Everyday connection: Let your fingers do the walking. Finger plays are great activities to do together anywhere. Waiting at the doctor, grocery shopping, restaurants, or even at bedtime. Teach your favorite to your child or pick one from class.
Try this Finger Play: Baby Ready for a Nap
This is baby ready for a nap, (pointer finger up)
Lay her down in mommy's lap. (lay finger in opposite palm)
Cover her up so she won't peep, (curl fingers around her)
And rock her till she's fast asleep. (rock hands gently back and forth)
Shhhh! Wake up baby, it’s time to play! (pointer finger up)
Jumping on the bed (Bouncing finger on opposite palm)
And rolling in the hay. (Rolling motion with both pointer fingers)
By incorporating fingerplays and rhythmic body movements into nursery rhymes and stories, we can keep youngsters's attention by allowing them to be active. Be sure to switch hands when doing finger plays. Bilateral integration, the working together of both sides of the body, is required in many skills children will need to master including tying shoelaces, drawing a line with a ruler, using a knife and fork together, scissor cutting and more.
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