FINGERPLAYS & SONGS

FINGERPLAYS

APPLES

Way up high in the apple tree,
Two little apples smiled at me
I shook that tree as hard as i could
Down came the apples
Mmmm, they were good.

THREE MONKEYS AND MR. ALLIGATOR

Three little monkeys swinging in a tree
Teasing Mr. Alligator "Can't catch me"
Along comes Mr. Alligator
Quiet as can be
SNAP! Went Mr. Alligator
HEE! HEE! HEE!

Continue until all monkeys are gone.

GRANDMA'S GLASSES

Here are grandma's glasses
Here is grandma's hat
This is the way she folds her hands
And lays them in her lap.

Here are grandpa's glasses
Here is grandpa's hat
This is the way he folds his arms
Just like that!

THE BUNNY

Here is a bunny with ears so funny
Here is his hole in the ground
When a noise he hears
He pricks up his ears
And jumps to his hole in the ground.

JACK IN THE BOX

Jack in the box
All shut up tight
Not a breath of air
Not a peep of light
Oh how tired he must be
All in a hump
Open the lid
And up he jumps!

FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS JUMPING ON THE BED

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off
And bumped his head
Momma called the doctor
And the doctor said
No more monkeys jumping on the bed!

Continue until there are no monkey's left.

SONGS

JOHNNY POUNDS WITH ONE HAMMER

Johnny pounds with one hammer, one hammer, one hammer,
Johnny pounds with one hammer
Johnny pounds with two hammers, two hammers, two hammers
(go up to five hammers)
Now his work is done.

POOR LITTLE BUG ON THE WALL

Poor little bug on the wall
No one to hug him at all
No one to tickle his toes
No one to blow his nose
Poor little bug on the wall.

Repeat verse, alternating your voice with: A. put index finger to front teeth, moving finger up and down as if brushing teeth while singing. B. hold nose to sing in a nasal tone like a telephone operator. C. move head up and down and left to right imitating a typewriter. Beep and shhhh sound at the end of each sentence. D. shake throat to imitate an opera singer for last verse.

FIVE LITTLE DUCKS

Five little ducks went out to play over the hills and far away
When the mother duck called with a quack, quack, quack
Four little ducks came running back.
Continue until there are no more ducks. At the end say:
But when the daddy duck calls with his QUACK, QUACK, QUACK
Five little ducks come running back.

FIVE LITTLE MICE

Five little mice came out to play
Gathering crumbs along the way
Out came the pussycat, big and fat
Four little mice go scampering back.

Continue until there are no more mice.

IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT

If you're happy and you know it
Clap your hands
If you're happy and you know it
Clap your hands
If you're happy and you know it
Then your face will really show it
If you're happy and you know it
Clap your hands

snap your fingers
tap your toes
blink your eyes
nod your head
shake your belly
jump up high
spin around
shout hooray

FIVE BOTTLES OF MILK ON THE WALL

Five bottles of milk on the wall
Five bottles of milk
Take one down and pass it around
Four bottles of milk on the wall

Continue until the milk bottles are all gone.

THE EENSY WEENSY SPIDER

THE EENSY WEENSY SPIDER
WENT UP THE WATER SPOUT
DOWN CAME THE RAIN
AND WASHED THE SPIDER OUT
OUT CAME THE SUN
AND DRIED UP ALL THE RAIN
AND THE EENSY WEENSYSPIDER
WENT UP THE SPOUT AGAIN.

SAY: DID YOU KNOW THAT NEXT DOOR TO THE EENSY WEENSY SPIDER LIVED THE BIG FAT SPIDER?

THE BIG FAT SPIDER
WENT UP THE WATER SPOUT
DOWN CAME THE RAIN
AND WASHED THE SPIDER OUT
OUT CAME THE SUN
AND DRIED UP ALL THE RAIN
AND THE BIG FAT SPIDER
WENT UP THE SPOUT AGAIN.

(USE A LOUD, DEEP VOICE)

SAY:AND DID YOU KNOW THAT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EENSY WEENSY SPIDER LIVED THE TEENSY WEENSY SPIDER?

THE TEENSY WEENSY SPIDER
WENT UP THE WATER SPOUT
DOWN CAME THE RAIN
AND WASHED THE SPIDER OUT
OUT CAME THE SUN
AND DRIED UP ALL THE RAIN
AND THE TEENSY WEENSY SPIDER
WENT UP THE SPOUT AGAIN.

(USE A HIGH, SOFT VOICE)

SKUNK SONG

Well I stuck my head in a little skunk's hole
And the little skunk said "Gode bless your soul"
Take it out(clap two times)
Take it out(clap two times)
Remove it! Well I didn't take it out And the little skunk said
If you don't take it out
You'll wish you had
Take it out
Take it out
Pssssssss
I removed it to late!(holding nose)