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The ants go marching ten by ten (hold up ten fingers) The little one stops to check the time (pretend to check wristwatch) The ants go marching nine by nine (hold up nine fingers) The little one stops to shut the gate (pretend to shut a gate) The ants go marching eight by eight (hold up eight fingers) The little one stops to pray to heaven (pretend to pray) The ants go marching seven by seven (hold up seven fingers) The little one stops to pick up sticks (pretend to pick up sticks)

The ants go marching six by six (hold up six fingers)

The little one stops to take a dive (pretend to dive) The ants go marching five by five (hold up five fingers) The little one stops to shut the door (pretend to shut a door) The ants go marching four by four (hold up four fingers) The little one stops to climb a tree (pretend to climb a tree) The ants go marching three by three (hold up three fingers) The little one stops to tie his shoe (pretend to tie shoe) The ants go marching two by two (hold up two fingers) The little one stops to suck his thumb (pretend to suck thumb)Īnd they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain. The ants go marching one by one (hold up one finger) One jumped off! Splash! (tuck one finger down into a fist) RELATED: 30 Picture Books You Can Count Onįive jellyfish, five jellyfish (hold up five fingers) Mother Duck said “Quack, quack, quack, quack”Īnd all of those five little ducks came back. Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack” (use other hand to make a mother duck beak and open and close hand to quack)īut only four little ducks came back (bring first hand back to the front with four fingers showingĬontinue until no little ducks came back, then Over the hills and far away (hold arm across body and tuck fingers behind shoulder on the opposite side of the body) (Continue until there are no speckled frogs on the log).įive little ducks went swimming one day (hold up five fingers) Then there were four green speckled frogs, One jumped into the pool (tuck one finger down) (Continue until no currant buns are left in the baker’s shop).įive green and speckled frogs (hold up five fingers) One, two, three, four, five (release one finger at a time from the fist/hive)įive currant buns in a baker’s shop (hold up five fingers)īig and round with a cherry on the top (draw a circle in the airĪlong came a girl/boy (or child’s name) with a penny one day,īought a currant bun and took it away (tuck one finger down into fist). Glue or tape the toppers to a craft stick and you have a fun classroom resource – the children will love taking turns to choose a counting song to sing!ġ5 Counting Rhymes and Songs for Preschool & Kindergarten

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I have included a fun printable set of song cards and song stick toppers that you can download and print at the bottom of this post. This list of counting rhymes and songs includes many of my personal favourites from my preschool classroom days, that I have also loved singing at home with my own kids since becoming a mum. Songs and rhymes are a staple of the preschool and kindergarten classroom, and have been for generations. Inside: 15 fun counting rhymes and songs for preschool and kindergarten.