The Texas Alphabet! | Jack Hartmann
The Texas Alphabet! | Jack Hartmann
The Texas Alphabet by Jack Hartmann is a fun and engaging way for children to learn the letters and sounds of the alphabet while discovering what makes the Lone Star State special. From the Alamo and cowboys to NASA, rodeos, longhorns, and Texas landmarks, each letter pairs a meaningful Texas word to strengthen letter recognition, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, and early literacy skills. Children can sing along, practice letter sounds, and learn interesting facts about Texas while building key reading-readiness skills.
The key early literacy skills reinforced in The Texas Alphabet include:
Letter recognition – identifying uppercase and lowercase letters.
Letter-sound correspondence – connecting each letter with its beginning sound.
Phonemic awareness – hearing and recognizing beginning sounds in words.
Vocabulary development – learning new words through meaningful Texas-themed examples.
Print awareness and alphabet knowledge – understanding that letters represent sounds and combine to form words.
Together, these foundational skills help prepare children for successful reading, decoding, and spelling.
The Texas Alphabet
Words and music by Jack Hartmann © 2026
C’mon and sing with me
The letters a to z
Say the letter, its sound
And a Texas word
Get ready, get set
Sing the Texas Alphabet
A a /a/ Alamo, The Alamo is a famous fort
B b /b/ bull riding is a popular Texas sport
C c /c/ cowboys, they love their cowboy hats
D d /d/ Dallas, a big city that’s busy and fast
E e /e/ El Paso, it’s where they make great cowboy boots
F f /f/ fiestas are fun with lots to do
G g /g/ guitar, country singers sing and play guitar
H h /h/ Houston, at NASA learn about the planets and stars
I i/i/ Indian Paintbrush, are flowers beautiful to see
J j /j/ jam, Texas jams are so good and sweet
K k /k/ kolache, is a sweet treat you just want more
L l/l/ Longhorn are cattle with big, big horns
Say the letter, its sound
And a Texas word
Get ready, get set
Sing the Texas Alphabet
M m/m/ Mustangs are horses that are fast and strong
N n/n/ NASA, in Houston, Texas, has mission control
O o /o/ ostrich, you see some on Texas farms
P p /p/ponies live outdoors or in stalls and barns
Q q /q/ quail, the Bobwhite quail is all over the state
R r /r/ rodeos are big and small all over the place
S s/s/ saddle, goes on a horse to help you ride
T t /t/ tumbleweed, tumbles over land that’s dry
U u /u/ underpass, the Triple Underpass is famous in Dallas
V v /v/ vultures, fly high, but not so fast
W w/w/ wagon, Texans used to use wagons to travel
X x /x/ XIT Ranch was a famous ranch known for cattle
Y y /y/ y’all, is short for saying you all
Z z/z/ Zilker Park in Austin has hiking, biking, and music festivals
You sang along with me
The letters a to z
You learn the letters, their sounds, and some Texas words
Some Texas words, I know you did your best
We sang the Texas Alphabet
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