Finger Play
Counting at the Zoo
(hold up hands with fingers extended and bend down 1 at a time.)
1, 1 the zoo is lots of fun!
2, 2 see the kangaroo!
3, 3 see the chimpanzee!
4, 4 hear the lions roar!
5, 5 watch the seal dive!
6, 6 there's a monkey doing tricks!
7, 7 elephants eleven!
8, 8 a tiger and his mate!
9, 9 penguins in a line!
10, 10 I want to come again! (clap hands)
The Elephant
The elephant has a trunk for a nose,
And up and down is the way it goes.
(clasp hands together, extend arms, and raise and lower them)
He wears such a saggy, baggy hide: (Relax body)
Do you think two elephants would fit inside? (Hold up 2 fingers)
Fe, Fi, Fo Fum
Fe, fi, fo fum
See my finger, See my thumb.
Fe, fi, fo fum,
Fingers gone, so is thumb.
Here's a Cup
Here's a cup, and here's a cup
(make a circle with thumb and index finger, repeat)
And here's a pot of tea.
(make a fist with other hand and extend thumb for a spout)
Pour a cup and pour a cup (tip fist to pour)
And have a drink with me. (make drinking motions)
Here's a Little Baby
Here's a little baby
Ready for a nap (hold up one finger)
Put him down right here
Into his mother's lap. (lay finger in other hand as cradle)
Soon the little baby
Opens wide his eyes;
He looks and looks around
Then up you see him rise. (let finger come up)
Here is the Beehive
Here is the beehive.
Where are the bees?
Hiding inside
Where nobody sees.
Soon they will come
Out of the hive.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, bzzzzzzz!
(closed fist is beehive, look
in; open at end and wave hand)
I Have a Little Bunny
I have a little bunny with ears so funny. (bend 2 fingers
On one hand)
And here is his hole in the ground (make hole with other hand)
When a noise he hears, he pricks up his ears (unbend fingers)
And jumps into his hole in the ground. (put fingers in hole made by
Other hand)
I Hear Thunder
(Tune: "Frere Jacques")
I hear thunder, I hear thunder (drum feet on floor)
Do you, too? Do you too? (pretend to listen)
Pitter-patter raindrops,
Pitter-patter raindrops. (Indicate rain with fingers)
I'm wet through. (shake body vigorously)
So are you. (point to a neighbor)
I'm a Little Snowman
(tune: "I'm a Little Teapot")
I'm a little snowman, round and fat.
Two stiff arms (outstretched) and a
Stovepipe hat. (hands on side of head)
Two bright eyes and a mouth and a nose.
And big shiny buttons
Clear down to my toes. (start at chin, make buttons to toes)
I Wiggle My Fingers
by Louise Binder Scott
Lucille Wood
From Singing Fun
c. 1954 Bowman Publishing Company
I wiggle my fingers (wiggle fingers)
I wiggle my toes (wiggle toes)
I wiggle my shoulders (wiggle shoulders)
I wiggle my nose (wiggle notes)
Now no more wiggles are left in me,
So I will be still, as still as can be. (finger to lips)
Open, Shut Them - Traditional
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!
(Use hands to do motions. Say last
line fast and put hands down quickly.)
Pat-a-Cake - Traditional
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake baker's man.
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Pat it, and roll it
And mark it with a B.
And put it in the oven
For baby and me.
Teensy, Weensy, Spider - Traditional
Teensy, weensy spider
Went up the water spout.
Down came the rain
And washed the spider out.
Out came the sun
And dried up all the rain.
The teensy, weensy spider
Went up the spout again.
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
by Jane Taylor (French Folk Tune)
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are.
Way above the world so high.
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle little star.
How I wonder what you are.
Two Little Blackbirds
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill;
One named Jack, and the other named Jill.
(show finger of one hand, then other)
Fly away Jack, fly away Jill. (put fingers behind back)
Come away Jack, come back Jill. (bring fingers back to front)
Two little blackbirds sitting on a wall
One named Peter,
And the Other named Paul.
Fly away Peter, fly away Paul (put fingers behind back)
Come back Peter, come back Paul. (bring fingers back to front)
Where is Thumbkin? - Traditional
Where is Thumbkin? Where is Thumbkin?
Here I am, here I am.
How are you today sir?
Very well, thank you.
Run away, run away.
Repeat with: Where is pointer?
Where is middle man?
Where is ring man?
Where is baby?
Where is family?
(Hide hands behind back; bring appropriate finger to front as you
sing. Then return back at end.)
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