Five Ghosts Fly Through the Night - Finger Play

What you need:

Learning Goals and Standards:

Oral language
Rhyming

What you do:

Five Ghosts Fly Through the Night
by Jolanda Garcia, KidsSoup Inc.

12 x “Dong”  (Clock rings 12)
Five Ghosts fly through the night. (Move all five fingers)
Five Ghosts are ready for a fright.
Huiii - one ghost flies under the bed. (Move hand down to the floor)
Huii - one ghost flies on top of the roof. (Move hand up high)
Huii – one ghost flies down the stairs with a swish (Move hand down and make a turn)
into the kitchen, where he breaks a dish. (Loud clap)
The five ghosts let out a loud cry. (Show all five finger and let out a cry)
The five ghosts pick up the dish (Pretend to pick up pieces from the floor)
and scare the little ….. fish! (“Boooo!”)
Dong! 1 o’clock – the ghost hour is done (Hold up one finger)
and the five ghosts go to sleep, one by one. (Fold one finger after the other down while counting backwards)

Focus Skill: Rhyming Words

The next day, let the ghost scare a different animal:

where he breaks a hat..... The five ghosts pick up the hat and scare the little bat/cat!
where he breaks a log..... The five ghosts pick up the log  and scare the little dog/frog!
where he breaks a pen.... The five ghosts pick up the pen and scare the little hen!

etc.