Summary
An early-arithmetic song from Hap Palmer's Count, Add, Subtract collection. Children add and take away small amounts along with the music, building fluency with sums and differences within ten.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
This Hap Palmer song teaches a math idea through music.
- What math were we practicing in this song?
- Where could you use this outside of the song?
- Can you show the answer with your fingers or with objects?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: add, plus, subtract, take away, sum.
Try it: Sing along, then use your fingers or counters to act out one add-and-subtract from the song.

