101 Number Activities

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EVERYBODY TAKE A CARD
Materials
Decks of playing cards
Activity
Separate the ace, two, three, and four cards from decks of playing cards. (You will need one card for each
child.) Hold the cards in your hand. While you sing the first verse of the song below, have each child take
one of the cards and sit down in a circle. Together, sing and act out the rest of the song, pretending to
travel by train, plane, car, and boat.
Sung to: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
Everybody take a card,
Take a card, take a card.
Everybody take a card,
Then we’ll play a game.
If your card has the number one,
The number one, the number one.
If your card has the number one,
Hop aboard my train.
Off will go the cards of one,
Cards of one, cards of one.
Off will go the cards of one.
Chugging ‘round the room.
(Chug around room, then sit down.)
If your card has the number two,
The number two, the number two.
If your card has the number two,
Hop aboard my plane.
Off will go the cards of two,
Cards of two, cards of two.
Off will go the cards of two.
Flying ‘round the room.
(Fly around room, then sit down.)
If your card has the number three,
The number three, the number three.
If your card has the number three,
Hop aboard my car.
Off will go the cards of three,
Cards of three, cards of three.
Off will go the cards of three.
Driving ‘round the room.
(Drive around room, then sit down.)
If your card has the number four,
The number four, the number four.
If your card has the number four,
Hop aboard my boat.
Off will go the cards of four,
Cards of four, cards of four.
Off will go the cards of four.
Sailing ‘round the room.
(Sail around room, then sit down.)
Jean Warren
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