Find resources here, http://www.pearltrees.com/shellyterrell/fingerplay/id9046674

1. Bit.ly/ELTLINKs
Finger Fun! Learning Activities &
Ideas with Fingers
ShellyTerrell.com

2. “Play gives
children a chance
to practice what
they are learning.”
~ Fred Rogers
Finger Puppets by Bart, Flickr

3. hand action or movement combined
with singing or spoken-words to
engage ~ Wikipedia
What is finger play?

4. Use finger plays to…
Llama Finger Puppet by Ryan Hyde, Flickr
Teach grammar
Manage the class
Support a story
Teach vocabulary
Transition to the next task

5. Famous Finger Games
Thumb War by Nate Swart, Flickr
Finger soccer
Thumb war
1,2,3 shoot
Rock, paper, scissors

6. Shadow Puppets! Blifaloo.com/shadow-puppets

7. Famous Fingerplays
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy0KyiJJDyY
Where is Thumbkin?
Itsy, Bitsy Spider
5 Little Monkeys
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

8. Let’s make characters!
My Grandma’s Finger Puppets by Nat Tung, Flickr
Playdough
Paper
Draw them
Felt
Material

9. Billybear4kids.com/FingerPuppets

10. Enchantedlearning.com

11. Teachingvillage.org/2010/06/09/digital-digits-creative-ideas-for-finger-plays-by-shelly-sanchez-terrell/
Draw them
• Use washable
markers &
crayons
• Pick a friend &
draw on your
friend’s fingers

12. Cool Finger Faces Free IOS App
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cool-finger-faces/id492606918?mt=8

13. Draw & color them

14. Teachingvillage.org/2010/06/09/digital-digits-creative-ideas-for-finger-
plays-by-shelly-sanchez-terrell/
Animate with Blabberize

15. Spanish Storytime by Pioneer Library System, Flickr
Demonstrate the gestures

16. Put them in a Wiki
Englishstorytime.pbworks.com/FingerPlays
Video examples
Gestures
Lyrics

17. Youtube.com/user/blueskygokids
Introduce with a video

18. Learn by video with Cullen!
http://cullensabcs.com

19. Cullen’s Fingerplay Free Videos IOS Apps
http://cullensabcs.com/iphone-apps/

20. Character Sets for Story Time
• Kids have a set of
characters &
objects
• Ask kids a
question
• They choose the
character to put on
the glove
http://youtu.be/weBVrb0SB5E

21. Underwater
Scene
Feltboard
by
bengarrison,
Flickr,
CC
2.0
Follow-up with a felt board

22. Tara and finger puppet theatre by Dimitrij Mlekuz, Flickr
Throw a show

23. Fingerplay Script by ESLDramaGames.com

24. Dino Finger Puppets 05 by Lansing Library, Flickr
Set the stage

25. Cool Apps

26. Finger Paint with Sound Free IOS/Android App

27. Finger Measure Free IOS/Android App

28. Horror Faces Free IOS App
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/horror-fingers-create-horror/id580288996?mt=8
Create
horror
faces with
your
fingers

29. http://pear.ly/ckcPj

30. ShellyTerrell.com
Bit.ly/ELTLINKs
Pear.ly/ckcPj