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Counting Songs for Kids

Counting Songs for Preschool Kids

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Counting songs can help kids learn numbers and counting more quickly in the preschool. Here are 10 of the best for kids your class will love.

How would you like to learn a few fun and super easy songs that helps your students with their counting skills?! Counting songs and rhymes can help your kids learn numbers and counting a lot quicker than just regular finger-counting exercises! Here are 10 of the best for kids your class will love. These adorable musical counting songs include shapes, animals, and objects to accelerate their learning!

Counting Songs for Preschool

10 Best Counting & Number Songs for Preschool

Help your kids build a strong mathematical foundation for future success by using preschool songs and music to spice up the learning. Using songs in your classroom makes the learning experience more fun and engaging for your kids.

When you use music to teach academic concepts, you’re more likely to capture their attention and help them retain information in their minds.

Adding music to your classroom can be a super simple and easy way to really enhance their overall classroom experience and make them fall in love with school and learning.

Plus, your kids will love being able to stand up, dance, and shake out those wiggles! Adding a few counting songs to your circle time routine or other planned times throughout the day can make a huge difference in helping your students learn anything – including numbers and counting.

Counting Songs for Preschoolers

Counting to 3

1.Sing, 1,2,3, by Nancy Kopman

Counting to 5

2. Pentatonix Counts (& Sings) to Five, by Sesame Street

3. Counting 1-5, by Pinkfong

4. Five Little Fish, by Jack Hartmann

Counting to 7

5. Seven Steps, by Super Simple Songs

6. Count to 7, by Nancy Kopman

Counting to 10

7. Ten in the Bed, by Super Simple Songs

8. The Ants Go Marching, by Super Simple Songs

9. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe, by The Learning Station

10. Counting to 10, by The Learning Station

11.Counting Together, by The Learning Station

12. Little Tractors, by Super Simple Songs

13. How Many Fingers?, by Super Simple Songs

14. One Potato, Two Potatoes, by Super Simple Songs

15. Chicken Count, by Jack Hartmann

16. I Can Count to 10, by Jack Hartmann

Number Songs for Kids

Using YouTube is an amazing resource that gives so many great options. I’ve found that songs have a unique way of connecting with the kids so that they’re going to want to keep learning more.

The good news? I’ve done all the leg work for you and gathered up some of my favorite counting songs that I know your students will love, too! These songs start out counting to small numbers and then increase over time!

17. Funky Counting Song, by The Singing Walrus

18. Counting 1-10 Song, by The Singing Walrus

19. Count to 10, by Pancake Manor

Teen Numbers

20. Numbers in the Teens, by Harry Kindergarten

Count to 20

21. Count and Move, by Super Simple Songs

22. Count to 20, by Harry Kindergarten

23. Let’s Count to 20, by Dream English Kids

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