Knowing how to count is one of the most fundamental of things a child can learn at a young age. This skill can be taught to children as early as before preschool at home. In most cases, it comes more in preschool classes. Counting has been taught by simply counting our fingers and toes, our favorite children’s cereal or a variety of other tools. Often the most popular choice of teaching kids how to use their numerical values is by giving them the gift of song and rhyme. Many preschools will start by singing songs like One Two Buckle My Shoe, Five Little Monkeys, Ten in the Bed and Alice the Camel.
One Two Buckle My Shoe
As a parent you might remember learning some songs when you were younger to teach your little ones now. Do you remember the little rhyme that goes: One Two Buckle My Shoe? As it is sung to children to learn how to count, it also gives a look in how to use rhythm while doing it. This song is one of the more common songs to teach the number sequence, and darn is it catchy. One can bet you’re humming it now. Did you know the original song was released in 1805 for Songs for the Nursery originating in London.
“One Two Buckle My Shoe
Three Four Knock at the Door,
Five Six, Pickup sticks”
Five Little Monkeys
Through the variety of songs and activities, another commonly sung one is Five Little Monkeys. This song simply involves monkeys having fun and jumping on the bed, though they did get hurt bumping their head. It’s a silly song teaching kids numbers. There are a wide variety of variations of this song, including Five Little Monsters, Five Little Gorillas and many more. Five Little Monkeys is one of the best songs to keep kids having fun while learning, because it can be varied into anything they love. Do your kids love a certain animal? Consider changing the song to that animal, and make it more fun for them.
Ten in the Bed
Parents are often looking for songs and rhymes they can teach their children to learn how to count. With a family and teacher favorite, Ten in the Bed is a fun song to learn numbers one through ten. With a simple little melodic tune, parents can sing this song with their little ones right before bedtime too for extra fun. This song will teach children how to count in a sequence going backwards from ten to one, which is an important skill for later development.
No matter which number sequence song or activity is chosen, it’s all about having fun while teaching young children how to use numbers. With the wide variety of nursery rhymes out there, parents and teachers can have a blast teaching their kids to count.