Alphabet Recognition Poems
These poems were designed to help children learn the upper and lower case letters of the alphabet. I tried to visualize what the letter would look like to children and then created a cute little rhyme that contained the letter name within the poem to cue the correct response. Establishing the visual cue first, I then emphasized the auditory cue to elicit the correct letter name. For example: Upper case A looks like a house and the girl that lives in the house is Amy. Red symbolizes the visual representation and blue signifies the auditory cues for each letter. When you ask the child the name of the letter, if the child can't recall the name remind the child of the auditory cue so that the child can retrieve the name of the letter from the cue.
A
Amy’s alien has an A frame house
That she shares with a space mouse.
a
Amy’s alien’s flying saucer
Landed by a metal pole
Amy’s alien climbed
Out of a bottom hole.
B
Bobby built a snowman one cold day
Be careful it’s beginning to melt away.
b
Bobby plays baseball
First comes the wood bat
Then the round ball
Now Bobby slugs a home run
Over the gray stone wall.
C
Cody sees that his cookie
Has a gigantic lost bite
Where did that piece go
That’s missing on the right?
"See see see what you did
To my sugar cookie, kid!"
c
Cody sees that his cookie
Has a gigantic lost bite
Where did that piece go
That’s missing on the right?
"See see see what you did
To my sugar cookie, kid!"
D
Dino ate half a chocolate cake
That his mom worked hard to bake.
"Why did you eat cake, Dino without asking me?"
"Because the cake smelled so delicious, mummy!"
d
Dino dunks donuts!
First imagine the donut,
Second the donut dunker,
And then Dino goes kerplunker!
E
Eve opens the window at night
To see the stars shining bright.
Eve stares at the dark evening sky
As Eve gazes the clouds drift by.
e
Eve has one evil eye
Eve even gives a wink
As Eve goes strolling by.
F
Felix holds in his left hand a flag.
Felix waves to the left with a zigzag.
f
Felix needs a left handed walking cane,
As Felix strolls the left side of the lane.
G
Gina takes her doll Jean for a ride
In a carriage by the sunny seaside.
Gina's snake lives by a round bush
Gina's snake slithers and slides on her tush.
H
Happy has allergies all the time.
He sneezes "ah (say h-choo) choo" during the daytime.
Happy lies in his bunk to blow his "ah (say h-choo) choo" nose
Then he goes and changes his booger clothes.
h
Happy has allergies all the time
He sneezes ah (say h-choo) choo during the daytime
Happy sits on a chair to blow his "ah (say h-choo) choo" nose
Then he goes and changes his booger clothes.
I
Ida has a table so she can make
Ice shapes so they won’t break.
Ida stretched up tall and straight
Ida threw an ice ball at her classmate.
J
JayJay’s feet jump noon and night
JayJay jumps to the left, never to the right.
j
JayJay threw a ball up high
JayJay’s ball hit a dragonfly.
K
Katie kicks one foot very high
Almost reaching to the sky.
One foot stays on the ground
As Katie twirls round and round.
k
Katie kicks one foot very high
Almost reaching to the sky.
One foot stays on the ground
As Katie twirls round and round.
L
Lolly's elf climbs the wall
Carefully so Lolly's elf won’t fall.
l
Lolly's elf lives under a tall post
Lolly's elf moved in from the west coast.
M
Emma and Monster went up the steep mountainside
Emma’s and Monster's canteen was empty, Emma cried.
m
Emma and Monster went up the steep mountainside
Emma’s and Monster's canteen was empty, Emma cried.
N
Neat Nick open the gate
Neat Nick enter, don’t wait.
n
Neat Nick open the door
Neat Nick enter senor.
O
Oprah opens her mouth wide
Forming an o from side to side.
o
Oprah opens her mouth wide
Forming an o from side to side.
P
Peter pigs out on pickles to eat
First long and sour, then round and sweet.
Peter eats pickles hour after hour
Now Peter has more pickle power.
p
Peter pigs out on green pickles to eat
First long and sour then round and sweet.
Peter eats pickles hour after hour
Now Peter has more pickle power.
Q
Cute ponytail in the back of Queenie's head
Cute ponytail tied with a ribbon of red.
q
Cute ponytail on the side of Queenie's head
Cute ponytail tied with a ribbon of red.
R
Rudolph are you ready for the race?
Rudolph are you ready for the pace?
Two feet firmly on the ground in place
Rudolph's head is in cyberspace .
r
Rudolph are you ready for the race?
Rudolph are you set for the pace?
Straight down, back up and right
Rudolph, stop at the flashing red light.
S
Sis has Esther a pet rattlesnake
Esther rests by the edge of the lake.
Esther curves to the left and right
Six feet long, black and white.
s
Sis has Esther a pet rattlesnake
Esther rests by the edge of the lake.
Esther curves to the left and right
Six feet long, black and white.
T
Tina has a teeny shelf on the wall
Tina displays teacups big and small.
t
Tina has a teeny weenie table
Tina uses for a teeny worktable.
U
Uni's unicorn, digs a huge hole
Now Uni's unicorn, has a secret peephole.
u
Uni's unicorn, digs a huge hole
Now Uni's unicorn, has a secret peephole.
V
Vito and Val constantly moan and groan
When ice cream drips out Vito’s and Val's cone.
v
Vito and Val constantly moan and groan
When ice cream drips out Vito’s and Val's cone.
W
Wendy told the black bat
While having a friendly chat
Hanging upside down you’re small
Double you in size you’re really tall.
w
Wendy told the black batWhile having a friendly chat
Hanging upside down you’re small
Double you in size you’re really tall.
X
Xavier exclaims, "X marks the special spot!"
Xavier exclaims, "X marks the treasure got!"
x
Xavier exclaims, "X marks the special spot!"
Xavier exclaims, "X marks the treasure got!"
Y
Yuppie asks, "Why does this tree have only two branches?"
Yuppie answers, "Why, because of the storms and avalanches?"
y
Yuppie asks, "Why is that branch on the ground?"
"Why did the wind blow it around?"
Z
Zena and her zebra saw lightning in the sky
Zena and her zebra began to scream and cry!
z
Zena and her zebra saw lightning in the sky
Zena and her zebra began to scream and cry!