Activity Ideas:
Five Cookies
Five little cookies in the bakery shop.
Shinning bright with the sugar on top.
Along comes (child's name) with a nickel to pay.
He/she buys a cookie and takes it away.
(continue with four, three, two and one).

Three Little Nickels
Three little nickels in a pocketbook new,
(hold up three fingers)
One bought a peppermint, and then there were two,
(bend down one finger)
Two Little nickels before the day was done,
One bought an ice cream come, and then there was one
(bend down another finger)
One little nickel I heard it plainly say,
"I'm going into the piggy bank for a rainy day!"

Make a Trivial Pursuit Center
Have children make up questions on the first day. Use a theme such as TV commercials, actors, sports,
each other, and the community. Make up rules for the games on the next day. Play the game on the third
day!

Five Fat Peas Finger Play
Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed(hold hand in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest.(put thumb and fingers up one by one)
They grew and grew(raise hand in the air very slowly)
And did not stop,
Until one day
The pod went POP!(clap hands together)

Ten Fingers Finger Play
I have ten fingers    (hold up both hands, fingers spread)
And they all belong to me,  (point to self)
I can make them do things-
Would you like to see?

I can shut them up tight   (make fists)
I can open them wide    (open hands)
I can put them together   (place palms together)
I can make them all hide  (put hands behind back)

I can make them jump high   (hands over head)
I can make them jump low   (touch floor)
I can fold them up quietly   (fold hands in lap)
And hold them just so.

FInger Play
1,2,3, you are friends with me.
4,5,6 we make a perfect mix.
7,8,9  we have fun all the time.
Shake my hand, shake my hand that's 10!
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2002
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