Five Busy Bees On A Bright Sunny Day – Fingerplay

What you need:

Learning Goals and Standards:

• Counting and number recognition (1–5)
• Rhyming and listening skills
• Fine motor development (finger movements)
• Language development (new vocabulary)
• Social participation (group rhythm and turn-taking)

What you do:

Five Busy Bees – Fingerplay
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Five busy bees on a bright sunny day
(Hold up all five fingers)
The first bee said, “Let’s make sweet honey—hooray!”
(Hold up thumb)
The second bee said, “But how do we begin?”
(Hold up point finger)
The third bee said, “With flowers, let’s jump right in!”
(Hold up middle finger)
The fourth bee said, “We’ll gather nectar with care.”
(Hold up ring finger)
The fifth bee said, “And turn it to honey we’ll gladly share!”
(Hold up little finger)

Buzz, buzz, buzz! 
(Flutter fingers like flying bees)