Counting Songs

One Finger, One Thumb

Keep moving! The happiest cumulative action song in the nursery

Five Little Ducks

The gentle countdown song about a mother duck whose ducklings swim further and further away

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

The irresistible bedtime countdown with bouncing monkeys and a very patient doctor

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

Counting from buckled shoes to big fat hens and back again

One, Two, Three, Four, Five

Once I caught a fish alive — the small cost of letting go

Ten Green Bottles

Hanging on the wall, and accidentally falling one by one

Ten Green Speckled Frogs

One by one they jump into the cool pool — then there were none

Three Blind Mice

The three blind mice who ran after the farmer's wife — two versions in one

One Man Went to Mow

A counting meadow song that builds from one man to ten

Three Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree

Three monkeys taunt Mr Alligator and pay the price one by one

Two Fat Gentlemen

A finger play song with fat gentlemen, thin ladies, tall policemen and little babies

Five Currant Buns

The classic countdown counting song set in a baker's shop

Five Fat Sausages

The satisfyingly explosive counting-down song with a sizzle and a bang

Five Little Frogs on a Lily

A splashy counting-down song about five frogs diving one by one into a pond

Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer

A cosmic counting-down song about five tiny aliens who don't like what they see

Inchworm

Two and two are four — counting marigolds while missing their beauty

Number Bonds to Ten

Zero and ten, one and nine — learning to add up to ten through song

One Potato, Two Potato

A medley of counting rhymes and playground dips

Peter Hammers

Hammering along with Peter, one hammer at a time

Six Little Ducks

The one with the feather on his back leads the quacking

Ten Little Indians

Counting up to ten and counting back again

There Were Ten in a Bed

Ten in a bed and the little one says roll over — until there's just one left

Three Wise Men of Gotham

Three wise men sail to sea in a bowl — and the bowl was not strong enough