Math at Your Fingertips: Songs and Fingerplays for Preschoolers Fingerplay songs for preschoolers can tell the story of squirrels coming to a branch one by one or birdies leaving a nest one by one. These bring out number relationships (i.e. 2 is one less than 3, or 2 is one more than 1), which are essential for building a strong number sense. By using our fingers, children also have a visual that is helping ...