One was Johnny

A counting book by Maurice Sendak

1 was Johnny who lived by himself
2 was a rat who jumped on his shelf
3 was a cat who chased the rat
4 was a dog who came in and sat
5 was a turtle who bit the dog’s tail
6 was a monkey who brought in the mail
7 a blackbird pecked poor Johnny’s nose
8 was a tiger out selling old clothes
9 was a robber who took an old shoe
10 was a puzzle–what should Johnny do

He stood on a chair and said,
“Here’s what I’ll do-
I’ll start to count backwards
And when I am through-
If this house isn’t empty
I’ll eat all of you!!!!”

9 was the robber who left looking pale
8 was the tiger who chased him to jail
7 was the blackbird flew off to Havana
6 was the monkey who stole the banana
5 was the turtle who crawled off to bed
4 was the dog who slid home on a sled
3 was the cat who pounced on the rat
2 was the rat who left with the cat
1 was Johnny who lived by himself
And liked it like that!

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Dos manitos, diez deditos

Music: José-Luis Orozco

Dos manitos, diez deditos,
Dos manitos, diez deditos,
Dos manitos, diez deditos,
Cuéntalos conmigo:
Uno, dos, tres deditos
Cuatro, cinco, seis deditos
Siete, ocho, nueve deditos
Y uno más son diez
or
(Diez deditos son)

.en translation
Two little hands, ten little fingers
Two little hands, ten little fingers
Two little hands, ten little fingers
Count them all with me:
One, two, three little fingers
Four, five, six little fingers
Seven, eight, nine little fingers
And one more makes ten.

Animatics

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1 – One cow jumping over the moon

2 – Two pigeons bright and gay
They flew from me the other day

3 – Three little kittens
They lost their mittens

4 – Four little ducks went swimming one day
Over the hills and far away

5 – Five little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped its head

6 – Six little mice sat down to spin
Pussy passed by and she peeped in

7 – Seven little pigs rolled in the mud
Squishy, squashy, felt so good

8 – Eight elephants went out one day
Upon a spiders web to play

9 – Nine dinosaurs stomped around
They were so big they shook the ground

10 – The ants go marching ten by ten
The little one stops to say “THE END”

This old man

Audio: NIEHS
And a book that we like: This Jazz Man

This old man, he played one
He played knick-knack on my thumb [some versions use "drum"]
With a knick-knack paddywhack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played two
He played knick-knack on my shoe
With a knick-knack paddywhack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played three
He played knick-knack on my knee
With a knick-knack paddywhack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played four
He played knick-knack on my door
With a knick-knack paddywhack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played five
He played knick-knack on my hive
With a knick-knack paddywhack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played six
He played knick-knack on my sticks
With a knick-knack paddywhack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played seven
He played knick-knack up in heaven
With a knick-knack paddywhack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played eight
He played knick-knack on my gate
With a knick-knack paddywhack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played nine
He played knick-knack on my spine [some versions use "line" here]
With a knick-knack paddywhack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played ten
He played knick-knack once ag’n [some versions use "on my hen" here]
With a knick-knack paddywhack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

The Ants Go Marching

The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stops to suck his thumb
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching two by two,
The little one stops to tie his shoe
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching three by three,
The little one stops to climb a tree
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hu 1000 rrah
The ants go marching four by four,
The little one stops to shut the door
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching five by five,
The little one stops to take a dive
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching six by six,
The little one stops to pick up sticks
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching seven by seven,
The little one stops to pray to heaven
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching eight by eight,
The little one stops to shut the gate
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching nine by nine,
The little one stops to check the time
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching ten by ten,
The little one stops to say “THE END”
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

One potato, two potato

One potato, two potato, three potato, four!
Well, I made a batch of hot potatoes
(bend forward and stir as in a big pot)
Dropped ‘em on the floor!!
(look shocked, and put hands on face in surprise)

Five potato, six potato, seven potato, eight!
So I stomped ‘em into mashed potatoes
(stomp feet while walking forward a few steps and then back)
And plopped ‘em on a plate
(hands out like plopping potatoes on a plate!)

Nine potato, ten potato, can’t believe my eyes!
(cover and uncover eyes in surprise)
The children ate ‘em up and now they want some french fries!!!
(Say to children “how many?” and march with swinging arms and stomping feet while counting…)
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 fries!
(jump up and reach over head to sky on 10)
“Again??”
Do the count again, faster and a third time even faster then plop back down to sitting after the last 10.