With child seated, place hands palms-together on knees
I can open it wide.
Keep pinky-fingers and sides of hands together, open palms as though holding a book.
To see the pictures
That are inside.
Pretend to be reading book.
We've Listened to Stories
This is the little rhyme I use to close each circle-time. Have children make books of their hands as in the finger play above. At "the end" they close the book with a resounding clap.
We listened to stories
We sat with our friends,
But now we are finished
And this is "THE END".