17 Number Songs for Preschool

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


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