This song is available on Hap Palmer's Can Cockatoos Count by Twos?
Objectives:
· Identify and name parts of the body
· Reinforce spatial concepts of up, down, high, low, over, and under
· Develop motor skills of throwing and catching
· Enhance eye hand coordination.
Materials:
A scarf for each participant.
Activity:
YListen to the introduction, then toss your scarf up high and let it land on various body parts as they are
named. For easier control of the scarf, keep holding one corner as you lift it high and let it fall.
Lyrics:
When you toss your scarf up high
Like a bird it rises to fly
Then gently it falls toward the floor
'Til you catch it and toss it once more
Let it fly and land on your arm
Let it fly and land on your leg
Let it fly and land on your elbow
Let it fly and land on your foot
Toss it high, let it fly
And float down to the floor
Now you leap and fly over the scarf
Then fetch it and toss it once more
Let it fly and land on your hand
Let it fly and land on your head
Let it fly, fly, as you turn underneath
Toss it up high and spin, spin around
Let it fly, fly, as you turn underneath
Now throw it and catch it and slowly sit down
Follow Up:
Can you name the parts of your body on which the scarf landed? Can you think of body parts which were
not named? Create other ways you could move while throwing your scarf in the air. For other activities
with your scarf, try the songs Magic Scarf and Colors In Motion.
Book or Product Suggestions for this Song:
See more of our Early Childhood and Props Songs.
Many thanks to Hap Palmer for permission to display these lyrics.
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