Watch the very catchy animated musical short known as Counting by Fives, originally titled “Ready or Not, Here I Come” from Schoolhouse Rock! It first aired on television on February 17, 1973 as a part of their Multiplication Rock series.
We love Schoolhouse Rock. Watch more of them on this site, including Verb: That’s What’s Happening from 1974.
Related listening with Vermont Public Radio’s But Why? podcast for curious kids: What Is The Biggest Number?
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