Counting Songs
Counting songs make learning Fun
ditch the pen and paper
So many of us are homeschooling right now and Piccolo's counting songs can make teaching the kids basic counting skills and times tables much more enjoyable!
As well as more enjoyable, counting songs have been proven as a more effective resource for learning. Even better, songs for counting are a fantastic example of a form of incidental learning, where the child learns to count up and down through the music without actually realising they are counting.
Piccolo has counting songs for counting up, counting down and for practicing times tables! We've even got songs for counting in another language!
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Times tables Counting Song
Counting with Queens Pirates and Astronauts is a a great counting song for learning basic times tables by counting up in amounts with different characters from Royalty all the way through to Space! End with counting down from ten for blast off in the rocket!
This one is also great for themed parties, classes and sessions for kids, such as Kings and Queens, Pirates, Transport and Space.
Join in with our sing along video above!
Counting with queens - Piccolo Music
Lyrics
Oh Yay! Oh Yay!
Take a bow
The king is coming
Riding through the town
And the queen is in her castle Counting jewels upon her crown 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Sail the seas
Aboard the pirate ship
The lookout is in his crow’s nest And the Pirate
Is in his cabin
Counting gold in his treasure chest 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20
Tickets please,
Hop on the steam train
The guardsman waves a flag
The conductor is in the carriage Helping people with their bags 5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50Counting down
Prepare for blast off
The Spaceman flies to Mars
As he soars through the night skies He is counting all the stars 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
BLAST OFF!
Counting songs - Counting up
1 2 3 4 5 - Piccolo Music
Counting Up songs are a great way of developing children's understanding that numbers are not just words, they also have value. In Piccolo's version of the traditional children's nursery rhyme "1 2 3 4 5" children learn that the "number words" have a value as you count through to five, and then ten.
Something that seems very simple to us, is a completely new learning experience for children, that is made more exciting by incorporating the learning into counting songs with music.
Lyrics
One, two, three, four, five
Once I caught a fish alive
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten
Then I let him go again
Why did you let him go?
Because he bit my finger so, ouch
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on my right
One, two, three, four, five
Once I caught a fish alive
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten
Then I let him go again
Why did you let him go?
Because he bit my finger so, ouch
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on my right
1 2 How do you do? - Piccolo Music
Another great counting song for practicing counting up, this times in groups of twos, is "1 2 How Do You do?".
Use this as partner song in music classes, or if you're at home you can be your little ones partner. Why not try turning it into a clapping game?