Fingerplays & Songs
A marching song that counts to ten and rhymes all the way there.
Sing It
The ants go marching one by one,
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching one by one,
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stops to suck his thumb,
And they all go marching down
To the ground to get out of the rain.
hold up one finger, then pretend to suck your thumb
The ants go marching two by two,
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching two by two,
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching two by two,
The little one stops to tie his shoe,
And they all go marching down
To the ground to get out of the rain.
hold up two fingers, then pretend to tie your shoe
On the tenth verse the little one stops to shout “THE END!” instead.
What the Little One Does
threeclimbs a tree
fourshuts the door
fivetakes a dive
sixpicks up sticks
sevenprays to heaven
eightshuts the gate
ninechecks the time
tenshouts “THE END!”
Try This
March in a line around the room and stop together on the little one’s move each verse.
Watch For
Children who shout the Hoorahs on cue, who guess the rhyming word, or who show the right number of fingers.
No materials needed · 5 minutes · Circle time, marching lines, or rainy day energy
The Nest Schools