The newer, modified version of the ABC's song we all grew up singing may be hard for parents to grasp, but it's designed to help kids learn better.

The teacher took to TikTok to share the new alphabet song kids are learning today. Rachel is a first-grade teacher specializing in the science of reading (SOR) and social and emotional learning.

The first known version of the song was copyrighted in 1835 by the Boston-based music publisher Charles Bradlee, and given the title "The A.B.C." ...

Because of the way our brains work, we can remember songs and rhymes much more easily than just words or letters. The ABC song teaches kids the basics of the English language.