"One Hammer" Fingerplay (Fine Motor)
Using a fingerplay for active play
Instructions
- Show a child a hammer, play or real, and chat about the purpose of this tool and why you would need a hammer (optional)
- Teach child this fingerplay using the actions, “Peter Uses One Hammer”; watch video here
Peter Uses One Hammer
Peter (use child’s name) hammers with one hammer, one hammer, one hammer
Peter hammers with one hammer all day long (tap fist on the floor)
Pater hammers with two hammers, two hammers, two hammers, (tap both fists on the floor) Peter hammers with two hammers all day long.
Peter hammers with three hammers, three hammers, three hammers, (tap both fists on the floor and add one foot tapping on the floor) Peter hammers with three hammers all day long.
Peter hammers with four hammers, four hammers, four hammers, (tap both fists on the floor and add both feet tapping on the floor) Peter hammers with four hammers all day long.
Peter hammers with five hammers, five hammers, five hammers, (tap both fists and both feet on the floor and nod your head up and down) Peter hammers with five hammers
And then he goes to sleep.
Extend
QUESTIONS FOR CHILD
What types of jobs use hammers?
Do you hope to be a parent someday and why or why not?
Materials
- Fingerplay “Peter Uses One Hammer” Watch video here
- hammer - small plastic/wooden child size (optional)
Activity Resources
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Curriculum Plan Resources
Skills Focus
- Shape - Circle, Square
- Color - Red
- Number - Three, 3
- Alphabet Letters - C, R
- Senses - Smell
- Character Trait - Manners
- Target Words - On, Top, High, Low
Monthly Proverb
Golden Rule - Do unto others as you would have them do to you
Did You Know?
“The human brain is 90% developed by age 5." Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
Books to Read
"Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners"
by Laurie Kelly (Activity 12)
"The Alphabet Book"
by P.D. Eastman (Activity 4)
"Goldilocks and the Three Bears"
by Jim Aylesworth (Activity 13)
"The Alphabet Book". VIDEO
by P.D. Eastman (Activity 4)
"Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners" VIDEO
by Laurie Kelly (Activity 12)
"Goldilocks and the Three Bears" VIDEO
by Jan Brett (Activity 13)
Music Playlist
"Three Little Birds"
by Bob Marley Album Legend (Reggae) (Activity 6)
"Race: The Final Starlight Express"
Album Starlight Express Original Cast (Broadway - Pop) (Activity 18)
"Clap Your Hands Now"
by Pam Donkin Album A Hop, Skip, and a Jump (Children) (Activity 15)
"Three Little Birds" VIDEO
by Bob Marley (Activity 6)
"Clap Your Hands Now" VIDEO
by Pam Donkin (Activity 15)
"Race: The Final Starlight Express" VIDEO
by Starlight Express Original Cast (Activity 18)
Monthly Materials List
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Fingerplay / Poems / Songs
Way Up High In An Apple Tree
(Activity 26 Month 3)
Way up high in the apple tree
Two little apples smiled at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could
Down came the apples
Mmmmmm they were good.
Peter (child’s name) Uses One Hammer
(Activity 21 Month 3)
Peter (use child’s name) hammers with one hammer one hammer one hammer
Peter hammers with one hammer all day long (tap fist on the floor)
Pater hammers with two hammers, two hammers two hammers (tap other fist too) Peter hammers with two hammers all day long.
Peter hammers with three hammers, three hammers three hammers (add one foot) Peter hammers with three hammers all day long.
Peter hammers with four hammers four hammers four hammers (tap other foot too along with fists) Peter hammers with four hammers all day long.
Peter hammers with five hammers five hammers five hammers (use your head) Peter hammers with five hammers And then he goes to sleep!