This is a cute song about ducklings. It teaches children to subtract, add, and sequence in stories. Read the lyrics, try the hand movements then watch my sweet daughter in the video below.
Lyrics (actions)
Three little ducks went out to play (pass three fingers in front of your body)
Over the hills and far away (make a hill with you left arm and pass your right 3 fingers over the left arm)
Mommy duck said “Quack, quack, quack, quack.” (make a duck mouth with both hands, open and close them 4 times)
And two little ducks came running back. (pass two fingers in front of you body from left to right)
Two little ducks when out to play (pass two fingers in front of your body)
Over the hills and far away (make a hill with you left arm and pass your right 2 fingers over the left arm)
Mommy duck said “Quack, quack, quack, quack.” (make a duck mouth with both hands, open and close them 4 times)
And one little ducks came running back. (pass one finger in front of you body from left to right)
One little ducks when out to play (pass one finger in front of your body)
Over the hills and far away (make a hill with you left arm and pass your right 1 finger over the left arm)
Mommy duck said “Quack, quack, quack, quack.” (make a duck mouth with both hands, open and close them 4 times)
And no little ducks came running back. (shrug shoulders and pass head left to right)
Then Daddy duck said “Quack, quack, quack.” (make a big duck mouth with both hands, open and close 3 times)
And three little ducks came running back. (pass 3 fingers in front of your body from left to right)