Five Green Speckled Frogs

To go along with Froggy Gets Dress I have been using these puppets during circle time.

 

These frogs are finger puppets. I either let each child hold one or I let them take one as we do an activity. I use the frogs to sing . . . 

Five Green and Speckled Frogs

Five green and speckled frogs

sat on a speckled log

eating some most delicious bugs

Yum Yum

One jumped into the pool

Where it was nice and cool

Now there are four green speckled frogs

Glub Glub!

(4,3,2,1, no frogs)

I have also used them to do the activity . . .

Down Around the Corner at the Corner Shop

Down around the corner at the corner shop

There were five little frogs waiting to be bought

Along came (child’s name) with a nickel to pay

s/he picked out a frog and took it away

Both of these activities work on children’s math skills including counting, subtraction, and one-to-one correspondence! They also work on turn taking skills since children have to wait for you to call out their name.