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Numbers Help Us! Count, Measure and Choose | Kids’ Song
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Why do we need numbers? Join two children preparing a picnic as they count each item once, compare apple baskets, measure water by the cup, and use minutes to stay on time. A playful song about making smart everyday choices.
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Song lyrics
Que manque-t-il sur la nappe du pique-nique ?
On prépare cinq places pour cinq personnes
On pose les gobelets, les sandwichs
Les pommes rouges attendent juste à côté
On compte chaque chose une seule fois
Quatre gobelets : la cinquième place est vide
En comptant, on voit qu'il en manque un
Les nombres montrent combien on en a
Et combien il nous en faut
On compte ou mesure, tout est clair
Puis on choisit ce qui convient le mieux
Le cinquième gobelet prend sa place
Nos cinq places sont enfin prêtes
Deux paniers de pommes sont côte à côte
On compte : plus, moins, ou autant ?
Puis on prend celui qui suffit pour tous
Les nombres montrent combien on en a
Et combien il nous en faut
On compte ou mesure, tout est clair
Puis on choisit ce qui convient le mieux
On mesure l'eau avec un gobelet
Le minuteur montre les minutes qui restent
On dit aux amis l'heure exacte du début
Les nombres montrent combien on en a
Et combien il nous en faut
On compte ou mesure, tout est clair
Puis on choisit ce qui convient le mieux
À cinq, chacun son gobelet : on commence à l'heure
Language version lyrics
What's missing from our picnic blanket?
We set five places for five people
Cups and sandwiches take their spots
Red apples wait right next to them
We count each item just one time
Four cups, but the fifth place is bare
Counting tells us one more cup is needed
Numbers show how much we have
And how much we need to bring
Count or measure, now we know
Then we choose what fits us best
The fifth cup fills the empty place
Now every picnic spot is ready
Two apple baskets sit together
We count: more, less, or the same?
We choose the one with enough to share
Numbers show how much we have
And how much we need to bring
Count or measure, now we know
Then we choose what fits us best
We measure water by the cupful
The timer shows the minutes left
We tell our friends the exact start time
Numbers show how much we have
And how much we need to bring
Count or measure, now we know
Then we choose what fits us best
Five people, one cup each — we start on time
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