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Write a Counting Rhyme
A counting rhyme is any rhyme which includes some kind of counting. Some rhymes count up to ten, others count backwards from 10 down to one.
Can you complete these counting rhymes? If you would like to save them use the print icon at the top of this page.
One, two
One, two
A bath full of glue
Three, four
Ten Naughty Dragons
Ten naughty dragons blowing smoke-rings in a line,
One set himself on fire and then there were nine.
Nine naughty dragons
Animal Counting Rhyme
One for the goat in a winter coat.
Two for the ants in
Ten young children
Ten young children playing in the park,
The first one said, ‘Pretend I’m a shark.’
The second one said, ‘I’m a dinosaur.
The third one said
From Oxford Junior Rhyming Dictionary
John
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Ten Dancing Dinosaurs
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