One little, two little, Three little Monsters
Four little, five little, six little Monsters
Seven little, eight little, nine little Monsters
Ten of them can't scare me!
Ten little, nine little, eight little Monsters
Seven little, six little, five little monsters
Four little, three little, two little Monsters,
One of them can't scare me!
None of them can scare me!
Five littel speckled frogs
Five little speckled frogs.
Sitting on a speckled log.
Eating the most delicious bugs...yum, yum.
One jumped into the pool
where it was nice and cool.
Then there were four speckled frogs.
Continue until only one frog is left.
One little speckled frog.
Sitting on a speckled log.
Eating the most delicious bugs...yum, yum.
he jumped inot the pool
Where it was nice and cool.
Now there are no speckled frogs.
Five little froggies
Five little froggies sat on a shore
(children crouch in a row like frogs)
One went for a swim, then there were four
(first frog leaps and swims off)
Four little froggies
Looked out to sea
(children put hand at brow and look out to sea)
One went swimming, and then there were three
Three little froggies said "What can we do?"
One jumped in the water, then there were two
Two little froggies sat in the sun
One swam off, and then there was one
One little froggie said "This is no fun!"
he dived in the water, and then there were none.
Five little Firefighters
Five little firefighters
(show five fingers)
Sleeping in a row
(rest cheeks on hands and close eyes)
Ring goes the bell, down the pole they go
(pretend to slide down pole)
They jump on the engine
(jump up)
and put out the fire
(pretend to squirt with a hose)
Now they're back home
My, but they're tired
(Stretch and yawn)
Ten Acorns in a row
Give each child their won acorn (or leaf, pumpkin, or other seasonal item.) If there are less then 10 children, some may get two. Sing to the tune of "10 little indians."
One little, two little, three little acorns, four little, five little, six little acorns, seven little eight little, nine little acorns, ten acorns in a row.
Each child places their acorn on the floor, lining them up in a row.
This is a good opportunity to discuss that acorns are food for squirrels and that it is also a seed that grows into an oak tree.
Dinosaurs subtracting numbers
5 enormous dinosaurs, letting out a roar (hold up 5 fingers)
1 went away and then there were 4 (put one finger down)
4 enormous dinosaurs munching on a tree
1 went away and then there were 3
3 enormous dinosaurs didn't know what to do
1 went away and then there were 2
2 enormous dinosaurs having lots of fun
1 went away and then there was 1
1 enormous dinosaur didn't want to be the hero
She went away and then there were zero