Many of us know plenty of nursery rhymes, but what we might not know is the hand motions that go along with the various nursery rhymes. The reason for this is that not all of the nursery rhymes have always had hand motions and each year more and more hand motions are being added to the nursery rhymes. These hand motions actually make the nursery rhymes more engaging for young children.
Here is a look at some of the nursery rhymes and their hand motions.
Hickory Dickory Dock:
•Hickory Dickory Dock (clap hands with each word)
•The mouse ran up the clock (place left arm straight up and run your right fingers up your left arm)
•The clock struck 1 (over head, clap hands together once loudly over head)
•The mouse ran down (right fingers run down left arm while saying the words)
•Hickory Dickory Dock (clap hands with each word)
•Hickory Dickory Dock (clap hands with each word)
•The mouse ran up the clock (place left arm straight up and run your right fingers up your left arm)
•The clock struck two (clap twice)
•The mouse said Boo! (say loudly with hands cupped around the mouth)
•Hickory Dickory Dock (clap with each word)
•Hickory Dickory Dock (clap with each word)
•The mouse ran up the clock (place left arm straight up and run your right fingers up your left arm)
•The clock struck 3 (clap three times)
•The mouse went Whee! (Slide right fingers down left arm quickly while saying the words)
•Hickory Dickory Dock (clap with each word)
I’m a Little Teapot:
•I’m a little teapot short and stout (bend knees and bounce while singing)
•Here is my handle (place one hand on hip)
•And here is my spout (place other hand in a spout position, hand in the air facing away from body)
•When I get all steamed up hear me shout (bend knees and bounce while singing)
•Tip me over and pour me out (lean to the side so your foot comes off the floor and the spout arm is being pushed down to the floor)