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Preschool
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Fingerplays
and rhymes come to life during circle and large group times as preschool
children show word meaning through simple actions and finger movements.
Preschoolers develop memory and recall skills as they sing and recite the
songs and poems in this curriculum resource collection. I
have collected the rhymes, fingerplays and songs in this collection during
the past 30 years and either don't know or have forgotten many author's
names.
Finger plays, action poems, nursery rhymes, and songs are grouped according to early childhood education themes. Just click on the navigation links to your left.
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Insect and Bug Rhymes | ||||
The words suggest the hand, body and finger movements |
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Special
Occasion Rhymes
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Lots
of books about counting are listed in Preschool
Books Listed by Themes
For activities go to the Counting and Number Theme and there is also a Number Activity Theme in the Rainbow Resource Room! Five Fat Peas Five fat peas in a pea pod
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An activity for this counting rhyme is in the Counting and Number Theme One potato, two potato,
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One, Two, Tie My Shoe 1,2 Tie my shoe
Action poem 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!" Four little monkeys jumping
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One Little Flower, One little flower, one little bee.
Action poem Shinning bright with the sugar on top. Along comes (child's name) with a nickel to pay. He/she buys a cookie and takes it away. (continue with four, three, two and one). |
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Ten
Fingers
A fingerplay I have ten fingers hold
up both hands, fingers spread
I can shut them up tight make
fists
I can make them jump high hands
over head
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A bilingual counting song in Spanish and English Uno, dos, y tres, For an entire Spanish Rhyme Theme go to the Resource Room
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Three
Balls
Action poem Here's a ball make
ball with thumb and index finger
over head
Shall we count them?
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Three
Little Nickels
A fingerplay Three little nickels in a pocketbook new,
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Poem Finds a friend, and then there are two. Two baby turtles crawl down to the sea. They find another, and then there are three. Three baby turtles crawl along the shore. They find another, and then there are four. Four baby turtles go for a dive. Up swims another, and then there are five. |
Poem He was all alone, and he didn't want to be. So he flew far away, over the sea, And brought back a friend to live in the tree. Substitute two, three, etc. for one as you finish the verse. The Bird Activity
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Here
is a Beehive
A fingerplay Here is the beehive, where are the bees?
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Five Little Bees One little bee blew and flew. Two little bees, busy as could be--
Three little bees, wanted one more,
Four little bees, going to the hive.
Five little bees working every hour--
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Five
Little Birdies
A fingerplay Five little birdies, flying around our door, Four little birdies sitting in a tree,
The little birdies didn't know what to do,
Two little birdies sitting in the sun,
The little green birdie felt so all alone,
The Bird Activity Theme is in the Rainbow Resource Room.
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Ten
In A Bed
Action poem There were ten in a bed and the little one
said,
This
is repeated until you get to the number one. Each time "roll over"
is said, rolling motion is dramatized.
There was one in the bed and
the little one said, "Good
night!" |
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Counting
Apples
A fingerplay Five red apples
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Monkeys Five little monkeys Away swims Mr. Crocodile
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Squirrels Five little squirrels sitting in a tree.
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Dinosaurs Five enormous dinosaurs Four enormous dinosaurs
Three enormous dinosaurs
Two enormous dinosaurs
One enormous dinosaur,
Take a look at the Dinosaur
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Working in Twos Sequence for reciting is: first child, second child, both together. I'm the shoe brush
I'm the dustpan I'm the candle I'm the letter |
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Lots of books about counting are listed
in Preschool
Books Listed by Themes
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