\\\\
1
Poem of the Week
Color Songs
Singing about
Sounds & Words
2

3
4
Zip-a-dee-do-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
I’m excited because it’s my first day!
I’m gonna learn and I’m gonna play!
Zip-a-dee-do-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
It is time for us to go now.
We’re gonna ride the school bus.
Mrs. Howard’s waiting for us!
Zip-a-dee-do-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay
Wonderful feeling, on my first day!
5
By Joy Cowley
We like ice cream in the car.
We like ice cream in the plane.
We like ice cream in the snow.
We like ice cream in the rain.
We like ice cream in the tree.
We like ice cream on the hill.
No more ice cream!
We feel ill.
6
…
…
…
…
…
…
7
September
Remember September
The month of the year
When summer is going
And autumn is near.
Remember September
When apples grow fat
And pumpkins grow even
Fatter than that!
8
Peas Porridge
.
Peas porridge
.
Peas porridge
Peas porridge in the pot
Nine days old.
Some like it
.
.
Some like it
Some like it in the pot
Nine days old.
On "peas porridge hot," place both hands up near your face and fan them by your mouth like you tasted something very hot!
On "some like it cold," move both hands outward like you’re pushing something away & stick your tongue out like you tasted something yucky.
On "in the pot nine days old," hold your nose with one hand & wave the other hand outward like you’re waving bye to someone, with a face like
you’re saying "yuuuuk!"
9
I’ve got a dog as thin as a rail.
He’s got fleas all over his tail.
Every time his tail goes flop,
The fleas on the bottom all hop to the top.
10
Christopher Columbus
Tune: I’m a Little Teapot
Christopher Columbus sailed the sea.
Ships on the ocean: one, two, three.
When the trip was finished, he could see
America the home of you and me!
11
Tune: Did you ever see a Lassie?
Oh, here I have a pumpkin, a pumpkin, a pumpkin.
Oh, here I have a pumpkin a big orange ball.
It came from a patch where it grew on a vine.
Oh, here I have a pumpkin, the best one of all.
12
…
Read each line with AWESOME expression!
13
Traffic Lights
“Stop” says the red light.
“Go” says the green.
“Wait” says the yellow light
blinking in between.
That’s what they say and
that’s what they mean.
We all must obey them…
even the queen.
For fun: Change the underlined words into a new set of silly rhyming words like “they do and you” or “they’re for and the door.”
14
Thanksgiving is Here!
…
15
5 little turkeys standing at the door
1 waddled off, and then there were 4.
4 little turkeys standing near a tree
1 waddled off, and then there were 3.
3 little turkeys with nothing to do
1 waddled off, and then there were 2.
2 little turkeys in the morning sun
1 waddled off, and then there was 1.
1 little turkey better run away
for soon it will be Thanksgiving Day!
16
Smells like dinner.
Smells like dinner.
Mmmm, mmmm good!
Mmmm, mmmm good!
I can smell the ______________.
I can smell the ______________.
Mmmm, mmmm good!
Mmmm, mmmm good!
17
Mr. Turkey
Try singing this one in a “round!” Beautiful!
18
Sing a song of Winter
Frost is in the air.
Sing a song of Winter
Snowflakes everywhere.
Sing a song of Winter
Hear the sleigh bells chime.
Can you think of anything as nice as
Wintertime?
19
Oh, do you know the Gingerbread Man,
The Gingerbread Man, the Gingerbread Man?
Oh, do you know the Gingerbread Man,
Who ran and ran and ran?
He said, "Catch me if you can,
If you can, if you can."
He said, "Catch me if you can,
Then ran and ran and ran.
(you may stand up and run in place while you sing the last verse and sit down as soon as it’s over!)
I can run like the Gingerbread Man.
The Gingerbread Man, the Gingerbread Man.
I can run like the Gingerbread Man.
Now catch me if you can.
20
The Winter Pokey
Tune: the Hokey Pokey
You put your ________________ in.
You put your ________________ out.
You put your ________________ in,
And you shake them all about!
You do the Winter pokey and
You turn yourself around.
That’s what Winter is all about!
21






____________






22
Freedom, Freedom Let it Ring
Tune: "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"
Freedom, freedom let it ring
"Let it ring", said Dr King.
Let us live in harmony
Peace and love for you and me.
Freedom, freedom let it ring
"Let it ring", said Dr King.





23
Chubby
Little
Snowman
There was a chubby snowman
(hold arms around body like you are chubby)
Who had a carrot nose.
(with one hand make a pinching motion and pull it out from your nose to make a carrot shape)
Along came a bunny
(hold up two fingers and make a hopping motion)
And what do you suppose?
(shrug shoulders)
That hungry little bunny
(rub tummy)
looking for his lunch
(hold one hand over eyes and look around)
ate that chubby snowman's nose....
Nibble, nibble, CRUNCH!
(use hand to make a chomping mouth actions at your nose)
24
I made myself a snow ball
as perfect as could be.
I thought I'd keep it as a pet
and let it sleep with me.
I made it some pajamas
and a pillow for it's head.
Then, last night it ran away.
But first -- it wet the bed.
25
Tune: "Where is Thumbkin? / Frere Jacques"
26
Valentine
Tune: This Old Man
V-a-l-e-n-t-i-n-e
Will you be my Valentine
This Valentine’s Day?
Oh, please cupid
Fly my way!
27
100 is a lot!
100 dogs, 100 cats,
100 heads for 100 hats.
100 women, 100 men,
100's more than 5 or 10.
100 buttons, 100 coats,
100 sails for 100 boats.
100 cookies, 100 cakes
100 kids with bellyaches!
100 shoes, 100 socks,
100 keys for 100 locks.
100 puddles mighty dirty,
100's even more than 30.
100 daughters, 100 sons,
100 franks on 100 buns.
100 trees, 100 plants,
100 picnics, 100 ants!
100 is a lot to count,
100 is a LARGE AMOUNT!
100 kisses, 100 hugs,
100 bats, 100 bugs.
100 bees, 100 birds,
This poem has 100 words!
28
Tune: Up on the Housetop
The third Monday in February is President’s Day
“All Hail The Chief!” the people say.
Washington, Lincoln, and Jefferson, too.
Roosevelt and Kennedy to name a few.
They were all great men!
We honor them today.
They were all brave men!
Happy President’s Day!
“All Hail The Chief!” We’re proud to say.
Hooray for the free world:
The United States!
29
30
Spring Won’t Spring
Tune: The Song that Never Ends
(repeat over and over again!)
31
 
32

















33








34
Two mother pigs lived in a pen (thumbs)
Each had four babies and that made ten (fingers of both hands)
These four babies were black and white (fingers of one hand)
These four babies were black as night (fingers of the other hand)
All eight babies loved to play (wiggle fingers)
And they rolled and rolled in the mud all day! (roll hands)
35
Recycle
Tune: Ten in the Bed
two*
*Continue until you get to five.






36
Doubles! Doubles!
I can add doubles.
It's no trouble
for me to add doubles!
1+1=2
2+2=4
3+3=6
4+4=8
5+5=10
37
38
Lady Monarch
Tune: Yankee Doodle
Lady Monarch made a hat
of flowers, leaves and spring things,
Went to town to show it off
But she forgot her earrings.
Lady Monarch cried and wept,
She was very sad,
Then two bees sat on her ears,
So she was very glad.
39
40
Do You Like To Buzz?
Tune: "Do Your Ears Hang Low?"
Do you like to buzz?
Are you covered all in fuzz?
Do you call a hive a home
In the garden where you roam?
Do you know how to make honey?
Are your stripes a little funny?
Do you like to buzz?
41
42
Mrs. Howard’s Class
Tune: Addams' Family
43
It Is Time to Say Good-Bye
Tune: Comin’ Round the Mountain
It is time to say good-bye to all our friends.
It is time for the school year to end.
We’ve had so much fun.
I’ll miss everyone.
It is time to say good-bye to all our friends.
“Good-bye, friends!”
Yee-haw!
44
Make new friends
But keep the old
One is silver and the
Other is gold.
45
46
RED
(Tune; ARE YOU SLEEPING?)
R-E-D, red.
R-E-D, red.
I can spell red
I can spell red.
Fire trucks are red,
Stop signs are red, too.
R-E-D,
R-E-D.
47
YELLOW
(Tune: IF YOU’RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT)
Y-E-L-L-O-W spells yellow.
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.
48
BLUE
(Tune: THE FARMER IN THE DELL)
B-L-U-E spells blue.
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.
49
GREEN
(Tune: ROW, ROW ROW YOUR BOAT)
G-R-E-E-N, 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
50
ORANGE
(Tune: THE WHEELS ON THE BUS)
O-R-A-N-G-E,
O-R-A-N-G-E,
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!
51
PURPLE
(Tune: Camptown 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.
52
BROWN
(Tune: BINGO)
There is a color we all know.
Can you guess what it is?
B-R-O-W-N.
B-R-O-W-N.
B-R-O-W-N.
That’s how you spell brown.
Teddy bears and squirrels are brown.
Autumn leaves are, too.
Chocolate candy is always brown
Chocolate cake is always brown.
Chocolate milk is always brown.
I like brown, don’t you?
53
BLACK
(Tune: She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain)
B-L-A-C-K, spells black.
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.
B-L-A-C-K, spells black.
Sunday shoes are black.
Santa’s boots are black.
B-L-A-C-K spells black.
54
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!
55
WHITE
(Tune: LITTLE BROWN JUG)
W-H-I-T-E
That spells white. Sing with me!
Milk is white, 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!
56
57
a–a a–a
I am the short vowel a
The short vowel a says a – a - a
Like alligator aa-choo.
e-e e–e
I am the short vowel e
The short vowel e says e – e - e
Like excellent exercise.
i–i i-i
I am the short vowel i
The short vowel I says i – i - i
Like igloo, Indian.
o–o o–o
I am the short vowel o
The short vowel o says o – o - o
Like obnoxious octopus.
u-u u–u
I am the short vowel u
The short vowel says u – u - u
Like ugly underwear!
58
The H Cousins
Tune: Deep in the Heart of Texas
59
Slide and blendBlend and slideJust blend two sounds.
Don’t fool around.
I’ll say the letters.
You blend them together.
When you see these pairs
You will know
How their sounds go.
Bl says
Pl says
Fl says
Br says
Pr says
Dr says
When you see these pairs
Now you know
How their sounds go
St says
Sp says
Sw says
Sl says
Tw says
Tr says
When you see these pairs
You will know
How their sounds go.
60
61
Verbs!
62
Punctuation Recitation
At a period you come to a full stop
And your voice goes all the way down.
At a comma you come to a half stop
and your voice goes half way down.
At an exclamation point
Your voice gets very excited!
Your voice gets very excited!
Quotation marks you speak like the character, you
speak like the character.
Yeah!
63