LITTLE DISCOVERY 10 · NUMBERS · On YouTube
Count to 5 song: Girafoufou’s slide
1 min 29 · Ages 3–6 · In English
The little story
One more here, one less there
The snails climb up Girafoufou’s neck… and slide down it like a slide! One snail, then another, then another: three. Two slide down: one is left. Two more make three; one slides down, two are left; three more… five! And when they all slide down together: zero. The song pauses before each answer, so your child can say it first.
For parents
Saying “1, 2, 3” and knowing how many there are are two different things. Here, every snail bounces as it is counted, then the song pauses so your child can answer before it gives the answer. We add one, take one away, and the total changes every time: the “one more than, one less than” idea children meet in Reception.
Things to discover together
- Count the snails one by one: one, two, three.
- One more, one less: the total changes every time.
- Three snails, two slide down: one is left.
- Two more, then three more: five! And when they all slide down: zero.
Counting games for preschoolers: from objects to first sums ↗
Read the video transcript
My neck… is a slide! Count the snails with me! Slide, slide, slide down the neck, woo-hoo! It’s the slide of Girafoufou! One more here, one less there, Let’s count them all, all, all! A little snail
is climbing up, up, up… ONE! (Yes, one!) Here comes another, climbing up, up, up… TWO! (Yes, two!) Here comes another, climbing up, up, up… THREE! (Yes, three!)
Oh! Two slide down! (Yes, yes!) Take two away! Now we have… ONE! (Yes, one!) One more here, one less there, Let’s count them all, all, all! Two more snails are climbing up, up, up…
That makes… THREE! (Yes, three!) Oh! One slides down! (Yes!) Take one away! Now we have… TWO! (Yes, two!) Three more snails are climbing up, up, up…
And now… how many? FIVE! Five little snails! And all together… Ready? Wheee! There are none left… ZERO!
ZERO! Slide, slide, slide down the neck, woo-hoo! It’s the slide of Girafoufou! Tonight, count your cuddly toys… and hide one! How many are left? Learn with Girafoufou: girafoufou.com
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