Songs and Finger Plays

Here are 10 songs and finger plays to do during transition and music time

Five Fat Peas
A counting fingerplay especially
useful in the spring and summer.
Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed
(children hold hand in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest.
(put thumb and fingers up one by one)
They grew and grew
 (raise hand in the air very slowly)
And did not stop,
Until one day
The pod went POP!
(children clap hands together)



One Potato, Two Potato
An activity for this counting
rhyme is in the Counting and Number Theme One potato, two potato,
Three potato, four,
Five potato, six potato,
Seven potato, more!

One Little Flower,
One Little Bee
One little flower, one little bee.
One little blue bird, high in the tree.
One little brown bear smiling at me.
One is the number I like,
you see.


Five Cookies
Action poem Five little cookies in the bakery shop.
Shinning bright with the sugar on top.
Along comes (child's name) with a nickel to pay.
He/she buys a cookie and takes it away.
(continue with four, three, two and one).

 

 

  Turtles
Poem One baby turtle alone and new.
Finds a friend, and then there are two.
Two baby turtles crawl down to the sea.
They find another, and then there are three.
Three baby turtles crawl along the shore.
They find another, and then there are four.
Four baby turtles go for a dive.
Up swims another, and then there are five. 

  Birds
Poem There was one little bird in a little tree,
He was all alone, and he didn't want to be.
So he flew far away, over the sea,
And brought back a friend to live in the tree. Substitute two, three, etc. for one as you finish the verse.


 

Dinosaurs
Subtracting Numbers
Five enormous dinosaurs
Letting out a roar--
One went away, and
Then there were four.

Four enormous dinosaurs
Crashing down a tree--
One went away, and 
Then there were three.
Three enormous dinosaurs
Eating tiger stew--
One went away, and 
Then there were two.
Two enormous dinosaurs
Trying to run--
One ran away, and then there was one.
One enormous dinosaur, 
Afraid to be a hero--
He went away, and
Then there was zero.

Counting  Apples
A fingerplay

Five red apples
Hanging on a tree    five fingers held up
The juiciest apples you ever did see!
The wind came past
And gave an angry frown     shake head and look angry
And one little apple came tumbling down.
Four red apples, etc. 

Monkeys 
In A Tree 
Action poem
Five little monkeys
Sitting in a tree
Teasing Mr. Crocodile--
"You can't catch me."
"You can't catch me."
 Along comes Mr. Crocodile
As quiet as can be--
SNAP!!!
Continue until all monkeys
are gone

Away swims Mr. Crocodile
As full as he can be!!!

Ten In A Bed
Action poem

There were ten in a bed and the little one said, 
"Roll over, roll over."   rolling motion
So they all rolled over and one fell out.
There were nine in the bed and the little one said, 
"Roll over, roll over."
So they all rolled over and one fell out....

  This is repeated until you get to the number one.  Each time "roll over" is said, rolling motion is dramatized.

There was one in the bed and the little one said,  "Good night!"

Disabilities

Ok, so do to a misunderstanding in scheduling, I missed the in class activity with being in a disabled persons shoes. I did however try it at home with my own children which they thought was oh so funny to make it as hard on me as they could. "It has to be real to you mom", an excuse but one I took for the learning experience. We stayed in the house and went outside with the blindfold. It was much easier in the house because of familiar items, but outside was scarier because of the unknown. Being deaf was also a struggle because trying to read lips is hard to do and trying to read with someone who talks fast is almost impossible. There was a lot of being laughed at and hand gestures but it was frustrating and a little belittling.
 Here is a website I found with simple modifications that can be made in the classroom to help visually impaired students.
http://www.teachingvisuallyimpaired.com/accommodations.html
Some are are easy as just vocalizing assignments or giving more time on tests. Making accommodations for students with special needs is not hard and just takes a little more effort to help that student succeed.