Related to: Hearing Words, Play
Fingerplays help introduce your child to new words. Some fingerplays also help develop narrative skills including the ability to tell events in order; to tell and retell stories.
Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water. (crawl fingers upwards on the baby's arm)
Jack fell down (swoop one finger down)
And broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after. (swoop other finger down)
Download a PDF to print off so you can take it with you and practise with your child wherever you are.