I'm so Excited to Read and Write | A - Z | Letter Formation | Jack Hartmann and Jan Richardson

I'm So Excited to Read and Write A - Z features Dr. Jan Richardson and Jack Hartmann as they join together on this super catchy alphabet recognition, letter sound and letter formation song.
Dr. Jan Richardson, internationally recognized guided reading consultant and author joins Jack Hartmann in making a video from her Verbal Pathways for Teaching Letter Formation Chart from her best selling book, The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading. Her book is considered a must for every teacher's professional library. I'm So Excited to Read and Write is a song Jack Hartmann wrote based on Dr. Richardson's chart. Have fun learning and making body and brain connections.

Lyrics
I'm so excited
I can't wait to read and write
It's gonna be great
I'm so excited
Learning at school
To read and write
It'll be so cool
We'll learn the letter names
And how to write the letters out
See a picture and a word and the beginning sound

A Slant down, slant down, across
a Around like a c, close, down
apple /a/

B Down, up, around, around
b Down, up, around
book /b/

C Around like a C
c Around like a c
cat /c/

D Down, up, around
d Around like a c, up, down
dog /d/

E Down, across, across, across
e Across, up, around
egg /e/

F Down, across, across
f Around, down, across
fish /f/

G Around, up, in
g Around like a c, down, hook left
goat /g/

H Down, down, across
h Down, hump
horse /h/
I Down, across, across
i Down, dot
igloo /i/

J Down, hook, across
j Down, hook left, dot
jar /j/

L Down, across
l Start at the top, down
leaf /l/

M down, down, up
m down, hump, hump
moon /m/

N Down, down, up
n down, hump
nest /n/

O Around like a c, close
o Around like a c, close
octopus /o/

P Down, up, around
p down, up, around
pig /p/

I'm so excited
I can't wait to read and write
It's gonna be great
I'm so excited
Learning at school
To read and write
It'll be so cool

Q Around like a C, close, slant down
q Around like a c, down, hook right
queen /q/

R Down, up around, slant down
r down, up, over
rabbit /r/

S Around like a snake
s around like a snake
sock /s/

T down, across
t down, across
turtle /t/

U down, around, up
u down, around, up
umbrella /u/

V slant down, slant up
v slant down, slant up
volcano /v/

W slant down, up, down, up
w slant down, up, down, up
watch /w/

X slant down, slant down
x slant down, slant down
x-ray /x/

Y slant in, slant in, down
y slant in, down
yo-yo /y/

Z across, slant down, across
z across, slant down, across
zipper /z/

I'm so excited
I can't wait to read and write
It's gonna be great
I'm so excited
Learning at school
To read and write
It'll be so cool

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