1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Five Once I Caught a Fish Alive
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 once I caught a fish alive
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 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!
I sang this one with my girls on the way home from school, taking it in turns to sing the questions in the nursery rhyme. My 4.5 year old can count easily to 10 and is showing a real interest in recognizing and writing her numerals, so just perfect for her. When we got home, we played a magnetic fishing game.
What you will need:
3 small magnets
foam fish
sharpie marker pens
10 paper clips
string
chopsticks/kebab sticks/sticks from the garden
green/blue/white water beads
talking tin (optional)
plastic storage bin
I started by cutting out 10 identical fish from plain and glitter foam. I drew the numerals 1 - 10 on one side and the corresponding spots on the underside. I then filled a plastic IKEA storage bin with water beads. I make the fishing rods by tying the string to the one end of the chopstick and attaching a paper clip and magnet to the other end of the string. I then attached a paper clip to each fish.
After the initial excitement of swirling and squishing the water beads we decided to have a game of 'Go Fish'. We took it it turns to catch a fish, read the number on it and count the spots on the underside (when unsure of the numeral). The winner was the person with the most fish.
They really enjoyed playing this game, the glitter fish were, of course, the most popular! Miss 4.5 then lined up the fish from 1-10, using 1:1 correspondence while counting the spots.
She then decided that the fish needed teeth to be able to bite her finger.
After that little problem was solved, She recorded the nursery rhyme onto her talking tin and danced around the living room merrily singing to herself.
This game could easily be adapted to teaching children who are learning English as a second or additional language. I would revise numbers 1 to 5 or 1 to 10 and left and right. I would also introduce or revise specific language needed to play the game; whose turn is it? It's your turn, I'm next, How many fish have you got? etc Recording the nursery rhyme onto the talking tin and putting this in a little bag along with the fish and the fishing rods would be a great way for the children to listen to the nursery rhyme and play independently. This would also be a great take home activity for the children to share with their families.
Find the nursery rhyme here
Main Communication Aims:
After the initial excitement of swirling and squishing the water beads we decided to have a game of 'Go Fish'. We took it it turns to catch a fish, read the number on it and count the spots on the underside (when unsure of the numeral). The winner was the person with the most fish.
They really enjoyed playing this game, the glitter fish were, of course, the most popular! Miss 4.5 then lined up the fish from 1-10, using 1:1 correspondence while counting the spots.
She then decided that the fish needed teeth to be able to bite her finger.
After that little problem was solved, She recorded the nursery rhyme onto her talking tin and danced around the living room merrily singing to herself.
This game could easily be adapted to teaching children who are learning English as a second or additional language. I would revise numbers 1 to 5 or 1 to 10 and left and right. I would also introduce or revise specific language needed to play the game; whose turn is it? It's your turn, I'm next, How many fish have you got? etc Recording the nursery rhyme onto the talking tin and putting this in a little bag along with the fish and the fishing rods would be a great way for the children to listen to the nursery rhyme and play independently. This would also be a great take home activity for the children to share with their families.
Find the nursery rhyme here
Main Communication Aims:
- Counting 1-10
- Recognizing and reading numerals
- Listening and beginning to sing a nursery rhyme
- Using appropriate language to play a game whose turn is it? It's my turn/your turn, how many have you got?
- Vocabulary: a fish/fish, little finger, right/left
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