Counting Rhymes for Kids
Rhymes that make numbers stick.
Numbers come alive here as sheep hop one by one and soldiers line up in neat rows, giving kids a playful way to practice counting. Explore Action rhymes for more rhythmic movement.
One little sheep jumps over the fence,
Two little sheep, that makes good sense.
Three, four, five, hop on by,
Counting sheep until I sleep.
January, February, March, and then,
April, May, and June again,
July, August, September too,
October, November, December, we're through.
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Hickory, dickory, dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory, dickory, dock.
One, two, buckle my shoe;
Three, four, knock at the door;
Five, six, pick up sticks;
Seven, eight, lay them straight;
Nine, ten, a big fat hen;
Eleven, twelve, dig and delve;
Thirteen, fourteen, maids a-courting;
Fifteen, sixteen, maids in...
Action Rhymes
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Once I caught a fish alive.
6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
The...
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bumped his head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
No more monkeys jumping on the bed!
There were ten in the bed
And the little one said,
Roll over, roll over!
So they all rolled over
And one fell out.
There were nine in the bed
And the little one said,
Roll over, roll over!
This old man, he played one,
He played knick-knack on my thumb.
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
Five little speckled frogs, sat on a speckled log,
Eating some most delicious bugs. Yum, yum!
One jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool,
Then there were four speckled frogs. Glub, glub!
Animal Rhymes
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.
The first one said, Oh my, it's getting late!
The second one said, There are witches in the air.
The third one said, But we don't care!
The fourth one said, Let's run...
Here is the beehive, where are the bees?
Hidden away where nobody sees.
Watch and you'll see them come out of the hive,
One, two, three, four, five! Bzzzzz!
Five little peas in a pea pod pressed,
One grew, two grew, and so did all the rest.
They grew and grew and did not stop,
Until one day the pod went pop!
Ten little soldiers standing in a row,
They bow to the captain, they bow just so.
They march to the left, they march to the right,
Then they all stand still, still, still.
