April 17, 2009
In order to be effective in the use of fingerplays, the teacher must first select a fingerplay that relates to current learning and then practice, practice, and practice. The more familiar and skilled the teacher is in reciting and acting out the fingerplay, the more effective the teacher will be in using and/or presenting the [...]
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April 16, 2009
It is a must that every early childhood educator spends time learning and memorizing a wide variety of fingerplays. A fingerplay is a short poem or rhyme that is either spoken or sung and involves the use of hands and fingers to help “act” it all out. What is the purpose of a fingerplay? Fingerplays [...]
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