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ten little toes
ten little fingers
Time to Rhyme
Teach some rhymes and finger plays with repetitive phrases and rhyming words.
Here are two:
My Turtle (Show a picture of a real turtle or a stuffed turtle to introduce this
finger play.)
This is my turtle (make a fist and extend thumb)
He lives in a shell (put thumb in fist)
He likes his home very well (pat fist with other hand)
He pokes his head out when he wants to eat (extend thumb)
And pulls it back when he wants to sleep (thumb in fist)
Ten Little Fingers
I have ten little fingers and ten little toes (point to body parts throughout)
Two little arms and one little nose
One little mouth and two little ears
Two little eyes for smiles and tears
One little head and two little feet
One little chin, that makes (child’s name) complete!
Nursery Rhymes
Choose a simple but appealing nursery rhyme and collect props that will make
the rhyme more meaningful. Here’s an example.
For “Humpty Dumpty” gather a real egg with a face drawn on it, a tray or
cookie sheet to represent the ground, play horses and play men, and blocks
to build a wall.
Build a wall with wooden blocks on the tray.
Using the egg as Humpty Dumpty and the other props, say the nursery rhyme
putting emphasis on the rhyming words.
When it is time for Humpty Dumpty to fall off the wall, be sure the egg cracks
when it hits the tray. (Watch the children’s facial expressions!)
Repeat the rhyme and encourage the children to say it with you.
Try this with other nursery rhymes such as “Jack and Jill” (a small bucket), “Little
Miss Muffet” (a plastic spider), and “Little Bo Peep” (a plastic sheep).
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