Materials
magnifying glasses
Instructions
- Discuss fingerprints and their unique designs for each person. Explain what the word whorl means.
- Provide magnifying glasses for the children to examine their own fingerprints and the fingerprints of friends.
- Introduce the children to the following rhyme and practice counting to five.
Five Little Fingerprints
Five little fingerprints on each hand,
Like no other in the land.
Lines and whorls: they're all my own,
They belong to me alone.
More to do Art: Press the fingertips on ink pads to make fingerprints. Use the magnifying
glasses to examine them more closely.