Five Fat Peas
A counting fingerplay especially
useful in the spring and summer.


Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed
(children hold hand in a fist)

One grew, two grew, so did all the rest.
(put thumb and fingers up one by one)

They grew and grew
 (raise hand in the air very slowly)


                             And did not stop,                        
Until one day

The pod went POP!
(children clap hands together)

Five Little Birdies

A fingerplay

Five little birdies, flying around our door,

 (five fingers one hand up in the air, as verse is said other hand bends down each finger)
The blue one flew away and then there were four.

Four little birdies sitting in a tree,
The yellow one flew away and then there were three.

The little birdies didn't know what to do,
So the red one flew away, and then there were two.


Two little birdies sitting in the sun, 
The Brown one flew away, and there was one.

The little green birdie felt so all alone,
He/she flew away and then there was none.
Later on that very day,
five little birdies came back to play.


Five Little Ducks

Five little ducks went out one day (flap and waddle like duck)

Over the hills and far away.
(make wave motion with hand)

Mother duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack."
(make talking motion)

Four little ducks came waddling back.
(flap and waddle like duck)


Repeat with:Four little ducks.
Three little ducks.Two little ducks.
One little duck.

Then Daddy duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack."
And five little ducks came waddling back.

Five Little Monkeys

Five little monkeys (hold 5 fingers up, bouncing)

Jumping in the bed.One fell off (hold up 1 finger)

And bumped his head. (rub head)

Momma called the doctor (hold up hand to ear as a mock telephone)

And the doctor said,"No more monkeys (point and wave finger)
jumping in the bed!"


Repeat with:Four little monkeys jumping in the bed.

Three little monkeys jumping in the bed.

Two little monkeys jumping in the bed.

One little monkey jumping in the bed.

Grandmother's Glasses

These are grandmother's glasses, (put hands around eyes, like glasses)

And this is grandmother's cap. (put hands together over head)

And this is the way she folds her hands, (fold hands neatly in lap)
And puts them in her lap.


These are grandfather's glasses, (hands around eyes for bigger glasses)

And this is grandfather's cap. (make shape of bigger hat )

And this is the way he folds his arms, (cross arms and lean back)
And sits like that.

Некоторые полезные ссылки на интернет-страницы с Fingerplays and action rhymes:

http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/animal-rhymes.htm

http://www.songsforteaching.com/fingerplays/index.htm

http://www.naturallearning.com/fingerplays.html#top

http://www.esl4kids.net/fingerplays.html

http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/monkeys/words.htm  -  Five Little Monkeys

Finger Plays with Dr Jean I      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f2d7BW3CzI

Finger Plays with Dr Jean II  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8XqpPYpNCg&feature=related

Finger Plays with Dr Jean III  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJZGoFWzPA8&feature=related

Finger Plays with Dr Jean IV  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrIxnH8LXNQ&feature=related

Tips and tricks  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5_W3mMfZvY&feature=related