The Physical Activity Handbook - Good For Kids

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P.6 Table 3: Music and Movement for preschoolers 37 Songs and Rhymes for over 3’s Movement Let’s go walking Let’s go walking, walking, walking Let’s go walking far, far away Let’s walk back again, back again, back again Let’s walk back again, back the same way. Animals live in the forest Animals live in the forest Animals live in the zoo I met a ……… in the shopping mall Here’s what he taught me to do Hug said the brown bear hug hug hug That’s what he taught me to do. I Move We Move, The Physical Acitivity Handbook – Preschoolers, Edition 1 August 2009 Ask children to mime the actions of the song and suggest other ways to move i.e. let’s go jumping, crawling, hopping, skipping, twirling, sliding (include all fundamental movement locomotor skills in this). By playing an instrument (e.g. rhythm sticks, drum, tambourine) the children can also hear the rhythm. Children suggest their favourite animal and perform their chosen movements. This is accumulative, each time an animal is added include it into each verse. There was an old lady who swallowed a fly The children can pretend to be the animals as the song progresses. It is a great memory game and can also introduce shadow story telling. The children can make their favourite animal shapes using a shadow screen. I’m going up I’m going up, I’m going up, I’m going way up high I’m coming down, I’m coming down, I’m coming way down low Up, up, up, up, up. Down, down, down, down, down. Hurry hurry drive the fire truck Hurry hurry drive the fire truck Hurry hurry drive the fire truck Hurry hurry drive the fire truck Ding ding ding ding ding Hurry hurry climb the ladder…. Phew the fire’s out! Ask the children to mime the actions of the song as they sing along, stretching up high and bending down low. Ask the children to mime the actions of the fire fighters. Use actions such as driving, ringing the bell and climbing the ladder. AREA HEALTH SERVICE P.6
Table 3: Music and Movement for preschoolers 37 (Continued) Songs and Rhymes for over 3’s Movement The Monkey When (sing child’s name here) has a swing it is a sight to see He curls his tail around the branch and swings from tree to tree Swinging up and swinging down he is the lucky one If we could all have tails like that, I think it would be fun! Five Little apples on a tree Five little apples hanging on a tree Five little apples smiling down at me I climbed up high as high as I could Grabbed one apple hmmmm was it good. I Move We Move, The Physical Acitivity Handbook – Preschoolers, Edition 1 August 2009 Ask children to pretend to be monkeys stretching their arms out and swinging from tree to tree. Children act out movements while saying the poem. Have children reflect on how we climb to enable them to re-enact this action. AREA HEALTH SERVICE P.7
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