Materials: your hands/fingers
Directions:
Play
this childhood favorite game as you sing along together with your children.
Use
these lyrics and directions below:
(Start
with hands behind back)
Where is thumbkin?
Where is thumbkin?
Here
I am. (Bring right hand to front, with thumb up)
Here I am. (Bring left hand to front, with thumb up)
How are you this morning? (Wiggle fingers as if
they’re ‘talking’ to each other)
Very well, I thank you. (Wiggle
fingers as if they’re ‘talking’ to each other)
Run
away (Hide right hand behind back)
Run away. (Hide left hand behind back)
Where
is pointer?
Where is pointer?
Here I am (Bring right hand to front, with
index finger up)
Here
I am. (Bring left hand to front, with index finger up)
How are you this morning? (Wiggle fingers as if
they’re ‘talking’ to each other)
Very well, I thank you. (Wiggle fingers as if they’re
‘talking’ to each other)
Run away (Hide right hand behind back)
Run away. (Hide left hand behind back)
Where is tall man?
Where is tall man?
Here I am (Bring right hand to front, with
third finger up)
Here I am. (Bring left hand
to front, with third finger up)
How are you this morning? (Wiggle fingers as if they’re ‘talking’ to
each other)
Very
well, I thank you. (Wiggle fingers as if they’re ‘talking’ to each other)
Run away (Hide right hand behind back)
Run away. (Hide left hand
behind back)
Where is ring man?
Where is ring man?
Here I am (Bring right hand to front, with
fourth finger up)
Here I am. (Bring left hand to front, with fourth finger up)
How are you this morning? (Wiggle fingers as if they’re ‘talking’ to
each other)
Very well, I thank you. (Wiggle fingers as if they’re
‘talking’ to each other)
Run
away (Hide right hand behind back)
Run away. (Hide left hand
behind back)
Where is pinkie?
Where is pinkie?
Here I am (Bring right hand
to front, with pinkie finger up)
Here I am. (Bring left hand to front, with pinkie finger up)
How are you this morning? (Wiggle fingers as if they’re ‘talking’ to
each other)
Very well, I thank you. (Wiggle fingers as if they’re
‘talking’ to each other)
Run away (Hide right hand behind back)
Run away. (Hide left hand behind back)
Where is the family?
Where is the family?
Here we are. (Bring right hand to front, with
all fingers showing)
Here we are. (Bring left hand to front, with all fingers showing)
How are you this morning? (Wiggle fingers as if they’re ‘talking’ to
each other)
Very well, we thank you. (Wiggle fingers as if they’re
‘talking’ to each other)
Run away (Hide right hand behind back)
Run away. (Hide left hand behind back)