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Numbers Lesson Plans

Catchy counting songs that make number recognition and one-to-one correspondence fun.

Ages 2-3Ages 4-5Ages 6-8

Vocabulary

onetwothreefourfiveduckmother

Sentence Patterns

  • • Five little ducks went out one day.
  • • Four little ducks came back.
  • • Mother duck said quack quack quack.

How to Listen

  • 1.Hold up fingers as each duck disappears.
  • 2.Count backwards from 5 together.
  • 3.Ask: How many ducks came back?

Extension Activities

  • • Make duck puppets from paper.
  • • Practice counting with real objects (blocks, toys).

Vocabulary

tennineeightsevensixfivebedroll

Sentence Patterns

  • • There were ten in the bed.
  • • And the little one said roll over.
  • • So they all rolled over and one fell out.

How to Listen

  • 1.Use fingers to count down from 10.
  • 2.Roll over dramatically each verse.
  • 3.Predict how many will be left.

Extension Activities

  • • Number line with toy animals.
  • • Baking activity: count ingredients together.

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