Fingerplays

Fingerplays are an important tool that preschool teachers can use to help guide, instruct, communicate, and foster important developmental growth and learning in the preschool classroom.

It is important for preschool teachers to practice fingerplays until they become familiar and easy to recite. Once a preschool teacher becomes familiar with a set of fingerplays, he or she will be more successful using fingerplays in the classroom.

Make a fingerplay can

A fingerplay can is a creative way to keep all of your fingerplays handy. When you need to keep little ones entertained, just pull out the container and let one of your students choose a fingerplay.

To make a fingerplay can:

1. Gather and Decorate a large container (coffee can, oatmeal box, or something like that).
2. Cut out circles from different colors of construction paper.
3. Print the name of one fingerplay on each construction paper circle.
4. Laminating the circles is best for keeping them in good condition.
5. Attach each circle to a craft stick (like a popsicle).
6. Place the fingerplay sticks in the decorated container.

Listen to fingerplays and songs at Little Fingers that Play!