By the age of 3-4, children should know the name of the fingers on the hand, and many mothers are concerned about how to teach them this. Pictures, poems, songs and gymnastics come to the rescue.
Introducing baby to fingers
If the child is still very young and cannot repeat words after their parents, finger gymnastics and games for the development of gross motor skills will be effective. Even the very first elements of a baby’s palm massage can include finger flexion and extension exercises, while the mother can pronounce their name. Gradually, the baby will get used to which of the fingers is big and which is the little finger, and at the request of an adult, he will be able to demonstrate his knowledge.
Older children can, together with their mother, remember the name of the fingers on the hand in Russian in the forward and backward directions. They can already be told how they differ and what is the purpose of each of them. The simplest explanation would be something like this: “The thumb is on the side of the others, it helps us to take and hold objects firmly. He is very strong and important, that's why they called him - big. The index finger likes to point at everythingaround, even though it's impolite. The middle finger is the longest and prides itself on being in the middle. People did not come up with a special name for the ring finger, so it remained that way - without a name. Adult married people put on a wedding ring on him. The little finger is the weakest baby finger, but it is the most flexible. You can come up with your own story about each of them or use finger puppets to stage a mini-theatre.
Learning through folklore
Rhymes and poems also come to the aid of mom, in which the name of each finger on the hand is given. They allow children to remember not only the name of each finger, but also their order. In such verses, fingers turn into mischievous boys, then into family members, then into brothers, each of whom is busy with a special task.
Girls and boys
There are five fingers on the hand: (show open palm)
Big finger - a guy with a soul (touch the tip of the thumb with the other hand)
Index finger - influential gentleman (touching the index finger, etc.)
The middle finger is also not the last one.
The ring finger - with a ring goes swagger, The fifth is the little finger, brought you a present (at the end, you can bend and unbend your fingers again)
Of course, mom can pick up on the Internet or compose a funny poem about the name of the fingers on her hand. In any case, such rhymes will have a double benefit: the baby will learn not only the names of the fingers, but also remember a fewpoems, which will have a beneficial effect on his memory.
Learn the names of the fingers in English
English finger names are easy to remember, and they can come in handy in any situation, including at the embassy for a biometric passport. The most logical in explanation and understanding are the ring finger (we wear a ring on it - a ring) and the middle one - middle (translated as "middle"). The index finger is called index, although a common variant is also the name pointer (from the verb to point - to show). The thumb sounds solid - thumb, and the little finger, on the contrary, affectionately - pinkie or little. It is important to remember that, firstly, the word finger means a finger on the hand (on the feet they are called differently - toes), and secondly, the thumb does not require the use of the word finger in its name.
To learn or help your child remember the English name of the fingers on the hand, you can turn to special children's literature. There are many rhythmic songs where the fingers dance, ask each other how they are, hide and appear in turn, calling themselves by name. For example:
Thumb finger, thumb finger
Where are you?
Here I am, here I am.
How do you do?
In the following couplets, the thumb is replaced by the index finger, then the middle finger, and so on.
Simultaneously with the consolidation of this vocabulary, you can replenish the vocabulary in other topics. For example, for the theme "Family" you can find songswith characters such as Daddy finger (dad), Mommy finger (mother), brother, sister fingers (brother and sister) and baby finger (baby) for the little finger. The same is true for other topics: pets, marine life and others.
Idioms and phrases related to fingers
The name of the fingers on the hand in Russian is required mainly for the general outlook. So, we put a “thumbs up” when we like something in the news feed and, conversely, down if we don’t. Many idioms have the word "finger" in them, but it is not specified which one is meant. For example, "to hit the sky with your finger" or "know how the back of your hand."
In English, the name of the fingers on the hand is found in idioms more often. For example, to twist someone round one's little finger (circle around your finger), to be all thumbs (to be clumsy), to be under one's thumb (to be under someone else's influence). Since idioms are an integral part of the everyday speech of the British and Americans, it is useful for every student to know them.
