Rhymes and finger plays

Ages 0 to 2 A grown-up reads and plays along · about 5 minutes

Read together

Here are ten fingers. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.

Hide them in a fist. Pop! They are back.

Do it

1. Say the little rhyme slowly while you act it out: “Ten little fingers, up they go. Ten little fingers, down below. Ten little fingers, clap, clap, clap. Ten little fingers, rest in my lap.”
2. Do the actions on your child's hands or on your own. Sing it softly or say it in a sing-song voice.
3. Repeat it three times. Tomorrow, do it again.

Talk about it

• Which part makes your child laugh?
• Can they copy a movement?

For the grown-up

Rhymes with rhythm and touch help babies tune in to the sounds of language. These little rhymes are our own, made for this lesson. You can change the words to suit you.

Keep it playful. If your child turns away, stop and try later.

Mark as done

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Where this comes from

This is a play and practice activity with no factual claims to source.

Written with AI assistance and checked against the sources listed. Please read it before sharing it with a child.