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HO Part I - Songs Math Is More Than Counting

Al Stewart, Consultant Plano, Texas

1, 2, how do you do? 1, 2, 3, clap with me. 3, 4, jump on the floor. 4, 5, look bright and alive. 5, 6, your shoe to fix. 6, 7, look up to heaven. 7, 8, fill my plate. 8, 9, please get in line.

ABC Math Vocabulary

• Aa – above
• Bb – both
• Cc – count
• Dd – different
• Ee – equal
• Ff – first
• Gg – gather
• Hh – height
• Ii – inside
• Jj – “just”
• Kk – kind
• Ll – little
• Mm – more
• Nn – none
• Oo – oval
• Pp – pair
• Qq – quart
• Rr - round
• Ss – size
• Tt – top
• Uu – under
• Vv – volume
• Ww - weight
• Xx – eXtra
• Yy – year
• Zz - zero

Vocabulary for Ordering, Numeration, and Sequencing

• Big / Bigger / Biggest
• Small / Smaller /

Smallest

• Long / Longer / Longest
• Short / Shorter/ Shortest
• Small
• Medium
• Large
• First
• Next
• Last
• Heavy
• Light
• Most
• Least

Classification Vocabulary

Alike Same Different Shape Color Size Group Sort

Johnny Works with One Hammer

Johnny works with 1 hammer, 1 hammer, 1 hammer, Johnny works with 1 hammer, then he works with 2. Johnny works with 2 hammers, 2 hammers, 2 hammers, Johnny works with 2 hammers, then he works with 3. 1 hammer – pound 1 fist; 2 – pound both fists; 3 – pound both fist and add one foot, etc.

• 5 hammers, then he falls to sleep.

One Two

One, two, one, two,

(hold up fingers)

I have two eyes, so do you

(point to your eyes, then child’s)

One, two, one, two, I have two ears, so do you One, two, one, two, I have two feet, so do you One, two, one, two, I have two hands, so do you. So do you!

This Old Man One Elephant Button Factory Tooty Ta Singing in the Rain One Finger, One Thumb

Vocabulary for Position & Direction

• Above / Below
• Up / Down
• In / Out
• Under / Over
• Inside / Outside
• Around
• Through
• Next to
• Beside
• In front of
• Behind
• Middle
• Start
• Last
• Here / There
• Bottom / Top
• End

Ten Little Fingers

I’ve got 10 little fingers, they all belong to me I can make them do things, would you like to see? I can wave them up in the air I can put them on my hair I can fold them near to me I can place them around my knee I can hide them behind me I stretch them out in front of me They all belong to me

Draw a circle, draw a circle, round as it can be; Draw a circle, draw a circle, just for me. Draw a rectangle, draw a rectangle, shaped like a door; Draw a rectangle, draw a rectangle, with corners four. Draw a triangle, draw a triangle, with corners three. Draw a triangle, draw a triangle, just for me.

Round Things

Round is a pancake, round is a plum, Round is a doughnut, and the top of a drum. Round is a lollipop, round is a ring, Round is a button, and the crown of a king. Round is a balloon, round is a pie, Round is a pumpkin, and hoot owl’s eye. Round is a bird’s nest, round is a wheel, Round is a daisy, and a fisherman’s reel. Round is a hamburger, round is a cake, Round is a cherry, and the cookies we bake. Round is a puppy curled on a rug, Round are the spots on a wee lady bug. Look all around you on the ground, in the air, You will find round things everywhere.