FINGER PLAYS
Open, Shut Them
Open, shut them,
open, shut them,
Give a little clap.
Open , shut them, open, shut them,
Lay them in your lap.
Creep them, creep
them
Creep them, creep them
Right up to your chin
Open up your little mouth,
But do not let them in!
Open, shut them,
open shut them,
Give a little clap.
Open , shut them, open, shut them,
Lay them in your lap
Ten Fingers
I have 10 little
fingers
And they all belong to me.
I can make them do many things.
Would you like to see?
I can shut them up tight
or open them wide.
I can put them together
Or make them all hide.
I can make them jump high,
I can make them jump low,
I can fold them quietly
And hold them just so.
Five Years Old
Please everybody,
look at me!
(Point to self)
Today I m ____ (five) years old, you see!
(Hold up the number of fingers)
And after this, I won t be ____ (four),
(Hold up ___ (four) fingers)
Not ever, ever, any more!
I won t be three--or two--or one,
(Hold up three, then two, then one)
For that was when I d first begun.
Now I ll be ___ (five) awhile, and then
(Hold up five fingers)
I ll be something else again!
Auto, Auto
(You may want to
say this nursery rhyme while playing with cars. If so, use
the actions of the cars instead of the finger-play)
Car, car, may I have a ride?
(Make fists, thumbs up. One thumb moves as if talking to other.)
Yes, sir; yes, sir; step right inside.
(Other thumb talks)
Get in the car,
(Put one fist with thumb up onto the other fist)
Turn on the gas.
(Move the fist and passenger forward)
Chug-away, chug-away,
(Pretend to be holding a steering wheel)
But do not go too fast.
Ten Little Firemen
Ten little firemen
Sleeping in a row;
(Extend both hands, fingers curled, to represent sleeping men.)
Ding, dog goes the bell,
(Pull bell cord with one hand.)
And down the pole they go.
(close both fists, put one on top of other, slide them down pole.)
Off on the engine, oh, oh, oh,
(Steer engine with hands.)
Using the big hose, so, so, so.
(Make nozzle with fist.)
When all the fire s out, home so-o slow.
(Steer engine with hands.)
Back to bed, all in a row.
(Extend both hands, fingers curled.)
Noble Duke of York
The noble Duke of
York
He had ten thousand men.
He marched them up to the top of the hill
(March hands up in air, one over other.)
And he marched them down again.
(March hands down.)
And when they were up, they were up (March hands up.)
And when they were down, they were down;
(March hands down.)
And when they were only halfway up,
(Hold hands halfway up.)
They were neither up nor down.
(Move hands up, then down, very quickly.)
Sounds
This is the way the
dog talks
Bowwow, Bowwow
this is the way the cat talks
Meow, Meow
This is the way the sheep talks
Baa, Baa
This is the way the children talk
Hurrah, Hurrah
Slowly-Quickly
(To increase motor
command speed)
Clap, clap, clap your hands as SLOW-LY as you can.
(Say that slowly)
Clap, clap, clap your hands as QUICKLY as you can!
(Say it fast)
(Substitute other Sd s)
Clap Your Hands
Clap your hands,
touch your toes, turn around and put your finger on your nose.
Wave you hand, jump up high, wiggle your fingers and reach for the sky!!!!
One Potato
"One Potato,
two potato, three potato, four
Five potato, six potato, seven potato, more"
Old Shoes, New Shoes
Old shoes, new
shoes,
(Point to child s shoes; first one, then the other.)
Black and brown and red shoes,
One, two, three, four,
(Show four fingers)
Tapping softly on the floor.
(Tap fingers on the floor.)
Sit Down If You Please
Clap, clap, clap
your hands
Shake them in the breeze
Stomp your feet and turn around
Sit down if you please
Glasses
Here are Grandma s
glasses
Here is Grandma s hat
Here s the way she fold her hands,
And puts them in her lap.
Here are Grandpa s glasses,
Here is Grandpa s hat
Here s the way he folds his arms,
just like that!
Bee Hive
Here is the bee
hive-
Where are the bees?
Hidden inside where nobody sees.
Soon they will come creeping
Out of the hive.
One, two, three, four, five
Buzz-z-z-z
(Bring out fingers and thumb one at a time while counting)
Apples
Way up high in the
apple tree
(Raise arms high above head, index fingers and thumb making a circle.)
Two little apples smiled at me.
I shook that tree as hard as I could,
(Shake arms)
And down came the apples;
(Drop one arm to knee; then drop other.)
Mmm...mmm... mmm were they good!
Kitten Is Hiding
A kitten is
hiding under a chair.
(Hide one thumb under other thumb.)
I looked and looked for her everywhere.
(Peer about)
Under the table and under the bed;
(Pretend to look)
I looked in the corner, and when I said,
Come, Kitty, come, Kitty, here s milk for you.
(Cup hands to make a dish and extend)
Kitty came running and calling, Mew, mew.
(Run fingers up arm)
Two Little Blackbirds-Nursery Rhyme
Two little
blackbirds sitting on a hill
(close fists; extend thumbs)
One named Jack and the other named Jill.
(Talk to each thumb)
Fly away Jack; fly away Jill;
(Toss thumbs over shoulders separately)
Come back Jack; come back Jill.
(Bring back fists separately with thumbs extended)
Eensey, Weensy Spider
(Regular version)
(Another version, said with a slower deeper voice)
The GREAT BIG SPI-DER
went up the WAT-ER- SPOUT
DOWN came the rain
etc.
Mary s Wearing A Red Dress
(Use therapist s name and child's name and point out a piece of clothing with an obvious color)
Charlie is wearing
BLUE PANTS, BLUE PANTS, BLUE PANTS
Charlie is wearing BLUE PANTS...all day long.
All day long...All day long
Charlie is wearing blue pants all day long.
Jamie is wearing a red shirt, red shirt, red shirt, etc.
Use PAUSING to get the child to fill in the blanks. If the child doesn't respond when you pause, then ask the Sd as you are pointing to the clothing item What COLOR? Then, prompt RED and quickly continue the song.
The Wheels On The Bus
Teapot
Humpty Dumpty
Where is Thumbkin
(Hands behind back)
Where is Thumbkin?
Where is Thumbkin?
(Bring thumb around from behind back and prompt child to hold thumb up)
Here I am!
Here I am!
How are you today sir?
(Thumbs nod as they talk)
Very well, I thank you.
Run away.
Run away
(thumbs behind back)
Where is pointer?
(same)
Where is ring man, etc.
(same)
Where is pinkey, etc.
(same)