Five Little Ducks Went Out One Day | Fun Nursery Rhyme & Counting Song   

Join Emma and Joey by the river for a classic musical adventure! Sing along to "Five Little Ducks" as a mother duck's adorable yellow ducklings waddle over the hills and far away. This catchy nursery rhyme is a wonderful way to introduce toddlers and preschoolers to counting backwards from five. Don't worry if the ducks go missing—there's a happy ending where all five little ducks come waddling right back to their mommy!



Lyrics

One… Two… Three… Four… Five!
Five little ducks went out one day,
Over the hills and far away.
Mommy duck said: "Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only four little ducks came back.

One… Two… Three…Four…
Ohh NO… one little duck is missing!

Four little ducks went out one day,
Over the hills and far away.
Mommy duck said: "Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only three little ducks came back.

One… Two… Three…
Ohh Dear. Two baby ducks are missing.

Hmmm
Three little ducks went out one day,
Over the hills and far away.
Mommy duck said: "Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only two little ducks came back.

One… Two…
Only two baby ducks came back??

Two little ducks went out one day,
Over the hills and far away.
Mommy duck said: "Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only one little duck came back.

One…??
Hmmm

One little duck went out one day,
Over the hills and far away.
Mommy duck said: "Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But no little ducks came back.

Ohh no… all my baby ducks are missing??

Sad mommy duck went out one day,
Over the hills and far away.
Mommy duck said:
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
All five little ducks came back.

One… Two… Three… Four… Five! Yeah!






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Why Parents and Teachers Love This Song

● Early Math Skills: The song naturally introduces the concept of subtraction and counting backward from five to zero in a highly visual, easy-to-understand way.
● Language Development: The repetitive phrasing and fun animal sounds ("Quack, quack, quack, quack!") encourage toddlers to vocalize and memorize words.
● Motor Skills: It’s a great song for hand gestures! Kids can hold up their fingers to represent the remaining ducks and make a "quacking" motion with their hands.
● Emotional Reassurance: It gently introduces the concept of wandering off, but resolves safely and happily with all the baby ducks returning to their mother.

How to use this page:

1. Watch and Sing: Play the video and encourage your child or students to sing the lyrics with Emma and Joey.
2. Use Your Hands: Have the kids hold up five fingers. Every time a duck doesn't come back, have them put one finger down. Make a "beak" with your hands for the mommy duck's quacks!
3. Discuss: Pause the video and ask, "How many ducks are left?" or "Where do you think the little duck went?"
4. Extend the Fun: Download the printable activity at the bottom of the page to reinforce the counting lesson.
 

A promotional photo for the Emma and Joey 'Duck Pond Subtraction' activity. A completed 3D paper craft featuring a blue pond, a mother duck, and five small yellow ducklings stands against a paper hill backdrop on a wooden desk. In the foreground, there are colored pencils, safety scissors, a glue stick, and a printed black-and-white worksheet showing the hill cutouts.

Activity: "Duck Pond Subtraction" Craft & Game

● What you need: The printable PDF, scissors, and crayons.
● Instructions: Have the children color the mother duck, the five little ducks, the pond, and the hill. Help them cut out the five little ducklings. As you sing the song together, have the children physically move one duckling over the "hill" and away from the pond. Count the remaining ducks together. When the sad mommy duck quacks at the end, bring all five little cut-outs rushing back to the pond!

Download the Free "Five Little Ducks" Counting Activity PDF

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