Objectives:
- Expand movement vocabulary.
- Move different parts of the body in a variety of ways.
- Identify verbs and nouns.
Setting:
Stand in front of a chair or spread out in an open area.
Activity:
Listen and respond to each direction. The directions consist of two body parts and one or
two actions. Before doing this activity with the music let's slowly go through each motion as a lead
up activity. Can you identify which words are nouns and which are verbs?
Each action places the body into a different shape. During the chorus, take a break from responding
to specific directions and create your own motions. Shift your weight from one leg to the other
moving side to side or front and back as you form your body into different shapes.
Tap your shoulders with your fingers
Rub your knee with your elbow
Pat your back with your palms
Squeeze your cheeks with your wrists
Rub your stomach and scratch your back
Bend your arms and twist your legs
Chorus:
We're shifting shapes from head to toe
And naming body parts we know
Changing form like a piece of clay
Then making shapes in our own way
Touch your feet with your hands
Tickle your neck with your knuckles
Press your ankle with your thumb
Slide your arm across your chin
Chorus:
We're shifting shapes from head to toe
And naming body parts we know
Changing form like a piece of clay
Then making shapes in our own way
We're shifting shapes from head to toe
And naming body parts we know
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