Counting songs: our top five!

Las canciones nos pueden ayudar a aprender un montón de vocabulario. Y en el post de hoy quiero hablaros de las que escuchamos en casa y que nos ayudan a aprender los números y a contar. El número puede cambiarse, de forma que los peques aprendan a contar hasta 5, hasta 10, según nos interese.

A continuación nuestro top 5 of counting songs!

5 little monkeys

Esta canción es un todo un clásico y una de las que más triunfan en casa! Con ella podemos aprender los números hasta 5, hasta 10... depende de hasta donde queramos llegar!

• Vídeo
• Lyrics:

"Five little monkeys, jumping on the bed.
One fell off and bumped his head.
So mamma called the doctor and the doctor said,
no more monkeys jumping on the bed!
Four little monkeys, jumping on the bed.
One fell off and bumped his head.
So mamma called the doctor and the doctor said,
no more monkeys jumping on the bed!
Three little monkeys, jumping on the bed.
One fell off and bumped his head.
So mamma called the doctor and the doctor said,
no more monkeys jumping on the bed!
Two little monkeys, jumping on the bed.
One fell off and bumped his head.
So mamma called the doctor and the doctor said,
no more monkeys jumping on the bed!
One little monkey, jumping on the bed.
One fell off and bumped his head.
So mamma called the doctor and the doctor said,
no more monkeys jumping on the bed!
None little monkeys, jumping on the bed.
None fell off and bumped his head.
So mamma called the doctor and the doctor said,
put those monkeys back in the bed"

10 fat sausages

Esta es un poco más complicada, ya que va contando desde 10 hacia atrás, pero restando de dos en dos en lugar de uno en uno (10, 8, 6, ...). Sin embargo también podéis encontrar versiones de la misma canción con sólo 5 salchichas y descontando de uno en uno.

• Vídeo
• Lyrics

"Ten fat sausages sizzling in a pan
Ten fat sausages sizzling in a pan
One went pop and another went bang
Eight fat sausages sizzling in a pan
Eight fat sausages sizzling in a pan
One went pop and another went bang
Six fat sausages sizzling in a pan
Six fat sausages sizzling in a pan
One went pop and another went bang
Four fat sausages sizzling in a pan
Four fat sausages sizzling in a pan
One went pop and another went bang
Two fat sausages sizzling in a pan
Two fat sausages sizzling in a pan
One went pop and another went bang
There were no sausages sizzling in a pan"

5 currant buns

Otra canción para contar hasta 5, aunque podéis cambiar el número y llegar hasta donde queráis. 

• Vïdeo
• Lyrics

"Five currant buns in a baker's shop
Round and fat with a cherry on top
Along came a boy with a penny one day
Bought a currant bun and took it away
Four currant buns in a baker's shop
Round and fat with a cherry on top
Along came a girl with a penny one day
Bought a currant bun and took it away
Three currant buns in a baker's shop
Round and fat with a cherry on top
Along came a boy with a penny one day
Bought a currant bun and took it away
Two currant buns in a baker's shop
Round and fat with a cherry on top
Along came a girl with a penny one day
Bought a currant bun and took it away
One currant bun in a baker's shop
Round and fat with a cherry on top
Along came a boy with a penny one day
Bought a currant bun and took it away
Bought a currant bun and took it away"

Zoom, zoom, we are going to the moon

Esta canción tiene una cuenta atrás, útil cuando los peques ya conocen los números hasta el 5!

• Vídeo
• Lyrics

"Zoom, zoom, zoom
We are going to the moon
Zoom, zoom, zoom
We are leaving very soon
If you want to take a trip
Come aboard my rocket ship
Zoom, zoom, zoom
We are going to the moon
Five, four, three, two, one
Blast off!!"

1,2, buckle my shoe

Esta canción es muy típica y un poco diferente al resto de canciones de contar.

• Vídeo
• Lyrics

"1,2,
buckle my shoe
3,4,
shut the door
5,6,
pick up the stick
7,8,
lay them straight
9,10
a big fat hen"