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5 Little Penguins : Counting Songs

January 2, 2017 By Sara Mullett 18 Comments

Children love counting songs at any time of the year and 5 Little Penguins is the perfect song for preschoolers to celebrate the Winter season.

The 5 Little Penguin song has so many educational benefits, it’s great for developing early numeracy, speech development and story telling. But most importantly lots of fun too because everyone loves penguins!

Five Little Penguin Counting Song

Five little penguins wanted to go fishing,

So they set off, waddling in a line,

It was nearly tea-time, they were getting hungry,

And one dived down a hole, to see what he could find.

*

Four little penguins wanted to go swimming,

So they jumped off the rocks, splashing in the sea,

One little penguin was feeling rather poorly,

And he stayed home, to play with me!

*

Three little penguins wanted to play snow balls,

So they went off, to play out in the ice,

One little penguin got buried in a snow drift,

His Mummy came to dig him out, wasn’t that so nice!

*

Two little penguins practising their skating,

Learning to twirl and spin, clever little things!

One skated down the hill, right down to the bottom,

And couldn’t climb back up, even when he flapped his wings!

   *

The last little penguin, feeling rather lonely,

Went to find some friends, in the penguin huddle,

He found his Mum and Dad, Sisters and his brother,

He was very happy, and he gave them a cuddle!

(sung to the same tune as Down At The Station)

Let's Play Music : 5 Little Penguins - Winter Counting Song

 

The tune is borrowed from Down At The Station (also the same as the old french folk nursery rhyme Allouette) so it’s easy to pick up. Counting songs like this always work  well with a felt board or puppets because it helps to give the children a visual focus and assist with the counting.

Make your own little stick penguin puppets with our free printable sheet below (or click here to print), just mount them on some card and attach the sticks.

Let's Play Music : 5 Little Penguins - Winter Counting Song - Free Puppet Printable

Penguins, penguins having fun,

Waddling in the Winter sun,

Waddling fast and waddling slow,

Waddling to and waddling fro,

Penguins, penguins having fun,

Waddling in the Winter sun.

(sung to Twinkle Twinkle)

The Five Little Penguin Action song is a perfect activity for toddlers and even more fun if they try to waddle along balancing a bean bag on their feet! ( it makes a great Penguin Race party game for older kids too!)

Here’s another great penguin song that so catchy the kids will love it!

Check out our Winter lesson Plan for lots of seasonal activities combined in a structured 30 min lesson.

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Comments

  1. Darlene says

    February 1, 2017 at 7:29 pm

    Love this and have included the link to your blog on Music Education Blog Carnival.

    Thanks so much for sharing.

    Reply
    • Sara Mullett says

      February 1, 2017 at 9:19 pm

      Thanks Darlene! That’s great 🙂

      Reply
  2. Carrie says

    January 25, 2014 at 12:42 am

    Oh, I love it!! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!

    Reply
    • Sara_LetsPlayMusic says

      January 25, 2014 at 4:16 pm

      Thanks Carrie! And thanks for featuring us too!

      Reply
  3. Emma Craig says

    January 18, 2014 at 7:04 pm

    These kinds of songs are so wonderful for learning counting – and this one especially fits the season! I love the ending 🙂

    Reply
    • Sara_LetsPlayMusic says

      January 20, 2014 at 10:19 am

      Thanks so much Emma!

      Reply

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