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with this fingerplay, or let children play the duty of the seeds if you want, but it functions just as well with the 5 little fingers at the end of your arm!
5 Little Seeds
5 Little seeds in the deep, dark ground, (Hold up 5 fingers)
resting and also waiting, not making an audio. (finger to lips)
Along came an ant, throughout the garden flooring, (shake fingers like ant crawling)
He carried off one seed, and afterwards there were four. (crawl fingers over to eliminate one)
4 Little seeds in the deep, dark ground, (Hold up 4 fingers)
sleeping as well as waiting, not making an audio. (finger to lips)
Down came a birdie, out of the tree, (flap hands like a bird)
He ate up one seed and then there were three. (” Consume” down one finger with contrary hand)
3 Little seeds in the deep dark ground, (Hold up 3 fingers)
resting and waiting, not making a sound. (finger to lips)
Out snuck a cat, as felines often do, (move hands slowly like a pet cat strolling)
He dug up one seed, and afterwards there were 2. (Claim to dig in the ground like a pet cat)
2 Little seeds in the deep dark ground, (Stand up 2 fingers)
sleeping and waiting, not making an audio. (finger to lips)
Along came some youngsters, out enjoying, (point to or tickle kids)
They ran through the grown seeds, and after that there was one. (Keep up fingers)
1 little seed in the deep dark ground, (Hold up 1 finger)
resting and waiting, not making an audio. (finger to lips)
Down came the rain, and also warm was the sun,
( shake fingers down for rainfall, and hold up above go to the sunlight)
They got up the little seed, his growing had started!
( Close fingers right into a clenched fist, then ruptured open at words “woke”, and gradually elevate hand up for rest of the line.)
Fingerplays boost language abilities and reviewing preparedness. This specifically assists with checking, one to one proportion, and also basic mathematics abilities. The science vocabulary word “growing” as well as the needs of seeds are additionally presented.
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