Numbers Song: A fun nursery rhyme and fingerplay song to sing and learn with children
When teaching your child numbers, do you ever feel like “they just won’t remember them”? It can be quite confusing that the way you count changes depending on what you’re counting—for example, ichi, ni versus ippon, nihon—so many parents struggle with how to teach it.
That’s where “number songs” come in handy! Children can naturally learn numbers to the rhythm of a song, making it fun to study.
In this article, we’ll introduce kid-friendly songs for learning numbers, from fingerplay songs that teach vegetable names along with counting, to lively tunes featuring ice cream and melon bread.
Sing together with your child and help them get comfortable with numbers!
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[Number Song] A fun nursery rhyme and hand game to sing and learn with children (21–30)
Nine frogs pulling
For children who have learned the numbers but find counting tricky, we highly recommend this song! It’s a song that includes the numbers from 1 to 9 and the counting forms hiki, piki, and biki, so by singing along, they can naturally learn the basic ways to count animals and insects.
Hammer tap-tap
Tap-tap with a hammer—up to five come out.
First use your hands, then your feet, and finally your head; tapping with all five is the fun part.
Try it together with a parent and child! Kids love using their hands and feet, right? Once you can do up to five, try making your own original version next.
The One-Two-Three Song
Because this song is sung slowly in a child’s voice, even little kids can sing along and memorize it.
Not only the numbers, but with cute illustrations they can also learn various ways of counting! It’s a perfect song for children’s early learning.
Ten in the Bed
It’s a song where the number goes down by one each time someone leaves, so children can learn about numbers—not just memorize them.
The calm melody also makes it a good choice for preschool nap time or as a lullaby.
Number Song
Colorful number characters teach the sequence as they march along.
It’s a simple, easy-to-understand promo video that makes you want to watch it over and over—even if you’re not a kid! Since they count slowly, children can hum along too.
Bonus choo-choo train
Isn’t a song you sing before getting out of the bath—with lyrics like “let’s get out when we count to 10”—a number song that’s easy to incorporate into everyday life? If you sing it every day at bath time, even children who haven’t learned numbers yet might be able to remember them.
Magic Finger
It’s a finger-play song that feels like a magic trick where, when you count your fingers one by one, you end up with eleven! The song includes the numbers from 1 to 11, but it skips 8 in the lyrics.
So after revealing the trick, it might be better to properly teach how to count from 1 to 11.