This song is available on Jack Hartmann's Shake, Rattle n' Read.

Hey kids, follow me
Move your hands the way that we read
Left to right then sweep back and down
Left to right then sweep back and down
Left to right then sweep back and down
That’s the way that we read

Rhymes and books and magazines
Move your body the way that we read
Left to right then sweep back and down
Left to right then sweep back and down
Left to right then sweep back and down

That’s the way that we read

Repeat Sing-Along

That’s the way that we read!

Teaching Tips from Jack Hartmann:
     Children can follow the movements -- left to right with their hands, and then their whole bodies. Have fun moving -- then follow-up with a big book & show them.

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