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Five
old crows
Five
pigs so squeaky clean
Five
plump peas
Five
shooting stars
Five
snow angels
Four
robins
Four
scarlet berries
Four
seeds in a hole
Last updated: 20/09/2021 10:28
The songs below are compiled, illustrated and
sometimes adapted
by
Dany Rosevear
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Five old crows 🔊
Learn the
number pairs that make five. Music by Dany
Rosevear. Raise five fingers, place the other hand, the wall,
in front. Wiggle four fingers and then the thumb. down each time to show ‘one
less’. Show forefinger then make thumb and forefinger open and close like a
beak to ‘caw’ like the crow. Cross hands at wrist and make hands ‘fly’.
Continue as before until the are no birds left. |
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Five old crows were on a
brick wall. Four were tall and the other
was small. One old crow cried,
"Caw, caw, caw!" He went to visit his
mother-in-law. Four old crows were on a
brick wall. Three were tall and the other
was small. One old crow went to get some
food. He never came back to the
other brood. Three old crows were on a
brick wall. Two were tall and the other
was small. The small one grew and grew
and grew. He flew away and that left
two. Two old crows were on a brick
wall. Both were old and both of
them tall. One crow said, “I miss my
son.” He flew away and that left
one. One old crow was on a brick
wall. He flew away and there was
the wall! One brick wall was alone in
the rain, Wishing for the crows to come
back again. |
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Five pigs so squeaky clean 🔊
A
farmyard number song. |
Subtract one each time from five and learn ordinal numbers.
Sing
the song quietly and then loudly for IN THE MUD! Fold one finger down each
time.
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Cleanest pigs you’ve
ever seen, Wanted to go outside
and play- IN THE MUD! One jumped into the
mud, Landed with a great big
thud, Then there were four
clean squeaky pigs! Oink! Oink! |
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A classic early year’s finger rhyme. Here it is in Chinese –
I’m not sure which language though! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syIUEbp5Or0
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Five shooting stars 🔊
A number night time song. One of the many wonders of the
universe. The darker nights are coming on and with a bit of luck you might
see a shooting star and sometimes more than one, but you have to be
sharp-eyed! Each time put up the relevant number of fingers, then wiggle and zoom
them. Verse 1. Finger star zooms beind other hand. Put hand to mouth. 2. |
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Five shooting stars in the dark, dark night. Twinkling, zooming, what a lovely sight; One shooting star hid behind a cloud, “Catch me if you can!” It shouted very loud! WHEEEE! Four shooting stars in the dark, dark night. Twinkling, zooming, what a lovely sight; One shooting star flew up to the moon, “Catch me if you can!” But I’ll be back very soon. WHEEEE! Three shooting stars in the dark, dark night. Twinkling, zooming, what a lovely sight; One shooting star shot off past the Sun, “Catch me if you can!” I’m having so much fun.
WHEEEE! Two shooting stars in the dark, dark night. Twinkling, zooming, what a lovely sight; One shooting star slid down the Milky Way, “Catch me if you can!” I’m off on holiday. WHEEEE! One shooting star in the dark, dark night. Twinkling, zooming, what a lovely sight; The last shooting star, winked a sleepy eye, “It’s time you went to sleep so I’ll say
Goodnight!” WHEEEE! SPOKEN: Look up, look up out into the universe, Far, far away from our dear planet Earth; What will you see? It’s there if you peek, A wonderful starry world playing hide and seek! |
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PEEPO ! |
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Five snow angels O
We didn’t make snow angels when I
was young, I’ve only recently discovered them with my grandchildren. What happens to those snow angels
and snowmen at the end of the day; this song will keep you guessing unless
you know about the water cycle and changing weather patterns! Make snow angels in the snow by lying down and moving arms up and
down. You are likely to get wet so make sure you have your waterproofs on! |
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Five snow angels in my garden lay; Sleeping so quietly ‘til the end of day. One saw the dark’ning sky, it’s true, Softly, gently, up and up it flew. Four snow angels… One heard a barn owl hoot, it’s true…. Three snow angels… One saw the twinkling stars, it’s true…. Two snow angels… One saw a comet zoom, it’s true…. One snow angel… It saw the shy moon smile, it’s true…. The sun is up and we’d like to know, Where, oh where, did our snow angels go? Then five white clouds sailed silently by, I’m sure, so sure, one cloud winked an eye! I’m sure, so sure, one cloud winked an eye! |
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Four robins
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A
number poem and hand play. Count one more each time. From
‘Meaningful Mathematics, Kindergarten. Teacher's Guide to Lesson Plans’
published 1969. Music Dany Rosevear. |
Hold up
one finger. Spread fingers of one raised hand to make a tree. Open and closed thumb
and finger of the other hand placed in the branches of the tree. Hold up two
fingers and repeat actions. Continue to four. Cross wrists and make birds fly.
Rest one hand inside the other to make a nest.
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A robin sat high in a tree, Singing oh, so merrily; He sang and sang the sky was blue, Another came and that made two. Two robins sat high in a tree, Singing oh, so merrily; They sang and sang so loud and free, Another came and that made three. Three robins sat high in a tree, Singing oh, so merrily; They sang and sang and sang some more, Another came and that made four. Four robins sang till day was through, Then away to their nests they flew; They sang and sang and sang some more, One and two and three and four. |
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Four scarlet berries 🔊
A
number poem and hand play for Autumn. Count / subtract / count back. Words
by Mary Vivian. Music by Dany Rosevear. |
Fold
down one finger each time.
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Four scarlet berries Left upon the tree, “Thanks,” cried the black bird, “These will do for me.” He ate numbers one and two, Then ate number three, When he’d eaten number four, There was none to see! |
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Four seeds in a hole O
An old countryside
saying. It is also heard as: ‘One for the rook, one for the crow’ Make fingers to show how many seeds and count out
their use. |
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Four seeds in a hole, Four seeds in a hole, One for the mouse, One for the crow, One to rot and one to
grow! |
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