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Squirrels
Ten In The Bed This rhyme is useful to introduce ordinal number. Pictures
There were ten in the bed of the squirrels could be lined up to show their order.
And the little one said Children could stick ordinal labels (1st, 2nd, etc.) on them.
'Roll over, roll over'
So they all rolled over Five little squirrels sitting in a tree.
And one fell out The first one said, "What do I see?"
Bumped his head, The second one said, "Some nuts on the ground."
And gave a shout, The third one said, "Those nuts I found."
Please remember, The fourth one said, "I'll race you there."
To tie a knot in your pyjamas, The Fifth one said, "All right, that's fair."
Single beds are only made for (then shouted) One, two, So they shook their tails and ran with glee.
three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine in the bed and... To the nuts that lay at the foot of the tree.
This continues with:
There were nine in the bed
And the little one said...etc
And finishes with:
There was one in a bed
And the little one said
'Good night!'
When I was One Over In the Meadow
When I was one I'd just begun; Assign sets of children to be the different animals in the
When I was two I was nearly new; song. Have them get up and move around appropriately
When I was three I was hardly me; when their verse is sung. Have children paint pictures to
When I was four I was not much more; illustrate the song. Make up additional verses for the
When I was five I was just alive; numerals 6-10. For example, “Over hn tge meadow hn a
But now I am six I‟m clever as clever home made of sticks lived an old mother rabbit and her
So I think I'll be six now for ever and ever! little rabbhts shx…”
Nine, nine,
Penguins in a line
Ten, ten,
I want to come again!
Five Little Mice Alice the Camel
Five little mice came out to play Alice the camel has five humps.
Gathering crumbs along the way Alice the camel has five humps.
Out came pussycat sleek and fat Alice the camel has five humps.
Four little mice go scampering back So go, Alice, go.
Counting in 2’s
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20
Our legs, our arms, our hands, our feet
We count in pairs of two.
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20
Our eyes, our ears, our socks, our shoes,
We count on me and you.
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20