ABC Chant
The alphabet chant is one of the most important things we learn in our
kindergarten classroom. It provides students with a way to learn
letter names and sounds while giving them visual cues. Having your
child practice the chant while pointing to the pictures and letters
will help them memorize the letter and the corresponding picture. This
is a valuable tool for all students in our class since we will practice it, refer to it, and build upon it throughout the year. Students
who are just beginning to learn the letters and sounds of the alphabet
will have a visual reference with a picture to help them. Students
who already know letters and letter sounds will use the guide words
and pictures in various ways as they develop as writers.
To
practice the alphabet chant we say the letter name twice, followed by
the picture name, and then say the letter sound twice followed by the
picture name. For example for the letter "A" we would chant: "A apple a" "/A/ apple /a/" It often helps to point to the letters
