How Many Hens?

Math/Language Arts

Children will learn a counting game.

What You Need

• Space to move around in
• Number cards (optional)
• Tape or CD player and marching music (optional)

What To Do

1. Tell children that they are going to learn a counting game.
2. Choose one child to be Jen Hen. Jen starts marching to the chosen destination. One by one, the other children join in and march in a line behind Jen. As children march, they say this chant:

   Jen and friends went for a walk
   Down by the deep blue sea.
   Jen and friends started to squawk.
   How many hens are we?
   [children count off]
   We're [number of children] little hens, are we.
   That's right! [Number of children] little hens are we.