I Had a Little Turtle

• DOMAIN(S)

  Approaches to Play and Learning (APL)
• INDICATOR(S)

  APL3.2d
• AGE GROUP(S)

  24-36 months

Recite the fingerplay "I Had a Little Turtle":

I had a little turtle; I kept him in a box

(Make a box shape with hands.)
He swam in the puddles

(Make swimming motions.)
And he climbed on the rocks

(Make climbing motions.)
He snapped at a mosquito

(Open and close hands quickly.)
He snapped at a flea

(Open and close hands quickly.)

He snapped at a minnow

(Open and close hands quickly.)
And he snapped at me! (Point to self.)
He caught the mosquito (Clap hands.)
He caught the flea (Clap hands.)
He caught the minnow (Clap hands.)
But he didn't catch me! (Shake head and point to self.)

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