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Once I Caught A Fish Alive
One, two, three, four, five,

Once I caught a fish alive,

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,

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 the right.

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Once I Caught A Fish Alive
[Teachers copy]

One, two, three, four, five,

[Count with fingers.]

Once I caught a fish alive,

[Pretend to catch fish.]

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,

[Count with fingers.]

Then I let it go again.

[Put hands together, then wave back and forth like fish swimming away]

Why did you let it go?

[Shrug shoulders.]

Because it bit my finger so.

[Pretend to bite finger.]

Which finger did it bite?

[Shrug shoulders.]

This little finger on the right.

[Wave little finger on right hand.]

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 Movement Instructions

One, two, three, four, five, Why did you let it go?
[Count with fingers.] [Shrug shoulders.]

one two three four five

1 5

Once I caught a fish alive, Because it bit my finger so.

[Pretend to catch fish.] [Pretend to bite finger.]

2 6

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, Which finger did it bite?

[Count with fingers.] [Shrug shoulders.]

six seven eight nine ten

3 7

Then I let it go again. This little finger on the right.

[Put hands together, then wave back and forth [Wave little finger on right hand.]
like fish swimming away.]

4 8
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One, two, three, four, five,

one two three four five

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Once I caught a fish alive,

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Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,

six seven eight nine ten

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Then I let it go again.

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 Why did you let it go?

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Because it bit my finger so.

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 Which finger did it bite?

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This little finger on the right.

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