Printable templates of each fairy finger puppet can be used to play and create! Name the fairies and take them on an adventure. Use these printable finger puppets to enhance pretend play time, ignite creative imaginations, strengthen fine motor skills with finger dexterity, and to have a lot of fun. Printable puppets are a huge hit with young children. They spark imaginative play and are easy to prepare, just print and play. Personal, Social and Emotional Development- Building relationships with their peers and taking part of an activity within a group.

Playing with finger puppets builds language skills, strengthens vocabulary, and reinforces story elements. It benefits hand-eye coordination too. These fun Tommy Thumb inspired finger puppets are the ideal way of enhancing your song and rhyme sessions, or could be used to enhance your areas of continuous provision. This finger nursery rhymes- Tommy Thumb resource is easy to make and will add an element of fun and interactive play when sharing the classic Tom Thumb Nursery Rhyme with your class. Nursery rhymes are children's first insights into the world of poetry, they give children their initial understand of rhyme and rhythm.

Introduce‘Rhyme Of The Week’ andmake a point of singing the rhyme 2 or 3 times each day. Most nursery rhymes take no more than 1 or 2 minutes to sing so this is any easy way to build up lots ofrepetition.

Speaking of fine motor skills, try these cool wee Humpty Dumpty Finger Puppets. Creating and playing with them is an awesome way to exercise the small muscles in children’s fingers and wrists, promoting dexterity.

Every one of our favourite nursery rhymes is available as an illustrated A4 poster. You can use these as helpful reading guides to develop literacy skills. Why not also discuss rhyming patterns, meter, and rhythms to make children more aware of these features of the genre.

Whether you’re looking for a Humpty-themed worksheet to improve early maths skills, or just want a little entertainment to pass the time, we’ve got you covered. All our Humpty Dumpty activities for EYFS are created by experienced practitioners and early years specialists. They’re designed to not only be fun but engage your little ones across their learning aims in alignment with the curriculum. Have a nosey at some of our favourite resources below: The wolf will huff and puff and blow the houses down. Which version of the Three Little Pigs will you tell?

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Why not have your class get involved when making the puppets, a great way of supporting a range of EYFS learning outcomes relating to various areas of learning such as- For children which have English as an additional language or children with SEND and/or speech and language requirements, using props and prompts can give them the opportunity to join-in, feel part of the group and express themselves. We have a variety of Incy Wincy resources to help children to engage with the rhyme and use the familiarity of this well loved song to develop other skills, if your class enjoyed this nursery rhymes- Incy Wincy resource, we suggest taking a look at these other spider-inspired activities and resources- The act of singing a rhyme or engaging with it physically, encourages children toexpress themselves in a creative way and to find their own personal‘voice'. Role playopportunities present themselves with different characters and events within the rhyme that children can respond to either individually or as a group. Open-ended playopportunities are also possible with paints, clay, wet sand or loose parts. Five easy ways to introduce rhymes into your setting: