“Mastering Letters and Numbers
by Maisie Aletha Smikle

Get ready
You are ready
I am ready
We are ready

We must earn
So let's learn
To count to ten
And use a pen

1, 2 oh no you got boo boo
3, 4 we can do more
5, 6 it's half past six
7, 8 we shan’t be late
9, 10 let's count again

To write a note
Or give a quote
You’ll need your numbers
And letters too

To succeed
Books we’ll read
Do good deed
And never speed

ABCDEFG... O my g...
HIJKLMNOP... I ran to pee
QRSTUV... We sip some tea
WXY and Z ...Let’s go and zzzz

I’ll come calling in the morning
And we'll practice till in the evening
For we shan’t give up on learning or achieving
Nor our goal to succeed in

Counting from one to ten
And writing letters with a pen
To learn we must from dawn to dusk
For education is a must”