Here are all the words for the jolly phonics letter poems.

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As to the number poems, they are as follows.....

Number 1 is straight but fun

Number 2 around and back on a railroad track

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 5 down, around put a hat on top I do 5 differently so it is all in one

step Across, down and around the hive, That's the way you make a 5

Number 7 across the sky and down from heaven

Number 6 down and around

Number 8 Make a S but do not wait, go back up to close the gate.

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

You’re too Far Away

ai,ai,ai you’re too far away
Come a little closer so I’ll hear what you say.
Whenever you’re too far away
ai,ai,ai is what I say
ai,ai,ai you’re too far away
Come a little closer so I’ll hear what you say.

tune: Twinkle, twinkle

cup hand over ear, as if hard on hearing and say ay?

Bat the Ball

Bat, bat, bat, bat, bat the ball
Bat, bat, bat, bat, bat the ball
Bat, bat, bat, bat, bat the ball
Is what we hear our teachers call.
tune: Jimmy crack corn
place hands together as if holding a bat and hitting
a baseball, saying b,b,b

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.

Crack the Egg

As everyone we know can tell
we can’t eat an egg in the shell.
We say “e,e,e” as clear as a bell
And crack the shell open so well
tune If you’re happy and you know it
pretend to hold an egg with one hand, as if cracking
it against the side of a bowl or pan. Use both hands
to open the shell, saying eh,eh,eh
My Fish
1,2,3,4,5
My inflatable fish looks alive
6,7,8,9,10
his air is coming out again
ffffff
tune Six little ducks
place one hand above the other, lower the top
hand as if inflatable fish is deflating and say
ffffff

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.

tune Oh where has my little dog gone

pretend to ne a mouse, by wiggling fingers on
end of your nose (whiskers), and squeak i,i,i

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

The Noisy Plane

As the noisy plane
soars in the sky
nnn is the sound way up high.
nnn will be its noisy sound
until it is back on the ground.
tune This old man
hold out arms as if an areoplane nose diving,
and say nnn

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!

Happy Birthday Pig

To say happy birthday
because she was big
Sally helped make a cake in
The shape of a pig.
But try as she might to
Blow the candles out
“p,p,p,p,p,p was all she could spout.
tune On top of Old smokey
hold up an index finger as if it is a lit candle and
imagine puffing it out, saying ppp

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

The Tennis Ball

t,t,t,t
Is the sound of the tennis ball
t,t,t,t
Over the net so tall.

tune Row, row, row your boat

children imitate watching tennis, turning
head from side to side and saying t, t, t
Up, Up
Up, up goes my umbrella when the rain comes down
Up, up goes my umbrella when the rain comes down.
Under it I stay dry as I walk ‘round town
Up, up goes my umbrella when the rain comes down.
tune: Insy Winsy Spider
keep one hand steady and raise the other, as if raising an umbrella,
and say u....u....up

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

tune: Nobody likes me

blow onto open hand like the wind repeating wh,wh,wh

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.

tune: Jingle Bells

pretend to take an x-ray with an x-ray camera,
saying ks ks ks

Yummy Yogurt
Yummy yellow yogurt
Yum, yum,yum, yum, yummy
Tastes so delicious
As it goes down in my tummy.

tune: It Ain’t Gonna Rain

pretend to eat yogurt from a spoon,
saying y,y,yogurt, with each spoonful

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.

Thanks to J.H. for sharing