Learning colours can be tricky for kids. There are so many names to remember. Not to mention all the different shades to recognise! But don’t worry because using songs to teach colours will make teaching this difficult concept a breeze. Not only do they make learning fun, but they’ll also improve your toddler’s communication skills too!
My toddler is currently at the stage where he loves repeating colour names. He currently calls everything yellow! It’s totally normal for his stage of learning colours. But I’m looking forward to when we can move onto some of the more exciting stages.
Check them out in my guide on how to teach colours.
Singing songs is one of the ways I started introducing my toddler to colour names.
The only song I knew was I Can Sing a Rainbow. I got bored singing it every day. So I got to work finding other nursery rhymes about colours.
It was much harder than I thought it would be.
At first, I found songs to teach colours that just said the colour names over and over. And they weren’t very engaging at all.
But the more I searched, the more I uncovered some hidden gems. And that’s what I’m going to share with you today.
Here’s our collection of the best songs to teach colours. We’ve added the lyrics and Youtube videos so you can start learning and sharing them with your little one today.
We’ll also share our Spotify playlist and the funniest song at the end!
The Best Rainbow Songs to Help Kids Learn Their Colours
I Can Sing a Rainbow by Peggy Lee
We thought we’d start with the most popular song to help kids learn colours. This well-known nursery rhyme was first created in 1955 and was sung by Peggy Lee.
Lyrics
Download your I can sing a rainbow poster and teach it to your toddler or preschooler.
Rainbow of Colours by the Wiggles
This song is about objects that are certain colours.
Words
I Ate a Rainbow by Teeny Tiny Stevies
This silly song is about eating a rainbow. It goes through individual colours and the foods that have the same colour. The repeating words and verses make this catchy song easy for kids to learn.
Song words
Take a look at more songs from the Teeny Tiny Stevies. Including songs about getting dressed, going to the toilet, being patient and more.
Help Kids Make Important Associations With Nursery Rhymes About the Colours Of Objects
I love Colours Don’t Ask Me Why
This song includes the colours red, blue, yellow and green. It’s perfect for introducing the first colours to your toddler. Try focusing on one by learning a verse at a time.
Here are the words:
Colours Song by Panda Party
This unique song goes through most of the basic colours and the objects that have are similar colours. The clever rhymes will have kids learning their colours in no time.
Use the words to sing along:
Use Songs About Colours to Talk About Favourites
What’s Your Favourite Colour? By Kids Songs
Kids are really interested in knowing what people’s favourite colours are. Satisfy their curiosity by singing this song with them. Once you know the first few lines, you can sing it in whichever order you like. You could even make up colours with funny names to see if they notice you’re being silly.
Lyrics:
Colours Song 2 by KidsTV123
This is another song that focuses on favourite colours. As well as objects that have the same colours. This soothing song will definately get stuck in your head!
Sing along with the words below:
Colors 2 by KidsTV123 on Youtube
Colour Songs to Get Kids Thinking and Moving
Ten Little Crayons by The Kiboomers
There’s so much learning packed into this tune. It includes numbers, colour names and shapes. It’s also a great song to use when little ones are colouring in.
Learn the lyrics:
What Colour Are You Wearing by The Kiboomers
This simple, repetitive song is about the colour of clothes. It’s an easy to learn action song that will get kids burning off energy! Sing it to the tune of If You’re Happy and You Know It.
Here are the words:
The Colour Song by Bryant Oden
Now for one of the funniest nursery rhymes about colours. This clever tune will get both you and your kids thinking! See if you can complete the song by figuring out the colours that rhyme.
Note: this song is better suited to older kids because they can play along.
Lyrics:
Songs to Teach Colours Spotify Playlist
So that’s our collection of 10 songs to teach colours. Introduce 1 or all them to your kids. Trust me, they’ll love them and quickly learn the words.
As promised, here’s our learn colours songs Spotify playlist. It has all the songs mentioned in this post. Save it and download it so you can use it to entertain and teach kids in the car and when at home.
Now it’s over to you.
What song will you teach your little one first?
Let me know by leaving me a comment below.
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