One green frog went hop, hop, hop

One Green Frog Went Hop, Hop, Hop

Words are by: Deborah J. Stewart

Tune: Buffalo Gals

This little song about frogs can be used to practice counting and is great fun as a game or a fingerplay.

Game: At the start of each new verse, pick a child to stand up and hop. Keep singing the tune and adding children until all the children are hopping. At then end, have all the children sit down on the floor and pretend to take a nap.

Fingerplay: Cut out five green frogs from felt. As you sing or say each verse, place a frog on the flannel board. Have the children help you count the frogs by holding up each finger and bouncing their fingers up and down. At then end, have all the children fold their hands and pretend to take a nap.

Verses:

One green frog went hop, hop, hop

Hop, hop, hop

Hop, hop, hop

One green frog went

Hop, hop, hop

Hopping on a lili pad.

Two green frogs went hop, hop, hop

Hop, hop, hop

Hop, hop, hop

Two green frogs went

Hop, hop, hop

Hopping on a lili pad.

Three green frogs went hop, hop, hop

Hop, hop, hop

Hop, hop, hop

Three green frogs went

Hop, hop, hop

Hopping on a lili pad.

Four green frogs went hop, hop, hop

Hop, hop, hop

Hop, hop, hop

Four green frogs went

Hop, hop, hop

Hopping on a lili pad.

Mother frog said

Stop, stop, stop

Stop, stop, stop

Stop, stop, stop.

Mother frog said

Stop, stop, stop,

It’s time to take a nap!

Wake up froggies!

Make a Handprint Frog!

Five Little Frogs

Your little ones will love making their five little fingers hop like a frog.

Five little frogs jumping on a lilly pad

(hold up five fingers and move hand up and down)

One fell off which made him very sad.

(rub eyes like you are sad)

"Help me get up," he cried to the others.

(hold hands up to mouth as to shout)

But they didn't hear him so he went to find his mother.

(shake head "no")

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Four little frogs jumping on a lilly pad
(hold up four fingers and move hand up and down)



One fell off which made him very sad.
(rub eyes like you are sad)

"Help me get up," he cried to the others.
(hold hands up to mouth as to shout)

But they didn't hear him so he went to find his mother.
(shake head "no")

--

Three little frogs jumping on a lilly pad
(hold up three fingers and move hand up and down)



One fell off which made him very sad.
(rub eyes like you are sad)



"Help me get up," he cried to the others.
(hold hands up to mouth as to shout)



But they didn't hear him so he went to find his mother.
(shake head "no")

--

Two little frogs jumping on a lilly pad
(hold up two fingers and move hand up and down)



One fell off which made him very sad.
(rub eyes like you are sad)



"Help me get up," he cried to the others.
(hold hands up to mouth if as to shout)

But they didn't hear him so he went to find his mother.
(shake head "no")

--

One little frog jumping on a lilly pad
(hold up one finger and move hand up and down)

He fell off which made him very sad.
(rub eyes like you are sad)



"Help me get up," he cried to the others.
(hold hands up to mouth as to shout)



But no one heard him so he went to find his mother.
(shake head "no")

--

Five little frogs

looking very sad

We want to play again

on the lilly pad!

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Hop Like A Frog

Hopping like a frog is great exercise. Use this fingerplay to lead your preschoolers into a discussion on frogs.

Along came a frog

Hop, hop, hop!

(hop three times)

I said to the frog

"Stop, stop, stop!"

(Hold arm out straight with hand pointed up)

The frog said to me

"Glop, glop, glop!"

Then away he went

Hop, hop, hop!

(Hop three times again).

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