Counting Clouds

This is a cute rhyme that I found on the ALSC blog, created by Heather McNeil as part of the Deschutes Public Library's STEM addition to their storytimes, the Math Minute. Read her full blog post here.

Counting Clouds
Add or subtract clouds on the flannel board along with the song.

1 little cloud, sailing in the blue. Along comes another one, now there are 2.

1 plus 1 equals 2. 2 clouds coming, now there’s more. Help me count, 1, 2, 3, 4.

2 plus 2 equals 4. 1 cloud floats away, happily. How many left? 1, 2, 3. 4 minus 1 equals 3.

Here come 3 to join the mix. How many now? 1-2-3-4-5-6. 3 plus 3 equals 6.

5 float away, to visit the sun. Now all we have is little cloud ONE! 6 minus 1 equals 5.