Fingerplay Fridays-The Watermelon Song/Fingerplay

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Summer's right around the corner, I can tell by the amount of watermelons at my local fruit market (There's a TON!)! In honor of buying my first of the season, and just in time for your Memorial Day cookout, here's the Watermelon Song! Enjoy!

(To the tune of Are You Sleeping?)

Watermelon,  Watermelon, (Make a circle with your arms)
On the vine, On the vine, (Cure hands and arms beside body)
Sweet, red, and juicy, Sweet, red, and juicy, (Rub your tummy)

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Please be mine! Please be mine! (Palms together as though pleading)

Watermelon, Watermelon,  (Make a circle with your arms)
Thump, Thump, Thump, (Make a knocking motion with your hand)
Thump, Thump, Thump, " "
I think you are ready, I think you are ready, (Point, resting finger on temple)
Big and Plump! Big and Plump! (Make a circle with your arms)

Fingerplay Fridays- You Are My Sunshine

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The sun is shining where I am and I hope it is where you are as well- Enjoy this fingerplay based on the classic song

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
(point to others, then circle arms over head)
You make me happy when skies are gray.
(hug yourself)
You’ll never know, dear
(shake finger and head, “NO”)
How much I love you
(spread arms far apart)
Please don’t take my sunshine away.
(circle arms over head and sway)

Fingerplay Fridays (Double Play!)- Rain and Rainbows

It seems like there's storms across the Midwest today, and it's definitely raining here, so why not do a little fingerplay about the weather with your kids? These come from ChildFun.com

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Rain
Tune: Row Row Row Your Boat
Rain, rain falling down, (Flutter fingers up and down.)
Landing all around. (Move arms out to sides.)
What a lovely sound you make (Cup hands behind ears.)
Splashing on the ground. (Wiggle fingers up and down.)


And after the rain, everyone hopes to see a rainbow!

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Rainbow Song 
Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
When the rain falls from the sky, (Flutter fingers downward.)
Don't forget to look up high. (Cup hand above eyes and look up.)
If the sun is shining there, (Make a circle with arms above head.)
You may find a rainbow fair. (Sweep arms in an arc above head.)
Red orange, yellow, green and blue.
And you'll see there's purple, too

Fingerplay Friday-Springtime Showers

Five little flowers standing in the sun (hold up five fingers)
See their heads nodding, bowing one by one? (bend fingers several times)
Down, down, down comes the gentle rain (raise arms and wiggle fingers as you slowly lower arms illustrating falling rain)
And the five little flowers lift their heads up again! (hold up five fingers)

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Valentine's Day Song and Fingerplay!

Will You Be My Valentine?

To the tune of "The Muffin Man"

Oh, will you be my valentine?

My valentine? My valentine?

Oh, will you be my valentine?

And love me every day?

Oh, yes, I'll be your valentine.

Your valentine. Your valentine.

Oh, yes, I'll be your valentine.

And love you every day.

My Valentine Heart

When I say I love you (Point to lips)

It comes from my heart (Hand on heart)

You hear it in your ear (Point to ear)

And it sounds very smart (Point to head)

I love it when you're proud of me (Stand very tall)

You say it all day long (Stretch arms wide)

And when I hear you say it (Point to ear)

My heart sings a merry song (Hand on heart)

Stay Tuned, Today was just a preview. I'll have more fun Preschool and Early Lit fun tomorrow!

Fingerplay Friday- It is Snowing



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Since the vast majority of the US is about to be hit with a major cold snap, and may of us will be seeing snow, what better than to use snow as the basis of a Fingerplay!

"It is snowing, it is snowing, (Make snowing motion with hands)
All a round, All a round, (Hand at brow, look "all around")
I need a hat, I need a hat, (Motion as if you are putting on a hat)
On my head, on my head" (Point to head)

(Continue with motions, changing the winter gear you are putting on, and the body part you point to.)

"It is snowing, it is snowing,
All a round, All a round,
I need earmuffs, I need earmuffs,
On my ears, on my ears"

"It is snowing, it is snowing,
All a round, All a round,
I need mittens, I need mittens,
On my hands, on my hands"

"It is snowing, it is snowing,
All a round, All a round,
I need scarf, I need a scarf,
Around my neck, around my neck"

"It is snowing, it is snowing,
All a round, All a round,
I need boots, I need boots,
On my feet, on my feet"

"It is snowing, it is snowing,
All a round, All a round,
I need a coat, I need a coat,
On my body, on my body"

Fingerplay Friday - Santa's Here!

Since I owe you a Fingerplay Friday post from last week, here's a really cute Sants fingerplay from kidnkaboodle.net.

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Santa's Here Fingerplay

Someone's peeping through my window (peek through fingers),
Tapping at my door (make knocking motions),
Sliding down my chimney (make sliding motion with hands),
Landing on the floor (stomp feet).

He's filling all the stockings (make filling motions),
And looking at the tree (turn head and widen eyes).
He has lots of presents (pretend to count on fingers),
Some for you and some for me (point at others and then at self)!

Im peeking round the doorway (peek around hand),
And OH!, what do I see (look surprised)?

The jolly face of Santa (smile),
Peeking back at me (peek through fingers)!

Fingerplay Friday - Making A Snowman

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Making A Snowman

Find it, Find it, Find a pile of snow. (make searching motion, hand in a brim above eyes)

A Rolling, rolling, rolling we will go. (make rolling motion)
Pat it, pat it, face it to the south. (patting motion, like making a snowball)
Now my little snowperson's done, eyes, nose and mouth (point to each)

FingerPlay Friday--Two Apples

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I hope everyone had a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving! I know I did. Mine was filled with lots of food, family, and fun with the game I love to hate, Scrabble.


Yesterday, I had some of the most delicious apple pie I've had in a LONG time. So I guess you could say that today's Friday Fingerplay was inspired by the pie....


Two Apples

Way up high in the apple tree. (Point up high)

Two little apples smiled at me. (Smile, pointing to corners of mouth)

I shook that tree as hard as I could. (Shake arms like you are shaking a tree trunk)

Down they came. (Bring arms down and slap knees)

M-m-m were they good! (Rub Stomach)

FingerPlay Friday! - 10 Little Turkeys

10 little turkeys sat in their pen (Hold up 10 fingers)"Hide, turkeys, hide!" said the little red hen.
One little turkey flew far away (Fly one turkey away from in front to behind your back with your index finger)
But the other ...9 decided to stay! (Hold up 9 fingers)

9 little turkeys sat in their pen (Hold up 9 fingers)
"Hide, turkeys, hide!" said the little red hen.
One little turkey flew out of the gate, (Fly one turkey away from in front to behind your back with your index finger)
And when he was gone, there were...8. (Hold up 8 fingers)

8 little turkeys sat in their pen. (Hold up 8 fingers)
"Hide, turkeys, hide!" said the little red hen.
One little turkey flew far away (Fly one turkey away from in front to behind your back with your index finger)
But the other ...7 decided to stay. (Hold up 7 fingers)

7 little turkeys sat in their pen. (Hold up 7 fingers)
"Hide, turkeys, hide!" said the little  red hen.
One little turkey hid with the chicks, (Fly one turkey away from in front to behind your back with your index finger)
And when she was gone, there were...6. (Hold up 6 fingers)

6 little turkeys sat in their pen. (Hold up 6 fingers)

"Hide, turkeys, hide!" said the little red hen.
One little turkey flew far away (Fly one turkey away from in front to behind your back with your index finger)
But the other ...5 decided to stay. (Hold up 5 fingers)

5 little turkeys sat in their pen. (Hold up 5 fingers)
"Hide, turkeys, hide!" said the little red hen.
One little turkey hopped out the door, (Fly one turkey away from in front to behind your back with your index finger)
And when he was gone, there were 4. (Hold up 4 fingers)

4 little turkeys sat in their pen. (Hold up 4 fingers)
"Hide, turkeys, hide!" said the little red hen.
One little turkey flew far away (Fly one turkey away from in front to behind your back with your index finger)
But the other ...3 decided to stay. (Hold up 3 fingers)

3 little turkeys sat in their pen. (Hold up 3 fingers)
"Hide, turkeys, hide!" said the little red hen.
One little turkey flapped her wings and flew. (Fly one turkey away from in front to behind your back with your index finger)
And when she was gone, there were ...2. (Hold up 2 fingers)

2 little turkeys sat in their pen. (Hold up 2 fingers)
"Hide, turkeys, hide!" said the little red hen.
One little turkey flew far away. (Fly one turkey away from in front to behind your back with your index finger)
But the last little turkey decided to stay. (Hold up 1 finger)

1 little turkey sat in his pen. (Hold up 1 finger)
"Hide, turkey, hide!" said the little red hen.
The last little turkey flew off toward the sun (Fly one turkey away from in front to behind your back with your index finger)
And when he was gone, there were none.

Fingerplay Fridays-Autumn

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Autumn
In autumn when the trees are brown 
(ASL sign for tree)
The little leaves come tumbling down 
(Make falling motion with your hands, like ASL snow)
They do not make the slightest sound 
(Make "shhhh" motion with index finger to lips)
But lie so quietly on the ground 
(Spread hands out to illustrate "ground", a flat surface)
Until the wind comes puffing by 
(Blow into cupped hands)
And blows them off towards the sky 
(Make explosive motion toward the sky)