Finger Plays & Songs

I’m a Little Teapot

Fingerplays & Songs
A whole-body song where children become the teapot and tip to pour.
The Nest Schools
This song helps children learn…
Balance and control
Leaning to one side and coming back up again.
New words
Handle, spout, steam, and pour, shown as they are sung.
Pretending
Turning your own body into an everyday object.
Loud and quiet
Building up to the shout, then pouring out slowly.

Sing It

I’m a little teapot
Short and stout

Here is my handle,
Here is my spout

One hand on your hip, the other arm out as a spout

When I get all steamed up
Hear me shout

Tip me over
And pour me out.

Tip your spout side to the floor

Be the Teapot

handlehand on your hip
spoutarm curved out
steamed upwiggle and hiss
pour me outtip to the side
Try This
Sing it again with the handle and spout on opposite arms, then as a tiny teapot crouched low and a giant one on tiptoes.
Watch For
Children who find the tipping side on their own, who hold the pose without falling, or who name the parts of the teapot.
No materials needed · 3–5 minutes · Community meeting, dramatic play, or transitions
The Nest Schools