Mitten Glove Fingerlay

Two Little Hands
Written by: CK Emanuel

Two little hands getting ever so cold
Where is the hand-coats with colors so bold?
Well, one little glove got awfully soggy
And one little glove ran off with doggy
As for the mittens, one had a tear
another was too small to wear.
But do not fear for spring is near
A whole year to get a new pair!

Optional Actions:
Hands: Hold up hands and wiggle fingers
Cold: Make fists and shake
Where: Hands out to sides
One: Hold up 1 fingers
Glove: Hold up hand with fingers spread
Mittens: hold up hand with fingers together and thumb extended
Small: Move hands together
Fear: Make a scared face
Year: Trace a circle in the the air
Pair: Hold up both hands

Read more: Mitten Glove Fingerlay

Participation Age Range: Ages 3 years to 5 years old

Skills Utilized/Reinforced: Fine motor development, Gross motor development

Themes: Winter, Cold, Mittens/Gloves, Hands

Sock Fingerplay

Wear a Sock
Written by CK Emanuel

Feeling ill? Call the doc!
Feeling cold? Wear a sock!

How to wear it? Let’s review.
On your head? That’s a hat!
On your hand? That’s a mitten!
On your feet? That’s correct!

Actions:
Ill: Make a sick face
Call: Hand to ear as if talking on phone
Cold: Shiver
Sock: sign language for sock
How: Hands out to sides
Head/Hand/Feet: touch mentioned body part
Hat: sign language for hat
Mitten: sign language for mitten/glove
Correct: give a “thumbs up”

Sock Matching Activity

Yoo-hoo! Sock Match
Written by CK Emanuel

Yoo-hoo! You in that fancy frock,
can you find the match for this sock?

Actions:
Yoo-hoo: wave arms in the air
Find: cup eyes like binoculars

Activity Options (Depending on age of attendees):

• Option one: Pass out one sock to each child. Keep the matching one in a bucket or basket. Lift out one sock at a time and the child that matches brings it to the front.
• Option two: Place several of the socks on a felt board. Call up each child in turn. Give them a sock for the bucket and see if they can find the match on the board.
• Option three: Keep one each of the design/color socks in a bucket or basket. Spread the remaining socks all over the room. (Be sure to have more than the children playing the game.) Give each child a sock from the bucket, and let them go off around the room to find the match.
• Home option 1: Mention to adults that this works great as a laundry day activity.
• Home option 2: See “more” for handout activity option.

Seasons: Prop Story & Fingerplay

Written by CK Emanuel
To the tune of the traditional folk song: Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be?

Refrain:

Oh dear, what shall I wear today?
Oh dear, what shall I wear today?
Oh dear, what shall I wear today?
The seasons are changing around.
Verses:

In Summer, the sun is ever so hot
Sandals and shorts should hit the spot
Or maybe a swimsuit cool and wet
To wear as I stroll about town

**To the Refrain

In Fall, the wind gets awfully breezy
Choosing a jacket isn’t so easy
One day a light one, the next a heavy one
To wear as I stroll about town

**To the Refrain

In Winter, the snow begins to call
And ice on the ground can make me fall
I’ll need boots and hats, scarf and mittens
To wear as I stroll about town

**To the Refrain

In Spring, clouds may rain down tears
But after the storm, the entire sky clears
So, I’ll take my rainboots or maybe my sneakers
To wear as I stroll about town

Hobbit: Prop Song & Fingerplay

There was a Hobbit
Written by CK Emanuel
Based Upon The Hobbit, Or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
To the tune of: B-I-N-G-O

There was a hobbit who found a ring
And Bilbo was his name-o
B-I-L-B-O, B-I-L-B-O, B-I-L-B-O
And Bilbo was his name-o.

There was a hobbit who found a ring
And Bilbo was his name-o
clap-I-L-B-O, clap-I-L-B-O, clap-I-L-B-O
And Bilbo was his name-o.

There was a hobbit who found a ring
And Bilbo was his name-o
clap-clap-L-B-O, clap-clap-L-B-O, clap-clap-L-B-O
And Bilbo was his name-o.

There was a hobbit who found a ring
And Bilbo was his name-o
clap-clap-clap-B-O, clap-clap-clap-B-O, clap-clap-clap-B-O
And Bilbo was his name-o.

There was a hobbit who found a ring
And Bilbo was his name-o
clap-clap-clap-clap-O, clap-clap-clap-clap-O, clap-clap-clap-clap-O
And Bilbo was his name-o.

There was a hobbit who found a ring
And Bilbo was his name-o
clap-clap-clap-clap-clap, clap-clap-clap-clap-clap, clap-clap-clap-clap-clap
And Bilbo was his name-o.

There was a hobbit who found a ring
And Bilbo was his name-o
B-I-L-B-O, B-I-L-B-O, B-I-L-B-O
And Bilbo was his name-o.

Fuzzy Wuzzy: Prop Story

Story: Fuzzy Wuzzy; Traditional Text First Verse

Need:
-felt in various colors: brown, tan, red, black, white, blue
-hot glue and glue sticks
-a felt board
-black fabric paint
– used AccuCut Teddy Bear #1 die for the “bare”

Participation Age Range: 6 months to 3 years old

Method: Overlay the “fur” coat over the “bare” bear and place together on the felt board. Remove the “fur” when the line “had no hair.” As mentions the different clothing items, dress the “bare” bear with them.

Monkeys and Hats: Prop Story

Story: The Hat-seller and the Monkeys
Based on The Hatseller and the Monkeys retold by Baba Wague Diakite as well as Caps for Sale retold by Esphyr Slobodkina

Need:
-fabric in orange
-construction paper in various colors: shades of brown, white
-hot glue and glue sticks
-cupcake paper cups (hat)
-beads (top of hat)
-paper towel tube
-a felt board

Participation Age Range: 18 months to 8 years old

Method: Have monkeys lined up on a ledge or stacks of books. Have all the hats stacked onto the hat-seller. May wish to use hat-seller figure as a finger puppet. Have the kids mimic like the monkeys.
Optional: May wish to place tree on felt story.

Fairy Tale Elves and the Shoemaker: Fingerplay

Elves and the Shoemaker
Text and Actions by CK Emanuel

A poor shoemaker with a single leather scrap,
HANDS OUT TO SIDES TO SHOW “EMPTY”
Too tired to work, took a long night’s nap.
YAWN AND STRETCH;
THEN PUT HANDS TOGETHER AND REST THEM ON THE SIDE OF ONE CHECK
Then in from the dark crept two little chaps,
MAKE AN UPSIDE-DOWN “V” WITH BOTH HANDS AND “WALK” THEM LIKE LEGS
Whose hammers worked with a tap, tap, tap!
USE A FIST TO HAMMER THE OTHER HAND
The elves filled the shoe shelves in a snap,
MOVE HANDS AS IF PLACING ITEMS ON SHELVES
Before sneaking out through the window gap.
MAKE A FLATTEN “C” WITH ONE HAND. USING THE OTHER HAND, MAKE LEGS LIKE BEFORE AND WALK IT THROUGH THE OPENING IN THE FLATTEN “C” HAND.
How happy the cobbler, a truly thankful chap!
USE INDEX FINGERS TO DRAW A SMILE ON FACE
PUT BOTH HANDS OVER HEART
For the elves he left shoes, clothes, and each a cap!
TOUCH SHOES, SHIRT, THEN THE TOP OF HEAD

Wearing Shoes: A Fingerplay

5 Little Monkeys’ Shoes
Words and Actions by CK Emanuel
To the tune of: 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

Five little monkeys refused to wear their shoes
HOLD UP FIVE FINGERS
CROSS ARMS & SHAKE HEAD THEN TOUCH YOUR SHOE
A slid, a skid, and whoops! A bruise!
MOVE ONE HAND, PALM DOWN IS A SLIDING MOTION, THEN DO THE SAME WITH THE OTHER HAND
THROW ARMS UP IN THE AIR
RUB ARM AS IF HURT
The Doctor was called, who said this isn’t news,
HAND MAKES A “Y” BY HAVING THUMB AND PINKY FINGER STICK OUT OF FIST; BRING TO EAR LIKE A PHONE
“All little monkeys need to wear their shoes!”
SHAKE POINTER FINGER AT IMAGINARY MONKEYS
TOUCH SHOE

CONTINUE RHYME COUNTING DOWN FROM 4 TO 1 .

Wee Willie Winkie

Wee Willie Winkie
Text and Actions – Traditional

Wee  Willie Winkie
BRING THUMB AND FOREFINGER TOGETHER TO SHOW “SMALL”
Runs  through the town,
TWO FINGERS IN UPSIDE-DOWN “V” ‘RUNS’
Upstairs and downstairs, in his night gown;
RAISE HANDS UP THEN DOWN
Rapping  at the window,
MAKE A KNOCKING MOTION WITH FIST
Crying  through the lock
HANDS TO MOUTH AS IF SHOUTING
“Are the children all in bed?
REST HANDS ON SIDE OF HEAD AS IF SLEEPING
It’s now eight o’clock!”
HOLD UP EIGHT FINGERS

Source: The Real Mother Goose. Chicago: Rand McNally & Co., 1916.

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