Fingerplays encourage social-emotional, cognitive, motor, and language development skills for early learners.

Choose a character that you love. Create an original monologue for that character.

Look at the cover of the book that you are reading. Create Your own version of the cover. Use paint, markers, and other art materials.

Find a book that is bilingual. Bilingual books are written in two languages. Practice saying the words that you have learned.

Find a book with rhyming words or a steady beat. Turn the words into a song. Add an instrument like a shaker or a drum.

Which book are you reading? Who are the characters? Look for items around your home and dress up like a character from the book.

Which book are you reading? What is the setting? Look for items around your home to create the setting of your book.

This vocal warm-up puts an emphasis on vocal variety and emotions.

This fun improvisation game requires quick thinking and acceptance.

This is a great community-building exercise. Participants will make connections with others in the group by sharing statements.

This improvisation game makes you think on the spot and become an expert on any topic that is given to you.

This silly game reminds me of Simon Says. It can be used as a focus warm-up, energizer, or just a fun game.

Energy circle can be used as a warm-up, energizer, or brain break. This is a variation of a sound and motion circle.

16 is a classic physical warm-up or energizer. This activity gets everyone up and moving.

Participants work together to create parts of a whole.

In this improv game, two participants share a story about their vacation. Others pose to create photos from the trip.

In this partner activity, your partner pretends that you are a block of clay and gently sculpts you into various statues.

In this vocal warm-up participants pass a word around the circle. Each person says the word in a different way.

The game allows players to create an imaginative setting where museum statues come to life.

This suspenseful game brings out the dramatic side in participants.