Nursery
number favourites to 10 O-Z
Old
Davy Jones
On my
right hand what do I see?
Once
I caught a fish alive!
One
and one, it’s a mountain
One
bubble, two bubbles
One
duck, two ducks
One
little brown bird
One
man went to mow
One,
two, kittens that mew
Over
in the meadow
Seven
little pigs went to market
Six
little acorns
Six
little ducks
Six
little kittens
Six
little pigs
Spanish
counting song
Last updated: 11/7/2022
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The songs below are compiled, illustrated and
sometimes adapted
by
Dany Rosevear
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Old Davy Jones O Learn to count to ten and
back again.
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On my right hand what do I see? 🔊 How many fingers?
Learn which is the left and right hand. This works well as a hand play |
On my right hand what do I
see? Five little fingers all
looking at me. On my left hand what do I
see? Five more fingers all
looking at me. I put them together, then
I see, Ten little fingers looking at me! |
Once I caught a fish alive!O
A nursery favourite that
encourages counting to ten and will help to distinguish left from right.
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One and
one, it’s a mountain A hand play, double numbers
as you go. 1. Raise one finger on each hand, place tips
together. 2.Show two fingers on each hand, place hands
together and stretch out four fingers to make them walk. 3. Show three fingers on each hand, sweep face with
them like cat cleaning whiskers. 4. Show four fingers on each hand, place hands
together and wiggle fingers. 5. Show five fingers on each hand, cross wrist and
flap hands moving upwards and away. |
One and one, It's a mountain. Two and two, It's a crab. Three and three, It’s a cat: ‘Meow!’ Four and four, It’s an octopus. Five and five, It’s a butterfly, Fly up through the sky - And away! |
One
bubble, two bubbles
🔊 A simple action rhyme and
number play to ten. Music by Dany Rosevear. 1. Tap top of head. 2. Hop once. 3. Clap hands. 4.
Slowly sit or crouch down . |
One bubble, two bubbles, three
bubbles, TOP! Four
bubbles, five bubbles, six bubbles, HOP! Seven
bubbles, eight bubbles, nine bubbles, POP! Ten bubbles
floating down, time to STOP! |
One
duck, two ducks 🔊 Or ‘Ten ducks’. A number action rhyme. 1. Raise one then a second finger, ‘splash’ hands.
2.Show two more fingers toch cheeks. 3. Raise two more fingers, hands on
hips. 4. Raise two more fingers, move wiggling fingers downwards. 5. Raise
last two fingers, flap elbows up and down, shake body then hands to cheek. |
One duck, two ducks splashing in a pool, Three ducks, four ducks find the water cool, Five ducks, six ducks want to stay and play, Seven ducks, eight ducks love a rainy day, Nine ducks, ten ducks, all with wings outspread, Shake their glossy feathers and waddle off to bed. |
One
little brown bird O Become familiar with the
concept of ‘one more’.
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One man went to mow O Learn to count back from
ten. This song is great fun to
sing especially on coach journeys when you have plenty of time. It can be made simpler for
young children by just having the word ‘Woof!’
after ‘dog’ or add more words to get everyone in a tizz such as. ‘an
old tin can, a frying pan’ There are plenty of more
ideas at the Mudcat website. Put one finger up in
sequence for each number. Count back from the number
beginning each subsequent verse.
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One,
two, kittens that mew A traditional counting
rhyme to ten. From the
Ladybird book of ‘Number rhymes’ 1976. Raise corresponding finger for each number and make
appropriate noises! |
One, two, kittens that mew, Two, three, birds on a tree, Three, four, shells on the shore, Four, five, bees from the hive, Five, six, the cow that licks, Six, seven, rooks in the heaven, Seven, eight, sheep at the gate, Eight, nine, clothes on a line, Nine, ten, little black hen. |
Over in the meadow O Learn to count to ten or to
count back from ten by singing the same song in reverse order. There are many different
versions of this great traditional song; most of the verses here I remember
singing to young children in the 1970s. Children can use fingers to
count and mime the actions. Encourage children to make up their own rhymes
with versions that correspond with the topic of the day.
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Seven little pigs 🔊 A subtraction song. You
can also change the number of pigs and how many fall down / run away each
time and sing ‘So how many went to town. Use fingers to represent each pig. Fold
fingers down and make runaway pig wiggle away. |
Seven little pigs went to
market, One of them fell down, One of them, he ran away, And five pigs got to town. Five little pigs went to
market, One of them fell down, One of them, he ran away, And three pigs got to
town. Three little pigs went to
market, One of them fell down, One of them, he ran away, And one pig got to town. |
Six little acorns O A song for autumn. Learn to subtract from six. 1.
Hold up fingers to show the number of acorns. Make hands move like the
wind. 2.
As above 3. Show empty hands. Wiggle finger upwards and point
to self. |
Six little acorns in an old oak tree, The autumn winds began to blow and down came
three. Three little acorns in an old oak tree, The autumn winds began to blow and down came
three. No little acorns in an old oak tree, But underneath I saw one sprout, just for me! |
Six little ducksO Where are they going? Start with a count to six
using fingers.
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Six little kittens 🔊 A number hand
play. Like kittens we have individual features that make us special, likewise
we all share many similarities. Written by Anna M. Pratt and music by Adolf Weidig. ‘The progressive
music series teacher’s manual volume 1’ was published around 1918. Words slightly adapted by Dany Rosevear. Verse 1. Hold up six fingers. Show three fingers on
one hand and three on the other. 2. Show two fingers and touch nose. Raise
one finger, show two paws. Stroke whiskers. Show claws. 3. Stroke hand. Pull
palms apart. Show claws. |
Six little kittens Are busy at play, Three of them black ones And three of them grey. Two have white noses And one has white paws; All have long whiskers, And all have sharp claws; Now they are playful Such dear little cats; When they grow bigger They’ll frighten the rats. |
Six little pigs 🔊 A hand play. Learn about the importance of saying
‘please’ and ‘thank you’. Written by Helen Call and published around 1923 in Songs of Childhood.
Tune and adapted wordsby Dany Rosevear. 1. Hold up six fingers. 2. Put hand to eyes, wiggle
little finger. 3. Roll fists round each other. 4. Make arm and hand into a
tree. 5. Put hand to ear. 6. Put hand to mouth. |
Six little pigs in the
straw with their mother Bright eyes, curly tails,
tumbling on each other. Bring them apples from the
orchard trees, And hear those piggies
say, "Please! Please! Please!
" But instead of “Thank
you!” they’ll go, "Wee! Wee! Wee!" |
Spanish counting song 🔊 Learn to count
in Spanish with this cheerful song. It can be found in ‘Very favourites of
the very young’ published in 1986 by ‘World round songs’. Hold up a finger as each number is sung. |
Uno, tra la la, dos, tra
la la Tres, quatro, cinco, seis,
tra la la Siete, tra la la, ocho,
tra la la Nueve, diez, tra la la! |
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