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 listening skills

 observational skills

 an awareness of associating finger movement with the words of the finger play song

 a further awareness of fingers

 more awareness of left and right

Hold the baby’s left hand and touch his thumb. Say,‘This is Thumbkin.’ Touch the forefinger and say,‘This is Pointer.’ Touch the middle finger and say,‘This is Middleman.’ Touch the ring finger and say,‘This is Ringman.’ Touch the little finger and say,‘This is Pinky.’

Use both of your hands to carry on a pretend conversation with the left and right fingers as you say or sing the song below. Start the finger play song with the left and right hands in the fist position. Each finger should appear and disappear to correspond to the words. (L) represents the left hand fingers. (R) represents the right hand fingers. The words are:

Where is Thumbkin? Where is Thumbkin?

(L) Here I am. (R) Here I am.

(L) How are you today, sir?

(R) Very well I thank you.

(L) Run away.

(R) Run away.

Repeat the song for each finger and substitute the correct finger for the word, Thumbkin. For example,‘Where is Pointer?’, ‘Where is Middleman?’, ‘Where is Ringman?’ and ‘Where is Pinky?’Repeat this several times. Then place your hands behind you and sing the words as you move the correct fingers forward to correspond to the song. This activity will serve to interest the baby and at the same time enrich his learning.