A to Z With Me

The alphabet

Letters make words. Words make stories.

There are 26 letters. Big ones and small ones.

Together they are the alphabet. Let us meet them all!

A a

Big A. Small a.

A is for apple. Red, round and sweet.

Say it: "A, a, apple."

Ask: What colour is the apple?

B b

Big B. Small b.

B is for banana. Yellow and long. Peel it and eat!

Say it: "B, b, banana."

C c

Big C. Small c.

C is for cat. Miaow! The cat sits in the sun.

Say it: "C, c, cat."

Ask: What sound does a cat make?

Sing A B C

Stop and sing! Point to each letter as you sing.

A, B, C, D, E, F, G...

Sing the alphabet song.

D d

Big D. Small d.

D is for dog. Woof, woof! The dog wags its tail.

Say it: "D, d, dog."

E e

Big E. Small e.

E is for elephant. Big ears, long trunk. Elephants live at Mole in Ghana!

Say it: "E, e, elephant."

F f

Big F. Small f.

F is for fish. Splash! Fish swim in the sea at Elmina.

Say it: "F, f, fish."

Ask: Do you like to eat fish?

G g

Big G. Small g.

G is for goat. Meh, meh! The goat eats grass by the road.

Say it: "G, g, goat."

H h

Big H. Small h.

H is for hen. Cluck, cluck! The hen lays an egg.

Say it: "H, h, hen."

I i

Big I. Small i.

I is for ink. Blue ink in the teacher's pen.

Say it: "I, i, ink."

Ask: Can you find the dot on the small i?

J j

Big J. Small j.

J is for jump. Jump up! Jump down! Jump like a frog!

Say it: "J, j, jump."

K k

Big K. Small k.

K is for kenkey. Kofi loves kenkey with fish and pepper.

Say it: "K, k, kenkey."

Ask: What do you like to eat?

L l

Big L. Small l.

L is for lion. Roar! The lion is the king of the animals.

Say it: "L, l, lion."

M m

Big M. Small m.

M is for mango. Sweet and juicy. Ama eats a mango.

Say it: "M, m, mango."

Sing the sounds

Each letter makes a sound. A says "a". B says "b".

Listen and say the sounds with the phonics song.

N n

Big N. Small n.

N is for nose. Touch your nose! Sniff, sniff.

Say it: "N, n, nose."

O o

Big O. Small o.

O is for orange. Round like a ball. Full of juice!

Say it: "O, o, orange."

Ask: The letter O is round too. Can you draw it?

P p

Big P. Small p.

P is for pawpaw. Orange inside, with black seeds.

Say it: "P, p, pawpaw."

Q q

Big Q. Small q.

Q is for queen. The queen wears a crown.

Say it: "Q, q, queen."

Ask: Q has a little tail. Can you see it?

R r

Big R. Small r.

R is for rain. Pitter, patter! Rain falls on the roof.

Say it: "R, r, rain."

S s

Big S. Small s.

S is for sun. Hot and bright in the sky.

Say it: "S, s, sun."

Ask: S looks like a snake. Can you wiggle like a snake?

T t

Big T. Small t.

T is for trotro. Beep, beep! The trotro takes us to town.

Say it: "T, t, trotro."

U u

Big U. Small u.

U is for umbrella. Open it when the rain comes.

Say it: "U, u, umbrella."

V v

Big V. Small v.

V is for van. The van carries bread to the shop.

Say it: "V, v, van."

Ask: V is pointy at the bottom. Can you make a V with two fingers?

W w

Big W. Small w.

W is for water. Drink water every day. Glug, glug!

Say it: "W, w, water."

X x

Big X. Small x.

X is for box. The X is at the end! Put your toys in the box.

Say it: "X, x, box."

Ask: Cross your arms. You made an X!

Y y

Big Y. Small y.

Y is for yam. Abena helps to pound the yam.

Say it: "Y, y, yam."

Z z

Big Z. Small z.

Z is for zebra. Black and white stripes!

Say it: "Z, z, zebra."

Ask: Zzz is also the sound of sleeping. Can you snore?

You know the alphabet!

A to Z. All 26 letters. Big ones and small ones.

Say them all together, fast!

Ask: Which letter starts your name?

Learn more

• Starfall: ABCs — tap a letter, hear its sound
• CBeebies: Alphablocks — letters that come alive as characters
• PBS KIDS: Sesame Street — letter games and clips
• Khan Academy Kids — free app with letters, sounds and early reading

Watch more

Think about it

1. Which letter starts your name?
2. What is a word that starts with B?
3. Can you find a big A and a small a on this page?
4. Which letter is round like an orange?
5. How many letters are in the alphabet?