Online Bookbug Session: Maths Week Scotland

Hello, everyone! We're glad that you could come.

With all of our our Bookbug Sessions on hold for now, join in with our online Bookbug Session to keep stories, songs and rhymes alive at home! You can find most of the songs and rhymes on Bookbug's songs and rhymes app too.

This week we have a special session to celebrate Maths Week Scotland(this will open in a new window). It includes songs and rhymes featuring counting, size, and shape – all things that help children to develop early maths skills and numeracy. It's also a great way to spend time and have fun together!

Get started with

• Hello Song

Finger play rhymes

• Two Little Dicky Birds
• One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four
• Five Fat Peas

One to ten - and back again!

• Finger Rhyme (Ae finger, twa fingers, three fingers, fower)(this will open in a new window)
• One, Two, Three, Four, Five(this will open in a new window)

Storytime - Àrd Agus Beag (Tall and Short)

Action songs - size, speed and position

• A Big Red Bus
• Forwards and Backwards

More counting songs

• Five Currant Buns
• Three Craws
• Ten Red Apples

Calming songs and rhymes to finish with

• Twinkle Twinkle
• Goodbye Song

You can find lots of other books featuring numbers and counting in our special numeracy book list.