Songs that Teach Elementary Concepts
For Preschool, Early Childhood, and Kindergarten

*Sound clips are available from these pages.

Numbers and Counting Skills
      See our Songs and Chants for Early Math Concepts *

Opposites
      Opposites * -- The Learning Station
      The Opposite Song -- Dr. Jean
      Opposites * -- Sara Jordan Publishing
      Up and Down -- Sharon MacDonald

Shapes
      The Shape Song -- Dr. Jean
      The Shapes Medley * -- Sara Jordan

Money, Currency, and Budgeting
      Ayee I Owe You * -- Hap Palmer
      Heads or Tails * -- Gary Rosen
      Jingle in My Pocket -- Sharon MacDonald
      Money Song -- Dr. Jean
      A Penny Saved * -- Judy Caplan Ginsburgh

Parts of the Body
      Bodies 1-2-3 * -- Peter & Ellen Allard
      A Bowl Of Cherries * -- Peter & Ellen Allard
      Dance and Boogie * -- Mr. Al
      Fancy Dancing * -- Mr. Al
      I've Got Two Hands * -- Peter & Ellen Allard
      Parts of the Body Polka * -- Sara Jordan Publishing
      Rock and Roll Body Parts * -- Mr. Al
      Rhyme Time Band * -- Hap Palmer
      Tony Chestnut *-- The Learning Station

      See Also: Songs About My Body, Health, Fitness, and Illness *

Homes
      Some Houses * -- Billy Jonas
      This Happy House * -- Jessica Harper

The Calendar, Weather, and Seasons
      See our Songs that Teach Weather, Seasons, and the Calendar *

Machines, Cars, and Trains
      Drivin' In My Car * -- Ralph Covert
      Driving In My Car * -- Peter & Ellen Allard
      Great Machine * -- Peter & Ellen Allard

       *See our collection of Train Songs *

Colors
      Color Chant -- Dr. Jean
      The Color Farm -- Dr. Jean
      Color Poems -- Mary Flynn
      Colors in My World * -- Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
      If You're Wearing Colors * -- The Learning Station
      Please Stand Up * -- Mr. Al
      Rainbow Soup * -- Sara Jordan Publishing

Clothing
      All Dressed Up * -- Peter & Ellen Allard
      I Got a Hat * -- The Learning Station
      New Shoes * -- Peter & Ellen Allard
      What You Gonna Wear? * -- Marcy Marxer

Telling Time -- Reading the Clock
      Learning How to Tell Time * -- Mr. Al

Pets, Animals, and Dinosaurs
      Big Farm (In English and Spanish) * -- Nelson Gill
      Caterpillar * -- Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
      Counting Animals * -- Sara Jordan Publishing
      Down By The Barnyard * -- Peter & Ellen Allard
      The Farm Song * -- Skip West
      Hungry Caterpillar * -- The Learning Station
      Wings of a Bird * -- Nelson Gill

      See our other pages on Animals * and Dinosaurs.*

Alphabet Letters and their Sounds and Phonological Awareness
      See our pages on Sounds of Letters, Digraphs, and Blends and Phonemic Awareness

Songs for Classroom Transitions
      See our songs for Starting and Ending the Day, Clean-Up Time, and Transitions

Songs and Chants that Teach About Safety
      See our Safety Songs

Friends and Family
      See our Family Songs and Songs About Friendship, Getting Along with Others, Character Building, and Conflict Resolution

Healthy Bodies
      See our Songs About Food and Nutrition and My Body, Health, and Fitness

Holiday Songs
      See our Music to Celebrate Presidents' Day, Valentine's Day, Independence Day, Halloween, and the Winter Holidays.

Fingerplays
      Fingerplays provide a natural, enjoyable way to build number and language skills.

 

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