Five Jiggly Fish



If I had finger puppets for this rhyme I would use them; since I don't, the hand motions I use are as described.

I found this one at the   King County Library System. I changed it slightly to start with five, because I think starting with a whole hand spread out feels more natural than just four fingers. I could see this working with a flannel board, as well.

Five Jiggly Fish - Lyrics and Hand Motions

Five jiggly fish, swimming in the sea. (Spread out five fingers, wiggling them) They swim and they swim saying “Can’t catch me!” (Wag finger in a No motion) They dive to the  bottom (diving motion with hands), they swim to the top.(Swimming motion upwards) One swims away and the others swim off! (Move left hand pointer finger away, and right fingers in the opposite direction)

Four jiggly fish, swimming in the sea, They swim & they swim, saying “Can’t catch me!” They dive to the  bottom, they swim to the top. One swims away & the others go plop!

Three jiggly fish, swimming in the sea, They swim & they swim, saying “Can’t catch me!” They dive to the  bottom, they swim to the top. One swims away & the others swim off!

Two jiggly fish, swimming in the sea, They swim & they swim, saying “Can’t catch me!” They dive to the  bottom, they swim to the top. One swims away & the others go pop!

One jiggly fish, swimming in the sea, She swims & she swims, saying “Can’t catch me!” She dives to the  <span style="color:rgb(59,59,59);font-family:'OpenSans',sans-serif;line-height:1.5;">bottom, she swims to the top. She waves bye-bye with a big flip-flop!