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Finger Plays: Five Little Pumpkins

The document contains lyrics and instructions for several fingerplays and songs involving hand motions and actions that can be performed with young children, including "Five Little Pumpkins", "Five Little Monkeys", "Little Rabbit Foo Foo", "Open Shut Them", "I'm a Little Teapot", "Teddy Bear", "Where Is Thumbkin?", "Who Stole the Cookie?", and "The Crocodile". The fingerplays tell simple stories or describe actions using repetitive phrases and involve corresponding gestures performed with the hands and fingers.

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Finger Plays: Five Little Pumpkins

The document contains lyrics and instructions for several fingerplays and songs involving hand motions and actions that can be performed with young children, including "Five Little Pumpkins", "Five Little Monkeys", "Little Rabbit Foo Foo", "Open Shut Them", "I'm a Little Teapot", "Teddy Bear", "Where Is Thumbkin?", "Who Stole the Cookie?", and "The Crocodile". The fingerplays tell simple stories or describe actions using repetitive phrases and involve corresponding gestures performed with the hands and fingers.

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Finger Plays

Five Little Pumpkins


Five little pumpkins sitting on a
gate;
The first one said, "My it's getting
late."
The second one said, "There are
witches in the air."
The third one said, "But we don't
care."
The fourth one said, "Let's run and
run and run."
The fifth one said, "It's Halloween
fun."
"Wooooooo" went the wind,
And out went the lights.
These five little pumpkins ran out of
sight.
Fingerplay
directions:
Hold up five fingers and bend them down one at a time as the verse
progresses.
Line
7:
Swoosh
hand
through
the
air.
Line
8:
Clap
hands
on
"out"
Line 9: Place hands behind back.

Five little monkeys


Sitting in a tree,
Teasing Mr. Crocodile,
"You can't catch me!"
Along came Mr. Crocodile,
With mouth open wide -

Umph! One little monkey down


inside.
(Repeat, using four little monkeys, etc.)
Fingerplay
Line
1:
Hold
Line 4: Thumbs in ears, fingers waggle

up

five

directions:
fingers

Little Rabit Foo Foo


Little Rabit Foo Foo hoppin' through
the forest,
Scooping up the field mice, and
bopping them on the head.
Down comes the good fairy, and she
says
"Little Rabbit Foo Foo, I don't want
to see you
Scooping up the field mice and
bopping them on the head.
I'll give you three chances,
And if you don't stop I'll turn you
into a goon.
Next morning - Little Rabbit Foo
Foo
(repeat verse above two times,
replacing 3 chances with 2 and then
1. Final verse goes:
Down came the good fairy and she
said:
Little Rabbit Foo Foo I don't want to
see you
Scooping up the field mice and

booping them on the head.


I gave you three chances and you
didn't stop:
Poof - you're a goon!
Fingerplay
directions:
Make bunny ears with index and middle fingers. Make scooping motion as
words indicate. Clap one hand over closed fist for 'boppin' action. Flutter
fingers down for good fairy. Shake index finger as fairy admonishes Rabbit
Foo Foo. Hold up 3, 2, 1 fingers as fairy counts chances.

Open, Shut Them


Open, shut them.
Open, shut them.
Open, shut them.
Give a little clap,
Open, shut them
Open, shut them.
Open, shut them.
Put them in your lap.
Creep them, creep them,
Right up to your chin.
Open up your little mouth,
But do not put them in.
Open, shut them.
Open, shut them.
Open, shut them.
To your shoulders fly,
Then like little birdies
Let them flutter to the sky.
Falling, fallin almost to the ground,
Quickly pick them up again and

turn
Them round and round.
Faster, faster, faster.
Slower, slower, slower.
(repeat first verse)
Fingerplay
Useful
for
quieting
a
Match hand motions with words.

group

of

small

directions:
children.

Quack! Quack! Quack!


Five little ducks that I once knew,
Big ones, little ones, skinny ones
took
But the one little duck with the
feather on his back,
All he could do was, "Quack, Quack,
Quack."
"Quack, Quack, Quack. Quack,
Quack, Quack."
Down to the river they would go,
Waddling, waddling, to and fro,
But the one little duck with the
feather on his back
All he could do was, "Quack, Quack,
Quack."
"Quack, Quack, Quack. Quack,
Quack, Quack."
Up from the river they would come
Ho, ho, ho ho, hum, hum, hum
But the one little duck with the
feather on his back

All he could do was "Quack, Quack,


Quack."
"Quack, Quack, Quack. Quack,
Quack, Quack."
Fingerplay
directions:
Line
1:
Hold
up
five
fingers
Line
2:
Pantomime
sizes
with
hands.
Line
3:
Hold
up
one
finger.
"Quack" lines: Mack quacking motions with thumb and four fingers.
Lines 8 & 13: Make waddling motions

I'm a Little Tea Pot


I'm a little teapot,
Short and stout.
Here is my handle,
Here is my spout.
When I get all steamed up
Hear me shout:
"Just tip me over and pour me out."
Directions
for
Line 1: Place right hand on hip, extend left
Line
7:
Bend
over
as
if
pouring
from
Lines 8 & 13: Make waddling motions

play:
hand, palm out.
extended
hand.

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.

Directions:
Standing in place, suit actions to words.

Where is Thumbkin?
Where is thumbkin? Where is
Thumbkin?
"Here I am, here I am."
"How are you today, Sir?"
"Very well and thank you."
Go away, go away.
Where is Pointer? Where is Pointer?
"Here I am, here I am."
"How are you today, Sir?"
"Very well and thank you."
Go away, go away.
Where is Tall man? Where is Tall
man?
"Here I am, here I am."
"How are you today, Sir?"
"Very well and thank you."
Go away, go away.
Where is Ring man? Where is Ring
man?
"Here I am, here I am."
"How are you today, Sir?"
"Very well and thank you."
Go away, go away.
Where is small man? Where is Small
man?
"Here I am, here I am."

"How are you today, Sir?"


"Very well and thank you."
Go away, go away.
Fingerplay
directions:
Sing
to
the
tune
of
"Frere
Jacques"
Point to each finger as mentioned - then march finger behind back.

Who Stole the Cookie?


Leader: Who stole the cookie from
the cookie jar?
Group: "Amanda stole the cookie
from the cookie jar."
Amanda: "Who me?"
Group: "Yes, you."
Amanda (point to self, shake head):
"Couldn't be."
Group: Then who?
Amanda: "Thomas stole the cookie
from the cookie jar."
Thomas: "Who me? Couldn't be."
(And so forth)
The Crocodile
She sailed away on a sunny summer
day,
On the back of a cocodile,
"You see," said she,
"It's as plain as plain can be,
I'll g sailing down the Nile."
The croc winked his eye,

As she waved them all good-bye,


Wearing a happy smile.
At the end of the ride,
The lady was inside
And the smile was on the crocodile.
Directions:
Line
4:
Seated,
move
in
swaying
Line
5:
Line
6:
Line
7:
Line 9: Use two hands with base of palms together, open and shut.

motion.
Wink
Wave
Smile

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