When Ipresented my “Totally Math” workshop in CA last week I showed these visuals touse with some of my finger plays. A teacher requested that I share these on my blog.
FiveLittle Hot Dogs
Five littlehotdogs frying in the pan. (Holdup five fingers.)
The grease gothot, and one went BAM! (Clap.)
Four littlehotdogs… (Fourfingers.)
Three… (Threefingers.)
Two… (Twofingers.)
One… (Onefinger.)
No little hotdogsfrying in the pan. (Holdup fist.)
The pan got hotand it went BAM!
Cut hotdogs out ofpaper and glue them to spring clothespins. Draw a pan similar to the one shown on a file folder andmake a slit along the middle of the pan. Attach the hotdogs and remove one at a time as you say the rhyme. When the pan goes “Bam!” close the filefolder.
*Change the wordsto: “Five little kernels sizzlingin the pot. When the oil got hotone went ‘POP’!”
Five LittleMonkeys
Five littlemonkeys jumping on the bed. (Holdup 5 fingers.)
One fell off andbroke her head. (Touch palm to head.)
Momma called thedoctor, and the doctor said, (Holdhand to ear.)
“That’s what youget for jumping on the bed.” (Point finger.)
Four…three…two…one…
No little monkeysjumping on the bed. (Shake head “no.”)
They’re all sickwith broken heads! (Hold palms up in theair.)
*Glue papermonkeys (I found my on google images) to clothespins. Decorate a pocket folder to look like a bed. Remove one monkey at a time as you saythe rhyme.
*Glue children’sphotos to clothespins and insert their name in the chant:
“Jason, Jason,jumping on the bed…”
You could usephoto clothespins for lots of other songs, transition activities, graphing,etc.
