Fingerplays and action rhymes captivate young students and help teachers channel their natural energy and enthusiasm into meaningful learning experiences.
Fingerplays and action rhymes also help even beginning English language learners associate words and phrases with meaning. Here are some funny action songs:
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5 Little Caterpillars
http://www.songsforteaching.com/preschoolkindergarten.htm
Dr. Jean's Banana Dance
Hokey Pokey
You put your right hand out, (put hand behind you)
You put your right hand in, (put hand in front of you)
And you shake it all about. (shake hand)
You do the hokey pokey, (put hands up and shake them)
And you turn yourself around. (turn around)
That’s what it’s all about! (put arms up)
Repeat with:
left hand
right foot
left foot
head
whole self
These are
mother’s knives and forks,
(переплести руки, пальцы наверху, изображая
острые предметы)
This is
Mother’s table, (прижать пальцы, изображая ровную поверхность стола)
This is
mother’s looking-glass, (ладошка находится у лица, разглядываем изображение
в «зеркале»)
And this is baby’s cradle.
(сложить ладошки,изображая детскую колыбельку и покачать)
It’s raining,
it’s pouring. (движения пальчиками, имитирующие капли дождя)
The
old man is snoring (сложить руки за голову, изобразив подушку) 
He went to
bed
And bumped
his head (хлопнуть ладошкой по голове)
And couldn’t get up in the morning (покачать
головой, изображая
сожаление)
(http://lenabum1.ucoz.ru/music/ItsRaining-1-.mp3 ссылка на аудиофайл)
A Walk in the Jungle
Giraffe are tall, with necks so long.
(Stand on tiptoes; raise arms high up into air.)
Elephants' trunks are big and strong. (Make trunk with hand and arm.)
Zebras have stripes and can gallop away, (Gallop around in a circle.)
While monkeys in the trees do sway. (Sway back and forth.)
Old crocodile swims in a pool so deep, (Pretend to swim.)
Or lies in the sun and goes to sleep. (Lay head on hands and close eyes.)
A fine musician
Movements:
Give everyone a rhythm instrument or pretend to play a
drum as you sing. Repeat
until you go crazy
I am a fine musician
From London I have come
And I can play sweet music
Upon my little drum
Boom, boom , boom
Boom, boom , boom
I want to clap my hands
During the first verse clap you hands in time
with the music. In the
second and third verses stamp your feet or wave your hand as if waving bye-bye.
I want to clap my hands
when I
see you
I want to clap my hands today
I want to clap my hands and now I stop
How are you today ?
I want to stamp my feet when I see you
I want to stamp my feet today
I want to stamp my feet and now I stop
How are you today ?
I want to wave hello when I see you
I want to wave hello today
I want to wave hello and now I stop
How are you today ?
"Who?"
I'm very, very tall.
(Raise hands above head; standon tiptoes.)
I'm very, very small. (Crouch down close to ground.)
Sometimes tall, (Up again.)
Sometimes small. (Down again.)
Guess what I am now!
(Students choose a position; teacher may ask, "Are
you tall or small?" Student should be able to respond correctly.)
"Tall" and "small" may be replaced with
"young" and "old," "hot" and "cold,"
"pretty" and "ugly," "noisy" and
"quiet," etc.
My Five Senses
A
small mouth for eating, (Point to mouth)
My
nose for smelling, (Point to nose) 
My
two eyes for seeing, (Point to eyes)
My
two ears for hearing, (Point to ears)
My
two hands for touching (Point to hands)
And
my head?
(Lean head on both hands, as if to·sleep
For sleeping. )
My Friendly Hands
I have two hands. And
they are very special hands
They
can clap together, (Clap)
They
can roll together, (Roll hands)
They
can rub together, (Rub together)
And
they can give each other a hug (Hold hands together)
Just like two friends.
Hello Hello
Hello, hello.
(Wave one hand, then the other hand)
Can you clap your hands? (Clap!)
Hello, hello. (Wave!)
Can you clap your hands? (Clap!)
Can you
stretch up high? (Stretch!)
Can you touch your toes?
(Bend down and touch your toes)
Can you turn around?
(Turn around)
Can you say hello?
(Wave, then say hello to as many people as you can!)
Hello, hello.
(Wave!)
Can you stamp your feet?
(Stamp your feet.)
Hello, hello.
(Wave!)
Can you stamp your feet?
(Stamp your feet.)
Can you stretch up high?
(Stretch!)
Can you touch your toes?
(Bend down and touch your toes)
Can you turn around?
(Turn around)
Can you say hello?
(Wave, then say hello to as many people as you can!)
Hello, hello.
(Wave!)
Can you clap your hands?
(Clap!)
Hello, hello.
(Wave!)
Can you stamp your feet.
(Stamp your feet!)
Hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello
How are you?
Let's make a circle (x3)
Good idea!
Let's walk this way(x3)
Good idea!
Hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello
How are you?
Let's clap our hands (x3)
Good idea!
Hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello
How are you?
Teddy Bear
Teddy Bear, Teddy
Bear,
Turn around.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,
Touch the ground.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,
Show your shoe.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,
That will do!
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,
Go upstairs.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,
Say your prayers.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,
Switch off the light.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,
Say "Good night!"
Number one, touch
your tongue
Number one, touch
your tongue.
Number two, touch your shoe.
Number three, touch your knee.
Number four, touch the floor.
Number five, learn to jive.
Number six, pick up sticks.
Number seven, go to heaven.
Number eight, over the gate
Number nine, touch your spine.
Number ten - do it again.
While saying this
rhyme the child bounce its ball and tries to do the described action.
Circle Time Chant
Make a circle all together.
Make a circle all together.
Make a circle all together.
Make a circle NOW!
Stomp your feet all
together.
Stomp your feet all together.
Stomp your feet all together.
Stomp your feet NOW!
Jump up and down
altogether.
Jump up and down altogether.
Jump up and down altogether.
Jump up and down NOW!
Dance 'round the
circle altogether.
Dance 'round the circle altogether.
Dance 'round the circle altogether.
Dance 'round the circle NOW!
Shhh! Be quiet
altogether.
Shhh! Be quiet altogether.
Shhh! Be quiet altogether.
Shhh! Be quiet. NOW!
Let's sit down
altogether.
Let's sit down altogether.
Let's sit down altogether.
Let's sit down NOW!
The Elephant
The elephant walks
Like this and like that;
(Get down on all fours and walk back and forth.)
He's very tall,
(Stand and stretch arms up.)
And he's very fat.
(Stretch arms out to sides.)
He has no fingers,
(Hold hands up, making fists to hide fingers.)
But he does have toes,
(Reach down and touch toes.)
And, goodness gracious,
What a nose!
(Grab nose between fingers and thumb of left hand; insert right arm through
loop to form elephant's trunk.)