Fingerplay: Jack and Jill

Fingerplays help introduce your child to new words. Some fingerplays also help develop narrative skills, including the ability to tell events in order and to tell and retell stories.

Related to: Hearing Words, Play

Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water (crawl fingers upwards on the baby's arm)
Jack fell down (swoop one finger down)
And broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after (swoop other finger down)

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