Number Rhymes

This section contains a collection of resources relating to various early years number rhymes. They are ideal to deal to encourage mathematical development in a fun and engaging way. Includes illustrated poems / songs as well as well as printable stick puppets that could be used as visual aids when retelling / performing the rhymes. 

Includes the following number rhymes: Monkey babies, ten green bottles, five little men in a flying saucer, five little bears, five little ducks went swimming one day, five little speckled frogs, five little monkeys and five garden snails. If you would like us to illustrate another number rhyme then please get in touch.

Illustrated version of the well-loved nursery rhyme '1,2,3,4,5 Once I Caught a Fish Alive'.... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Once I Caught a Fish Alive Nursery Rhyme

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Once I Caught a Fish Alive Nursery Rhyme

A set of visual aids featuring images relevant to the ’10 green bottles’ number rhyme.... 10 Green Bottles Visual Aids / Stick Puppets

10 Green Bottles Visual Aids / Stick Puppets

A set of visual aids featuring images relevant to the ‘5 garden snails’ number rhyme.... 5 Garden Snails – Visual Aids / Stick Puppets

5 Garden Snails – Visual Aids / Stick Puppets

A fun Early Years counting poem about five bears meeting in the woods.... 5 Little Bears Counting Rhymes

5 Little Bears Counting Rhymes

A set of visual aids featuring images relevant to the ‘5 little bears’ number rhyme.... 5 Little Bears Visual Aids / Stick Puppets

5 Little Bears Visual Aids / Stick Puppets

A set of visual aids featuring images relevant to the 5 little ducks’ number rhyme.... 5 Little Ducks – Visual Aids / Stick puppets

5 Little Ducks – Visual Aids / Stick puppets

A set of visual aids featuring images relevant to the ‘5 little men in a flying saucer’ number r... 5 Little Men Visual Aids / Stick Puppets

5 Little Men Visual Aids / Stick Puppets

A set of visual aids featuring images relevant to the ‘5 little monkeys’ number rhyme.... 5 Little Monkeys – Visual Aids / Stick Puppets

5 Little Monkeys – Visual Aids / Stick Puppets

A set of visual aids featuring images relevant to the ‘5 little speckled frogs’ number rhyme.... 5 Little Speckled Frogs – Visual Aids

5 Little Speckled Frogs – Visual Aids

An illustrated version of the well-known early years nursery rhyme, 'Baa Baa Black Sheep'.... Baa Baa Black Sheep Nursery Rhyme

Baa Baa Black Sheep Nursery Rhyme

Illustrated poem about garden snails. Ideal to use in your school or early years setting when explor... Five Garden Snails Poem

Five Garden Snails Poem

Handa’s Surprise number song, ideal to sing at home with your child or in early years settings to... Handa’s Surprise Number Song

Handa’s Surprise Number Song

An illustrated version of the poem ‘Monkey Babies’ by Irene Rawnsley & John Foster.... Monkey Babies Poem

Monkey Babies Poem

A set of visual aids featuring images relevant to the ’monkey babies’ number rhyme.... Monkey Babies Visual Aids / Stick puppets

Monkey Babies Visual Aids / Stick puppets