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Summer Fingerplays
Mistress Mary

Mistress Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With cockle shells and silver bells,
And pretty maids all in a row.

Lines 1 & 2: place hands on hips.
Line 3: make fists for cockle shells,
then swing fingers pointed down for bells.
Line 4: hold up ten fingers in a row.

— Mother Goose Rhyme
— from Children's Counting-Out Rhymes, Fingerplays, Jump-Rope and Bounce-Ball Chants and Other Rhythms (McFarland Pub. 1983, 2006) by Gloria T. Delamar 
Robin Redbreast

Little Robin Redbreast
Sat upon a rail,
Niddle, naddle went his head,
Wiggle, waggle went his tail.

Lines 1 & 2: cross arms at wrists, making a fist with right hand, and opening out left hand for tail feathers..
Line 3: Move head up and down.
Line 4: wiggle tail back and forth.

— Mother Goose Rhyme
— from Children's Counting-Out Rhymes, Fingerplays, Jump-Rope and Bounce-Ball Chants and Other Rhythms (McFarland Pub. 1983, 2006) by Gloria T. Delamar
Mooly Cow

This mooly cow switched her tail all day,
And this mooly cow ate the sweet meadow hay,
And this mooly cow in the water did wade,
And this mooly cow chewed her cud in the shade,
And this mooly cow said "moo the sun's gone down,
It's time to take the milk to town."

Count off five fingers or five toes.

— Author  Unknown
— from Children's Counting-Out Rhymes, Fingerplays, Jump-Rope and Bounce-Ball Chants and Other Rhythms (McFarland Pub. 1983, 2006) by Gloria T. Delamar 

 

 

Robin's Nest

Here's a nest for Robin Redbreast,
Here's a hive for busy bee,
Here's a hole for Jack Rabbit,
And a house for me.

Line 1: cup hands together to form a nest.
Line 2: put hands in position of prayer, but slightly hollow between palms.
Line 3: make circle with index fingers touching and thumbs touching to indicate a hole in the ground.
Line 4: join hands overhead to indicate roof overhead.

— Author Unknown 
— from Children's Counting-Out Rhymes, Fingerplays, Jump-Rope and Bounce-Ball Chants and Other Rhythms (McFarland Pub. 1983, 2006) by Gloria T. Delamar 

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