I am writing today’s article as a continuation of the series of articles about finger games. It is a widely known fact that finger games contribute to the development of a child’s speech, so they occupy a significant place among other educational games. Finger games also have a beneficial effect on other areas of a child’s development; you can read more about their benefits in the article with games for babies from 6 months to 1 year (by the way, all the games in this article are also relevant for a one-year-old baby).
In any developmental activity, it is very important to maintain the baby’s interest. To do this, you need, firstly, to constantly add something new to your classes, and secondly, to gradually increase the difficulty of the added material. Therefore, I divided my entire collection of finger games into several stages in order of increasing difficulty. The breakdown by age (from 6 months, from 1 year, from 1 year 3 months, etc.), of course, is somewhat arbitrary, but it still helps the mother navigate the huge number of poems.
In this article you will find the simplest options for finger games. They are best suited for babies who have just turned 1 year old, or for those who are just starting to get acquainted with finger games. “Finger games for babies from 1 year to 3 months” are well suited for the next stage of classes.
Games for developing gross motor skills (gesture games)
Tasya, show me your hands (we stretch our hands forward)
And wave your hand. (we wave our hand)
Let's hide our fingers in a fist. (we clench our fingers into fists)
Let's put our fist on the side (we put our hands with clenched fists on our sides)
Let's stomp our feet, (stomp)
Let's clap our hands. (clap our hands)
Let's stomp with our right foot, (stomp with our right foot)
Let's shake our heads. (shaking head left and right)
We dance merrily (we make lanterns)
We dance together.
Music and song -
That's what Tasya needs.
***
So we stood on the floor,
We danced with Tasya.
We danced, we danced, (we put one leg forward, then the other)
The legs were exposed.
Clap your hands, (clap your hands)
They clapped a little.
We danced, we danced, (we put one leg forward, then the other)
The legs were exposed.
We raised our hands, (raise our hands)
They put it on the head. (put hands on head)
We danced, we danced, (we put one leg forward, then the other)
The legs were exposed.
***
So we stomp our feet (stomp our feet)
Top-top, top-top.
So we clap our hands (clap our hands)
Clap clap.
So we shake our heads. (shaking head left and right)
Oh-oh, oh-oh!
So we raise our hands, (raise our hands)
Higher, higher, higher.
So we give up, (give up)
Below, below, below.
This is how we hand out hands (we hold out hands to the baby)
So so so.
So we go round and round. (spinning in place)
So so so.
***
The bull walks, sways, (we walk on all fours)
Sighs as he walks: (sighs several times)
"Oh, the board is running out
Now I'm going to fall." (lie down on the floor)
Finger games for kids to develop fine motor skills
At the age of 1 year, the child is still very small to independently make movements with each finger separately, but if we want to develop fine motor skills, then there is simply no way without these games. Therefore, all movements from the rhymes in this section must be performed by the mother with the child’s fingers. As a rule, at this age, kids with great pleasure watch interesting events unfolding in the palm of their hands :) These games helped Taisiya and me to pass the time on car trips.
Magpie-crow (run your finger over the baby’s palm)
Cooked porridge
She fed the babies
I gave it to this one, (we bend our thumb)
I gave it to this one, (bend the index finger)
I gave it to this one, (bend the middle finger)
I gave it to this one, (bend the ring finger)
But she didn’t give it to this one: (pointing to the little finger)
“Small, small, not good! (tapping on the little finger)
You didn't bring any water.
Shoo, let's go!
***
This finger is grandfather, (bend the thumb)
This finger is grandma, (bend the index finger)
This finger is daddy, (bend the middle finger)
This finger is mommy, (bend the ring finger)
This finger is me, (bend the little finger)
That's my whole family. (shaking the resulting fist)
***
One, two, three, four, five, (count all fingers one by one)
We're going to look for mushrooms.
This finger went into the forest. (bend the little finger)
This finger found a mushroom. (bend the ring finger)
I began to clean this finger. (bend the middle finger)
This finger began to fry. (bend your index finger)
This finger stood up and ate it. (we move our thumb away)
That's why I got fat! (bend your thumb)
***
This finger wants to sleep (bend the thumb)
This finger is a jump into the bed (we bend the index finger)
This finger has already taken a nap (we bend the middle finger)
This finger has already fallen asleep (we bend the ring finger)
This one is fast asleep, (we bend the little finger)
And he tells you to sleep. (clasp your fist)
***
Where is the palm? - Here! (open palm)
There is a pond on the palm. (draw a circle on your palm)
Thumb – young goose, (bend the thumb)
Index - caught, (bend the index finger)
Middle - plucked the goose (bend the middle finger)
Ring finger - heated the stove, (bend the ring finger)
And little finger cooked soup. (bend the little finger)
***
Thumb, finger, where have you been? (show thumb)
I went to the forest with this brother (massaging each finger in turn)
I cooked cabbage soup with this brother,
I ate porridge with this brother,
I sang songs with this brother,
He sang songs and played (clap our hands)
Yes, he amused all the brothers.
***
Finger, fidgety finger, (we stretch our fingers one by one, starting with the thumb, bending them)
Where have you been? Where did you have lunch?
I ate raspberries with this brother,
I ate viburnum with this brother,
With this brother - strawberries,
Finger games for children 2 - 3 years old + Video (Part 1)
If you follow blog updates, you know that Taisiya and I are big fans of gesture and finger games. We started before we were a year old with stomps, slams and everyone’s favorite “ladushkas”, but now we have grown to more complex finger figures like squirrels and dogs. I consider finger gymnastics to be a simple and at the same time very useful tool for child development. It improves your mood, develops your memory, and your imagination. Well, the main thing (which is why finger games were invented) is that fine motor skills are developed. I think it’s no secret to anyone now that the level of development of fine motor skills is directly related to the baby’s speech.
A complete collection of exercises for finger gymnastics, divided by age, can be found in this section, and today I want to publish the rhymes that we played starting from 2 years old . This time I decided to try to change the usual article format by adding a video to the poems. Perhaps someone will find this option more convenient. Taisiya gladly agreed to help me in this endeavor. Only in the video, of course, she is no longer 2 years old, but 3.9
