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One, Two, Three, Four, Five

Bring tradition to life with 'One Two Three Four Five Once I Caught A Fish Alive' by Love to Sing Ð a classic nursery rhyme that supports language... read more

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 my right!

One, Two, Three, Four, Five

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About One, Two, Three, Four, Five

Released on: July 30, 2023

00 mins 33 sec

Bring tradition to life with 'One Two Three Four Five Once I Caught A Fish Alive' by Love to Sing Ð a classic nursery rhyme that supports language development and rhythm awareness in young learners.

Perfect for circle time or bedtime routines, this song helps children improve memory, pronunciation, and listening skills. Educators can integrate it into literacy activities, while parents can use it to create comforting, musical moments at home.

One, Two, Three, Four, Five Song Activities

Music"Class orchestra" Listen to the song. Each child chooses an instrument or a body percussion sound (clapping hands, slapping thighs etc.) Let the orchestra play!
Play different parts of the song - divide the orchestra into groups and play allocated parts E.g. one group plays along with the counting numbers and the other group plays along with the rest of the lyrics.

Maths
Use 10 buttons or bottle tops. Ask children to create even groups using the buttons or bottle tops e.g. 2 groups of 5 or 5 groups of 2. Talk about even and odd numbers.

Visual Art
Place your hands in a shallow tray of paint and stamp your hands onto paper or thin card board.

Literacy
Sing and read along to the YouTube song to achieve multi-sensory learning "Do it, see it and hear it!"
Print out the song PDF
Read the song lyrics - ask children a variety of questions.
Re-read the song lyrics and ask children to join in.
Recognise and use a variety of punctuation when reading. " " ! ? . ,
Look at print and conventions (bold, italics).
Talk about interesting/challenging words and discuss what they mean.
Word study - phonic knowledge, compound words, rhyming word, contractions etc.