Rhymes and Stories

Rhymes with Counting

One, Two, Three, Four, Five

This rhyme not only has great actions, but it also introduces your baby to counting and also to the difference between right and left. Count your fingers as you sing "one, two, three, four, five" and "six, seven, eight, nine, ten." Wiggle the little finger on your right hand for your baby to see.

One, two, three, four, five,
Once I caught a fish alive.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on my right.

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom

This song also introduces your baby to counting, but this time it is counting backwards from five to one. Babies love being sent into space and twirled around the room at blast off.

Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We're going to the moon.
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We're going to the moon.
We'll climb aboard a rocket ship,
And go upon a little trip.
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We're going to the moon.
Five...four...three...two...one...
Blast off!

Ten Fat Sausages

Similar to Ten Green Bottles, this rhyme teaches children to count down from ten sausages to there being no sausages left in the pan.

Ten fat sausages sizzling in a pan,
One went pop and the other went BANG!

Nine fat sausages sizzling in a pan,
One went POP and the other went BANG!

And so on! Repeat counting down until you are left singing: "And there were no fat sausages sizzling in the pan."


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