COUNT BY FIVES

You probably already know how to count by fives. We will count the bees on the hives.
Before you play the song, let's practice some "whisper counting". We are going to count from 1 to 50.

We will whisper 1 ,2,3,4, then say the 5 loudly.
Whisper 6,7,8,9, and say the 10 loudly etc.

1,2,3,4,
5

6,7,8,9,
10

11,12,13,14,
15

16,17,18,19,
20

21,22,23,24,
25

26,27,28,29,
30

31,32,33,34,
35

36,37,38,39,
40

41,42,43,44,
45

46,47,48,49,
50




5



10



15



20


25


30


35


40


45



50



Practice counting with the song.

Listen to the song

Download this midi file for the Twos, Threes, Fours, and Fives

(Four measure introduction)

Use the hi-ves and it will be a breeze.
Learn the fi-ves while you count the bees.

(Stop the music and practice counting by fives.)

Now look at the hives and count by fives over and over again.

5...

10...

15...

20...

25...

30...

35...

40...

45...

50...

(snap...

snap)

5...

10...

15...

20...

25...

30...

35...

40...

45...

50...

(snap...

snap)

5...

10...

15...

20...

25...

30...

35...

40...

45...

50...

(snap...

snap)

5...

10...

15...

20...

25...

30...

35...

40...

45...

60...

(snap...

snap)


Now go to Fives






1

2

3

4


Ones Finger Power


Count by Twos

Twos Finger Power

Twos worksheet


Count by Threes

Threes Finger Power

Threes worksheet


Count by Fours

Fours Finger Power

Fours worksheet

5

2x2 etc.

5

6


Count by Fives

Fives Finger Power

Fives worksheet


Do-able Doubles

Doubles worksheet


Fabulous Fives


Super Sixes

Sixes Finger Power

9

10

7 & 8

0


No-Nonsense Nines

Nines Finger Power

Nines worksheet


Add Zero (Tens)

Tens worksheet


?= 7x8

Sevens Finger Power

Eights Finger Power

Empty Nests (Zeros)





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