CH 01 · LEARNING LAND · EPISODE L01
Murphy's tummy is rumbling, so he fires up his rocket chair and goes looking for a snack. He finds a shiny red apple, but it rolls away! A line of ants carries it to the pond, a smiling alligator flips it high into the sky, and an astronaut catches it way up in space. When the apple finally lands on top of an ambulance, it gets a special delivery ride right back to Murphy.
Every one of them starts with the letter A. Can your Couch Buddy name them all?
A! A! A is amazing! A! A! Here we go! Murphy had a rumble in his tummy today He found a shiny apple, but it rolled away! Down the hill it tumbled, bumping all along So hop up on the couch and sing the A song! A, A, apple! (Apple!) A, A, ant! (Ant!) A, A, alligator, snap, snap, snap! A, A, astronaut, up in the sky! A, A, ambulance, wee-ooo, driving by! A is amazing, and so are you! The ants went marching with the apple up high An alligator flipped it way up in the sky Past the clouds and past the moon An astronaut said, "Here you go! See you soon!" Down, down, down, where did that apple land? On top of an ambulance, isn't that grand? Special delivery to Murphy's chair One big crunchy bite, and plenty left to share! What starts with A? (Apple!) What starts with A? (Ant!) What starts with A? (Alligator!) What starts with A? (Astronaut!) What starts with A? (Ambulance!) Five amazing things that start with A!
ORIGINAL SONG
More on Music Mania →Trace big A and little a, write them on your own, then circle the pictures that start with A. Page two is a coloring page with Murphy and his apple. Free to print.
Download free PDFThis one is a story first: Murphy just wants his snack back. Along the way, kids hear five words that all start with the short a sound (apple, ant, alligator, astronaut and ambulance), see each one next to a big letter A, and hear “A is for…” after every discovery.
The short a in apple shows up in lots of early words kids already know, like cat, hat and nap. The long a in acorn and apron can come later.
Ages 3–6, preschool through kindergarten. Younger kids enjoy the story and the song; older kids can do the tracing sheet on their own.
