Your child hears the Z sound — zzz! — again and again, sees the capital letter Z, and watches Zzz Zebra make the shape of the letter Z. Then meets nine Z words right on the beat: zip, zoo, zero, zigzag, zucchini, zeppelin, zoom, zither and zebra crossing.
What your child learns
- The letter Z and its sound – zzz
- Z words: zip, zoo, zero, zigzag, zucchini, zeppelin, zoom, zither, zebra crossing
- The shape of a capital Z
- Joining in with a call-and-response chorus
How it goes
- Welcome to ABC Songs with Tardy
- Z is for Zzz Zebra
- Zip, zoo, zero
- Zigzag, zucchini, zeppelin
- Zoom, zither — say it with me: zzz!
- Look, it's a Z — sing it again
- All nine Z words
The words
Z! Z! Z! Zzz, zzz, zzz!
Z is for Zzz Zebra, Zzz Zebra, Zzz Zebra! Z is for Zzz Zebra — zzz, zzz, Z!
Zzz-zzz-zip goes up, zip goes down, zzz-zzz-zoo in the middle of town, zzz-zzz-zero, round like a ball, Z is for Zzz Zebra — biggest of all!
Zzz-zzz-zigzag, this way, that, zzz-zzz-zucchini in my hat, zzz-zzz-zeppelin floating by, Z is for Zzz Zebra — wave goodbye!
Look at his stripes, what do you see? Zig and zag, it's a Z, a Z! zig, zag, Zzz Zebra — look, he's a Z! (Zzz!)
Zzz-zzz-zoom goes the car, zzz-zzz-zither, strum a star, zzz-zzz-zebra crossing, stop, look, go, Z is for Zzz Zebra — nice and slow!
Say it with me: zzz! (zzz!) Say it again: zzz! (zzz!) Buzz like a bee: zzz! (zzz!) Zig and zag: zzz! (zzz!) Zzz, zzz, zzz, zzz — Z! Z! Zzz Zebra!
Zzz! Zzz!
Z is for Zzz Zebra, Zzz Zebra, Zzz Zebra! Z is for Zzz Zebra — zzz, zzz, Z! Z is for Zzz Zebra, Zzz Zebra, Zzz Zebra! Z is for Zzz Zebra — zzz, zzz, Z!
Zip, zoo, zero, zigzag, zucchini, zeppelin, zoom, zither, zebra crossing — Z is for Zzz Zebra... A to Z, we know them all...
About the song
Great for letter of the day Z, preschool phonics, kindergarten alphabet lessons, toddler learning at home and nursery circle time.
The star of the song
Zzz ZebraHis stripes are Z’s, so every frame teaches the letterAnimals for the letter Z
Every animal that sings along for Z, from the ABC Animals A to Z.
This is a daytime song. When the day is done, the same friends are waiting in Tardy’s bedtime stories for kids.