1 little, 2 little, 3 little ____________

(Tune: Little Indians)

1 little, 2 little, 3 little _________

4 little, 5 little, 6 little _________

7 little, 8 little, 9 little _________

10 little ___________

10 little, 9 little, 8 little _________

7 little, 6 little, 5 little _________

4 little, 3 little, 2 little _________

1 little ______________

One Little Bear

(counting--no tune needed)

One Little bear, wondering what to do

Along came another. Then there were two.

Two little bears climbing up a tree,

Along came another. Then there were three.

Three little bears, eating an apple core.

Along came another. Then there were four.

Four little bears eating honey from a hive.

Along came another. Then there were five.

Sitting on a Gate

(Tune: 5 Little Monkeys)

5 little _________ sitting on a gate

The first one says, "Oh my, it's getting late!"

The second one says, "There's a chill in the air!"

The third one says, "But we don't care!"

The fourth one says, "Let's run and run and run!"

The fifth one says, "I'm ready for some fun!"

Then, WHOOSH! went the wind. And out went the light.

And the five little ___________ rolled out of sight.

Ideas: 
- pumpkins for Halloween
- fruit for harvest time (apples, peaches, plums, cherries, pears, etc.)
- veggies for garden (squash, peas, etc.)
- watermelons for July 4th/Independence Day

A Camping We Will Go

(Tune: Farmer in the Dell)

A camping we will go. (march in place)

A camping we will go.

Hi ho the dairy-o,

A camping we will go.

We'll pitch the tent right here. (put hands together with fingers touching, like a triangle tent)

We'll pitch the tent right here.

Hi ho the dairy-o,

We'll pitch the tent right here.

We'll crawl into the tent. (pretend to crawl inside)

We'll crawl into the tent.

Hi ho the dairy-o,

We'll crawl into the tent.

We'll sleep under the stars. (pretend to sleep, with hands together like a pillow for your head)

We'll sleep under the stars.

Hi ho the dairy-o,

We'll sleep under the stars.

We're having lots of fun. (march again in place with large smiles)

We're having lots of fun.

Hi ho the dairy-o,

We're having lots of fun.

5 Little Ducks

(Tune: One Little Duck…Feather on His Back)

5 Little Ducks went out one day,

Over the hills and far away.

When mother duck said "quack, quack, quack!"

Only 4 little ducks came waddling back! ...

….(after none came back, the mother or father goes out and all 5 come back)

Swinging Monkeys

(Tune: 5 Little Monkeys)

5 little monkeys swinging in the tree.

Teasing Mr. Alligator: "Can't catch me!"

Then along came the alligator, quiet as can be

And snatched that monkey right out of the tree. ..."

This is the Way...Horsey

(Tune: This is the Way)

This is the way the _______ ride, _______ ride, _____ ride.

This is the way the _______ ride, early in the morning.

-“ladies”: bounce both legs softly

-“gentlemen”: bounce both legs harder

-“cowgirls”: alternate legs softly

-“cowboys”: alternate legs harder