Fingerplays & Songs
A hand warm up with a new direction in every single line.
Sing It
Verse one
Open shut them, open shut them,
Give a little clap clap clap.
Open shut them, open shut them,
Put them in your lap lap lap.
Creep and crawl them, creep and crawl,
Right up to your chin chin chin.
Open wide your little mouth,
But do not let them in in in!
Verse two, first half
Flip them over, flip them over,
Do a little peek-a-boo.
Flip them over, flip them over,
Jump up like a kangaroo!
Finish verses two and three with the moves beside, then sing verse one again to end.
The Rest of the Moves
Verse two, second half
roll them this way, that way
roll them to your toes toes toes
give your toes a tap tap tap
then hands on your nose nose nose
Verse three
wiggle and wave them
say good morning, hi, hello
wave once more
goodbye, then it’s time to go go go
shake them, shake them
twirl your body round and round
shake here and there
but do not make a sound sound sound
Try This
Slow the last verse to a whisper so the shaking ends in a still, silent room.
Watch For
Children who keep up with the changing moves, who stop right on cue, or who lead the next line themselves.
No materials needed · 5 minutes · Circle time, wiggle breaks, or settling down
The Nest Schools