Vegetable Words That Show What Each Letter Says | ABC Phonics Song for Little Learners

This ABC phonics nursery rhyme goes from A to Z and gives each letter sound its own vegetable. The focus here is on the sound, not just the letter. Each vegetable is chosen because its name begins with the exact sound being sung, so the word works as a clear example of what that letter says. Asparagus, beet, carrot, daikon and eggplant take the early letters, and the song carries on to zucchini at the end, with a bright picture and a slow, clear sound at every step. Some letters say more than one thing, and the rhyme makes room for that. The letter c, for example, makes a hard sound in carrot and a soft sound in celery, and the letter g makes a hard sound in garlic and a soft sound in ginger. Hearing both sounds side by side, each with its own vegetable, is a gentle first look at the fact that one letter can say different things. Children are not asked to learn a rule. They simply hear the two sounds, see the two vegetables and notice that they are different. Every letter follows the same easy pattern. The letter appears in large type, its sound is sung on its own, and then the vegetable is named slowly so that the first sound stands out. A short pause after each word leaves time for children to say the sound back. Because the sound comes first and the word second, a child who does not yet know the vegetable’s name can still practice the sound, and a child who knows the name can listen for how it begins. abc, a to z, a - z, alphabet, phonics, nursery rhyme, vegetables, one sound one vegetable, letter sound examples, hard and soft c, hard and soft g, carrot and celery, garlic and ginger, same letter two sounds, sound first learning, daikon and okra, beginning sounds with food, vegetable words for kindergarten, pictures that match sounds, toddler sound practice