Hands go Up and Down

Hands go up and hands go down,

I can turn round and round,

I can listen,
(point to your ear)

And so can you,
(point to kids)

I can sit,

I'll show you how,
(take a seat)

Hands go up,

and Hands go down,

Storytime is starting now!

Two Little Friends

Two little friends are better than one,
(hold up fingers on right hand, one on left)

And three are better than two
(three on left, and two on right)

And four are much better still.
(four on right hand)

Just think!

What four little friends can do!

Busy Hands

(perform actions indicated)

Hands on shoulders, hands on knees

Put them behind you if you please

Raise them up high in the air

Down at your sides, now touch your hair

Hands at the side now you may place

Touch your elbows, now your face

Raise hands high up as before

Now you may clap 1,2,3,4

Now sit down, hands folded once more

Eyes to the front, feet on the floor

I Have a Nose

On my face, I have a nose
(touch nose)

And way down here I have ten toes
(touch toes)

I have two eyes that I can blink
(point to eyes)

I have a head to help me think
(point to head)

I have a chin and very near
(point to chin)

I have two ears so I can hear
(point to ears)

Here are my arms to hold up high
(raise arms)

And here is my hand to wave good-bye
(wave)

Roll your Hands

Roll your hands so slowly,
(roll hands)
As slowly as can be.

Roll your hands so slowly,
Then fold them just like me.


Roll your hands so quickly,
As quickly as can be.
Roll your hands so quickly,
Then fold them just like me.


Clap your hands so softly,
(clap hands)
Softly as can be.
Clap your hands so softly,
Then fold them just like me.


Clap your hands so loudly,
Loudly as can be.
Clap your hands so loudly,
Then fold them just like me.

Where is Thumbkin?

Where is Thumbkin? (put both hands behind back)

Where is Thumbkin?

Here I am. (bring one thumb out front)

Here I am. (bring other thumb out front)


How are you today sir? (bend one thumb as if talking to the other)

Very well I thank you. (bend other thumb as if talking back)

Run away. (put first thumb behind back)

Run away. (Put other thumb behind back)


Repeat with: Pointer, Tall Man, Ring Man, Small Man.

Rock-A-Bye Baby, Thy Cradle is Green

Rock-A-Bye Baby, Thy Cradle is Green
(fold arms and rock them)

Father's a nobleman, and Mother's a Queen

And Betty's a Lady and wears a gold ring
(make ring with thumb and index finger, slide over ring finger of other hand)

And Johnnie's a Drummer who drums for the king.

Catching a Fish

Catching a Fish

One, Two, Three, four, Five
(count fingers on left hand)

I caught a little fish alive
(catch fingers on right hand with left hand)

Why did you let it go?
(release fingers quickly)

Because it bit my fingers so.
(shake right hand)

Which finger did it bite?

The little finger on the right.
(point to little finger on right hand)

Hands on Shoulders

Hands on Shoulders
(follow the action in the rhyme)

Hands on shoulders, hands on knees,

Hands behind you, if you please

Touch your shoulders, now your nose

Now your hair and now your toes

Hands up high in the air,

Down at your sides and touch your hair

Hands up high as before,

Now clap your hands, one, two, three, four.

My Hands

My Hands
(follow the action in the rhyme)

My hands upon my head I place

On my shoulders, on my face

On my hips I place them so

Now I raise them up so high

Make my fingers fairly fly

Now I clap them, one, two, three

Then I fold them silently

Right Hand, Left Hand

Right Hand, Left Hand
(follow the action in the rhyme)

This is my right hand

I'll raise it up high

This is my left hand

I'll touch the sky

Right hand, left hand,

Roll them around

Left hand, right hand,

Pound, Pound, Pound.

Thumbkin, Pointer...

Thumbkin, Pointer...
(point at each finger and roll hands at the end)

Thumbkin, Pointer, Middleman Big,

Silly, Man, Wee Man, rig-a-jig

On My Head

(perform actions)


On my head my hands I place


On my shoulders, on my face


On my hips and at my side


Then behind me they will hide


I will hold them up so high


Quickly make my fingers fly


Hold them out in front of me


Swiftly clap them 1-2-3

Two Little Blackbirds

Two Little Blackbirds sitting on a Hill
(hold both hands up)

One named Jack
(hold up one hand)

The other named Jill
(hold up the other hand)

Fly away Jack, fly away Jill
(hands behind back)

Come back Jack, come back Jill
(hands back in front)

Whoops Johnny

Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny
(touch each finger tip using child's name, start with the pinky)

Whoops, Johnny, Whoops
(say whoops when you get to the space between the index finger and the thumb, then say the name for the thumb)

Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny
(reverse order)