Counting books for kids, for children 3-4-5-6 years old
Counting books for children 3 years old and 4 years old are short rhymes aimed at developing speech and memory. They can also be used in finger games. Such rhyming rhymes for children form the concept of rhyme and accustom them to the Russian language. Children's rhymes are aimed at better memorizing the poetic form of arithmetic operations (the well-known “One, two, three, four, five, the bunny went out for a walk...”).
In addition, nursery rhymes form in children the elementary concept of simple mathematical calculation. Counting rhymes are especially useful for children aged 4 years and for preschoolers, since it is in this form that they remember counting well. And it also trains your memory.
| Hush, mice, the cat is on the roof, and the kittens are even higher. The cat went for milk, and the kittens went head over heels. The cat came without milk, but the kittens were ha-ha-ha. |
| One, two, three, four, five, the bunny went out for a walk. Suddenly the hunter runs out and shoots straight at the bunny. Bang Bang! Oh oh oh! My little bunny is dying. They brought him to the hospital, He stole a mitten there, They brought him to the ward, He stole chocolate there. They brought him to the roof, he stole Uncle Misha there. They brought him home, he turned out to be alive. |
| Horses, horses, horses, horses, We sat on the balcony. They drank tea, broke cups, and spoke Turkish. |
| One, two, three, four, five, the tiger went out for a walk. They forgot to lock him. One two three four. |
| The clumsy bear walks through the forest, collects cones, and sings a song. The cone flew off - right into Mishka's forehead! The bear got angry and kicked! |
| Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-si, The cat got into a taxi, And the kittens latched on and took a free ride. |
| A gudgeon was swimming near the shore, and lost a balloon. Help me find him - Count to ten. |
| The counting begins: A jackdaw sat on a birch tree, Two crows, a sparrow, Three magpies, a nightingale. |
| One, two, three, four, five, the bunny went out for a walk. What should we do? What should we do? We need to catch the bunny. Again we will count: One, two, three, four, five. |
| A dragonfly flew in, like the eyes of a pea, and itself like a helicopter, left, right, back, forward. |
| One day the mice came out to see what time it was. One, two, three, four, the mice pulled the weights. Then a terrible ringing sound was heard - the mice ran away. |
| One, two, three, four, five, There is nowhere for the bunny to jump; A wolf walks everywhere, a wolf, with his teeth - click, click! And we will hide in the bushes, Hide, little bunny, and you too. You wolf, wait! |
| The squirrel collected pine cones for the raccoon and the mouse. One, two, three, four, five, I'll find the bump again. Three for a raccoon and three for a mouse, who wants the rest? |
| We ran up the stairs and counted the steps: One, two, three, four, Multiply by four, Divide, divide by four - It turns out four. |
| They say at dawn, A dove, a goose and a jackdaw were gathering on the mountain. That's the whole counting rhyme. |
| A and B were sitting on the pipe, A fell, B disappeared, What was left on the pipe? |
| The lamb was walking in the meadow, The lamb lost its horns. A hungry wolf walked by, he snapped a lamb with his teeth! |
| Dora, Dora, Tomato. We caught a thief in the garden. We began to think and wonder how we could punish the thief. We tied our hands and feet and let them go along the road. The thief walked, walked, walked and found the basket. In this small basket there are lipstick and perfume, ribbons, lace, boots... Anything for the soul. |
| Uncle Vanya, look, we are blowing bubbles. Blue, red, light blue - choose any one for yourself! |
| The hedgehog walked through the forest, walked, walked, walked, and found a fungus under a bush. He walked around the fungus: “This is a good find!” He brought the fungus home, and what came out was a nice mushroom soup! |
| The cat was riding on a barrel, selling flowers. Blue, red, light blue - Choose any one for yourself. |
| Once upon a time there were two neighbors, two cannibal neighbors. The cannibal cannibal invites you to dinner. The cannibal replied: “No, I won’t go to you, neighbor!” It’s not bad to go to lunch, but not in the form of a dish! |
| One, two, three, four, Who lives in our apartment? Dad, mom, brother, sister, Murka the cat, two kittens, My puppy, a cricket and me - That's my whole family! One, two, three, four, five, I’ll start counting them all again. |
| Our Masha got up early and counted all the dolls: Two nesting dolls on the window, Two Tanya on the pillow, Two Irinkas on the feather bed, and Parsley in a cap on the green chest. |
| A cheerful dog was walking, Chicky-bricky-woof! And the geese ran after her, with their heads raised, and behind them was a pig, Chicky-bricky-oink! Chiki-briki, repeat, what am I saying? |
| Tra-ta-ta! Tra-ta-ta! A cat married a cat, A cat married a cat, A cat married Pyotr Petrovich! He is mustachioed and striped, Well, not a cat, but just a treasure! |
| One, two, three, four, five, the cat learns to count. Slowly, little by little, he adds a cat to the mouse. The answer is: There is a cat, but no mouse! |
| Seagulls lived at the pier, The river rocked them with waves. One, two, three, four, five - Help me count them! |
| The wind flew across the sea, The wind counted the songbirds. I counted every one of them! And then I took the day off. It's our turn to count! One two three four five! |
| The seagull warmed up the kettle, invited eight seagulls: - Come all for tea! - How many seagulls? Answer! |
| Behind the glass doors sits an ass with pies. Tell me, my little ass, how much does a pie cost? |
| Midges, Thin legs, Dancing along the path... Night is close, Fly away. |
| Tick-tack, tick-tack, There lived an old crayfish under the bridge. The red cat came to the bridge, Cancer grabbed the cat by the tail. Meow-meow, help, unhook the crayfish from its tail! Everyone is running, and you run, help Vaska the Cat. |
| Dot-dot, comma, minus, crooked face. Stick, stick, little cucumber, so the little man came out. |
| A jackdaw sat on the fence. The counting begins: one, two, three, four, five! I’ll count all the guys: Yulia, Misha, Sveta, Kolya, Petya Ira, Vitya, Olya... If I get tired of counting, I’ll stop for a minute. I’ll keep quiet, take a break, and start counting again. |
| A dog was walking across the bridge, four paws, the fifth was a tail. If the bridge fails, then the dog will fall. To prevent her from drowning, you run to pull her! |
| Eni, beni, ricky, taki, Turba, urba, synthbrucks, Eus, beus, krasnobeus, Bam! |
Counters for the driver
Driver counting rhymes are short funny rhymes that determine which member of the team will be in charge, who will “drive” or search. They can be used for team games such as “Hide and Seek”, “Tag”, and all kinds of “catch-up”. Counting books for children are not only for children, but also for older children, for example, schoolchildren.
| Burn, burn clearly. So that it doesn't go out. Stand by the side, Look into the field - The trumpeters are riding there, Let the rolls eat. Look at the sky - The stars are shining, The cranes are screaming. One, two, don't be a crow, run like fire! |
| On the road, yogis sat with their legs twisted on nails. Thirty days without eating or drinking. You still have to drive. |
| The month (moon/German/hare) came out of the fog, He took a knife out of his pocket - I will cut, I will beat, You still have to drive! |
| On the golden porch sat the Tsar, the prince, the King, the prince, the Shoemaker, and the tailor. Who will you be? Speak quickly, Do not detain good and honest people! |
| One, two, three, four, There were mice/midges living in the apartment. Their friend Krestovik himself, a large spider, got into the habit of visiting them. Five, six, seven, eight, We’ll ask the Spider: “You glutton, don’t go!” Come on, Mashenka, drive! |
| Behind the seas, behind the mountains, Behind the iron pillars, On the hill of the tower, There is a lock hanging on the door, You go get the key And unlock the lock. |
| - Stork-stork, stork-bird, What do you dream about at night? - I want the swamp edges. - And what else? - More frogs. You can't catch them, you can't catch them. That's it, you drive! |
| We are going to play, Well, who should start? One, two, three, you begin. |
| The rooster was sitting on a bench, counting his pins. One, two, three - you will be the pin! |
| One, two, three, four, five - Let's start the games. The bees flew into the field. They buzzed and buzzed. The bees sat on the flowers. We play - you drive. |
| A cuckoo walked past the net, And behind it were small children, The cuckoos asked for a drink. Come out - you can drive. |
| The cat walked along the bench, handing out pins. Walking along the bench - Handing out pennies: Some are ten, some are five, Go out and look for you! |
| Two caring old ladies baked buns for their grandchildren. Everyone sat down around the table, drank tea and ate. They wanted to play. You catch it! I have to run away! |
| Bells, bells, The little doves flew through the morning dew, Along the green strip, They sat down on the barn. Run, catch up. |
| “Tili-teli,” the birds sang. They took off and flew towards the forest. The birds began to build nests. Whoever doesn't howl should drive. |
| We are going to play, Well, who should start? One, two, three, you begin. |
| The king was sitting on a bench, Counting his pins: One - two - three, you will be the queen! |
| The king was sitting on a bench, Counting his pins: One - two - three, you will be the queen! |
| Abacus-abacus-abacus, Bees are making honeycombs! The honeycombs are filled with honey and counted by cells: One, two, three, four, five, go out and look for it! |
Famous rhymes
On the golden porch sat: Gummi Bears, Tom and Jerry, Scrooge McDuck and three ducklings, Come out, you will be Ponca.
If Ponca doesn't come, Uncle Scrooge will go crazy. *** The month came out of the fog, He took the knife out of his pocket. I will cut, I will beat -
You still have to drive!
*** Ten little Indians went to dinner, One choked, there were nine of them left.
Nine little Indians, having eaten, nodded off. One could not wake up, there were eight of them left.
Eight little blacks later went to Devon, One did not return, only seven remained.
Seven little blacks were chopping wood together, one hacked himself to death, and there were six of them left.
Six little Indians went for a walk in the apiary, one was stung by a bumblebee, there are five left.
Five black boys were judged, one was convicted, there are four left.
Four little black girls went swimming in the sea, one took the bait, and there were three of them left.
Three little blacks ended up in the menagerie, one was grabbed by a bear, and the two of them were left alone.
Two little blacks lay down in the sun, One burned out - and now there is one, unhappy, lonely.
The last little black man looked tired, He went to hang himself, and there was no one left.
*** Eniki-beniki ate dumplings, Eniki-beniki ate dumplings, Eniki-beniki - hop! Green syrup came out.
One, two, three, four, five, the bunny went out for a walk. Suddenly the hunter runs out and shoots straight at the bunny. Bang Bang! Oh oh oh! My little bunny is dying.
*** Aty-baty - the soldiers were walking, Aty-batty - to the market, Aty-baty - what did they buy? Aty-baty - samovar. Aty-baty - how much does it cost? Aty-baty - three rubles. Aty-baty - who's coming out? Aty-baty - you and me.
*** The car was driving through a dark forest for some kind of interest. Inti-inti-intires, come out with the letter “es”! The letter “es” didn’t fit - Go out with the letter “a”. The letter "a" is not good - Come out with the letter "sha"!
Elimination Counters
Counting books for 5-year-old children already have a different meaning - the choice of who drives or who is eliminated from the game. Such a rhyming poem may not even have any meaning, but be a simple collection of words or funny sounds. But counting rhymes for kids have a different meaning - to introduce the child to rhyme and rhythm.
The counting rhymes presented below for children in kindergarten can be used in team games.
| The squirrel was riding in a cart and selling nuts to everyone. Some are two, some are three, get out of the circle! |
| Little buddies, little pigeons flew through the early dew, along the green strip. There are apples, nuts, honey, sugar, - Get out, little one! |
| A ram walked along the steep mountains, pulled out some grass, and put it on a bench. Whoever takes it will go away. |
| The apple rolled past the garden, past the garden, past the hail. Whoever picks it up will come out |
| He who has a cold and sneezes releases germs. -Who is sick? Answer me! - Come out, go, get treatment! |
| A crocodile was walking, smoking a pipe, the pipe fell and wrote: Mouse-mouse, This one came out. |
| Rain, rain, water, Don't let anyone through! There will be a cloud, there will be thunder, Get out quickly! |
| Hey! Ivan, get into the glass, cut the lemon and get out! |
| The counting begins: A jackdaw sat on a birch tree, Two crows, a sparrow, Three magpies, a nightingale. The rock dove has flown in and told you to go out. |
| On the golden porch sat the Tsar, the prince, the King, the prince, the Shoemaker, and the tailor. Who will you be? Speak quickly, Do not detain good and honest people! |
| Trynts, bells, bells, The daredevils rang, Digi, digi, digi, don, Get out quickly! |
| The little bunny ran across the field, ran into the garden, found a carrot, found a cabbage, sits, gnaws, go away - the owner is coming! |
| Tomorrow a blue-blue-blue whale will fly from the sky, If you believe, stand and wait, And if you don’t believe, come out! |
| I choose from friends: Misha, Valya and Sergey. Whoever of you blinks now will go out of the circle! |
| Hunter Uncle Fedya Gored a bear in the forest. The gray hornless wolf barely ran away with fear, He jumped into our carriage, And we all said in unison: “Get out!” |
| The turtle tucked its tail and ran after the hare. It found itself in front. Those who don’t believe, come out! |
| The horses walked under spools with golden hooves. Zen, thunder - A stump came out. |
| There is no way for the driver to drive up the mountain. The road is covered in snow, but there is a lot of cargo; The peaks are steep... Get off the car! |
| Large ships were sailing, along the way they went to Africa, to Australia, to India, to Italy, to Argentina, to Uruguay, whoever was left - fly out! |
| In the thicket of the forest At the edge of the forest Two cuckoos were cuckooing: Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Bring me flour, I'll bake cookies for a treat. Cuckoo! Cuckoo! You go, bring the flour! |
| They planted trees near the school porch: Vera - willow, Vasya - ash, Slava - plum, Klava - maple... You tried - stay! You're lazy - GET OUT! |
| Old gnomes live under the mountain by the river. They have a bell hanging, The gilded one rings: Digi-digi-digi-don, Come out quickly! |
| A goat walked along the bridge and wagged its tail. It got caught on the railing and landed right in the river. Whoever doesn’t believe, it’s him. Get out of the circle! |
| Let's make the dough with yeast, Let's look for a warmer place, Dough, dough, come! Baker, baker, come out! |
| A crow walked across the field, carrying six mushrooms in its hem: Russula, boletus, Pod-osi-no-vik, Milk mushroom, honey fungus, champignon, Those who haven’t seen it - get out! |
| One, two, three, four, five, We'll play hide and seek. Sky, stars, meadow, flowers - Get out of the circle. |
| Floats all month long One, two, three, four, five, Six, seven, eight, nine, ten - Floats all month long. Whoever reaches the month will go to hide! |
| Mom feeds Masha porridge, but everything is not sweet for Masha, Masha wants to eat jam, chocolates and cookies. And who will eat the loaf - Get out of the circle! |
| Two people pick cherries on a cherry tree. We managed to climb high. The idler is climbing towards them on the cherry tree, barely audible. There is a cherry. “We went out to work in the morning,” comes from above. - Don’t get into the cherry tree, lazy person, YOU will be the third wheel! |
| I peel vegetables for cabbage soup. How many vegetables do you need? Three potatoes, two carrots, one and a half heads of onion, a parsley root, and a cabbage stalk. Make room, cabbage, you make the pot thick! One-two-three, the fire is lit. Stump, get out! |
| A car was driving past the forest for some kind of interest. Tili-tili, tili-shadow, Go out beyond the fence. |
| The turtle and the snail ran very quickly. You keep up with them and fly out of the counting rhyme. |
| The toad jumped and jumped and almost fell into the swamp. The grandfather came out of the swamp, two hundred and eighty years old. He carried herbs and flowers. Get out of the circle. |
| Beyond the seas, beyond the mountains, Behind the dense forests On a hillock there is a tower, On the doors there is a lock. Whoever finds the key to the lock will go out of the circle. |
| As soon as the cat goes to bed, the mice will go out for a walk, and they will sneak the cheese into their hole. Cat, cat, sleep more often, And don’t look at the mice - Get out of the circle. |
| I count, I poke, I laugh. You go out - I’m silent. Let's count again - The fun hour has come. |
| Pine cone soup - For boys. From combs - For girls. From burdock - Broth. Who doesn't want to - Get out! |
| Among the white doves A nimble sparrow is galloping, A sparrow is a bird, A gray shirt, Respond, sparrow, Fly out, don’t be timid! |
| Cat, don't sit at the gate. We count to five, and you go away! |
| Today we will count those animals that we know! Bear - one, Elephant - two: Ears, trunk, head! Zebra - three, Giraffe - four, Won't fit in the apartment! Five is a tiger cub, Six is a boa constrictor, He has a terrible temper! Seven - green crocodile, Counted - come out! |
| Fairy tales - fairy tales - cartoons, We picked up the remote controls! One, two, three, four, five, We will press the buttons: You are a princess, you are a king, You are a terrible villain, Troll, You are a cheerful Pokemon, Get out of the circle! |
| Granddaughter, grandmother, grandfather Planted a turnip, Their turnip grew Sweet and strong! They planted a cucumber, and it came out well! |
| We decided to collect a briefcase. They quickly put everything in it. We need to take a textbook, a book and a notebook, and a pencil case. They didn't forget about the line. And they put an elastic band on. You keep up with us, fly out of the counting rhyme. |
Origin of rhymes
Scientists suggest that the rhymes were originally used by adults. With the help of a counting rhyme, they determined who would do the more difficult part of the work, who would be the first to go on patrol, etc. This genre was also used for fortune telling. This version is also supported by the existence of counting rhymes with incomprehensible words, which often show similarities with distorted Latin, that is, initially they could also act as spells.
Counting books with incomprehensible words probably go back to the texts of Christmas fortune-telling and distorted seminary Latin
Folk rhymes are very popular among children, parents and teachers. They are useful for the development of memory, attention, speech, instill in children a love for the culture and history of the Motherland, promote honesty and camaraderie, and stimulate children's creativity.
The traditional purpose of the counting rhymes is to choose the driver in the game “Zhmurki”
Readings "I'm going to look for..."
Counting boards for playing hide and seek are simply necessary to give children time to hide while the “water” is counting. They can be used both in kindergarten and at school.
| I count to five, I can’t count to ten: One two three four five, I’m going to look! Ready or not, here I come! |
| High, very high I threw my ball easily. But my ball fell from the sky and rolled into the dark forest. One, two, three, four, five, I'm going to look for him. |
| I hear, I hear, I hear, I hear, Who went and where! The cat jumped onto the roof and disappeared without a trace! One - two - three - four - five I'm going to look for her! |
| An apple rolled through the garden and fell straight into the water. One, two, three, four, five, I'm going to look for him. |
| The catfish hid behind the mountain, the wind into the forest, and the mice into a hole. Who is left in sight, Run away - I’m going to look! |
| One baby is swinging in the garden, Two babies are swimming in the pond, Three babies are crawling towards the door in the apartment, And four more are knocking on this door. Everything is fine with the five others too: They are having fun, playing hide and seek. It’s clear where they are hiding, but I closed my eyes and said: “One, two, three... Four, five... Well, beware: I’m going to look!” |
Counting book as a genre of playful children's folklore
The counting table is a type of Russian gaming folklore. The first scientific work that paid close attention to this particular genre was the monograph “Russian Children's Folklore” published in 1930. Its author is Doctor of Philology G.S. Vinogradov. It contains more than 500 counting rhymes.
In 1989, the collection of folklorist A. N. Martynova, “Rhymes, Counting Countries, Fables,” was published, which is considered the most complete publication of these genres . In addition, counting rhymes can be found in the following publications:
- “Children's counting rhymes. Set for mom." 2010
- “A suitcase floated on the sea”, 2015
- “I went out for a walk for a month.” 2009
Counting books remain a popular genre in children's books today.
The distinctive features of the counting rhymes are:
- Practical applicability. Counting tables have a clear task: with their help, they choose the driver of the game, distribute roles or players among teams.
- Rhythm. If there is no rhythm in the counting rhyme, it will be very difficult to divide it into words or syllables, and the child reading it will get confused .
- Rhyming. Counting books in poetic form are easier to remember, and this was a definite plus in those days when books were not available to everyone.
- Brevity, information richness. It is these qualities that make the reading room a valuable material for broadening the horizons of children, familiarizing themselves with folk traditions and foundations.
The child gets acquainted with the first counting rhymes by counting his own fingers.
