Fingerplay of the Day

Run, Turkey, Run!

Five fat turkeys stand in a line. (Hold up fingers and thumb of one hand).
They wiggle their toes and are feeling fine. (Flip fingers back with base of palm extended. Wiggle baseof palm back and forth).
They look to the sky, (Raise hand and arm up “into the sky”).
They look to the ground. (Push hand and arm down “to the ground”).
Then they twist and turn and prance around. (Bring hand back to original position, twist aroundclockwise at the wrist, turn hand from side to side, andbounce it up and down). But they won't be prancing on Thanksgiving Day, (Child shakes his/her own head from side to side).
‘Cause when it comes, they’ll run away! (Quickly place hand behind back on the words “run away”).
(Place both hands up on either side of the head and wiggle them from side to side during the following chorus):
Run turkey, run.
Thanksgiving is fun.
It’s fun for most,
But not for the roast!
(Put one hand down to side. Keep other hand in position. Fold thumb into palm as the letter 5 is spoken. Pull down pointer finger as the letter 4 is spoken. This continues all the way down the line until the little finger is folded down as the letter 1 is spoken. If children have a hard time
folding their thumbs and fingers down, they can use their other hand to help in the process).
Five, four, three, two, one….
(Children have formed a fist. They will thrust that fist into the air each time the word “run” is said in the following)
So, run turkey,
Run turkey, RUN!