Counting rhymes for kids

Six counting rhymes with music, from three to twenty. Press Play the tune and the words light up in time, so you can say them together.

Six counting rhymes

Drip, drop

For the youngest, to three · Ages 2 to 4

Drip, one drop,two drops, plip, plop,three drops, here comes rain,jump in puddles once again!

Five little fingers

A finger rhyme to five · Ages 2 to 4

One little finger points up high,two little fingers wave to the sky,three little fingers hop, hop, hop,four little fingers never stop,five little fingers, count with me:one whole hand for you to see!

In the meadow

Counting to ten · Ages 2 to 5

One, two, a cow says moo,three, four, green grass grows more.Five, six, a bee so small,seven, eight, lands on a flower tall.Nine, ten, that’s us, my friend,we counted right up to the end!

The moon peeks through

A counting rhyme to ten · Ages 3 to 6

One, two, the moon peeks through,three, four, a bunny at the door,five, six, the puppy licks,seven, eight, the dew is on the gate,nine, ten, let’s count again!

Five balloons

Counting back from five · Ages 3 to 6

Five balloons go up so high,one flies off and waves goodbye!Four balloons go up so high,one flies off and waves goodbye!Three balloons go up so high,one flies off and waves goodbye!Two balloons go up so high,one flies off and waves goodbye!One balloon goes up so high,off it flies and waves goodbye!No balloons are left to see,wave to them with me, with me!

Frogs jump to twenty

From eleven to twenty · Ages 5 to 6

We can all count up to ten,now let’s jump and count again:eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen,fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen,nineteen, twenty, here we go,splash into the pond below!

How to play with counting rhymes

Clap the beat

One clap for every syllable: se, ven. That way a rhyme practises counting and syllables at once.

Count on your fingers

Raise one finger for every number. Five little fingers and Drip, drop were made for exactly that.

Whose turn is it?

A counting rhyme can pick who starts a game: whoever is pointed at on the last word goes first.

Say it again

Children love the same rhyme a hundred times. Every repeat makes the order of numbers stick.