We have been making soup in preschool and kindergarten with our first fingerplay, "Chop, Chop, Chippety Chop." A fingerplay is a song or rhyme with motions. Fingerplays teach students about the form of the song by adding motions for each section, and teach students about speaking or singing with expression appropriate to the words.
As we chop up the imaginary ingredients, students get to choose what to add to our soup. We have used some interesting ingredients, including a lot of candy! At the end, we always have to remember to taste our creation!
Make some soup with your child while reciting these words:
Chop, chop, chippety chop,
Cut off the bottom and cut off the top.
What there is left, we put in the pot.
Chop, chop, chippety chop.
Hear Mrs. Gallant's kindergarten class recite this rhyme in the video below:
Did your child say this rhyme for you from their "Ask Me" sheet. Use this form to share with Miss Dagenais that your child is singing at home!
