This is adapted from Shurley Grammar and is sung to Frere Jacques.

Preposition, Preposition,
that starts with an "A",
aboard, about, above,
across, after, against,
along, among, around, at.

Takes turns with your child acting out verbs for each other to identify.  Some easy ones to begin with: run, jump, hop, skip, eat, walk, climb, sleep.)  See if you can advance to difficult verbs.

Make a letters of the alphabet on slips of paper and put the slips into a container. Have your child pull one letter out of the container.  Tell hin to  think of all the nouns he can think of in one minute that begin with that letter.

At the end of the minute, go over the list of nouns that he made. Then, try again with another letter.

This song actually came from Shurley English and is sung to "Nick Nack Paddie Wack."

This little noun floating around
names a person, place, or thing.
With a knick knack paddy wack,
these are English rules,
Isn't language fun and cool?

When teaching your child the order of prefix, root word, and suffix you need only to remember the alphabet. They appear in order alphabetically.
 Prefix (P) will be at the beginning of the word.

Root Word (R) will be in the middle of the word.
Suffix (S) will be at the end of the word.

This can be a fun "change-of-pace" activity when looking for a diversion in studying synonyms. Choose a song that your child is familiar with. Write the lyrics on the board. Underline the main words in each line. Have your child brainstorm words that mean the "same as" the underlined words. Now sing the "new" verse of the song. See example below. This activity can also be fun teaching antonyms as well!

Example:
Old: Row, row, row your boat
New: Paddle, paddle, paddle your ship

Old: Gently down the stream
New: Softly down the river

Old: Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
New: Happily, joyfully, excitedly, jubilantly

Old: Life is but a dream,
New: Existence is but a vision!

This is sung to "It's a small world after all." This song was written by Janie Allan.

It's a verb word after all.
It's a verb word after all.
It's a verb word after all.
It's a verb, verb, word!

Am are is was were has been had and have
Am are is was were has been had and have
Am Are is was were- has been had and have

And DO- DID- DONE! (said with emphasis)

Could be should be would be will be
May be might be must be

Could be should be would be will be
May be might be must be

Could be should be would be will be
May be might be must be

And DO- DID- Done!

It's a verb word after all.
It's a verb word after all.
It's a verb word after all.
It's a verb, verb, word!

Another classic from Suzy Red. This one is sung to "My Darling Clementine."

Show possession!
Show possession!
Use possessive apostrophes!
Write the noun first,
Decide its number;
Then form possession so easily:

Show possession!
Show possession!
Use possessive apostrophes!
For singular ownership,
"Apostrophe s" is all you need!

Show possession!
Show possession!
Use possessive apostrophes!
For plurals ending in "s", 
Just add a little apostrophe!

Show possession!
Show possession!
Use possessive apostrophes!
For plurals, many plurals,
"Apostrophe s" is all you need!

Let's all spell it!
Let's all spell it!
Let's all spell APOSTROPHE!
A-P-O-S-T-R-O---P-H-E! 
Apostrophe!

This was written by Suzy Red and is sung to "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean."

A comma goes with a name
If that’s who you’re talking to.
A comma with quotation marks
Will sure keep you out of the stew.

 Before TOO at the end of a sentence,
After "yes" and "no" when they come first,
A comma with Dear Bob, and Your Friend,
Will save you from what is the worst.

 Appositives need some commas,
Dates with the year do, too.
Between city and state some commas,
Will make a good student of you!

Commas before conjunctions
Can join two sentences, too,
When dependent clauses come first,
A comma will work well for you

Commas, Commas
A listing needs commas,
Hurrah, hurrah!
Commas! Commas!
Oh, PAUSE for a comma today!

This was written by Suzy Red and is sung to "She'll be coming round the mountain."

With an ING you can be whistling a tune!
(whistle, whistle)
With an ING you can be clapping in your room!
(clap, clap)
With an ING you can be jumping!
(jump)
With an ING you can be thumping!
(thump)
I-N-G 's a chunk for writing with a BOOM!
(Cheer:  Oh, YES!)

Verse 2

As a verb, I-N-G needs Dr. IS!
As a verb, I-N-G needs Dr. ARE!
Dr. WAS and Dr. WERE:
These words just make ING purr
As a verb, the I-N-G words need Doc-tor.

Verse 3

Adjectives with I-N-G help a noun.
Adjectives with I-N-G help a noun.
Flying birds,
Barking dogs,
Hopping little tiny frogs,
Adjectives with I-N-G help a noun.

This is sung to the tune of "Bingo."

The vowels of the alphabet, I know them all by name-o,

a-e-i-o-u, a-e-i-o-u, a-e-i-o-i, I know them all by name-o.

The vowels of the aphabet, I know them all by name-o,

clap-e-i-o-u, clap-e-i-o-u, clap e-i-o-u, I know them all by name-o.

Repeat omitting a letter each time, replacing with a clap.

The vowels of the alphabet, I know there short sounds, too, oh!

a-e-i-o-u, a-e-i-o-u, a-e-i-o-u, (use short sound for vowels now),

I know them all by name oh!

Repeat with all short vowels using the same pattern as for "Bingo."

This is sung to the tune of Bingo. (It was actually found in a book called "Chalkboard Songs."

There was a word that meant a place
And THERE was its name-o.
T-H-E-R-E,
T-H-E-R-E,
T-H-E-R-E
And THERE was the place-o!

There was a word which belonged to them 
And THEIR was the word-o.
T-H-E-I-R,
T-H-E-I-R,
T-H-E-I-R,
And THEIR was who owned it!

There was a word which meant They Are 
And THEY'RE was the word-o.
T-H-E-Y (tongue pop) R-E,
T-H-E-Y (tongue pop) R-E,
T-H-E-Y (tongue pop) R-E,
THEY ARE was what it meant-o!

This is sung to the tune of "Bingo."

Some words tell things that you can do
and verbs are what we call them
v-e-r-b-s
v-e-r-b-s
v-e-r-b-s
and verbs are what we call them.

This is sung to John Jacob Jinglehimmer Schmidt.

Am, is, are, was and were

These are the verbs to be

Whenever we go out

We always laugh and shout

Am, is, are, was and were

This one is sung to "London Bridge is Falling Down"

am, are, is, was, were, (and) be,
forms of be,
forms of be,
taste, smell, sound, seem, look, feel, say
become, grow, appear, remain.

This is sung to "If You're Happy and You Know It."

Give me an "A"
Give me an "E"
Give me an "I"
Give me an "O"
Give me a "U"
What do you have?

VOWELS!!!! Two Vowels Together

 (to the tune of "Are You Sleeping?")

I see two vowels (point to eyes)
I see two vowels,
I hear one (point to ears)
I hear one
First one does the talking (point to mouth)
Second keeps on walking (walk fingers)
Yes, indeed!
Yes, indeed!

Can you hear it?
Can you hear it?
Braid and beat
Goat and feet
I can hear just one vowel.
Do you hear just one vowel?
Yes, indeed!
Yes, indeed!

Old McDonald's Vowel Song (can be used with and short vowels)

Old Macdonald had a farm AEIOU...
and on this farm he had an lamb, AEIOU
with an AA here and an AA there
here an A there an A every where an AA
Old MacDonald had a farm AEIOU

Old MacDonald had a farm AEIOU
and on this farm he had a hen, AEIOU
with and EE here and a EE there
here an E there an E every where an EE
Old MacDonald had a farm AEIOU

Old MacDonald had a farm AEIOU
and on this farm he had a pig, AEIOU
with and II here and a II there
here an I there an I every where an II
Old MacDonald had a farm AEIOU

Old MacDonald had a farm AEIOU
and on this farm he had a dog, AEIOU
with and OO here and a OO there
here an O there an O every where an OO
Old MacDonald had a farm AEIOU

Old MacDonald had a farm AEIOU
and on this farm he had a duck, AEIOU
with and UU here and a UU there
here an U there an U every where an UU
Old MacDonald had a farm AEIOU

(to use this with long vowels= substitute hat for lamb,  eagle for hen, igloo for pig, coat for dog, and unicycle for duck.  Now, it's just a strange farm!)

This song teaches about adverbs and is sung to "You are My Sunshine."

You are my adverb,

you tell about verbs,

You tell people how, where, and when,

You're easily spotted by your "ly" dear,

I'll never write without you again.

This song teaches about the vowel sound short "e" and is sung to "Are You Sleeping?"

Where is short e? Where is short e?
Here I am, Here I am.
I am in a pet bed, elephant, and fresh bread.
/e/, /e/, /e/, /e/, /e/, /e/.

This songs teaches about the vowel sound short  a" and is sung to "Are You Sleeping?"

Where is short a? Where is short a?                             

Here I am, here I am,

I am in ant and alphabet,

/a/, /a/, /a/, /a/, /a/, /a/