Kindergarten Non-Equipment Activities

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Kindergarten Non-Equipment Activities

Table of Contents
Show-n-Share Name The Geometric Figure Active Alphabet (Alphabet Actif) Alligator Chomp Rain is Falling Down Lets Alphabecise Move to the Alphabet Alphardy Alphabet in Motion The Animal Hokey Pokey Lets Make Words Workout to the Letter Sounds Hello Everybody I Woke Up in the Morning The Mr. Man Game Walk to School The Shape Up Song I Can Wiggles Old MacDonald 1, 2, 3, 4 Movement through Rhyme Two Little Hands One Can Stand Very Nicely Im Tall, Im Small I Had a Little Engine The Caterpillar Song What To Play Up, Down, Stop, Go One, Two, Three Four Five Counting 1 to 20 Five Little Seashells Follow Along The Number March Stone Soup Start This Day with a Song Can Cockatoos Count by Twos 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 18 19 19 20 22 22 23 23 24 25 25 26 26 27 28 29 31 32 33
Show-n-Share
(By Ms. OBriens Kindergarten class, Holy Cross Elementary) Formation: Standing Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Locomotor skills, sharing Rules/Directions: 1. Students stand in their own personal space. 2. The teacher chooses a specific movement, i.e. hopping, skipping, and marching. (See Appendix A for more types of movements) 3. When the music starts students begin moving around the room, doing the suggested movement. 4. When they music stops, students freeze, find another classmate and share something they learned or something about themselves.
Name The Geometric Figure

(By Mme. Doheys Kindergarten class, Vanier Elementary) Formation: Standing Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Geometry, listening skills, movement Rules/Directions: 1. Have all students stand up. 2. The teacher then says the name of a geometric shape and students have to either mime the shape or make the shape using their bodies with several students. Suggestions: 1. Say a geometric shape and have the students jump the same number of times as the shape has sides.
Active Alphabet (Alphabet Actif)

(By Mme. Doheys Kindergarten class, Vanier Elementary) Formation: Standing in your own personal space. Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Letter recognition, listening skills, movement, vocabulary building Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in their own personal space. 2. As you say the alphabet together, say a word for each letter and have students act out that word. For example: A - avion (fly like an airplane) B - brise (blow around like a breeze of wind) C - courir (run on the spot) D - danser (dance) E - elephant (move around like an elephant) F - frapper (clap your hands) G - galoper (gallop on the spot) H - homard (act like a lobster) I - inondation (act like a flood of water) J - jeter (pretend to toss a ball) K - kangourou (act like a kangaroo) L - lasso (pretend to throw a rope) M - missile (pretend to take off like a missile) N - nager (pretend to swim) O - onduler (fluctuate back and forth) P - pousser les bras (push your arms up and down) Q - quilles R - rire (laugh) S - sauter (jump) T - toucher les orteils (touch your toes) U - uniforme V - violon (pretend to play the violin) W - waltz X - faire un X (make an X) Y - yo-yo Z - zigue-zague
Alligator Chomp
Formation: Standing in personal space Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Math skills - greater than and less than Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in their own space. 2. Together rhyme the following song doing the corresponding actions.
Alligator, alligator sitting in the swamp (students sit) How many pizzas do you want to chomp? (have students stretch their arms out front and chomp them together) 1 or 3 (students hold up 1 finger, then 3 fingers) HmmIm a very very hungry alligator. (students rub their tummy to show they are very hungry) So Ill eat whichever one is greater (students stretch their arms out to show greater means bigger)
Rain is Falling Down

Formation: Standing Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Movement Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in their own personal space. 2. As you say the following rhyme, have students do the corresponding movements. Rain is falling down, SPLASH! (pretend you are raindrops, stand on your tip toes with fingers wiggling and slowly going down to the floor. On splash, jump) Rain is falling down, SPLASH! (pretend you are raindrops, stand on your tip toes with fingers wiggling and slowly going down to the floor. On splash, jump) Pitter, patter, pitter, patter, (clap hands) Rain is falling down, SPLASH! (pretend you are raindrops, stand on your tip toes with fingers wiggling and slowly going down to the floor. On splash, jump)
Lets Alphabecise
Formation: Standing in personal space Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Alphabet recognition Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in their own personal space. 2. Say or sing the following rhyme and do the corresponding actions. With your body you can do most anything Anything you want to do You can RUN and JUMP and even SING Its all up to you. Now you tell me that you want to learn your ABCs When we give it a try its so easy youll see Were gonna learn em now from A to Z Come on and Alphabecise A B C D TWIST your body E F G - To the b-b-b-beat H I J K BEND your waist L M N O P and TOUCH your feet Q R S STRAIGHTEN UP now T U V and CLAP your hands W X PLAY guitar now Y & Z Youre in the b-b-b-band Now I know my ABCs Next time wont you sing with me? Now you tell me that you can learn your ABCs And when you give it a try its so easy to be Learning all about them A to Z Come on and Alphabecise
Move to the Alphabet

Formation: Standing or sitting Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Letter recognition Rules/Directions: 1. Have students either stand in their own space or sit around in a circle. 2. Say the following rhyme, having the students do the actions as you go. The letters of the alphabet There are 26 in all. The letters of the alphabet Are tall, small and fall. When I say the letters of the alphabet You move like this: Hands up high if the letters are tall, Hands down low if the letters are small, Hands behind your back if the letters seem to fall. Move to the alphabet: a small b tall c small d tall Hands up high if the letters are tall, Hands down low if the letters are small, Hands behind your back if the letters seem to fall. Move to the alphabet: e small f tall g fall h tall Hands up high if the letters are tall, Hands down low if the letters are small, Hands behind your back if the letters seem to fall. Move to the alphabet: i small j fall k tall l tall Hands up high if the letters are tall, Hands down low if the letters are small, Hands behind your back if the letters seem to fall. Move to the alphabet: m small n small
o small p fall Hands up high if the letters are tall, Hands down low if the letters are small, Hands behind your back if the letters seem to fall. Move to the alphabet: q fall r small s small t tall Hands up high if the letters are tall, Hands down low if the letters are small, Hands behind your back if the letters seem to fall. Move to the alphabet: u small v small w small x small Hands up high if the letters are tall, Hands down low if the letters are small, Hands behind your back if the letters seem to fall. Move to the alphabet: y fall z small
Alphardy
Formation: Standing in personal space Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Letter recognition Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in their own personal space. 2. Say the following having students repeat the letter sounds as they do the corresponding actions. A for apple a-a-a (pretend to eat an apple) B for bounce b-b-b (pretend to bounce a ball) C for cut c-c-c (stretch arms out and pretend you are a big pair of scissors) D for dance d-d-d (dance) E for elbow e-e-e (raise elbows out to the side 5X) F for fan f-f-f (fan self with both hands) G for gallop g-g-g (gallop in place) H for hop h-h-h (hop on one foot) I for itch i-i-i (scratch yourself like you itch all over) J for jump j-j-j (jump on the spot) K for kick k-k-k (little kicks with foot) L for laugh l-l-l (pretend to laugh with your whole body) M for march m-m-m (march on the spot) N for nod n-n-n (nod head) O for opera o-o-o (stretch out arms and pretend to sing like an opera singer) P for paddle p-p-p (pretend to paddle a canoe) Q for quiet q-q-q (tiptoe on the spot quietly) R for run r-r-r (run on the spot) S for skip s-s-s (skip on the spot) T for turn t-t-t (turn around once) U for under u-u-u (pretend to crawl under a table) V for volley v-v-v (pretend to volley a ball) W for wiggle w-w-w (wiggle your body) X for x-ray x-x-x (make an x with your body arms and legs stretched out) Y for yawn y-y-y (stretch and yawn) Z for zigzag z-z-z (move in a zigzag) Letters and sounds are all you need. (put two palms up) Put them together and you can read! (put palms together like a book)
Alphabet in Motion
Formation: Begin by sitting on the floor Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Movement, alphabet Rules/Directions: 1. Have the students begin by sitting on the floor. They will not be there long. 2. Say or sing the following rhyme having students do the actions. Learn the abcs with ease While getting fit and having fun Alphabetize your exercise And do your moves one by one At the store or in the park Youll cause a small commotion If you suddenly stand and start (student stand) The alphabet in motion A arch (slightly arch over) B bend (bend at waist) C clap (clap hands) D droop (drop shoulders, droop body) E expand (move your body like you are a balloon) F flop (flop on the floor) G grow (stand back up) H hop (hop on one foot) I itch (scratch) J jog (jog on the spot) K kick (little kicks) L leap (pretend to be a frog leaping) M march (march on the spot) N nod (nod your head) O open (open your arms wide) P prance (prance around) Q quake (shake your whole body) R rock (rock back and forth) S squat (do a squat) T turn (turn around once) U uncurl (curl in a ball and then uncurl) V vibrate (vibrate your whole body) W walk (walk on the spot) X make an X shape Y yawn (stretch) Z zigzag (zigzag to the floor) Now do some letters from your name Sharing them with someone Its a friendly way to end The alphabet in motion
The Animal Hokey Pokey

Formation: Standing in a circle Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Movement Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in their own personal space. 2. Sing the following song to the tune The Hokey Pokey having students do the actions as you go. All the animals are ready to sing and move And do the Hokey Pokey at the animal zoo Go elephants go! You sing your big trunk in You swing your big trunk out You swing your big trunk in Then you shake it all about You do the Hokey Pokey Then you swing your trunk around Thats what its all about. You stomp one big leg in You stomp one big leg out You stomp one big leg in Then you shake it all about You do the Hokey Pokey Then you stomp all around Thats what its all about You stomp the other leg in You stomp the other leg out You stomp the other leg in Then you shake it all about You do the Hokey Pokey Than you stomp it all around Thats what its all about Go Gorillas go! You pump one big arm in You pump one big arm out You pump one big arm in Then you flex it all about You do the Hokey Pokey Thump your chest all around Thats what its all about You pump the other arm in
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Eastern Active Schools You pump the other arm out You pump the other arm in Then you flex it all about You do the Hokey Pokey Thump your chest all around Thats what its all about Now snakes! You wiggle your tongue right in You wiggle your tongue right out You wiggle your tongue right in Then you slither all about You do the Hokey Pokey And you ssss all around Thats what its all about You rattle your tail right in You rattle your tail right out You rattle your tail right in Then you slither all about You do the Hokey Pokey And you ssss all around Thats what its all about Cheetahs Go! You prowl with one paw in You prowl with one paw out You prowl with one paw in Then you shake it all about You do the Hokey Pokey And you growl all around Thats what its all about You run, run right in You run, run right out You run fast like a cheetah Then you shake it all about You do the Hokey Pokey And run fast all around Thats what its all about Sloths go slow You move slowly in You move slowly out You move slowly in Then you shake it all about You do the Hokey Pokey Then you slowly move around
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Eastern Active Schools Thats what its all about Dolphins do the Hokey Pokey! You flap your flippers in You flap your flippers out You flap your flippers in Then you shake them all about You do the Hokey Pokey And you swim all around Thats what its all about
Lets Make Words

Formation: Standing in personal space Equipment: None Learning outcomes: Beginning sounds Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in their own personal space. 2. Say the following rap with the students doing the movements. Hip-Hop with your hands (Teacher says while waving arms in the air) What! (Students say while waving arms in the air) Hip-Hop with your head (Teacher says while waving arms and bopping head) Yo! (Students say while waving arms and bopping head) Hip-Hop with your hips (Teacher says while waving arms, bopping head, swinging hips) What! (Students say while waving arms, bopping head, swinging hips) Hip-Hop and make words (Teacher says while waving arms, bopping head, swinging hips) Like this! (Students say while waving arms, bopping head, swinging hips) Put your hands in the air Boys and Girls Left to Right Lets make words When I say d You say uck When I say d You say uck D uck D uck Together weve got the word duck. When I say
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Workout to the Letter Sounds

Formation: Standing Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Letter sounds, movement Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in their own personal space. 2. You might want to have the poem on chart paper until the students learn it. 3. As you say the poem together, have students do the actions as they go. Stretch up high to the sky (stretch up as high as they can) Workout! Workout! Tap you knees to the beat (tap knees with your hands as you say the words) Workout! Workout! Twist your hips, just like this (twist hips to the floor) Workout! Workout! Everybody workout to the letter sounds Now, stretch to the left for the letter (stretch up to the left as if reaching for the letter) Stretch to the right for the sound (stretch up to the right) A (stretch to the left while saying the letter name) /a/ (stretch to the right while saying the sound) (continue on with the letters and sounds up to h) Stretch up high to the sky (stretch up as high as they can) Workout! Workout! Tap you knees to the beat (tap knees with your hands as you say the words) Workout! Workout! Twist your hips, just like this (twist hips to the floor) Workout! Workout! Everybody workout to the letter sounds Hands on your shoulders for the letter (put your hands on your shoulders) Hands on your waist for the sound (put your hands on your waist) I (hands on shoulders) /i/ (hands on hips) (continue on with the letters and sounds up to p) Pump both arms up for the letter (raise the roof) Pump both arms down for the sound (biceps curl) Q (raise the roof) /q/ (biceps curl) (continue on with the rest of the alphabet) Stretch up high to the sky (stretch up as high as they can) Workout! Workout! Tap you knees to the beat (tap knees with your hands as you say the words) Workout! Workout! Twist your hips, just like this (twist hips to the floor)
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Eastern Active Schools Workout! Workout! Everybody workout to the letter sounds That was great! Im feeling good, feeling fine. Working out to the letter sounds Can help you read and write.
Hello Everybody
Formation: Standing Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Movement Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in their own personal space. 2. Sing the following song to the tune Skip to my lou, having students do the movements mentioned. Hello everybody and yes indeed, (wave hand to say hello, switch hands on yes indeed) Yes indeed, yes indeed! Hello everybody and yes indeed, Yes indeed my darling. Come on everybody and tap your head, (tap your head gently) Tap your head, tap your head! Come on everybody and tap your head, Tap your head my darling. Note: continue on inserting different actions such as, touch your toes, stomp your feet, wiggle your nose, clap your hands, roll your head, etc.. (See Appendix A for a variety of movements)
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I Woke Up in the Morning

Formation: Laying on the floor Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Rhyming words, movement Rules/Directions: 1. Have students lay on their backs quietly on the floor. 2. Say the following rhyme as students do the corresponding movements. I woke up in the morning (students yawn and raise arms) And I jumped out of bed (jump up) Put some clothes on my body (pretend to get dressed) And a hat on my head (pretend to put a hat on) Took a leap to the kitchen (large step) And I ate my toast (pretend to eat) Listened to the news (hand on ear) From coast to coast (arm from one side to the other) Looked out the window (hand shielding eyes) To check the sun Ran out the door (run on the spot) To have some fun. (do a fun jumping jack)
The Mr. Man Game

Formation: Standing in personal space. Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Body awareness, locomotor skills, listening skills Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in their personal space. 2. Call out the following commands and have the students perform the corresponding actions. Mr. Slow - move slowly around the room. Mr. Rush - move fast on the spot. Mr. Jelly - shake your whole body. Mr. Muddle - take three steps backward slowly. Mr. Bounce - jump up and down on the spot until the next command is called. Mr. Small - crouch low and waddle around. Mr. Strong - move flexing your muscles. Mr. Tall - stretch up as high as you can.
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Walk to School
Formation: Standing in a circle Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Listening Skills, movement Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in a circle. 2. Say the following song having students perform the appropriate actions. Walk, walk, walk to school (walk around in a circle) Walk to school together. Walk, walk, walk to school Walk to school and stop. (students freeze on the word stop) Run, run, run to school (students run on the spot) Run to school together. Run, run, run to school Run to school and stop. (students freeze on the word stop) Hop, hop, hop to school (students hop in a circle) Hop to school together. Hop, hop, hop to school Hop to school and stop. (students freeze on the word stop) Skip, skip, skip to school (students skip in a circle) Skip to school together. Skip, skip, skip to school Skip to school and stop. (students freeze on the word stop) Jog, jog, jog to school (students jog on the spot) Jog to school together. Jog, jog, jog to school Jog to school and stop. (students freeze on the word stop) Tiptoe, tiptoe, tiptoe to school (students tiptoe on the spot) Tiptoe to school together. Tiptoe, tiptoe, tiptoe to school Tiptoe to school and stop. (students freeze on the word stop)
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The Shape Up Song

Formation: Standing Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Movement Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in their own personal space. 2. Sing the following song to the tune Farmer in the Dell having students perform the actions as you go. Were jumping up and down Were jumping up and down Were getting lots of exercise Were jumping up and down. We bend and touch our toes We bend and touch our toes Were getting lots of exercise We bend and touch our toes. We kick our legs up high We kick our legs up high Were getting lots of exercise We kick our legs up high. We wiggle our whole body We wiggle our whole body Were getting lots of exercise We wiggle our whole body. We stretch up to the sky We stretch up to the sky Were getting lots of exercise We stretch up to the sky.
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I Can
Formation: Standing Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Rhyming, movement Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in their own space or in a circle. 2. Say the following poem, having students perform the appropriate actions. 3. Do the actions faster and faster as the poem is recited more quickly each time. I nod my head and clap my hands And then I turn around I stretch up high, I bend down low Then I sit upon the ground I touch my toes while sitting down Then jump up in the air I walk around on tippity toes Then sit quietly on my chair.
Wiggles
Formation: Standing at desks Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Coordination Rules/Directions: 1. Jog in place, while doing the following activities. 2. On teacher's signal, the students begin to wiggle their fingers. 3. Then their fingers and wrists. 4. Then their fingers, wrists, and forearms. 5. Then their fingers, wrists, forearms, and elbows. 6. Then their fingers, wrists, forearms, elbows, and shoulders. 7. Then their fingers, wrists, forearms, elbows, shoulders, and rib cage. 8. Then their fingers, wrists, forearms, elbows, shoulders, rib cage, and hips. 9. Then their fingers, wrists, forearms, elbows, shoulders, rib cage, hips, and knees. 10. Then their fingers, wrists, forearms, elbows, shoulders, rib cage, hips, knees and head. Suggestions: 1. Start from your toes and work your way up (toes, knees, hips, etc.). 2. Repeat activity without jogging as a cool down. 3. Play the song "Head, shoulders, knees and toes". Do the actions.
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Old MacDonald
Formation: Standing together Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Strength, balance, coordination, creativity Rules/Directions: 1. All students sing and each person adds another activity action. 2. As they sing out the activity, have each student perform the movement (at the same time). Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O, and on that farm, he liked to (activity), E-I-E-I-O. With an (activity) here and an (activity) there, everywhere an (activity), Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O. "He liked to do..." Knee lifts Small kicks Heel taps Side steps A March Jumps Suggestion: 1. Use any other movements found in Appendix A in the back of this manual.
1, 2, 3, 4
Formation: Standing Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Rhyming skills, movement, listening skills. Rules/Directions: 1. Students will sing the following song doing the actions it states. One is a giant who stamps his feet. Two is a fairy light and neat. Three is a tiny mouse oh so small (students tip toe) Four is a great big bouncing ball.
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Movement through Rhyme

Formation: Standing Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Body awareness, movement Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in their own personal space. 2. Read the following poems and have the students perform the corresponding actions. You may do one, a few or all the poems. You chose. 1.) Thin as a pin (arms close in to the body) Wide as a barn (spread arms out) Small as a house (stretch tall) 2.) My hands upon my head, Ill place On my shoulders, on my face, On my hips and at my side, Then Ill lift them up so high Make my fingers swiftly fly, Hold them out in front of me, And clap them -1-2-3 3.) Jack-in-the-box jumps up like this (jump up) Jack-in-the-box jumps down (crouch down) BANG goes the lid and up he pops (jump up) Waggling himself around. Can you see me Im so tall (stretch tall) Now Im like a tiny ball (make yourself into a ball) Now Im spinning like a toy (turn around) And into my seat I pop (sit down) 4.) Buster Brown, turn around Buster Brown, touch the ground Buster Brown, touch your toes, Thank you Buster, that will do. 5.) Elbows close, arms parting make, Then a breath we slowly take, On your toes we stretch up high And our hands reach for the sky. 6.) Two little Girl Guides dressed in blue, Let us see what they can do! Stand at attention, stand at ease Hands on your hips and bend your knees.
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Eastern Active Schools Hands on your neck, touch your toes, Slap your sides and home you go.
7.) This is my right hand - raise it up high This is my left hand - Ill touch the sky Right hand, left hand, twirl them around Left hand, right hand, pound, pound, pound. This is my right foot, tap, tap, tap This is my left foot, pat, pat, pat. Right foot, left foot, run, run, run Left foot, right root, jump, jump, jump. 8.) I have ten little fingers and they all belong to me I can make them do things - would you like to see? I can shut them tight, I can open them wide I can put them together, I can make them all hide, I can make them jump high, I can make them jump low, I can fold them quietly and hold them just so! 9.) Head and shoulders, knees and toes Knees and toes, knees and toes Head and shoulders, knees and toes Eyes, ears, mouth and nose. 10.) 1 - can bend over nicely 2 - can jump very high 3 - can hop like a bunny 4 - like a swallow can fly 5 - can stretch like a policeman 6 - can stride over a gate 7 - can ride a see-saw 8 - can bang a can 9 - can stand and wait 11.) These are grandmothers glasses This, grandmothers cap This is the way she folds her hands And puts them on her lap. 12.) 1-2-3-4 feet flat upon the floor 5-6-7-8 everybody sit up straight 13.) Scarecrow, Scarecrow bend your knees Scarecrow, Scarecrow flop in the breeze Scarecrow, Scarecrow nod your head Scarecrow, Scarecrow flop into bed (into chairs)
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Two Little Hands

Formation: Standing Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Listening skills, locomotor skills Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in their own personal space. 2. Sing the following verse and do the corresponding actions. Two little hands go clap, clap, clap. Two little feet go tap, tap, tap. A quick little leap up from the chair. Two little arms fly up in the air. Two little feet go jump, jump, jump. Two little fists go thump, thump, thump.
One Can Stand Very Nicely

Formation: Standing Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Listening skills, balance Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in their own personal space. 2. Say the following poem and have the students perform the corresponding actions. One can stand very nicely -each student stands beside his/her desk. Two can jump very high -One high jump on the spot. Three can sit like a bunny -Crouch with hands up from heads Four can fly up to the sky -Gradually stand, waving arms at side. Five can ride on horseback, -One foot in front, sit on your back heel Six can jump over the gate -Vault over your side/or to the side Seven can ride on a see-saw -Change slowly from crouch to stand But no one can run like eight. -Run on the spot.
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Im Tall, Im Small
Formation: Standing Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Listening skills Rules/Directions: 1. One student stands in front of the group as the leader. 2. Another person is chosen as the guesser and has to turn around and close their eyes tight. 3. All students repeat the following verses. Im tall, very tall - all students stand tall on their tip toes. Im small, very small - all students crouch very low Sometimes I am tall - all students stand on tip toes. Sometimes I am small - all students crouch low. Guess what I am now - the leader either stands tall or goes small and all students follow their lead. 4. The guesser must now guess whether the class is tall or small. 5. If he/she guesses correctly they become the new leader, if not then pick a new guesser and the leader stays the same.
I Had a Little Engine

Formation: Standing Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Listening skills, coordination Rules/Directions: 1. Have everyone stand up in their own personal space. 2. Say the following poem together doing the actions as you go. I had a little engine (Imitate train movements) But it would not go. I had to push and push and push (Make big, slow pushing movements) But it would still not go. I had a little motor car (Pretend to hold and turn a steering wheel) But it would not go. I had to wind and wind and wind (Make big, slow winding movements) But it would still not go. I had a little airplane (Crouch with your arms out at sides) My airplane could fly (Gradually rise up, follow the leader walking around) I jumped right in, away I flew Right up to the sky.
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The Caterpillar Song

Formation: Standing Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: To help students remember the orderly changes of a butterfly by performing physical motions to a song. Rules/Directions: 1. Sing verse one. Sing it again and have the class sing verse one with you. Sing verse two. Have the class sing verse two with you. Sing verse three. Have the class sing verse three with you. 2. Demonstrate the motions for verse one. Have the class do the same. Demonstrate the motions for verse two. Have the class do the same. Demonstrate the motions for verse three. Have the class do the same. 3. Sing the entire song using the motions a few times through. Have the students do it once by themselves. Song: Three verses to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" First Verse: "I'm a fuzzy caterpillar, caterpillar, caterpillar. I'm a fuzzy caterpillar about to make a cocoon." Second Verse: "I'm wrapped in a cocoon, a cocoon, a cocoon. I'm wrapped in a cocoon about to spread my wings." Third Verse: "I'm a pretty butterfly, butterfly, butterfly. I'm a pretty butterfly about to fly away." Motions: First Verse: Hold out your left arm, bending your elbow so your forearm is parallel to your chest. Use your right hand to imitate a caterpillar crawling along the ground (your left forearm). Second Verse: Wrap your arms around yourself as if you were giving yourself a hug. Twist your torso right and left just to add more motion. Third Verse: Spread your arms out to your sides and "flap" them up and down as if you are flying.
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What To Play
Formation: Standing with the leader in the front Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Singing, various movements Rules/Directions: 1. The class sings: (to the tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb) Mary show us what to play, what to play, what to play, Mary show us what to play, show us what to pla-ay. 2. When the class stops singing, the leader says, "Play this," and does an action, such as hopping, jogging in place, etc. (See Appendix A for a variety of movements) 3. The entire class imitates the motion until the leader says, "Stop." 4. The leader chooses another player to take his or her place, and switches places. 5. The game continues with the new leader. Suggestions: 1. If the leader is a boy substitute the name Billy for Mary.
Up, Down, Stop, Go

Formation: Standing in personal space Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Listening skills, locomotor skills, opposites Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in their personal space. 2. Next, explain to the students that they must listen very carefully and use their opposites. 3. The caller calls out the following commands while the students perform the corresponding actions. Go - student must STOP. Stop - students must run on the spot. Up - students SIT down. Down - students jump up to the ceiling.
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One, Two, Three - Four Five

Formation: Standing Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Movement Rules/Directions: 1. Say the following verse and teach students the corresponding actions. 2. The more familiar the students are the less you will have to lead. One, Two, three-four-five -Clap hands, touch toes, knees, shoulders, head Once I caught a fish alive -Several quick steps backward on your heels, arms moving as if pulling in a fishing line. Six, seven, eight-nine-ten -Repeat the action for the first line. Then I let him go again. -Move forward, arms moving as if letting out the fishing line. Why did you let him go? -Teacher says this line Because he bit my finger so -Shake one hand vigorously. Which finger did he bite? -Asked by the teacher. The little finger on the right. -Hop on one foot around in a circle while shaking your hand.
Counting 1 to 20
Formation: Standing in personal space Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Counting skills, movement Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in their own personal space. 2. Say the following poem acting out as you go. Lets count numbers from 1-20 (march on the spot) Ready, lets go 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20 (clap your hands as you count) 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20 (slap you thighs as you count) Counting numbers up high (stretch arms up high) Counting numbers down low (touch your toes) Counting numbers up high (stretch arms up high) Counting numbers all right! (give two thumbs up)
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Five Little Seashells

Formation: Sitting in a circle Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Fine motor skills Rules/Directions: 1. Have students sit together in a circle. 2. Together say the following poem doing the appropriate finger movements. Five Little Seashells (hold out five fingers) Lying on the shore (hold out palms) Swish went the waves (open one hand and pass it over the other five fingers) And then there were four (hold up four fingers) Four little seashells (hold up four fingers) Pretty as can be (flutter both hands like a butterfly) Swish went the waves (open one hand and pass it over the other five fingers) And then there were three (hold up three fingers) Three little seashells (hold up three fingers) All pearly new (rub hands together as if you were shining something) Swish went the waves (open one hand and pass it over the other five fingers) And then there were two (hold up two fingers) Two little seashells (hold up two fingers) Lying in the sun (hold out hands palms up) Swish went the waves (open one hand and pass it over the other five fingers) And then there was one (hold up one finger) One little seashell (hold up one finger) Lying all alone (hold out hands palms down) I picked it up (point one finger in the air) I took it home (put your finger in your pocket)
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Follow Along
Formation: Standing in personal space Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Pattern recognition, counting, coordination Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in their own personal space. 2. Say the following pattern slowly at first until students are use to it, then begin to speed up. Step in place, step again Shake your hands high over your head Step in place, step again Shake your hands so high (Pick it up, quicker now, ready set go!) Step, step, shake your hands Step, step, shake your hands Step, step, shake your hands Join the joyful song Now lets count to sixteen With the moves youve just seen Following a pattern as we go: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Touch your knees, touch your shoulders Touch your head and clap your hands Touch your knees, touch your shoulders Touch your head and clap (Pick it up, quicker now, ready set go) Knees, shoulders, head and clap Knees, shoulders, head and clap Knees, shoulders, head and clap Join the joyful song Now lets count to twenty, tiptoeing for the first three Running every fourth beat as we go 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Now this time it is your turn, you create a pattern Something we could follow as we go.
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The Number March

Formation: Standing in a circle Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Movement, counting Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in a circle. 2. Say the following rhyme, having students march on the spot until you select them to march around the circle counting as they go. One person march around the circle; (select one person) March, march, march. (everyone is marching on the spot) One person march around the circle Now, lets have two (select another person) Two people march around the circle; March, march, march (make sure everyone is marching on the spot) Two people march around the circle, Now lets have three. (choose a third person) Three people march around the circle; March, march, march (make sure everyone is marching on the spot) Three people march around the circle, Now lets have four. (choose a fourth person) Four people march around the circle; March, march, march (make sure everyone is marching on the spot) Four people march around the circle, Now lets have five. (choose a fifth person) There are five people marching, Round and around, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 people march There are five people marching, Round and around, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 people march. Five people march around the circle; March, march, march. Five people march around the circle, Now lets have four. (take one person away) Four people march around the circle; March, march, march (make sure everyone is marching on the spot) Four people march around the circle,
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Now lets have three. (take another person away) Three people march around the circle; March, march, march (make sure everyone is marching on the spot) Three people march around the circle, Now lets have two. (take another person away) Two people march around the circle; March, march, march (make sure everyone is marching on the spot) Two people march around the circle, Now lets have one. (take another person away) One person march around the circle; March, march, march One person march around the circle Now there is none. There were five people marching Round and around Now there is none. Now there is none.
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Stone Soup
Formation: Sitting or standing in a circle Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Movement Rules/Directions: 1. Have students sit or stand in a circle. 2. Say or sing the following poem having students act out the words as you go. Were making stone soup, Were making stone soup, Well, you mix it up, you mix it up You stir it around Were making stone soup. You take a clean stone and put it in a pot; You take some water and you fill it to the top; Cut up some carrots and some onions, too; Throw them in the pot, You know what were going to do. Were making stone soup, Were making stone soup, Well, you mix it up, you mix it up You stir it around Were making stone soup. Now take some potatoes and chop them up; Find some barley and throw them both in the pot; Take a little salt and some pepper too; Throw them in the pot, You know what were gonna do. Were making stone soup, Were making stone soup, Well, you mix it up, you mix it up You stir it around Were making stone soup. You can take a little taste now; Isnt that really good?! Invite all your friends in the neighborhood. Well have a feast fit for a king or queen; With soup from a stone; Isnt that amazing?!
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Cause we made stone soup Yes we made stone soup, Well, we mixed it up, we mixed it up, We stirred it around, Yes, we made stone soup.
Start This Day with a Song

Formation: Standing Equipment: None Learning Outcomes: Movement Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in their own personal space. 2. Say the following song which students do the movements you say. Lets start this day Everybody CLAP your hands Lets start this day Everybody SHAKE your hips Lets start this day Everybody SWING your arms Lets start this day with a song. Lets start this day Everybody TWIST your feet Lets start this day Everybody LIFT your arms Lets start this day Everybody WIGGLE your body Lets start this day with a song Let the music make you SWAY and say Thanks for this day Let the music make you TWIST and say Ill do my best So lets start this day!
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Can Cockatoos Count by Twos?

Formation: Standing in personal space Equipment: Copy of poem Learning Outcomes: Number patterns, counting by twos, count backwards, movement Rules/Directions: 1. Have students stand in their own personal space. 2. Say the following rhyme, having students perform the corresponding actions. Can a tree chase a flea? (pretend to be a tree chasing a flea) Can a pig dance a jig? (dance on the spot) Can a car travel far? (pretend to drive a car) Can cockatoos count by twos? Two, four, six, eight, ten, twelve (clap your hands as you count) Fourteen, sixteen, eighteen, twenty Can a cat catch a rat? (pretend to be a cat catching a rat) Can a mouse lift a house? (pretend to lift something heavy) Can a child run wild? (run on the spot) Can little red hens count by tens? Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, (tap your toes as you count) Seventy, eighty, ninety, one hundred Can a fish wash a dish? (pretend to wash dishes) Can a wall crack and fall? (crumble to the ground) Can a snail read the mail? (move around slowly like a snail) Can a rocket ship hop and skip? Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, (hop and skip as you count) Four, three, two, one, zero.
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