🎣 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Once I Caught A Fish Alive: Counting and Fishing!
Hello, little explorers! 🐠 "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Once I Caught A Fish Alive" is a fantastic song for practicing counting and performing fun actions! This song helps us practice counting from 1 to 10 and learn vocabulary related to catching a fish.
🖼️ Part 1: Learning Vocabulary and Numbers
The song uses the numbers one through ten and vocabulary related to fishing. Click the speaker 🔊 button to hear the correct pronunciation!
| English Vocabulary | Meaning (Vietnamese) | Detail | 🔊 Pronunciation |
| Fish | Con cá (Fish) | An animal that lives in the water. | (Click to listen) |
| Alive | Sống (Alive) | The state of the fish when it is caught. | (Click to listen) |
| Finger | Ngón tay (Finger) | The body part the fish bites. | (Click to listen) |
| Let it go | Thả nó ra (Let it go) | The action of returning the fish to the water. | (Click to listen) |
| One to Ten | Từ Một đến Mười (One to Ten) | The main counting numbers in the song. | (Click to listen) |
Interactive Image: **** Hold up your 10 fingers!
🎶 Part 2: Singing the Lyrics and Actions
The most fun part is doing the actions of catching, releasing, and pretending to be bitten by the fish!
| Song Lyrics (English) | Accompanying Action |
| One, two, three, four, five, | Raise 5 fingers sequentially (as if counting) |
| Once I caught a fish alive. | Pretend to cast a net or catch a fish |
| Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, | Continue raising the remaining 5 fingers |
| Then I let it go again. | Pretend to release the fish from your hands |
| Why did you let it go? | Shake your head showing curiosity |
| Because it bit my finger so! | Pretend to get bitten on the finger and exclaim! |
| Which finger did it bite? | Ask by holding your hand out |
| The little finger on the right! | Hold up the little finger on your right hand |
Video Link: [Video Link or Player for the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Once I Caught A Fish Alive Song] Sing and do the fun actions!
🎨 Part 3: Hands-On Activities (Drawing & Counting)
Let's draw the fish and practice counting!
🖍️ Color the Fish
[Outline drawing of a simple fish]
Color Tip: Color the fish ORANGE or YELLOW and draw colorful scales!
Online Activity: (Interactive area for the child to color the fish.)
Download: ⬇️ Download Fish Coloring PDF
✏️ Counting and Circling
Instructions: Draw dots and circle the quantity corresponding to the song's lyrics.
Step 1: Draw 10 dots.
Step 2: Circle the first 5 dots (for the 1-5 count).
Step 3: Circle 10 dots to represent the total number of fingers.
[Simple drawing guide: 3 steps to draw and circle dots]
🎮 Part 4: Reinforcement Games (Fun Learning)
Let's check if you remember the numbers and vocabulary!
🎯 Game 1: The Biting Action (Quick Quiz)
Instructions: Which action did the fish do to the finger?
Choices: Swim | Bite | Sleep
Automated Feedback:
Correct: "That's right! The fish Bite the finger! ⭐️"
Incorrect: "Remember! When you yelled, that's when the fish Bite you!"
Completion Reward: 🎉 Congratulations! You mastered the song and counted well! You earned the Little Fisherman Badge!
