh)
Yes, this is the letter B. (buh, buh)
Is this the letter D? (duh, duh)
Yes, this is the letter D. (duh, duh)
Is this the letter F? (fff, fff)
Yes, this is the letter F. (fff, fff)
Is this the letter H? (huh, huh)
Yes, this is the letter H. (huh, huh)
verse two:
Is this the letter J? (juh, juh)
Yes, this is the letter J. (juh, juh)
Is this the letter K? (kuh, kuh)
Yes, this is the letter K. (kuh, kuh)
Is this the letter L? (LL, LL)
Yes, this is the letter L. (LL, LL)
Is this the letter M? (mm, mm)
Yes, this is the letter M. (mm, mm)
bridge:
Is this the letter Q? (kwuh, kwuh)
Yes, this is the letter Q. (kwuh, kwuh)
Is this the letter X? (ks, ks)
Yes, this is the letter X. (ks, ks)
verse three:
Is this the letter N? (nn, nn)
Yes, this is the letter N. (nn, nn)
Is this the letter P? (puh, puh)
Yes, this is the letter P. (puh, puh)
Is this the letter R? (rr, rr)
Yes, this is the letter R (rr, rr)
Is this the letter T? (tuh, tuh)
Yes, this is the letter T. (tuh, tuh)
verse four:
Is this the letter V? (vuh, vuh)
Yes, this is the letter V. (vuh, vuh)
Is this the letter W? (wuh, wuh)
Yes, this is the letter W. (wuh, wuh)
Is this the letter Y? (yuh, yuh)
Yes, this is the letter Y. (yuh, yuh)
Is this the letter Z? (zz, zz)
Yes, this is the letter Z. (zz, zz)
Single Sound Consonant Letter Substitution Song
words and music by Dave Kinnoin
©2017 Song Wizard Music (ASCAP)
verse one:
J, juh, jeedle, jidle, joodle.
D, duh, deedle, didle, doodle.
R, rrr, reedle, ridle, roodle.
That’s how we sing this song.
verse two:
W, wuh, weedle, widle, woodle.
H, huh, heedle, hidle, hoodle.
N, nnn, needle, nidle, noodle.
That’s how we sing this song.
verse three:
F, fff, feedle, fidle, foodle.
Z, zzz, zeedle, zidle, zoodle.
M, mmm, meedle, midle, moodle.
That’s how we sing this song.
verse four:
L, LLL, leedle, lidle, loodle.
V, vuh, veedle, vidle, voodle.
T, tuh, teedle, tidle, toodle.
That’s how we sing this song.
verse five:
B, buh, beedle, bidle, boodle.
Y, yuh, yeedle, yidle, yoodle.
K, kuh, keedle, kidle, koodle.
That’s how we sing this song.
Hey, Hey, Hey, I’m Happy Now – Short Vowels
words and music by Dave Kinnoin
©2017 Song Wizard Music (ASCAP)
Hey, hey, hey, I’m happy now.
Hey, hey, hey, I’m happy.
The music shows me how.
Short ă:
Hă, hă, hă, I’m hăppy now.
Hă, hă, hă, I’m hăppy.
The music shows me how.
Short ě:
Hě, hě, hě, I’m hěppy now.
Hě, hě, hě, I’m hěppy.
The music shows me how.
Short ǐ:
Hǐ, hǐ, hǐ, I’m hǐppy now.
Hǐ, hǐ, hǐ, I’m hǐppy.
The music shows me how.
Short o:
Hǒ, hǒ, hǒ, I’m hǒppy now.
Hǒ, hǒ, hǒ, I’m hǒppy.
The music shows me how.
Short ǔ:
Hǔ, hǔ, hǔ, I’m hǔppy now.
Hǔ, hǔ, hǔ, I’m hǔppy.
The music shows me how.
Hey, hey, hey, I’m happy now.
Oh, yeah.
Hey, hey, hey, I’m happy now.
So happy.
Hey, hey, hey, I’m happy.
The music shows me how.
Oh, yeah!
Hey, Hey, Hey, I’m Happy Now – Long Vowels
Hey, Hey, Hey, I’m Happy Now – Long Vowels
words and music by Dave Kinnoin
©2017 Song Wizard Music (ASCAP)
Hey, hey, hey, I’m happy now.
Hey, hey, hey, I’m happy.
The music shows me how.
Long ā:
Hā, hā, hā, I’m hāppy now.
Hā, hā, hā, I’m hāppy.
The music shows me how.
Long ē:
Hē, hē, hē, I’m hēppy now.
Hē, hē, hē, I’m hēppy.
The music shows me how.
Long ī:
Hī, hī, hī, I’m hīppy now.
Hī, hī, hī, I’m hīppy.
The music shows me how.
Long ō:
Hō, hō, hō, I’m hōppy now.
Hō, hō, hō, I’m hōppy.
The music shows me how.
Long ū:
Hū, hū, hū, I’m hūppy now.
Hū, hū, hū, I’m hūppy.
The music shows me how.
Hey, hey, hey, I’m happy now.
Oh, yeah.
Hey, hey, hey, I’m happy now.
So happy.
Hey, hey, hey, I’m happy.
The music shows me how.
Oh, yeah!
Tricky Letter Y
words and music by Dave Kinnoin
©2017 Song Wizard Music (ASCAP)
The letter Y at the end of a word
Can sound like long ē.
Family (ē), geography (ē).
Perhaps you like candy (ē).
Well, so do I,
And that reminds me
Of another rule for the letter Y…
The letter Y at the end of a word
Can sound like long ī.
Butterfly (ī), intensify (ī),
Reply (ī), sky (ī). Don’t be shy (ī).
Give Y a try (ī).
I think you’ll see why (ī)
I can dig the tricky letter Y.
It can sound like long ē or long ī.
Oh, yeah!
Hey, hey, hey, I’m happy now.
Oh, yeah.
Hey, hey, hey, I’m happy now.
So happy.
Hey, hey, hey, I’m happy.
The music shows me how.
Oh, yeah!
Hey, Hey, Hey, I’m Happy Now Complete Song
words and music Dave Kinnoin
©2017 Song Wizard Music (ASCAP)
Hey, hey, hey, I’m happy now.
Hey, hey, hey, I’m happy.
The music shows me how.
Long ā:
Hā, hā, hā, I’m hāppy now.
Hā, hā, hā, I’m hāppy.
The music shows me how.
Long ē:
Hē, hē, hē, I’m hēppy now.
Hē, hē, hē, I’m hēppy.
The music shows me how.
Long ī:
Hī, hī, hī, I’m hīppy now.
Hī, hī, hī, I’m hīppy.
The music shows me how.
Long ō:
Hō, hō, hō, I’m hōppy now.
Hō, hō, hō, I’m hōppy.
The music shows me how.
Long ū:
Hū, hū, hū, I’m hūppy now.
Hū, hū, hū, I’m hūppy.
The music shows me how.
The letter Y at the end of a word
Can sound like long ē.
Family (ē), geography (ē).
Perhaps you like candy (ē).
Well, so do I,
And that reminds me
Of another rule for the letter Y…
The letter Y at the end of a word
Can sound like long ī.
Butterfly (ī), intensify (ī),
Reply (ī), sky (ī). Don’t be shy (ī).
Give Y a try (ī).
I think you’ll see why (ī)
I can dig the tricky letter Y.
It can sound like long ē or long ī.
Oh, yeah!
Hey, hey, hey, I’m happy now.
Hey, hey, hey, I’m happy.
The music shows me how.
Short ă:
Hă, hă, hă, I’m hăppy now.
Hă, hă, hă, I’m hăppy.
The music shows me how.
Short ě:
Hě, hě, hě, I’m hěppy now.
Hě, hě, hě, I’m hěppy.
The music shows me how.
Short ǐ:
Hǐ, hǐ, hǐ, I’m hǐppy now.
Hǐ, hǐ, hǐ, I’m hǐppy.
The music shows me how.
Short ǒ:
Hǒ, hǒ, hǒ, I’m hǒppy now.
Hǒ, hǒ, hǒ, I’m hǒppy.
The music shows me how.
Short ǔ:
Hǔ, hǔ, hǔ, I’m hǔppy now.
Hǔ, hǔ, hǔ, I’m hǔppy.
The music shows me how.
Oh, yeah!
Hey, hey, hey, I’m happy now.
Oh, yeah!
Hey, hey, hey, I’m happy now.
So happy.
Hey, hey, hey, I’m happy.
The music shows me how.
Oh, yeah!
Short Vowel CVC Song
words and music by Dave Kinnoin
©2017 Song Wizard Music (ASCAP)
verse one:
Let’s all sign H – A – T.
Let’s all sign huh – ă – tuh. (sound of hat)
Let’s all sign H – A – T.
Huh – ă – tuh. (sound of hat)
verse two:
Let’s all sign M – O – P.
Let’s all sign mmm – ǒ – puh (sound of mop)
Let’s all sign M – O – P.
Mmm – ǒ – puh (sound of mop)
verse three:
Let’s all sign S – I – X.
Let’s all sign sss – ǐ – ks (sound of six)
Let’s all sign S – I – X.
Sss – ǐ – ks (sound of six)
verse four:
Let’s all sign F – U – N.
Let’s all sign fff – ǔ – nn. (sound of fun)
Let’s all sign F – U – N.
Fff – ǔ – nn. (sound of fun)
verse five:
Let’s all sign J – E – T.
Let’s all sign juh – ě – tuh. (sound of jet)
Let’s all sign J – E – T.
Juh – ě – tuh. (sound of jet)
(repeat chorus)
Silent E CVC Song
words and music by Dave Kinnoin
©2017 Song Wizard Music (ASCAP)
verse one:
Let’s all sign C-A-K-E.
Let’s all sign kuh – ā – kuh – ɸ (sound of cake)
Let’s all sign C-A-K-E.
Kuh – ā – kuh – ɸ (sound of cake)
verse two:
Let’s all sign N-I-C-E.
Let’s all sign nn – ī – sss – ɸ (sound of nice)
Let’s all sign N-I-C-E
Nn – ī – sss – ɸ (sound of nice)
verse three:
Let’s all sign K-I-T-E.
Let’s all sign kuh – ī – tuh – ɸ (sound of kite)
Let’s all sign K-I-T-E.
Kuh – ī – tuh – ɸ (sound of kite)
verse four:
Let’s all sign F-A-C-E.
Let’s all sign fff – ā – sss – ɸ (sound of face)
Let’s all sign F-A-C-E.
Fff – ā – sss – ɸ (sound of face)
Hard C Song
words and music by Dave Kinnoin
©2017 Song Wizard Music (ASCAP)
C is hard before every letter
Except e, i, and y.
E, i, and y.
Hard c
Sounds like the c in “cat.”
Kuh, kuh, kuh, kuh.
Can a crab collect cool cucumbers?
Can a crab collect cool cucumbers?
Hard c
Sounds like the c in “cat.”
Kuh, kuh, kuh, kuh.
Hard c.
Soft C Song
words and music by Dave Kinnoin
©2017 Song Wizard Music (ASCAP)
C is soft before only three letters:
E, i and y.
E, i, and y.
Soft c
Sounds like the letter s.
Sss, sss.
Certainly citizens dance in their cellars.
Certainly citizens dance in their cellars.
Soft c
Sounds like the letter s.
Sss.
Soft c.
Sss.
Soft c.
Hard G Song
words and music by Dave Kinnoin
©2017 Song Wizard Music (ASCAP)
G is hard before every letter
Except e, i, and y.
E, i, and y.
Hard g.
Sounds like the g in “go.”
Guh, guh, guh, guh.
Get my goat and grab gobs of goat grain.
Get my goat and grab gobs of goat grain.
Hard g
Sounds like the g in “go.”
Guh, guh, guh, guh.
Hard g.
Soft G Song
words and music by Dave Kinnoin
©2017 Song Wizard Music (ASCAP)
G is soft before only three letters:
E, i and y.
E, i, and y.
Soft g
Sounds like the letter j.
Juh, juh.
Gentle giants emerge from huge gyros.
Gentle giants emerge from huge gyros.
Soft g
Sounds like the letter j.
Juh.
Soft g.
Juh.
Soft g.
Hard and Soft C and G Song
wwords and music by Dave Kinnoin
©2017 Song Wizard Music (ASCAP)
[Note: all these Cs and Gs are at the beginning of words.]
Hard C words: cradle, cobra, cuddle, clownfish
Soft C words: city, circus, cymbal, center
Hard G words: garden, guitar, gumball, garbage
Soft G words: giant, gym, giraffe, gentle
verse one:
“Cradle” has hard c.
“City” has soft c.
“Cradle” – hard, “City” – soft.
Hard and soft c.
verse two:
“Garden” has hard g.
“Giant” has soft g.
“Garden” – hard, “Giant” – soft.
Hard and soft g.
bridge:
What are we guided by?
Letters e, i, and y.
verse three:
“Cobra” has hard c.
“Circus” has soft c.
“Cobra” – hard, “circus” – soft.
Hard and soft c.
verse four:
“Guitar” has hard g.
“Gym” has soft g.
“Guitar” – hard, “gym” – soft.
Hard and soft g.
bridge:
What are we guided by?
Letters e, i, and y.
verse five:
“Cuddle” has hard c.
“Cymbal” has soft c.
“Cuddle” – hard, “cymbal” – soft.
Hard and soft c.
verse six:
“Gumball” has hard g.
“Giraffe” has soft g.
“Gumball” – hard, “giraffe” – soft.
Hard and soft g.
bridge:
What are we guided by?
Letters e, i, and y.
verse seven:
“Clownfish” has hard c.
“Center” has soft c.
“Clownfish – hard, “center” soft.
Hard and soft c.
verse eight:
“Garbage” has hard g.
“Gentle” has soft g.
“Garbage” – hard, “gentle” – soft.
Hard and soft g.
Soft S First Letter of a Word Song
words and music by Dave Kinnoin
©2017 Song Wizard Music (ASCAP)
Soft s, soft s.
When s is the first letter in a word,
It always sounds like this: sss.
Sweet serenade on a silver sea—
A song you don’t want to miss.
When s is the first letter in a word,
We always have it made.
Simply think about the silver sea
And sing a sweet serenade.
When s is the first letter in a word,
It always sounds like this: sss.
Sweet serenade on a silver sea—
A song you don’t want to miss.
Sweet serenade on a silver sea—
A song you don’t want to miss.
Soft s, Soft s.
Sss.
Soft S Song
words and music by Dave Kinnoin
©2017 Song Wizard Music (ASCAP)
When s is used to pluralize a word
That ends with f, k, p, or t,
The plural word will have the soft s sound at the end.
Hey, listen to me: sss.
Puffs, kicks, jumps,
And cats that are lying around—
The f, k, p, and t will tell us,
“Get ready for the soft s sound.”
Sss.
Puffs, kicks, jumps,
And cats that are lying around—
The f, k, p, and t will tell us,
“Get ready for the soft s sound.”
Sss.
Hard S Song
words and music by Dave Kinnoin
©2017 Song Wizard Music (ASCAP)
When s is used to pluralize a word
That does not end with f, k, p, or t,
The plural word will have the hard s sound at the end,
And it sounds like z – zzz.
Cars, heads, pals,
And bugs that dig holes in the ground—
If the word does not end with f, k, p, or t,
Use the hard s sound – zzz.
Cars, heads, pals
And bugs that dig holes in the ground—
If the word does not end with f, k, p, or t,
Use the hard s sound – zzz.
Hard and Soft S to Pluralize a Word Song
words and music by Dave Kinnoin
©2017 Song Wizard Music (ASCAP)
verse one:
C–A–R is CAR,
And if we add S, S will be hard – car – zzz.
verse two:
C–A–T is CAT,
And if we add S, S will be soft – cat – sss.
verse three:
C–A–N is CAN, and if we add S, S will be hard – can – zzz.
verse four:
C–A–P is CAP, and if we add S, S will be soft – cap – sss.
bridge:
F, K, P, T give us all a clue.
F, K, P, T tell us what to do.
verse five:
H–U–G is HUG, and if we add S, S will be hard – hug – zzz.
verse six:
J–E–T is JET, and if we add S, S will be soft – jet – sss.
bridge:
F, K, P, T give us all a clue.
F, K, P, T tell us what to do.
verse seven:
K–I–D is KID, and if we add S, S will be hard – kid – zzz.
verse eight:
H–O–P is HOP, and if we add S, S will be soft – hop – sss.