💂 Five Little Soldiers: Standing Tall!
Hello, quick learners! 🫡 "Five Little Soldiers" is a fantastic counting rhyme that helps us practice numbers (1-5) and learn a simple action rhyme! Today, we will meet the soldiers, count them, and learn the actions.
🖼️ Part 1: Learning the Rhyme and Actions
The rhyme uses five fingers (soldiers) standing in a line, then one hides behind the back.
| Rhyme Line (English) | Action/Visual Cue | Counting Focus | 🔊 Pronunciation |
| Five little soldiers standing in a row, | Hold up all five fingers (palm facing out). | 5 (Five) | (Click to listen) |
| Three are quick and two are slow. | Wiggle three fingers quickly, then two slowly. | 3 and 2 | (Click to listen) |
| Up jumped one and away he ran, | Quickly put one finger behind your back. | 5 - 1 = 4 | (Click to listen) |
| Four little soldiers standing in a row! | Show the remaining four fingers. | 4 (Four) | (Click to listen) |
(The rhyme continues counting down until there are zero soldiers remaining.)
Interactive Activity: **** Let's count them together!
🎶 Part 2: Full Rhyme Lyrics and Practice
Practice saying the full rhyme and doing the actions in order!
| Full Rhyme Lyrics (English) | Counting Practice |
| Five little soldiers standing in a row, | 5 |
| Three are quick and two are slow. | |
| Up jumped one and away he ran, | (Hide one finger) |
| Four little soldiers standing in a row! | 4 |
| Up jumped one and away he ran, | (Hide another finger) |
| Three little soldiers standing in a row! | 3 |
| Up jumped one and away he ran, | (Hide another finger) |
| Two little soldiers standing in a row! | 2 |
| Up jumped one and away he ran, | (Hide another finger) |
| One little soldier standing in a row! | 1 |
| Up jumped one and away he ran, | (Hide the last finger) |
| Now zero little soldiers standing in a row! | 0 |
Video Link: [Video Link or Player for the "Five Little Soldiers" Song] Watch and follow the counting actions!
🎨 Part 3: Hands-On Activities (Drawing & Counting)
Let's draw and color the soldiers!
🖍️ Color the Soldiers
[Outline drawing of five simple, stick-figure soldiers or figures]
Color Tip: Color their uniforms RED and BLUE!
Online Activity: (Interactive area for the child to color the five figures.)
Download: ⬇️ Download Simple Counting Figures PDF
✏️ Draw the Counting Line
Instructions: Draw five dots in a line, then cross out one dot at a time, just like the soldiers running away!
Step 1: Draw 5 circles in a line: $\text{O O O O O}$
Step 2: Cross out one: $\text{O O O O X}$ (4 remain)
Step 3: Cross out another: $\text{O O O X X}$ (3 remain)
[Simple drawing guide: 3 steps to show subtraction]
🎮 Part 4: Reinforcement Games (Fun Learning)
Let's play the subtraction game!
🎯 Game 1: How Many Are Left? (Quick Quiz)
Instructions: If we start with 5 soldiers and 2 run away, how many are left?
Choices: 2 | 3 | 4
Automated Feedback:
Correct: "You're a math whiz! 5 minus 2 is 3! ⭐️"
Incorrect: "Let's count back: 5... 4... 3! Try again!"
💡 Game 2: Order the Numbers
Instructions: Drag the numbers to put them in the correct counting-down order (like the rhyme)!
| Order | Number Card |
| 1st | 5 |
| 2nd | 4 |
| 3rd | 3 |
| 4th | 2 |
| 5th | 1 |
Completion Reward: 🎉 Congratulations! You mastered the rhyme and counting down! You earned the Counting Star Badge!
