A a

A is for arm, apple, and ant.

Ants are tiny and strong insects. An ant can carry something that is much heavier than itself.

B b

B is for banana, ball, and bird.

Birds have wings and beaks, and lay eggs. Some birds are beautiful, some birds are boring!

C c

C is for car, cut, and cat.

Cats are clean and quiet animals. They catch rats and other pests.

D d

D is for door, drum, and duck.

Ducks waddle and ducks quack. They have webbed feet and a beak.

E e

E is for elephant, eagle, and egg.

Eggs can be found in nests, and kitchens. Eggs are nutritious and good to eat.

F f

F is for fan, food, and fish.

Fishes only live in water. Their fins help them to swim and their gills help them to breathe.

G g

G is for gate, girl, and goat.

Goats eat grass and hay. They have large stomachs that are made of four parts.

H h

H is for house, horse, and honey.

Bees make honey from flowers. We use honey in food, and in medicine.

I i

I is for ink, ice, and island.

An island is a piece of land with water all around it, in a lake, river or sea.

J j

J is for jump, jug, and juice.

We get juice from fruits and vegetables. Juice tastes sweet, sour, bitter or bland.

K k

K is for kettle, kite, and knee.

The thigh bone and the lower leg bones join together at the knee.

L l

L is for lorry, lion, and lemon.

Lemons are from the citrus family of fruit. You can make lemonade with lemons.

M m

M is for money, mango, and monkey.

Monkeys live in trees and on the ground.

N n

N is for nest, nose, and night.

Night is the time of darkness from sunset to sunrise.

O o

O is for oven, oval, and orange.

Orange is the name of a colour, and it is a nutritious fruit.

P p

P is for pet, pan, and peanut.

Peanuts are packed with protein and healthy fat.

Q q

Q is for quail, queen, and quack.

In English, the letter 'q' is always with her friend, the letter 'u'.

R r

R is for rat, road, and rabbit.

A rabbit's teeth grow all the time, but wear down as it chews food.

S s

S is for sand, see, and scorpion.

All scorpions have a sting with poison in it. Some scorpions have a deadly sting.

T t

T is for top, toy, and tea.

Tea is an important crop in Africa. Kenya grows the most tea.

U u

U is for unicorn, uniform, and umbrella.

Have you ever seen a unicorn wearing a uniform, with an umbrella?

V v

V is for violin, van, and violet.

Violet is one of the colours of the rainbow.

W w

W is for wax, wind, and water.

Water has three forms. Liquid in a river. Solid in a block of ice. A gas in a cloud.

X x

Words that begin with x are rare.

X is for ox, axe, and x-ray.

An x-ray is a picture of parts inside our bodies.

Y y

Y is for yam, yellow, and YOU!

You are a star for reading this far.

Z z

Z is for zoo, zebra and zip or zippers.

Zips come in many colours and sizes. Does your uniform have a zip in it?