One more and one less
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Fin: Check out my tower. Six blocks.
Captain Mahari: Hmm excellent work, Finn. Anya, can you make your tower using one more block?
Anya: One more than six is seven.
Captain Mahari: Now Sai, can you build your tower with one less block than Fin's? Sai?
Sai: Up here? Sorry fetching my last block, Captain. Whoa! I'm okay. One less than six is five.
Captain Mahari: Excellent Sai. And who knows what one less than five is?
Sai: I know. Whoops! Hey, look one less than five is.
Cadets: Four.
Quiz: One more
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Quiz: One less
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Numberblocks song: One more, one less
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Five: What is that silly sucking sound? Oh look a hole so big and round. Why is it there? I do not know. I wonder what is down below?
5 minus 1 equals 4
Four: oh no oh no oh no oh no! My head fell off where did it go?
One: I am One! That was fun!
Four: Now I am Four and here I am.
One: Now I am One and here I am.
Both: What a wonderful day to be alive but where oh where oh where is Five?
Four: Five is gone. Where did she go? Is she alright? I do not know! Is she here? Is she there? I must keep looking everywhere!
Four: What is that silly sucking sound? A giant hole so big and round. Why is it there? I do not know. I wonder what is down below?
4 minus 1 equals 3
Three: oh no oh no oh no oh no! My head fell off where did it go?
One: I am One! That was fun!
1 plus 1 equals 2
Two: What is happening to me? I just got bigger. Did you see?
Three: Now I am Three and here I am!
Two: Now I am Two and here I am!
Both: What a wonderful day to be alive but where oh where oh where is Five?
Three: I was Five then Four then Three someone has played a trick on me. I do not mind at all you see. Three is who I want to be!
Three: What is that silly sucking sound? A giant hole so big and round. Why is it there? I do not know. I wonder what is down below?
3 minus 1 equals 2
Two: oh no oh no oh no oh no! My head fell off where did it go?
One: I am One! That was fun!
2 plus 1 equals 3
Three: What is happening to me? I just got bigger. Did you see?
Two: Now I am Two and here I am!
Three: Now I am Three and here I am!
Both: What a wonderful day to be alive but where oh where oh where is Five?
Two: I wondered where the ones all go? I think I’ve got it. Now I know! Every time we get one smaller, someone else is getting taller.
Two: What is that silly sucking sound? A giant hole so big and round. Why is it there? I do not know. I wonder what is down below?
2 minus 1 equals 1
One: oh no oh no oh no oh no! My head fell off where did it go?
One: I am One! That was fun!
3 plus 1 equals 4
Four: What is happening to me? I just got bigger. Did you see?
One: Now I am One and here I am!
Four: Now I am Four and here I am!
Both: What a wonderful day to be alive but where oh where oh where is Five?
One: Five, four, three, two, one. Someone’s having lots of fun. Now I know where Five will be! Four is waiting there for me!
One: What is that silly sucking sound? A giant hole so big and round. Why is it there? I think I know. I think I know what’s down below?
One: I am One! That was fun!
4 plus 1 equals 5
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