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One, Two, Three, Four, Five (group video)

Song type: Actions, Active, Counting, Finger play
Language: English
Genre: Animals, Maths
Age group: 0-2, 3-5
Audience: Baby, Children, Pre-school, Toddler
Topics: Bookbug

How to use this song with babies

While singing gently, touch or tap each finger of baby so that they can react to each finger being touched

How to use this song with toddlers

Help your child learn which hand is their right by showing or pointing it out to them. Encourage them to wiggle their ‘pinky’ at end of song

How to use this song with 3 to 5-year olds

You could bounce some puppets or some cardboard fish covered in foil on some Lycra or a piece of material

One, Two, Three, Four, Five lyrics

One, two, three, four, five

Once I caught a fish alive

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten

Then I let it go again.

Why did you let it go?

Because it bit my finger so.

Which finger did it bite?

This little finger on the right.