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The next step is to learn to count by threes. We will count the red birds in the trees.
Before you play the song, let's practice some "whisper counting". We are going to count from 1 to 30.

We will whisper 1 ,2, then say the 3 loudly.
Whisper 4 ,5 and say the 6 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

29,29, 30

3	6	9
12	15	18
21	24	27
30	(Snap)	(Snap)

Practice counting with the song.

Listen to the song

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

(Four measure introduction)

Learn the three-s with bir-ds in the trees.
You can do it quick-ly and with ease.

(Stop the music and practice counting by threes)

Look at the trees and count loudly over and over!
Notice that on the answers on the first row of trees are single digit numbers,
the second row has teen numbers, the third row twenties numbers,
and the last tree has the number 30.

3...	6...	9...	12...	15...	18...	21...	24...	27...	30...	(snap...	snap)
3...	6...	9...	12...	15...	18...	21...	24...	27...	30...	(snap...	snap)
3...	6...	9...	12...	15...	18...	21...	24...	27...	30...	(snap...	snap)
3...	6...	9...	12...	15...	18...	21...	24...	27...	30...	(snap...	snap)

Now go to Threes

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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