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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 Introduction....................................... ................................3

 Games for Infants.............................. ................................4


Clap Your Tiny Hands................................................5
Soap Bubbles....................................... .....................6
Blue Bird........................................ ...........................7
Two Black Birds............................. ............................8

 Games for Toddlers................................................... ........9


Dressing Myself.................................................. .....10
The Wheels on the Bus......................................11-12
Buckle My Shoe...................................................... .13
Farmer Rings The Bell.............................................14
Wiggle Game..........................................................15
Ring A Roses................................... ........................16

 Games for Pre-schoolers............................ .....................17


Hokey Pokey...........................................................18
Home Chores – This Is The Way.........................19-20
Ten Little Boys and Girls.............................. ............21
Simon Says................................. ............................22
Animal Farm................................................ ............23
Ten Green Bottles............................................. .......24

 Devotion Action Song.....................................................25

 Conclusion............................................... .......................26

 Reference................................... ....................................27

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INTRODUCTION
This anthology of games is intended to be used when teaching

infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers. These children age between

zero and six years old. It comprises of action songs and games

that will greatly assist in the teaching learning process of young

children.

Play is an essential part of the development of all children. Play is

the child’s way of learning. Through play, the child develops

communication, motor, problem solving and decision making

skills. The child also learns to express as well as control emotions,

take turns and cooperate with others. Play is also fun activity for

children.

So, let the children play!

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At this stage children can do leg exercises, rolling and running and
can sing a song with the teacher’s help.

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Name of Game: Clap Your Tiny Hands

Concept: Introduction to Body Parts

Objectives: 1. To develop gross motor skills


2. To identify a body part – the hand
3. To make sound with the body
4. To enhance sensory development

Materials Needed: Teacher, students, body parts – hands,


mouth, ears, eyes and feet.

Procedures: Students and teacher will stand and


teacher will ask students to shake
their hands in the air. Students will
be observed, then teacher will start
song and do the action.

Song: Clap your tiny hands


Clap your tiny hands
Clap your tiny hands for God
Little children sing
Little children sing
Clap your tiny hands for God

Name of Game: Soap Bubbles (Sung to: “The Mulberry


Bush”)
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Concept: Introduction to self

Objectives: 1. To develop fine and gross motor


skills
2. To use different parts of the body in
coordination
3. To be able to sing along with teacher
4. To be able to blow bubbles
5. To attempt to catch bubbles with some
success

Materials Needed: Teacher, students, body parts – hands,


mouth, ears, eyes, soap bubbles
(liquid detergent and water –
ratio 1:2), hoops to blow bubbles.

Procedures: Have the children sit in a circle. Teach


them the Soap Bubbles song and show
them how to blow and catch
bubbles.

Song: My bubbles flies over my head


In the sky and far away
My bubble flies over my head
And look how I can catch it!

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Name of Game: Blue Bird Blue Bird

Concept: Comparisons – In and Out

Objectives: 1. To develop gross motor skills


2. To develop social skills – turn taking
3. To be able to sing along with teacher
4. To enhance sensory
development

Materials Needed: Teacher, students, body parts - hand;


mouth, ears, eyes and feet.

Procedures: Students and teacher will stand and teacher


will pair students to make an arch/windows.
Teacher will demonstrate in and out while
singing the song. A child will be added to the
train each time the song says ‘take a little
girl/boy and pat him/her on the shoulder’.

Song: Blue bird, blue bird in and out the


window,
Blue bird, blue bird in and out the window
Oh Jenny I’m tired
You take a little girl/boy and you pat him/her
on the shoulder
You take a little girl/boy and you pat him/her
on the shoulder
Oh Jenny I’m tired.

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Name of Game: Two Black Birds

Concept: Appear and Disappear

Objectives: 1. To develop gross motor skills


2. To be able to sing along with teacher
3. To enhance sensory development
4. To understand appear and disappear

Materials Needed: Teacher, students, body parts – fingers,


mouth, ears and eyes.

Procedures: Students and teacher will sit in a semi-circle.


Teacher will start song and demonstrate
action to the children.

Song: Two little black birds sat on a wall


(hold out a finger from each hand)
One name Peter, one name Paul
Fly away Peter
(put finger behind you)
Fly away Paul
(put other finger behind you)
Come back Peter
(bring one finger in front of you)
Come back Paul
(bring the other finger in front)

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At this stage the child is able to play with bean bags, practice
cutting paper, string beads and lacing and other self-help skills.
The child can also do gross motor skills such as dancing with
streamers, going through obstacle courses and touching toes.

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Name of Game: Dressing Myself

Concept: Development of self-help skills

Objectives: 1. To develop fine and gross motor


skills
2. To identify different body parts
3. To enhance sensory development
4. To dress body

Materials Needed: Teacher, students, body parts – fingers,


mouth, ears, eyes, feet, brush, shirt, pants,
skirt, socks, shoes.

Procedures: Students and teacher will stand in theatre


style. Teacher will start song and
demonstrate action to the children. Children
will follow and imitate actions.

Song: This the way we brush our hair,


Brush our hair, Brush our hair,
This the way we brush my hair,
So early in the morning.

This is the way I put on my shirt,


Put on my shirt, put on my shirt
This is the way I put on my shirt,
So early in the morning.

Continue with: pants, skirt, socks, shoes.

Name of Game: The Wheels on the Bus


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Concept: Follow Instructions/Shapes - Circle

Objectives: 1. To develop fine and gross motor


skills
2. To use different body parts appropriately
3. To follow instructions/imitate movements
4. To learn about a mode of transportation
5. To learn about different shapes

Materials Needed: Teacher, students, body parts – hands, mouth,


ears, eyes, feet, tires.

Procedures: Students and teacher will stand in a circle.


Teacher will start song and demonstrate
action to the children. Children will follow and
imitate actions.

Song/Game: The wheels on the bus go round and round


(each person will join both hands together
and make big circles)
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All over town.

The horn on the bus goes, toot, toot, toot


(both hands press imaginery horn)
Toot, toot toot, toot toot toot
The horn on the bus goes, toot, toot, toot
At all the buses it meets.
Name of Game: The Wheels on the Bus

The people in the bus go up and down


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(go up and down while bending knees and
straightening legs)
Up and down, up and down
The people in the bus go up and down
While bouncing in their seat.

The doors on the bus go open and shut


(hold arms straight in front, palms together,
open arms, and close them)
Open shut, open shut
The doors on the bus go open and shut
As the people come and go.

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Name of Game: Buckle My Shoe

Concept: Development of mathematical skills/Counting

Objectives: 1. To develop fine motor skills


2. To identify different objects
3. To count from 1-10
4. To follow instructions

Materials Needed: Teacher, students, body parts – fingers,


mouth, ears, eyes, feet, shoe, sticks, picture
of chicken.

Procedures: Students and teacher will stand in theatre


style. The teacher will provide each child with
materials as above. Teacher will start song
and demonstrate action to the children.
Children will follow and imitate actions.

Song: One, two, buckle my shoe


(children will follow game instructions)
Three, four, shut the door
Five, six, pick up sticks,
Seven, eight, lay them straight
Nine, ten, a big fat hen.

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Name of Game: Farmer Rings The Bell

Concept: Being aware of family

Objectives: 1. To develop gross motor skills


2. To identify different family members
3. To enhance sensory development
4. To develop cooperation skills/taking turns
5. To make music with body parts - hands

Materials Needed: Teacher, students, body parts – hands, mouth,


ears, eyes, feet.

Procedures: Students and teacher will make a ring (circle).


One child will stand in the centre of the
circle/children and represent the “farmer”.
Song will be done while hands are clapped to
the rhythm.

Song: The farmer rings the bell, the farmer rings the
bell
Hear-o-the cherry-o, the farmer rings the bell.

The farmer takes a wife, the farmer takes a wife


Hear-o-the cherry-o, the farmer takes a wife.

The wife takes a child, the wife takes a child


Hear-o-the cherry-o, the wife takes a child.

The child takes a cat, the child takes a cat


Hear-o-the cherry-o, the child takes a cat.

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Name of Game: Wiggle Game

Concept: Body Coordination/Control

Objectives: 1. To move body parts


2. To follow instructions
3. To enhance sensory development
4. To develop coordination

Materials Needed: Teacher, students, body parts – hands, mouth,


ears, eyes, feet, floor tile, music.

Procedures: Teacher will ask each child to place both feet


together. If the floor has tile squares, they
may place both feet in one block.

The teacher will then ask each child to wiggle


many parts of their bodies without moving
their feet while the music played.

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Name of Game: Ring A Roses

Concept: Development of counting skills/instructions

Objectives: 1. To develop fine and gross motor


skills
2. To count from 1-3
3. To follow instructions

Materials Needed: Teacher, students, body parts – fingers,


mouth, ears, eyes, feet

Procedures: Students and teacher will stand in a ring.


They join hands and dance round singing.

Teacher will start song and demonstrate


action to the children. Children will follow and
imitate actions.

Song: Ring a ring a roses, your pocket full of


posies
Asha, Asha, we all fall down
Ashes in the water, ashes in the sea
We all jump up with a one, two, three

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At this stage the children can be involved in various active play
activities such as throwing and catching ball and bean bag
activities,
and swinging on the playground.
The child can climb frames and obstacles courses in order to
develop gross motor skills.

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Name of Game: Hokey Pokey

Concept: Development of coordinated movement

Objectives: 1. To develop gross motor skills


2. To identify different body parts
3. To enhance sensory development
4. To identify left and right side
5. To develop social skills

Materials Needed: Teacher, students, body parts – hands, mouth,


ears, eyes and feet.

Procedures: Students and teacher will make a ring (circle).


Teacher and children will sing song and do
action. Children will be guided by teacher for
appropriate body movements.

Song: You put your right hand in


You put your right hand out
You put your right hand in and you shake it all
about
You do the Hokey Pokey
(place hand on waist and wiggle)
And turn yourself around
That’s what is all about.
Hokey Pokey.

Continue with: other body parts, then finish with your whole body.

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Name of Game: Home Chores – This Is The Way

Concept: Development of vocabulary skills/weeks days

Objectives: 1. To learn the days of the week


2. To learn different home chores
3. To enhance sensory development

Materials Needed: Teacher, students, body parts – hands, mouth,


ears, eyes and feet.

Procedures: Students and teacher will stand in theatre


style. Teacher will start song and
demonstrate action to the children. Children
will follow and imitate actions.

Song: This is the way we go to church


Go to church, go to church
This is the way we go to church
So early Sunday morning.

This is the way we wash our clothes,


Wash our clothes, wash our clothes,
This is the way we wash our clothes,
So early Monday morning.

This is the way we iron our clothes


Iron our clothes, iron our clothes,
This is the way we iron our clothes
So early Tuesday morning.

Name of Game: Home Chores – This Is The Way

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This is the way we mend our clothes
mend our clothes, mend our clothes
So early Wednesday morning.

This is the way we sweep the floor


Sweep the floor, Sweep the floor
So early Thursday morning.

This is the way we scrub the floor


Scrub the floor, Scrub the floor,
So early Friday morning.

This is the way we sweep the yard


Sweep the yard, sweep the yard
So early Saturday morning.

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Name of Game: Ten Little boys and girls (Sung to “Ten
Little Indian Boys”)

Concept: Development of mathematical skills/Counting

Objectives: 1. To develop gross motor skills


2. To count from 1-10
3. To follow instructions

Materials Needed: Teacher, students, body parts – fingers,


mouth, ears, eyes and feet.

Procedures: Students and teacher will stand in theatre


style. Teacher will start song and
demonstrate action to the children. Children
will follow and imitate actions.

Song: One little, two little, three little children


Four little, five little, six little children
Seven little, eight little, nine little children
Ten little boys and girls

They jump in the boat and the boat turns over


Jump in the boat and the boat turns over
Jump in the boat and the boat turns over
Ten little boys and girls

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Name of Game: Simon Says

Concept: Follow Instructions

Objectives: 1. To develop fine and gross motor


skills
2. To be able to follow instructions
3. To enhance sensory development

Materials Needed: Teacher, students, body parts – hands, mouth,


ears, eyes and feet.

Procedures: This game brings variety as teacher or


children can instruct the other children to do
anything (proper), therefore, it may help with
cognitive, social, emotional or physical
development.

Students and teacher will stand in theatre


style. Teacher/one identified student will start
instruction and children will do actions.

Game (example): Simon Says: Jump Three times


(all children will jump three times)

Simon Says: Hug some one.

The options are limited less.

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Name of Game: Animal Farm

Concept: Animal and Sound Identification

Objectives: 1. To develop gross motor skills


2. To identify different animals/their sounds
3. To enhance sensory development
4. To follow instructions
5. To develop social interaction

Materials Needed: Teacher, students, body parts – hands, mouth,


ears, feet, blind fold

Procedures: Each child is blind folded by the teacher and


is told an animal that they will represent.
Each child is to make the sound of the animal
that he or she represents.

The teacher will inform the children when


they will start. At the sound of go, each child
will make the animal sound they represent
and at the same time listen for their own
animal sound from another child.

Children should move in the direction of the


sound to find the other members of the
animal family.

For example, two or three children could


represent a dog, cow, cat, donkey, goat etc.

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Name of Game: Ten Green Bottles

Concept: Development of mathematical


skills/Subtraction

Objectives: 1. To enhance sensory development


2. To subtract numbers
3. To follow instructions

Materials Needed: Teacher, students, green bottles, puppetry


area, wall or counter

Procedures: This game could be played using a screen,


someone will stay behind screen and remove
a bottle at the appropriate time in the song.

Song: Ten green bottles standing on the wall,


Ten green bottles standing on the wall,
If one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There are nine green bottles standing on the wall

Nine green bottles standing on the wall,


Nine green bottles standing on the wall,
If one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There are eight green bottles standing on the wall

Continue be removing one green bottle at a time and state how


many remains.

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Devotion Action Song

I Love You Jesus

I love you Jesus deep down in my heart

I love you Jesus deep down in my heart

Talk about deep, deep, down, down, deep down in my heart

Talk about deep, deep down, down deep down in my heart.

I hate you satan get out of my heart

I heat you satan get out of my heart

Talk about get, get, out, out get out of my heart

Talk about get, get, out, out, get out of my heart.

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CONCLUSION

Remember play is the heartbeat of a child’s world. This is how

they learn and have fun. We should never deprive a child of play,

even a special child. Play is not a waste of time.

Based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the

Child, every child has Developmental Rights and this covers the

right to leisure and play. Through play children develop

imagination and self-expression, learn cooperation and team work.

So, I reiterate from my introduction, let the children play!

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REFERENCE
1. Ministry of Education, Jamaica – Early Childhood Curriculum

2. Smith, J. L. Gross Motor Skill Development,

3. Watson-Campbell, P. The McCam Curriculum – Level 1,


1993

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