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Start-Up Activity
Most students know the old counting rhyme, "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe," but most won't know it all the way to 19. Share it with them:
One, two, buckle my shoe.
Three, four, shut the door.
Five, six, pick up sticks.
Seven, eight, lay them straight.,
Nine, ten, a good fat hen.
Eleven, twelve, dig and delve.
Thirteen, fourteen, maids a-courting.
Fifteen, sixteen, maids in the kitchen.
Seventeen, eighteen, maids a-waiting.
Nineteen, twenty, my plate's empty.
Tell them they will be making up their own counting books, perhaps with rhymes, perhaps with pictures, and certainly with fun!
Think About It
“Nonsense wakes up the brain cells.”
—Dr. Seuss
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Start-Up Activity
Most students know the old counting rhyme, "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe," but most won't know it all the way to 19. Share it with them:
One, two, buckle my shoe.
Three, four, shut the door.
Five, six, pick up sticks.
Seven, eight, lay them straight.,
Nine, ten, a good fat hen.
Eleven, twelve, dig and delve.
Thirteen, fourteen, maids a-courting.
Fifteen, sixteen, maids in the kitchen.
Seventeen, eighteen, maids a-waiting.
Nineteen, twenty, my plate's empty.
Tell them they will be making up their own counting books, perhaps with rhymes, perhaps with pictures, and certainly with fun!
Think About It
“Nonsense wakes up the brain cells.”
—Dr. Seuss