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Rhyme Time! Sing Along and Learn Numbers 1-10

This activity worksheet helps children ages 3-5 build number recognition for 1 through 10 through the natural memory support of rhyme and repetition, pairing each number with a rhyming action to act out. Rhymes and songs are proven to help young children retain sequences, including number order, more easily than flat repetition alone. Acting out each rhyme's action also links movement to the number word, reinforcing learning through more than one sense.

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Month 1: Learning & Development | Ages Up to 4

This is page 26 of the pack. Ages 3-4 · PreschoolAges 3-4 · NurseryAges 3-4

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About this worksheet

Topic:
Numbers and Rhymes
Skill:
Rhymes & Songs (Phonological Awareness): Learn through nursery rhymes and songs.
Pack:
Page 26 of 28 in Month 1: Learning & Development | Ages Up to 4.

How to use this worksheet

Read the first line of the rhyme aloud together, pointing to the numeral it mentions on the page. Ask your child to act out the action described in that line, like clapping or hopping, while saying the number aloud. Move to the next number and repeat the same read-point-act process, working through numbers 1 to 10 in order. Once you've gone through the whole rhyme, sing or say it again together from memory, pointing to each number as it comes up.

Materials needed

  • Pencil
  • Crayons

Extension activities

  • Create your own actions for the rhymes.
  • Draw pictures to illustrate each rhyme.
  • Practice writing the numbers.
  • Turn the rhyme into a call-and-response song, with your child echoing each number line back to you.
  • Use fingers to count along with the rhyme, holding up one more finger for each number reached.
Hemsweta Jain (Teacher Cheena), founder of RaisoActive

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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena

MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai

Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.

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