Many of us are likely aware that the alphabet song we learned has stirred confusion over the years, with kids slurring the letters L, M, N, O, and P into one word. A ...
Growing older means confusion and resistance to change, especially to those familiar elements of childhood we hold near and dear. It’s bittersweet, but often, change is necessary for progress and for ...
Have your kids come home singing their ABCs to a familiar tune - but one that somehow sounds just a bit off? You're not imagining it: the alphabet song is changing. The original song most of us grew ...
A TikTok mom is going viral for announcing — and performing — the new ABC song her kids’ school is teaching. Mom of 7, Jess (@jesssfamofficial), blew people’s minds when she recorded her ‘breaking ...
Human beings are mimetic. Meaning, we mimic each other. A child sees her parent eating an apple and instinctively both understands and wants to do it themselves. Or we see someone older doing ...
First they came for Pluto. Then math. Now it’s the alphabet! You might not know your ABCs — or be able to sing along anymore. The alphabet song of our youth has been updated, and confused parents are ...
MATT: I just wanted to make a version that, when showing the letters and singing the song to the students, each letter would have equal visual time. GARCIA-NAVARRO: Matt says by slowing down L, M, N, ...
Remember when that new version of the iconic Alphabet Song materialized during the pandemic in 2020? Well, with a new school year closing in, it seems to be going viral again. I saw an article from ...
Lecturer in Music Education and Teaching, University of the Sunshine Coast But the history of this famous song goes back a little further than that. Nobody knows exactly who invented this tune, but we ...