Fingerplays for Infants! Stimulating Language Development

Fingerplay Significance It is a must that every early childhood educator spends time learning and memorizing a wide variety of finger plays.   A fingerplay is a short poem or rhyme that is either spoken or sung and involves the use of hands and fingers to help “act” it all out

What is the purpose of a fingerplay? Fingerplays serve a variety of purposes… • They help capture a young child’s attention; • They engage the child in the learning process; • They promote the young child’s imagination and creativity; • They increase a young child’s language, vocabulary, and listening skills; • They involve and promote the development of fine motor skills; • They help the teacher give directions and instruction. • They provide entertainment for down time

Penguins

On the Farm

Yo Gabba Gabba

Monkeys

Dinosaurs

Alice in wonderland