This song teaches subtraction experientially.  It is also useful for touch-counting (one-to-one correspondence), numeral recognition and memorising counting backwards.  Humans can recognise up to five objects in various groupings, after that we usually have to count.  This activity nurtures that intellectual potentiality.  

Musically it presents several moods with a softer dynamic and a minor key heard in the “thinking” verse.  The song lyrics accurately observe kitten behaviour and the arrangement mimics it.

• A memory activity focussing on numbers
• Suggestions for how to do the activity
• Song lyrics, including a wall chart for display
• A simple score with chords
• The musical concepts featured
• Language and speech development opportunities
• A backing track to support your voice singing “live”
• A matching track with a vocal added to assist you in learning how to sing the song live with your children.

Five Little Pussy Cats Vocal Preview by Musical Child

Five Little Pussy Cats Preview by Musical Child