Have you heard the “new” version of the alphabet song that’s going viral? Neither did The Joy Ride team with Angel Campey.
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It’s not actually BRAND new. More and more schools have switched to it over the past decade. But if you don’t have young kids, you might not know.
It’s still sung to the tune of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”. But the pauses are in different spots because the old way was too confusing. (???)
Saying “Y and Z” at the end apparently left some kids thinking there was an “N” in there, and the alphabet had two N’s. Some also got confused by “L-M-N-O-P”, and thought it was all one letter. (???)
The new way pauses after the letter “N”. Then it’s “O-P-Q” . . . “R-S-T” . . . “U-V-W” . . . “X-Y-Z”.
Have a listen!
This song left Angel and The Joy Ride team quite perplexed! The team heard the “hacks” you learned in school to help you learn things a lot easier.
It would take us 12 more years of school to learn how to sing this differently!
