RED

Tune: Are You Sleeping

R-e-d red

I can spell red

Firetrucks are red!

Stop signs are red, too.

R-e-d

YELLOW

Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It

Y-e-l-l-o-w spells yellow

Like the early morning sun

When the day has just begun,

Y-e-l-l-o-w spells yellow

Daffodils and baby ducks are yellow.

Lemonade and scrambled eggs are yellow.

I like the smiley face that’s yellow.

He is such a happy fellow.

Y-e-l-l-o-w spells yellow

BLUE

Tune: Farmer in the Dell

B-l-u-e spells blue.

Hi! Ho! Did you know?

B-l-u-e spells blue.

The big sky is blue

The ocean is too.

Hi! Ho! Did you know?

B-l-u-e spells blue.

GREEN

Tune: Row, Row, Row your Boat

G-r-e-e-n

I know how to spell green.

G-r-e-e-n

Caterpillars are green,

And grasshoppers too.

I know how to spell green.

G-r-e-e-n

PURPLE

Tune: Campton Races

P-u-r-p-l-e

Purple, purple,

P-u-r-p-l-e

Purple’s what that spells.

Purple grapes on the vine,

Purple Kool-Aid’s fine.

P-u-r-p-l-e

Purple’s what that spells.

ORANGE

Tune: Ten Little Indians

O-r-a-n-g-e

Orange is what that spells

Jack-O-Lanterns are always orange.

Carrots are always orange.

Oranges are always orange.

O-r-a-n-g-e

PINK

Tune: Jingle Bells

Cotton candy, fat pink pigs,

Girls with socks and bows,

P-i-n-k, P-i-n-k,

That is how it goes!

Bubble gum, valentines,

These are all pink too.

Pink icing and pink balloons,

We can spell can you? YES!

GRAY

Tune: Frere Jacques

by Lynette O'Briant

G-r-a-y, g-r-a-y.

I can spell gray,

I can spell gray.

Gray like my scissors,

Gray like an elephant,

Gray, gray, gray.

BLACK

Tune: She’ll be Coming ‘Round the Mountain

B-l-a-c-k spells black.

Flying bats are black.

Scary cats are black.

Jelly beans are black,

I like black!

B-l-a-c-k spells black.

Sunday shoes are black.

Santa’s boots are black.

B-l-a-c-k spells black.

BROWN

Tune: Bingo

There is a color we all know

Can you guess what it is?

B-r-o-w-n

That’s how you spell brown.

Teddy bears and squirrels are brown.

Autumn leaves are too.

Chocolate candy’s always brown.

Chocolate cake is always brown.

Chocolate milk is always brown.

I like brown, don’t you?

WHITE

Tune: Little Brown Jug

W-h-i-t-e,

That spells white,

Sing with me.

Milk is white,

And so is glue.

Ghosts are white

And they say BOO!

W-h-i-t-e,

That spells white,

Sing with me.

The clouds above,

The snow below,

Santa’s beard,

Ho-ho-ho.

ONE

Tune: This Old Man

O-n-e

that spells one,

O-n-e

spells number one

1,2,3,4,5

6,7,8,9,10

O-n-e

spell one again!

O-n-e

that spells one

There is one moon

and one sun

the sun shines all day

and the moon comes

out at night.

One head,

one bed,

sweet dreams,

sleep tight

TWO

Tune: The Muffin Man

T-W-O

That spells two

T-W-O

Spells number two

Twins and pairs

And doubles, too

These things come in 2’s

T-W-O

That spells two

T-W-O

Spells number two

Two ears,

Two hands,

Two legs,

Two shoes

Put them all together

Could this be you?

THREE

Tune: Oats, Peas, Beans, & Barley Grow

T-H-R-E-E

Spells three

Three triangles

I can see

They have three

Sides and sail the sea

T-H-R-E-E

Spells three

T-H-R-E-E

Spells three

Three bears,

Three pigs,

Three mice,

I see

They’re in the

stories that we read

T-H-R-E-E

Spells three !

FOUR

Tune: Mulberry Bush

F-o-u-r

That spells four

F-o-u-r

That spells four

Clapping, snapping

Tapping, four

Let’s count 1,2,3,4

There are 4 corners

On a square

You’ll find 4 legs

On every chair

On cats and dogs

And lions and bears

F-o-u-r

Spells four

Four quarters in a dollar bill

Four candles on a windowsill

Four cows are grazing on a hill

f-o-u-r spells four!

FIVE

Tune: Little Brown Jug

F-i-v-e

That spells five

F-i-v-e

Number five

Use five fingers

And five toes

That’s the way

The five “jive” goes!

F-i-v-e

That spells five

f-i-v-e

number five

Do a dance to

The number five

F-i-v-e

that spells five

SIX

Tune: Row, Row, Row, Your Boat

S-i-x

Spells six

S-i-x

Spells six

Six rabbits in a hat

I like magic tricks!

S-i-x

Spells six

S-i-x

Spells six

Red and yellow

In a bowl

What a funny mix!

SEVEN

Tune: If You’re Happy & You Know It

S-e-v-e-n

Spells seven

S-e-v-e-n

Spells seven

Seven airplanes in the sky

Seven boats are floating by

Let’s all shout

“Hip, Hip, Hooray!”

for number seven

S-e-v-e-n

Spells seven

S-e-v-e-n

Spells seven

Seven cars race on the track

Seven trucks with heavy stacks

Let’s all shout

“Hip, Hip, Hooray!”

for number seven

EIGHT

Tune: Old Mac Donald

E-I-G-H-T

Spells eight

E-I-G-H-T

Eight birds sitting on a gate

E-I-G-H-T

With eight nests here

And eight eggs there

Here a house

There a house

Everywhere a birdhouse

E-I-G-H-T

Spells eight

Number eight is GREAT!

NINE

Tune: London Bridge

N-i-n-e

That spells nine

Number nine anytime

Playing ball with

Friends of mine

N-i-n-e

Nine

N-i-n-e

That spells nine

Counting nine

Anytime

Nine home runs

Would be just fine!

N-i-n-e

Nine!

TEN

Tune: She’ll be coming ‘round the mountain

T-E-N

Spells ten

T-E-N

Spells ten

T-E-N

I see smiles on every face

This is such a happy place!

Turn around

Jump up and down

For number ten

T-E-N

Spells ten

T-E-N

Spells ten

T-E-N

Number ten is so much fun!

Thanks for counting 1 by 1

1,2,3

4,5,6

7,8,9,10

Number Ten!

Lyrics from: Frog Street Press http://www.fsp3.com

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