Fingerplays
Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree
Five little monkeys sitting in a tree,
Teasing Mr. Crocodile, " You can't catch me! No, you can't catch me!"
Along comes Mr. Crocodile, quiet as can be.....SNAP!
(Repeat with 4, 3, 2. 1 monkeys, then "No more monkeys.")
Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed.
One fell off and bumped his head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
(Repeat with 4, 3, 2, 1)
No more monkeys jumping on the bed.
None fell off and bumped their heads.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"Put those monkeys right to bed!"
Grandma's Glasses
These are grandma's glasses
( circle fingers around eyes)
This is Grandma's hat.
( put pretend hat on head)
Here is the way she folds her hands and puts them in her lap.
( clasp hands in lap)
Fantastic Five
One, one, this is one. Come on , one, let's have some fun.
(crook finger)
Two, two, this is two. Hopping, hopping, me and you .
(make bunny ears and hop)
Three, three, this is three. Wave your branches like a tree
(wiggle 3 fingers)
Four, four, this is four. Can you make us sweep the floor?
(sweep 4 fingers like a broom)
Squeeze us tight; then take a dive.
(make a hand dive)
Wiggles, Wiggles
I wiggle my fingers ;
I wiggle my toes.
I wiggle my shoulders;
I wiggle my nose.
Now, no more wiggles are left in me.
So, I'm as still as I can be.
I Am Ready
Big ears to hear. (cup hands behind ears)
Big eyes to see. (circle fingers around eyes)
Now I am ready. (point to self)
One, two, three. (clap hands three times, then put in lap)
Two Little Bluebirds Sitting on a Hill
Two little bluebirds sitting on a hill
One named Jack and one named Jill
Fly away Jack, fly away Jill
Come back Jack, come back Jill
Two little black birds, Sitting in a row
One named fast, And one named s l o w *
Fly away fast, fly away slow
Come back fast, come back slow
Two little black birds, Sitting in a row
One named high, And one named low...
Fly away high, fly away low
Come back high, come back low
Two little bluebirds sitting on a car
One named near and one named far
Fly away near, fly away far
Come back near, come back far
(Put one finger near your body and one finger outstretched)
Two little bluebirds sitting on a stick
One named slow and one named quick
Fly away slow, fly away quick
Come back slow, come back quick
Two little bluebirds sitting on a cup
One named down and one named up
Fly away down, fly away up
Come back down, come back up
Two little bluebirds sitting on a cloud
One named quiet and one named loud
Fly away quiet, fly away LOUD
Come back quiet, come back LOUD
Two little bluebirds sitting on a lily
One named serious and one named silly
Fly away serious, fly away silly
Come back serious, come back silly
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Two little black birds, Sitting on a gate
One named early, And one named late...
Fly away early, fly away late
Come back early, come back late