Pam Schiller and Thomas Moore present 500 fingerplays,
along with cross-curricular activities in
500 Activities to Use with Songs You Already Know
Sing to the tune of Frère Jacques
and start with your hands behind your back.
Where is thumbkin?
Where is thumbkin?
Here I am (Bring right hand out from behind your back with thumb up)
Here I am (Bring left hand out from behind your back with thumb up)
How are you today, sir? (Bend right thumb as if talking)
Very well, I thank you. (Bend left thumb as if talking back.)
Run away, (Put right hand behind your back.)
Run away. (Put left hand behind your back.)
Where is pointer?
Where is pointer?
Here I am
Here I am
How are you this morning?
Very well, I thank you.
Run away,
Run away.
Where is middle finger?
Where is middle finger?
Here I am
Here I am
How are you this morning?
Very well, I thank you.
Run away,
Run away.
Where is ring finger?
Where is ring finger?
Here I am
Here I am
How are you this morning?
Very well, I thank you.
Run away,
Run away.
Where is pinkie?
Where is pinkie?
Here I am
Here I am
How are you this morning?
Very well, I thank you.
Run away,
Run away.
Things to Talk About:
1. Talk about how we use our fingers, for example, for eating, for coloring.
2. Discuss how we use our hands and fingers to communicate, for example, okay, pointing, thumbs up, saying "hi," etc.
Related Bibliography
Fingerplays and singing games with accompanying directions and illustrations.
A story of a bunny's imaginary game of hide-and-seek and the lovingly
steadfast mother who finds him every time.
A toddler enjoys the sensation of touching everything from worms to cat's fur.
Thumbkin, the little clown, is the star of the circus. All of the illustrations are
made from thumbprints and simple lines.
This activity (excerpt) is taken from:
by Pam Schiller and Thomas Moore.
Page 238. ISBN: 0876591640
