Fingerplay Resources

Find WEBSITES:

When searching the Internet, include words that describe the type of fingerplay you are looking for in your search phrase. Try different forms of the word "fingerplay" (fingerplay, finger play, fingerplays) and vary the descriptive words you use.

Search Examples:

• fingerplays ocean
• "finger play" summer
• fingerplay counting
• fingerplay math
• preschool hand rhymes

Examples of Websites with Fingerplays:

• Fingerplays Plus
• Preschool Rainbow
• Songs for Teaching
• thebestkidsbooksite.com: Fingerplays for Kids
• KIDiddles: Children's Songs

Tools for searching the Internet:

• Early Childhood Search Engine: Customized search engine that will search a selected list of early childhood websites chosen by a PCC Librarian.
  
• Search Engines: Google, Yahoo!

Find BOOKS:

Use the Library Catalog to find books with fingerplays.

Keywords to use may include: finger play, fingerplays

Here are three examples of books with fingerplays at PCC Library:

1. Too many rabbits and other fingerplays : about animals, nature, weather...
   Call No: GV 1218 .F5 C66 1995
2. Ready-to-go storytimes : fingerplays, scripts, patterns, music, and more
   Call No: Z 718.3 .B46 2003
3. Fabulous fingerplays!
   Call No: GV 1218 .F5 K58 1999

For information on how to locate theme activities, songs, children's books, etc., take a look at the Early Childhood Resources guide.

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