The world is a vivid and colorful place, and one of the earliest English lessons we learn as children is how to identify and spell the names of Colors. To help your students and children learn how to spell colors, we’ve compiled a list of the 14 best Color songs on video so that you can incorporate them into your lessons.
It doesn’t matter if you’re teaching kindergarten students or teaching English as a foreign language to young learners, these song videos can help you and your students.
Songs To Help Your Students Spell Colors
Color songs are immensely beneficial for young learners as they combine the elements of catchiness and memorability, making the process of learning to spell colors engaging and effective. This can be useful when teaching both native and non-native English speakers.
In this list, we’ve saved 14 of the best color songs for you to refer back to when you need them. Plus, if you keep going to the bottom you’ll find 10 bonus songs on individual colors.
Let’s Learn the Colors
The most viewed of all the color song videos in this list. They must be doing something right!
What Color Is It?
This color song employs puppets to teach 11 colors. It’s pretty repetitive but should certainly hold the attention of young learners.
The Colorbubblies Song
One of my favorites on the list. This song combines a nice tune with the memorable Colorbubblies characters.
Learn the Colors
This is a simple song that spells out the colors visually. It’s not overly catchy but it does the job in an effective way.
Color song By ELF Learning
Another simple song that gradually speeds up, encouraging students to follow along with the words.
Learn To Spell Colors
Want a lively song that’s almost like a rap? Look no further than this color song!
Color Words Rap
This color song truly is a rap.
Rainbow Colors
Not a song as such, but it does have some background music! This is a great video for teaching young learners how colors mix together to make other colors.
The Colors Song
This is a slightly more advanced song for when your students understand the colors. It incorporates more vocabulary and objects of different colors.
What Color Is It? (My Favorite)
My personal favorite out of the color songs in this list. I think it’s the guitar. This song uses rhythm and melody to enhance retention and incorporates objects too. It’s quite the tune!
Color Robot
This is another song that introduces other vocabulary. It uses rhythm and melody to help children associate each color’s name with a distinct tune and visual image.
I Can Sing a Rainbow (Classic)
Once your students know all of the colors, you might want to introduce them to this all time classic sung by Peggy Lee. It was written by Arthur Hamilton in 1953!
Rainbow Colors Song
Speaking of rainbows, young learners might also like this one:
The Rainbow Song
And this one, which is the most modern:
Songs For Individual Colors
Once your students have learned the difference between the colors and know how to spell them, there are also some great songs for individual colors.
These songs use rhythm and melody to create a multisensory experience, helping children associate each color’s name with a distinct tune and visual image. This sensory connection enhances retention, making it easier for kids to recall and spell colors accurately.
Moreover, these songs often employ repetition, a proven technique for reinforcing learning, ensuring that the spelling of colors becomes second nature.
Check out the different color songs here (I’ve put them in the order of the rainbow as much as possible):
Color Red Song
Color Orange Song
Color Yellow Song
Color Green Song
Color Blue Song
Color Purple Song
Color Pink Song
Color White Song
Color Brown Song
Color Black Song
Conclusion
That’s it for our list of color songs, I hope you liked them! Do you have a favorite?
These songs are a great resource to teach spelling colors and will help to create an engaging and memorable learning experience for young learners. So, whether you’re a teacher or a parent, these songs can enhance your educational toolbox, making color spelling a joy for young learners.
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