Poems and Fingerplays for Preschoolers
My Hands
I have ten fingers (hold up ten fingers)and they all belong to me (point to self)
I can make them do things,
Would you like to see?
I can shut them up tight (make fists)
I can open them wide (open hands)
I can put them together (put palms together)
I can make them all hide (hide behind back)
I make them jump high (put over head)
I can make them jump low (touch floor)
I can fold them up quietly (fold hands in lap)
And hold them just so.
Ten Fingers
Sometimes my hands are at my side (put hands at side)
Sometimes behind my back they hide (hide hands behind back)
Sometimes I wiggle my fingers just so (wiggle
fingers)
I shake them fast, then shake them slow
(shake fast, then slow)
Sometimes my hands go clap, clap,clap (clap hands)
Sometimes I lay them right in my lap
(lay hands in lap)
Now I am quiet as can be (put finger on lips)
Sometimes behind my back they hide (hide hands behind back)
Sometimes I wiggle my fingers just so (wiggle
fingers)
I shake them fast, then shake them slow
(shake fast, then slow)
Sometimes my hands go clap, clap,clap (clap hands)
Sometimes I lay them right in my lap
(lay hands in lap)
Now I am quiet as can be (put finger on lips)
Grandma's Glasses
These are Grandma's
glasses.(make circles around eyes)
This is Grandma's Hat.
(place hands on head)
And this is the way she
folds her hands and
puts them in her lap.
(fold hands and put in
lap)
These are Grandpa's
glasses.(make circles
around eyes)
This is Grandpa's hat
(put hands on head)
And this is the way he
folds his arms
Just like that! (fold
arms)
glasses.(make circles around eyes)
This is Grandma's Hat.
(place hands on head)
And this is the way she
folds her hands and
puts them in her lap.
(fold hands and put in
lap)
These are Grandpa's
glasses.(make circles
around eyes)
This is Grandpa's hat
(put hands on head)
And this is the way he
folds his arms
Just like that! (fold
arms)
My Special Face
When I look in a mirror I see my face,
And all of its parts are in their place.
I see two little ears and one little nose,
I see two little eyes and one little mouth.
When I look in the mirror, what do I see?
A wonderful and special me! (Give yourself a hug!)
~Jolanda Garcia
And all of its parts are in their place.
I see two little ears and one little nose,
I see two little eyes and one little mouth.
When I look in the mirror, what do I see?
A wonderful and special me! (Give yourself a hug!)
~Jolanda Garcia
Open, Shut Them
Open, shut them, Open, shut them, (open and shut hands)Give a little clap.(clap hands)
Open, shut them, Open, shut them, (open and shut hands)
Put them in you lap(put hands in lap)
Creep them, creep them, creep them, creep them, (creep fingers up to chin)
Right up to your chin
Open wide your little mouth (open mouth)
But do not let them in.(pull hands away from mouth)
My Face
Sometimes on my face you’ll see (Point to face)
How I feel inside of me.
(Point to chest)
A smile means happy, a frown means sad, (Smile,then frown)
And when I grit my teeth, I’m mad. (Grit teeth and frown)
When I’m shy, my head hangs low, (Bow head)
But when I’m proud I beam and glow.(Smile)
~Karen Folk
How I feel inside of me.
(Point to chest)
A smile means happy, a frown means sad, (Smile,then frown)
And when I grit my teeth, I’m mad. (Grit teeth and frown)
When I’m shy, my head hangs low, (Bow head)
But when I’m proud I beam and glow.(Smile)
~Karen Folk
Five Beautiful Parrots
Five Beautiful Parrots Five beautiful parrots in a rain forest tree,
sitting all together, as happy as
can be.
Someone saw their feathers and
took them away,
Only four beautiful parrots got
to stay.
Four beautiful parrots really
like that tree,
someone cut it down, and now
there are three.
Three beautiful parrots didn't
know what to do along came a
bulldozer, now there are two.
Two beautiful parrots were'nt
having much fun,
the rainforest starting burning,
now there is one.
One lonely parrot didn't have a
place to stay,his home, the rain
forest has gone away.
I'm Glad I'm Me
No one looks the way I do. I have noticed that is true!
No one walks the way I walk.
No one talks the way I talk.
No one plays the way I play.
No one says the things I say.
I am special!
I am ME!
There's no on else I'd rather
be!
~Author Unknown
Our School
Our school is a friendly place.
Each child wears a happy face (fingers to corner of mouth)
There are books,toys,and
lots of space. (spread arms out)
We sometimes play games or have a race. (move two fingers)
We make new friends at school.
We share with them because that's the rule! (shake index finger)
Each child wears a happy face (fingers to corner of mouth)
There are books,toys,and
lots of space. (spread arms out)
We sometimes play games or have a race. (move two fingers)
We make new friends at school.
We share with them because that's the rule! (shake index finger)
This Is Me!
This is the circle that is my head.
This is the mouth where
words are said.
These are my eyes with which
I see.
This is my nose that’s a part
of me.
This is the hair that grows on
my head.
These are my ears on the side
of my head.
My happy smile is here to
stay.
I’m glad to be in school
today.
Author Unknown
This is the mouth where
words are said.
These are my eyes with which
I see.
This is my nose that’s a part
of me.
This is the hair that grows on
my head.
These are my ears on the side
of my head.
My happy smile is here to
stay.
I’m glad to be in school
today.
Author Unknown