Jolly Phonics Letter Poems
Jolly Phonics Letter Poems
Jolly Phonics Letter Poems
Number 3 around a tree and around a tree That's the way you make a 3
Number 4 down, across and down some more, That's the way you make a 4
Number 9 Make a circle, then a line, That's how you make the number 9
Zero - go around
Ants
When all of the ants
Are on the ground
I do not make a single sound
But when the ants crawl on my arm I say
A, a, a, till they all crawl away.
tune This old man
wiggle fingers from above elbows as if ants crawling on you
and say aaaaaaa
Castanets
c,k,c,k,c
k,c,k,c,k
Is the sound of the castanets
c,k,c,k,c
k,c,k,c,k
Can you click them faster yet?
tune La Cucaracha
raise hands and snap fingers together as if
playing castanets, and say k,k,k
Drum
d,d,d,d,d,d
I like to play my drum
d,d,d,d,d,d
I play it with my thumb
tune Jingle Bells
pretend to hold sticks and beat up
and down on a drum and say d,d,d.
Gurgle
gurgle, gurgle, gurgle
Went the water spout
gurgle, gurgle, gurgle
As the water came gushing out.
g,g,g, gone
tune Row, row, row your boat
children pretend their hand is in the water going
round and round down the drain saying
g,g,g, gurgle
The Race
“h,h,h,h is
All that I can say.
h,h,h,h”
Hopping all the way
tune Row, row, row your boat
act as if panting after a race, holding hand
up to mouth, and saying h,h,h
Inky Mouse
As a little white mouse
Crept into her house
Her tail tipped over the ink.
i,i, she squeaked
As the wet ink leaked
And she scurried off in a wink.
Jelly
Jelly in the bowl
Jelly in the bowl
Jiggle, joggle
Jiggle, joggle
See it jiggle and roll
tune: The farmer in the dell
pretend to be a jelly and wobble
saying j,j,j, jelly
Lollipop
Lick a lollipop
But do not let it drop
Cherry, orange, lemon, lime
Which one will you choose next time?
tune: the farmer in the dell
pretend to lick a loolipop, saying l, l, l
Marvellous Meals
mmmm
mmmm
Marvellous meals
Marvellous meals
macaroni, muffins,
Milkshakes and more
mmm
mmm
tune Frere Jacques
pretend to rub tummy, seeing
tasty food and say mmmmmm
Off, On
Off, on, off, on
It’s time to switch the light
It’s time to switch the light.
Off, on, off, on
It turns from day to night
It turns from day to night.
tune Frere Jacques
imagine turning a switch on, off and
say o,o,o; on, off
What a strange sight to see oa
oa,oa,oa what a strange sight to see
There’s a goat stuck under an old oak tree.
What a strange sight to see
There’s a goat stuck under an old oak tree!
oa,oa,oa what a strange sight to see
There’s a goat stuck under an old oak tree.
tune Twinkle, twinkle
bring hand up to mouth as if seeing something go wrong and
say oh!
Quack Quack!
The little ducklings want to play
They all quickly swim away
When mother duck says quack, quack, quack
All her ducklings come swimming back.
Quack, quack, quack!
tune Six little ducks
make a duck’s beak with hinged hands, and say qu,qu,qu,quack
Rags
When Rags the dog
Wants me to go away
“rrrrr”
Is all that he needs to say
“rrrrr”
Tune: Nobody likes me
pretend to be a puppy pulling a rag,
with teeth clenched and shaking head,
saying rrrrrr
Snake
Snake is slowly slithering
Over the soft, soft ground.
“ssss”
Is his soft little hissing sound.
tune Nobody likes me
weave like a snake making s shapes with
your hand and saying sssssss
Vic’s Van
vvvroom, vvvroom
Vic always drives his van
Vic always drives his van
vvvroom, vvvroom
As carefully as he can
As carefully as he can.
tune: Frere Jacques
pretend to be driving in a van saying
vvvvvvv.
Wind
When the cold wind blows the leaves around
w,w,w,w,w
they quickly fall to the ground
w,w,w,w,w
X-ray
ks ks ks, ks ks ks
Is the sound of the x-ray machine.
ks ks ks, ks ks ks ks,
On the x-ray my bones can be seen.
Yummy Yogurt
Yummy yellow yogurt
Yum, yum,yum, yum, yummy
Tastes so delicious
As it goes down in my tummy.
Buzzing Bee
z,z,z,z,z
z,z,z,z,z
Is the sound of the buzzing bee.
z,z,z,z,z
z,z,z,z,z
I hope he doesn’t sting me.
tune” La Cucaracha
pretend to be a bee with elbows in and hands
flapping, saying zzzzzzz.