Color Songs
R-E-D
R-E-D
RED IS A COLOR.
RED IS A COLOR.
APPLES AND STRAWBERRIES BOTH ARE RED.
CHERRIES AND TOMATOES ALSO ARE RED.
R-E-D
R-E-D
PINK"Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
P-I-N-K PINK
THAT'S HOW WE SPELL PINK!
PIGS ARE PINK AND SO IS GUM.
P-I-N-K PINK!
YELLOW "If You're Happy and you Know It"
Y-E-L-L-O-W SPELLS YELLOW
Y-E-L-L-O-W SPELLS YELLOW
YELLOW IS A COLOR AND BECAUSE YOU'RE A NICE FELLOW,
I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT ARE YELLOW.
BANANAS, LEMONS, AND THE SUN ARE YELLOW.
BANANAS, LEMONS, AND THE SUN ARE YELLOW.
YES, ALL OF THESE ARE YELLOW, AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO BELLOW:
Y-E-L-L-O-W SPELLS YELLOW!
(Loud voice for last Y-E-L-L-O-W)
ORANGE "Ten Little Indians"
O-R-A-N-G-E ORANGE
O-R-A-N-G-E ORANGE
O-R-A-N-G-E ORANGE
ORANGE LIKE THE FRUIT YOU EAT!
O-R-A-N-G-E ORANGE
O-R-A-N-G-E ORANGE
O-R-A-N-G-E ORANGE
ORANGE LIKE THE JUICE YOU DRINK!
BLACK "Hokey Pokey"
B-L-A-C-K B-L-A-C-K
B-L-A-C-K SPELLS BLACK
B-L-A-C-K B-L-A-C-K
B-L-A-C-K SPELLS BLACK
WITCHES HATS ARE BLACK
AND SOME CATS ARE BLACK
YES, BOTH OF THESE ARE BLACK!
(Repeat first 4 lines)
(Hold on letter C in B-L-A-C-K)
PURPLE "Bumping Up & Down in Your Little Red Wagon"
P-U-R-P-L-E PURPLE
P-U-R-P-L-E PURPLE
P-U-R-P-L-E PURPLE
THAT'S HOW WE SPELL PURPLE!
GRAPES OUTSIDE ON THE VINE ARE PURPLE.
GRAPES OUTSIDE ON THE VINE ARE PURPLE.
GRAPES OUTSIDE ON THE VINE ARE PURPLE.
P-U-R-P-L-E PURPLE!
BROWN "Farmer in the Dell"
B-R-O-W-N
B-R-O-W-N
THAT'S HOW YOU SPELL BROWN
B-R-O-W-N
BIG TREES OUTSIDE ARE BROWN.
BIG TREES OUTSIDE ARE BROWN.
*B-R-O-W-N
HERSHEY'S KISSES ARE BROWN.
HERSHEY'S KISSES ARE BROWN.
*B-R-O-W-N
(*Hold on letter O in brown.)
WHITE "This is the Way We Wash Our Clothes"
W-H-I-T-E THAT SPELLS WHITE,
THAT SPELLS WHITE.
W-H-I-T-E THAT'S HOW WE SPELL WHITE!
SNOWBALLS & SNOWMEN BOTH ARE WHITE,
BOTH ARE WHITE,
BOTH ARE WHITE.
W-H-I-T-E THAT'S HOW WE SPELL WHITE!
BLUE "Are you Sleeping Brother John"
B-L-U-E
B-L-U-E
THAT SPELLS BLUE!
THAT SPELLS BLUE!
BLUEBERRIES ARE BLUE
AND BIG BLUE EYES ARE TOO!
BLUE, BLUE, BLUE!
BLUE, BLUE, BLUE!
GREEN "B-I-N-G-O"
THERE IS A COLOR WE ALL KNOW
CAN YOU GUESS WHAT IT IS?
G-R-E-E-N G-R-E-E-N, G-R-E-E-N
GREEN IS WHAT THAT SPELLS!
THE GRASS AND LEAVES OUTSIDE ARE GREEN
AS GREEN AS THEY CAN BE
G-R-E-E-N, G-R-E-E-N, G-R-E-E-N
GREEN IS WHAT THAT SPELLS!
GRAY "London Bridge"
G-R-A-Y THAT SPELLS GRAY,
THAT SPELLS GRAY,
THAT SPELLS GRAY.
G-R-A-Y THAT SPELLS GRAY,
GRAY IS A COLOR!
ELEPHANTS AND MICE ARE GRAY,
MICE ARE GRAY,
MICE ARE GRAY.
ELEPHANTS AND MICE ARE GRAY.
GRAY IS A COLOR!
GRAY IS A COLOR!
Money Poems
See the shiny penny, brown as it can be.
Showing Abraham Lincoln for all of us to see.
He had a bushy beard, and a tall, black hat.
A penny's worth one cent, how about that.
Thomas Jefferson will be found.
On a nickel, shiny, smooth, and round.
His home, Monticello, is on the other side.
A nickel's worth five cents, say it with pride.
Numeral Writing Rhymes
2 Around and back on a railroad track-two,two,two
3 Around a tree and around a tree, that's the way we make a three
4 Down and over and down once more, that's the way we make a four
5 Fat Mr. Five goes down and around put a hat on top and see what you've found
6 A line and a loop Mr. Six rolls a hoop
7 Across the sky and down from heaven, that's the way we make a seven
8 Make an S and don't be late, hurry back up and make an eight
9 A loop and a line makes a nine
10 A one and an O make a ten you know
ABC Actions
A-----long A say AAA! (Fonzi thumb up)
B-----hold a baby in arms and make B sound
C-----hard C pretend to cough
C-----soft C hiss like a snake
D-----dance
E-----short E raise arms above head to exercise
E-----long E elephant says EEE! sound when sees a mouse
F-----point to feet and move funny feet side to side
G-----hard G pretend gum bubble gets bigger then pops
G-----soft G stretch neck up like a giraffe and make J sound
H-----hop
I-----short I stick hand into something icky
I-----long I freeze like an ice cube
J-----jump
K-----make K sound and blow a kiss
L-----pretend to lick a lollipop
M-----pretend to eat a good snack and rub tummy
N-----move head side to side and shake finger "NO!"
O-----short O look into mirror and make O shape with mouth
O-----long O pretend to be surprised and say OOH!
P-----pretend to pull a rope
Q-----hold finger up to mouth (make shh gesture) and say QUIET!
R-----run in place
S-----wiggle and hiss like a snake
T-----make a BIG smile and show all your teeth
U-----pretend to hold an umbrella
V-----pretend to play a violin
W-----wink
X-----trace an X in the air
Y-----say "Yes!" and pull arm in the air down
Z-----trace a Z in the air