Welcome to our Back to School Fingerplays and Poems blog
page!
The following Back to School
fingerplays and poems are fun and useful resources for:
Introducing
Poetry to Children
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Practicing Fine
Motor Skills
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Following Directions
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Introducing Concepts
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Here
are some ways to choose your finger plays for the day:
Roll
the dice the child with the highest or lowest number gets first pick, then
subsequent.
If
you are in a large classroom, have each child roll the dice, highest or lowest
number gets first pick by their alphabetical order first names.
Make
a chart of the back to school fingerplays and poems the children know along
with ones you introduce. Use thematic cut outs to write the poems on. Move
your pointer slowly down the list. Tell the children they are to
choose the poem to be recited by clapping the loudest when the pointer
is opposite their favorite.
For
some of the following back to school fingerplays and poems, you may want
to incorporate some of our FREE Back to School Patterns. So come back and
visit our blog again to get the links.
Get
your class READY for Back to School Circle Time with our FAV Fingerplays!!
Here
is a nice poem to prompt discussion on how each child got ready for their new
school year.
All Ready
For School
Summer is over!
But I'm nobody's fool!
I really like summer -
And I also like school!
I bought new clothes
And brand new shoes.
I saw so many pretty things
It was hard for me to choose.
I have a box for my lunch
And for my books, a pack.
I will have to carry everything
Right there on my back!
First
Day of School
Hey! Hey! Look at me!
I'm ready to go to school,
To learn to read and write and spell;
And learn all the rules.
I'm going to be very smart,
You just wait and see!
And when I become the President
You'll know it's really me!
Going Back to School
Today
I hurry off to school,
To work and learn and play.
I'm in a brand new grade this year.
What a happy day!
To work and learn and play.
I'm in a brand new grade this year.
What a happy day!
Good Morning
In
the morning, when the finger people wake up, (stretch fingers out)
The
very first thing they do is to each say,
(Beginning
with the thumbs, each finger in turn bows good morning to everyone.)
”Good
Morning, good morning, good morning
Good
morning, good morning to you!”
Now
they all have come to Sunday School,
Mother
and father,
Brother,
sister and baby too,
And
they each say, “Good Morning, good morning, good morning
Good
morning, good morning to you!”
I Like Children
I
like children.
I like them a lot.
I like them cold,
I like them hot.
I like them quiet,
I like them noisy.
I like them girlsy,
I like them boysy!
I like them a lot.
I like them cold,
I like them hot.
I like them quiet,
I like them noisy.
I like them girlsy,
I like them boysy!
I
Wondered When I Could Go to School
I
wondered and I wondered
When I could go to school.
They said I wasn’t old enough
According to the rule.
When I could go to school.
They said I wasn’t old enough
According to the rule.
I
waited and I waited,
I was patient as could be.
And now I’m all excited ...
It’s time for school for me!
I was patient as could be.
And now I’m all excited ...
It’s time for school for me!
Make a Happy Day
(Point
to particular body part)
Two
eyes to see nice things to do,
Two
lips to smile the whole day through.
Two
ears to hear what others say,
Two
hands to put the toys away.
A
tongue to speak sweet words each day,
A
loving heart for work and play.
Two
feet that errands gladly run,
Make
happy days for everyone.
My First Day
See me skip,
See me run,
I am going to school like everyone.
See me smile,
See me grin,
When the bell rings, I walk in.
See me work,
See me play,
I am in (Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd, Grade etc.)
My first day!
My School Promise
Each
day I will do my best,
And I will not do any less.
My work will always please me,
And I will not accept a mess.
I will color very carefully,
My writing will be neat.
And I will not be happy,
Until my papers are complete.
I will always do my homework,
And try my best on every test.
I will not forget my promise,
To do my very best!
And I will not do any less.
My work will always please me,
And I will not accept a mess.
I will color very carefully,
My writing will be neat.
And I will not be happy,
Until my papers are complete.
I will always do my homework,
And try my best on every test.
I will not forget my promise,
To do my very best!
Off to Kindergarten
Off to Kindergarten,
When I was small I was afraid.
Teacher helped me, and oh, the art I made!
I splashed in water and collected worms,
Never knowing how much I learned.
Pretending how to put out the fire,
I was a princess, in a crown of bended wire.
I practiced how to write my name,
and soon enough it brought me fame.
Exploring, discovering, creative play,
Is what we did everyday.
This was the greatest place to grow,
Now off to kindergarten I will go.
My head held high,
I will try not to cry!
Off to Kindergarten,
When I was small I was afraid.
Teacher helped me, and oh, the art I made!
I splashed in water and collected worms,
Never knowing how much I learned.
Pretending how to put out the fire,
I was a princess, in a crown of bended wire.
I practiced how to write my name,
and soon enough it brought me fame.
Exploring, discovering, creative play,
Is what we did everyday.
This was the greatest place to grow,
Now off to kindergarten I will go.
My head held high,
I will try not to cry!
Ready for School
Two little houses all closed up tight (make fists)
Open up the window and let in the light (open fist)
Ten little finger people tall and straight (ten fingers)
Ready for school at half past eight (walk with fingers)
Two little houses all closed up tight (make fists)
Open up the window and let in the light (open fist)
Ten little finger people tall and straight (ten fingers)
Ready for school at half past eight (walk with fingers)
The Creature in the Classroom
It appeared inside our classroom
at a quarter after ten,
it gobbled up the blackboard,
three erasers and a pen.
It gobbled teacher's apple
and it bopped her with the core.
"How dare you!" she responded.
"You must leave us . . . there's the door."
The Creature didn't listen
but described an arabesque
as it gobbled all her pencils,
seven notebooks and her desk.
Teacher stated very calmly,
"Sir! You simply cannot stay,
I'll report you to the principal
unless you go away!"
But the thing continued eating,
it ate paper, swallowed ink,
as it gobbled up our homework
I believe I saw it wink.
Teacher finally lost her temper.
"OUT!" she shouted at the creature.
The creature hopped beside her
and GLOPP . . . it swallowed teacher.
- Jack Prelutsky
Copyright
Info:
Text ©1983
The Random House Book of
Poetry for Children selected by Jack Prelutsky;
illustrated by Arnold Lobel; published by Random House Children's Books.
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The First Day of Kindergarten
I
gave you a little wink and smile
As you entered my room today.
For I know how hard it is to leave
And know your child must stay.
You've been with him for many years now
And have been a loving guide.
But now, alas, the time has come
To leave him at my side.
Just know that as you drive away
And tears down your cheeks may flow.
I'll love him as I would my own
And help him learn and grow.
For as a parent, I too know
How quickly the years do pass.
And that one day, it was my turn
To take my child to class.
So please put your mind at ease
And cry those tears no more.
For I will love him and take him in
When you leave him at my door.
As you entered my room today.
For I know how hard it is to leave
And know your child must stay.
You've been with him for many years now
And have been a loving guide.
But now, alas, the time has come
To leave him at my side.
Just know that as you drive away
And tears down your cheeks may flow.
I'll love him as I would my own
And help him learn and grow.
For as a parent, I too know
How quickly the years do pass.
And that one day, it was my turn
To take my child to class.
So please put your mind at ease
And cry those tears no more.
For I will love him and take him in
When you leave him at my door.
Welcome
Welcome
children, I'm glad you're here.
We're all going to have a wonderful year!
We'll draw and we'll write,
We'll sing and we'll play,
We'll paint and we'll build,
And learn new things each day!
We're all going to have a wonderful year!
We'll draw and we'll write,
We'll sing and we'll play,
We'll paint and we'll build,
And learn new things each day!
The
leaves are falling
One by one.
Summer's over
School's begun.
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One by one.
Summer's over
School's begun.
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