Preschool is the perfect time to introduce young children to numbers and counting through fun and engaging number songs. On this page you’ll find a collection of 17 classic preschool number songs that teachers have used for decades to help children learn to recognize numbers, count objects, and develop early math skills. These simple melodies paired with counting lyrics make learning numbers effortless for little ones.
Numbers March Right In!
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “When the Saints Go Marching In”
Oh, When the numbers march right in,
Oh, when the numbers march right in.
We will count them one by one,
When the numbers march right in.
Oh, one-two-three and Four-five-six,
And Seven-eight and nine and ten.
When we finish all our numbers,
We will count them once again.
Sing a Song of Numbers
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Sing a Song of Sixpence”
Sing a song of numbers,
Count them one by one.
Sing a song of numbers,
We’ve only just begun.
One-two-three-four-five-six,
Seven-eight-nine-ten.
When we finish counting them,
We’ll start them once again.
Show me One
Original Author: Unknown
One, One, Show me one,
One one, Show me one,
One one, Show me one.
Show me one right now.
Replace with other numbers
Counting Can Be So Much Fun
Original Author: Unknown
One, two, three, four, Five,
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
Counting can be so much fun
Let’s do it all again.
Number
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Oh, Darling Clementine”
Count our numbers, Count our numbers,
Count our numbers every day.
It is fun to count our numbers,
As a class every day.
One-two-three-four,
Five-six-seven-eight,
Nine and Ten we’ll count today.
It is fun to count together,
One to ten and then again.
Number Songs
Original Author: Unknown
One
Sung to: “Mary had a little lamb”
Number one is o-n-e, o-n-e, o-n-e
Number one is o-n-e
And that spells number one
Two
Sung to: “Mary had a little lamb”
Number two is t-w-o, t-w-o, t-w-o
Number two is t-w-o
And that spells number two
Three
Sung to: “Skip To My Lou”
T-h-r-e-e
T-h-r-e-e
T-h-r-e-e
That spells number three
Four
Sung to: “Skip To My Lou”
F-o-u-r
F-o-u-r
F-o-u-r
That spells number four
Five
Sung to: “Skip To My Lou”
F-i-v-e
F-i-v-e
F-i-v-e
That spells number five
Six
Sung to: “Jingle Bells”
S-i-x
S-i-x
That spells number six
Insects all have six legs
One, two, three, four, five, six
Seven
Sung to: “Farmer In The Dell”
S-e-v-e-n
S-e-v-e-n
S-e-v-e-n
That spells number seven
Eight
Sung to: “Farmer In The Dell”
E-i-g-h-t
E-i-g-h-t
E-i-g-h-t
And that spells number eight
Nine
Sung to: “Skip To My Lou”
N-i-n-e
N-i-n-e
N-i-n-e
And That spells number nine
Ten
Sung to: “Mary had a little lamb”
Number ten is t-e-n
T-e-n, T-e-n
Number ten is t-e-n that spells number ten
Eleven
Sung to: “Row, Row, Row your boat”
E-l-e-v-e-n
Eleven is after ten
All you do is go straight down
And do it once again
Twelve
Sung to: “Ten little Indian”
T-w-e-l-v-e
T-w-e-l-v-e
T-w-e-l-v-e
Twelve eggs make a dozen