OUTDOOR GAMES

amp

MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES

STEAL THE BACON

1 2 hula hoops on one side with item inside

2 Center line

3 Try to get other sidersquos item without getting tagged

4 If tagged you go to ldquojailrdquo or out

5 If a team mate comes to rescue you from the other side yoursquore

back in play Must hold hands in order to be safe

RED LIGHT GREEN LIGHT

1 Choose one player to be Red Light

2 He should stand about 25 yards from the other players with his back turned to them

3 The other players should be lined up shoulder to shoulder behind him

4 Their goal is to try to get close enough to tap Red Light on the shoulder but they can

move only when he says Green LightTo begin play Red Light closes his eyes and

yells Green Light

5 Players then run at top speed toward him until he yells Red Light and turns around

as fast as he can The instant the other players hear Red Light they must stop

running

6 Anyone Red Light sees still moving when he turns around must return to the starting

line

7 This sequence is repeated until a player gets close enough to tap Red Light on the

shoulder when his back is turned This player wins and becomes the next Red Light

SHARKS amp MINNOWS

1 Pick 1 ldquosharkrdquo player for every 15-20 players 2 Start the ldquosharkrdquo player(s) on the center line every round 3 One round = The referee says ldquoGOrdquo and the minnows run from one end of the 4 playing field to the other and stop once they cross the designated line or touch 5 the wall 6 The object of the game is for the minnows (the WHOLE group) to get from one 7 side of the playing area to the other side of the playing area without getting 8 tagged by the ldquosharkrdquo player(s) 9 If a ldquominnowrdquo player gets tagged by the ldquosharkrdquo player(s) then that player 10 becomes ldquoseaweedrdquo which means they have to stand where they were tagged 11 put their arms out and be in the way of the minnows being chased by the shark 12 (s) from one end to the other 13 ldquoSeaweedrdquo players are allowed to turn around and face the direction the 14 ldquominnowrdquo players are coming but cannot move around and chase like the 15 ldquosharkrdquo player(s) can 16 Play as many rounds as it takes to have as many ldquominnowrdquo players as you 17 started with ldquosharkrdquo player(s) The winning ldquominnowrdquo player(s) become the 18 new ldquosharkrdquo players for the next game

JOHNNY CROSS MY OCEAN

1 Two sides

2 One person says ldquoJohnny cross my ocean if hellip(you had eggs for

breakfast) (wearing green) etc Two taggers call

3 Person tries to cross over without getting tagged

OBSTACLE COURSE

Around

Under

Over

Up

Down

in amp out

through

Items tunnel slides climbers cones balance beam pool noodles play house around swings

teeter totter etc

STOPWATCH RACES

Needed

bull Stopwatch

bull Whistle

Activity

Racendash timed with a stopwatch

PARACHUTE GAMES

Needed

bull parachute

Activity

Touch the sky - everyone raise the parachute up as high as they can

Touch the floor - bring it down to the ground

Wave - flap the parachute in the air

Foot inside- everyone put one foot under the canopy

Walk - the group walks round in a circle

Underneath- all children run under the parachute

PARACHUTE GAMES

Needed

bull Parachute

Activities

bull Ball Roll

bull Waves

bull Mushroom

bull Roll balls

bull Popcorn

bull Washing Machine

bull Row Row Row Your Boat

Parachute Games

More Games

STEAL THE BACON

1 2 hula hoops on one side with item inside

2 Center line

3 Try to get other sidersquos item without getting tagged

4 If tagged you go to ldquojailrdquo or out

5 If a team mate comes to rescue you from the other side yoursquore

back in play Must hold hands in order to be safe

RED LIGHT GREEN LIGHT

1 Choose one player to be Red Light

2 He should stand about 25 yards from the other players with his back turned to them

3 The other players should be lined up shoulder to shoulder behind him

4 Their goal is to try to get close enough to tap Red Light on the shoulder but they can

move only when he says Green LightTo begin play Red Light closes his eyes and

yells Green Light

5 Players then run at top speed toward him until he yells Red Light and turns around

as fast as he can The instant the other players hear Red Light they must stop

running

6 Anyone Red Light sees still moving when he turns around must return to the starting

line

7 This sequence is repeated until a player gets close enough to tap Red Light on the

shoulder when his back is turned This player wins and becomes the next Red Light

SHARKS amp MINNOWS

1 Pick 1 ldquosharkrdquo player for every 15-20 players 2 Start the ldquosharkrdquo player(s) on the center line every round 3 One round = The referee says ldquoGOrdquo and the minnows run from one end of the 4 playing field to the other and stop once they cross the designated line or touch 5 the wall 6 The object of the game is for the minnows (the WHOLE group) to get from one 7 side of the playing area to the other side of the playing area without getting 8 tagged by the ldquosharkrdquo player(s) 9 If a ldquominnowrdquo player gets tagged by the ldquosharkrdquo player(s) then that player 10 becomes ldquoseaweedrdquo which means they have to stand where they were tagged 11 put their arms out and be in the way of the minnows being chased by the shark 12 (s) from one end to the other 13 ldquoSeaweedrdquo players are allowed to turn around and face the direction the 14 ldquominnowrdquo players are coming but cannot move around and chase like the 15 ldquosharkrdquo player(s) can 16 Play as many rounds as it takes to have as many ldquominnowrdquo players as you 17 started with ldquosharkrdquo player(s) The winning ldquominnowrdquo player(s) become the 18 new ldquosharkrdquo players for the next game

JOHNNY CROSS MY OCEAN

1 Two sides

2 One person says ldquoJohnny cross my ocean if hellip(you had eggs for

breakfast) (wearing green) etc Two taggers call

3 Person tries to cross over without getting tagged

OBSTACLE COURSE

Around

Under

Over

Up

Down

in amp out

through

Items tunnel slides climbers cones balance beam pool noodles play house around swings

teeter totter etc

STOPWATCH RACES

Needed

bull Stopwatch

bull Whistle

Activity

Racendash timed with a stopwatch

PARACHUTE GAMES

Needed

bull parachute

Activity

Touch the sky - everyone raise the parachute up as high as they can

Touch the floor - bring it down to the ground

Wave - flap the parachute in the air

Foot inside- everyone put one foot under the canopy

Walk - the group walks round in a circle

Underneath- all children run under the parachute

PARACHUTE GAMES

Needed

bull Parachute

Activities

bull Ball Roll

bull Waves

bull Mushroom

bull Roll balls

bull Popcorn

bull Washing Machine

bull Row Row Row Your Boat

Parachute Games

More Games

RED LIGHT GREEN LIGHT

1 Choose one player to be Red Light

2 He should stand about 25 yards from the other players with his back turned to them

3 The other players should be lined up shoulder to shoulder behind him

4 Their goal is to try to get close enough to tap Red Light on the shoulder but they can

move only when he says Green LightTo begin play Red Light closes his eyes and

yells Green Light

5 Players then run at top speed toward him until he yells Red Light and turns around

as fast as he can The instant the other players hear Red Light they must stop

running

6 Anyone Red Light sees still moving when he turns around must return to the starting

line

7 This sequence is repeated until a player gets close enough to tap Red Light on the

shoulder when his back is turned This player wins and becomes the next Red Light

SHARKS amp MINNOWS

1 Pick 1 ldquosharkrdquo player for every 15-20 players 2 Start the ldquosharkrdquo player(s) on the center line every round 3 One round = The referee says ldquoGOrdquo and the minnows run from one end of the 4 playing field to the other and stop once they cross the designated line or touch 5 the wall 6 The object of the game is for the minnows (the WHOLE group) to get from one 7 side of the playing area to the other side of the playing area without getting 8 tagged by the ldquosharkrdquo player(s) 9 If a ldquominnowrdquo player gets tagged by the ldquosharkrdquo player(s) then that player 10 becomes ldquoseaweedrdquo which means they have to stand where they were tagged 11 put their arms out and be in the way of the minnows being chased by the shark 12 (s) from one end to the other 13 ldquoSeaweedrdquo players are allowed to turn around and face the direction the 14 ldquominnowrdquo players are coming but cannot move around and chase like the 15 ldquosharkrdquo player(s) can 16 Play as many rounds as it takes to have as many ldquominnowrdquo players as you 17 started with ldquosharkrdquo player(s) The winning ldquominnowrdquo player(s) become the 18 new ldquosharkrdquo players for the next game

JOHNNY CROSS MY OCEAN

1 Two sides

2 One person says ldquoJohnny cross my ocean if hellip(you had eggs for

breakfast) (wearing green) etc Two taggers call

3 Person tries to cross over without getting tagged

OBSTACLE COURSE

Around

Under

Over

Up

Down

in amp out

through

Items tunnel slides climbers cones balance beam pool noodles play house around swings

teeter totter etc

STOPWATCH RACES

Needed

bull Stopwatch

bull Whistle

Activity

Racendash timed with a stopwatch

PARACHUTE GAMES

Needed

bull parachute

Activity

Touch the sky - everyone raise the parachute up as high as they can

Touch the floor - bring it down to the ground

Wave - flap the parachute in the air

Foot inside- everyone put one foot under the canopy

Walk - the group walks round in a circle

Underneath- all children run under the parachute

PARACHUTE GAMES

Needed

bull Parachute

Activities

bull Ball Roll

bull Waves

bull Mushroom

bull Roll balls

bull Popcorn

bull Washing Machine

bull Row Row Row Your Boat

Parachute Games

More Games

SHARKS amp MINNOWS

1 Pick 1 ldquosharkrdquo player for every 15-20 players 2 Start the ldquosharkrdquo player(s) on the center line every round 3 One round = The referee says ldquoGOrdquo and the minnows run from one end of the 4 playing field to the other and stop once they cross the designated line or touch 5 the wall 6 The object of the game is for the minnows (the WHOLE group) to get from one 7 side of the playing area to the other side of the playing area without getting 8 tagged by the ldquosharkrdquo player(s) 9 If a ldquominnowrdquo player gets tagged by the ldquosharkrdquo player(s) then that player 10 becomes ldquoseaweedrdquo which means they have to stand where they were tagged 11 put their arms out and be in the way of the minnows being chased by the shark 12 (s) from one end to the other 13 ldquoSeaweedrdquo players are allowed to turn around and face the direction the 14 ldquominnowrdquo players are coming but cannot move around and chase like the 15 ldquosharkrdquo player(s) can 16 Play as many rounds as it takes to have as many ldquominnowrdquo players as you 17 started with ldquosharkrdquo player(s) The winning ldquominnowrdquo player(s) become the 18 new ldquosharkrdquo players for the next game

JOHNNY CROSS MY OCEAN

1 Two sides

2 One person says ldquoJohnny cross my ocean if hellip(you had eggs for

breakfast) (wearing green) etc Two taggers call

3 Person tries to cross over without getting tagged

OBSTACLE COURSE

Around

Under

Over

Up

Down

in amp out

through

Items tunnel slides climbers cones balance beam pool noodles play house around swings

teeter totter etc

STOPWATCH RACES

Needed

bull Stopwatch

bull Whistle

Activity

Racendash timed with a stopwatch

PARACHUTE GAMES

Needed

bull parachute

Activity

Touch the sky - everyone raise the parachute up as high as they can

Touch the floor - bring it down to the ground

Wave - flap the parachute in the air

Foot inside- everyone put one foot under the canopy

Walk - the group walks round in a circle

Underneath- all children run under the parachute

PARACHUTE GAMES

Needed

bull Parachute

Activities

bull Ball Roll

bull Waves

bull Mushroom

bull Roll balls

bull Popcorn

bull Washing Machine

bull Row Row Row Your Boat

Parachute Games

More Games

JOHNNY CROSS MY OCEAN

1 Two sides

2 One person says ldquoJohnny cross my ocean if hellip(you had eggs for

breakfast) (wearing green) etc Two taggers call

3 Person tries to cross over without getting tagged

OBSTACLE COURSE

Around

Under

Over

Up

Down

in amp out

through

Items tunnel slides climbers cones balance beam pool noodles play house around swings

teeter totter etc

STOPWATCH RACES

Needed

bull Stopwatch

bull Whistle

Activity

Racendash timed with a stopwatch

PARACHUTE GAMES

Needed

bull parachute

Activity

Touch the sky - everyone raise the parachute up as high as they can

Touch the floor - bring it down to the ground

Wave - flap the parachute in the air

Foot inside- everyone put one foot under the canopy

Walk - the group walks round in a circle

Underneath- all children run under the parachute

PARACHUTE GAMES

Needed

bull Parachute

Activities

bull Ball Roll

bull Waves

bull Mushroom

bull Roll balls

bull Popcorn

bull Washing Machine

bull Row Row Row Your Boat

Parachute Games

More Games

OBSTACLE COURSE

Around

Under

Over

Up

Down

in amp out

through

Items tunnel slides climbers cones balance beam pool noodles play house around swings

teeter totter etc

STOPWATCH RACES

Needed

bull Stopwatch

bull Whistle

Activity

Racendash timed with a stopwatch

PARACHUTE GAMES

Needed

bull parachute

Activity

Touch the sky - everyone raise the parachute up as high as they can

Touch the floor - bring it down to the ground

Wave - flap the parachute in the air

Foot inside- everyone put one foot under the canopy

Walk - the group walks round in a circle

Underneath- all children run under the parachute

PARACHUTE GAMES

Needed

bull Parachute

Activities

bull Ball Roll

bull Waves

bull Mushroom

bull Roll balls

bull Popcorn

bull Washing Machine

bull Row Row Row Your Boat

Parachute Games

More Games

STOPWATCH RACES

Needed

bull Stopwatch

bull Whistle

Activity

Racendash timed with a stopwatch

PARACHUTE GAMES

Needed

bull parachute

Activity

Touch the sky - everyone raise the parachute up as high as they can

Touch the floor - bring it down to the ground

Wave - flap the parachute in the air

Foot inside- everyone put one foot under the canopy

Walk - the group walks round in a circle

Underneath- all children run under the parachute

PARACHUTE GAMES

Needed

bull Parachute

Activities

bull Ball Roll

bull Waves

bull Mushroom

bull Roll balls

bull Popcorn

bull Washing Machine

bull Row Row Row Your Boat

Parachute Games

More Games

PARACHUTE GAMES

Needed

bull parachute

Activity

Touch the sky - everyone raise the parachute up as high as they can

Touch the floor - bring it down to the ground

Wave - flap the parachute in the air

Foot inside- everyone put one foot under the canopy

Walk - the group walks round in a circle

Underneath- all children run under the parachute

PARACHUTE GAMES

Needed

bull Parachute

Activities

bull Ball Roll

bull Waves

bull Mushroom

bull Roll balls

bull Popcorn

bull Washing Machine

bull Row Row Row Your Boat

Parachute Games

More Games

PARACHUTE GAMES

Needed

bull Parachute

Activities

bull Ball Roll

bull Waves

bull Mushroom

bull Roll balls

bull Popcorn

bull Washing Machine

bull Row Row Row Your Boat

Parachute Games

More Games

HIDE amp SEEK

Everyone hide One seeks

FOLLOW THE LEADER

Assign one leader and several followers You should have at least three

players for a good game of Follow the Leader

bull Tell the leader to start doing something He can walk run dance sing talk or

do any activity or combination of activities he wants to do in any order he

wants

bull Instruct the rest of the players to follow the leader doing whatever the leader

does exactly the way she does it Anyone who doesnt follow exactly is out of

the game

bull Signal the end of the game when only person is left following the leader That

person then becomes the leader of the next game

FOLLOW THE LEADER

Assign one leader and several followers You should have at least three

players for a good game of Follow the Leader

bull Tell the leader to start doing something He can walk run dance sing talk or

do any activity or combination of activities he wants to do in any order he

wants

bull Instruct the rest of the players to follow the leader doing whatever the leader

does exactly the way she does it Anyone who doesnt follow exactly is out of

the game

bull Signal the end of the game when only person is left following the leader That

person then becomes the leader of the next game

THROWING PRACTICE

Needed

balls

basket

hula hoop

partner

Activity

bull throw ball in a basket

bull throw through a hula hoop

bull throw to a friend

GROUP JUGGLE

One or two soft balls

Players stand in a circle The starting player throws a ball to a teammate

who is not standing directly beside him The catcher then tosses the ball

across the circle to a third player

When everyone has received the ball once it will have traveled in a five-

pointed star pattern Players continue to toss the ball in this pattern

always throwing to the same teammate until they have mastered it

Then they add another ball or object to the mix The challenge is to see

how many balls the group can juggle at one time and for how long

without dropping or missing throws

BOWLING

Toddlers follow directions use eye hand

coordination and gross motor skills when they bowl

during outdoor play

Materials Empty 2 liter soda bottles and balls

Description Teachers set up plastic bottles like bowling pins have

toddlers use a lightweight plastic ball to roll from a short distance to

knock the bottles down This will be best accomplished by showing

them the first time what you want them to do

The bottles do not have to be set up in a specific way so try to get the

toddlers to help set up as well as bowl

LETrsquoS GET MOVING MATS

Needed

bull Activity mats

bull Space to move

Activity

Children skip squat and

Stretch their way to coordination

and physical fitness

GROUP JUGGLE

One or two soft balls

Players stand in a circle The starting player throws a ball to a teammate

who is not standing directly beside him The catcher then tosses the ball

across the circle to a third player

When everyone has received the ball once it will have traveled in a five-

pointed star pattern Players continue to toss the ball in this pattern

always throwing to the same teammate until they have mastered it

Then they add another ball or object to the mix The challenge is to see

how many balls the group can juggle at one time and for how long

without dropping or missing throws

BOWLING

Toddlers follow directions use eye hand

coordination and gross motor skills when they bowl

during outdoor play

Materials Empty 2 liter soda bottles and balls

Description Teachers set up plastic bottles like bowling pins have

toddlers use a lightweight plastic ball to roll from a short distance to

knock the bottles down This will be best accomplished by showing

them the first time what you want them to do

The bottles do not have to be set up in a specific way so try to get the

toddlers to help set up as well as bowl

LETrsquoS GET MOVING MATS

Needed

bull Activity mats

bull Space to move

Activity

Children skip squat and

Stretch their way to coordination

and physical fitness

BOWLING

Toddlers follow directions use eye hand

coordination and gross motor skills when they bowl

during outdoor play

Materials Empty 2 liter soda bottles and balls

Description Teachers set up plastic bottles like bowling pins have

toddlers use a lightweight plastic ball to roll from a short distance to

knock the bottles down This will be best accomplished by showing

them the first time what you want them to do

The bottles do not have to be set up in a specific way so try to get the

toddlers to help set up as well as bowl

LETrsquoS GET MOVING MATS

Needed

bull Activity mats

bull Space to move

Activity

Children skip squat and

Stretch their way to coordination

and physical fitness

LETrsquoS GET MOVING MATS

Needed

bull Activity mats

bull Space to move

Activity

Children skip squat and

Stretch their way to coordination

and physical fitness

BIKES

Needed

bull variety of bikes push toys ride ons

bull safe place to ride

Activity

Ride bikes race trade bikes have fun

BUBBLES

bull Flyswatter bubbles

bull Individual bubble bottles

bull Bubble machine

FRISBEES

Needed

Soft Frisbee discs

Activity

Toss Frisbee retrieve repeat

SIDEWALK CHALK

Needed Chalk sidewalk or driveway

Activity

bull hopscotch

bull writing the alphabet

bull write your name

bull trace our body outline

bull make bike ldquoroadsrdquo bull sidewalk cornstarch paint

TARGET THROW

Needed

bull Bean bags

bull small balls

bull hula hoops

bull basket

bull Child safe lawn darts

Activity

Toss or kick ball into goal or through target

CRAB RACES

Needed Just yourself

Activity Pretend to be a crab and race to the finish line

RIBBON STREAMERS

Great for encouraging running or on a windy day

DUCK DUCK GOOSE

Needed Space to run

Activity Everyone sits in a circle on the floor One person is the goose

and the rest are the ducks The goose walks around the outside of the

circle patting each duck on the head and saying Duck The player

touches someones head and says Goose The tagged duck gets up

and chases the goose around the circle The goose tries to get back

around to the empty seat and sit down before being tagged If

successful the goose rejoins the seated ducks and the new goose now

starts the game again If the first goose is tagged he or she sits in the

center of the circle as the game goes on As more people get tagged

the circle gets tighter and the chase gets tighter The last person

standing is the goose

Tips for adults This game can be played indoors or out but if youre

inside make sure the room is safe for running kids Although this can be

a competitive game keep the mood light by asking everyone to quack

like a duck (or honk like a goose) and waddle like a duck Try different

animals and practice their sounds and walks while playing

MR WOLF

Needed Any number of children Space to run

Activity

1 One player is chosen to be Mr Wolf and will be stand a distance

away from the rest with hisher back facing them

2 The other players would then call out Whats the time Mr Wolf

3 Mr Wolf will shout out a time (For example 5 oclock) and the players

would take 5 steps forward

4 This goes on until Mr Wolf decides to shout DINNER TIME When

this happens Mr Wolf would turn back and start chasing the other

players who will be running back to the starting line

5 When heshe catches someone before they reach the finishing line

that person will then become Mr Wolf

MUSICAL HULA HOOPS

Needed Several hula hoops

Activtity

Play just like musical chairs only have children dance around several

hula-hoops as you play music for them When the music stops everyone

must run and get into a hula-hoop The catch is that no one looses

because more than one kid can get into one hula-hoop

CHOO-CHOO TRAIN

Needed Space to move two or more children

Activity

1 Two or more children form a train and chug around the yard

maintaining contact by keeping both hands on the hips or

shoulders of the child in front of them

2 Cars begin to link together until there is one big train moving in

unison

3 The train can go up a steep hill really slowly swoosh down the

hill go backwards make train noises and squat down to go

through a low tunnel

BALANCE amp FLEXIBILITY SKILLS KIT

ACTIVITIES

INDOOR MUSIC amp MOVEMENT

ACTIVITIES

DANCE PARTY

Needed

bull Dance music Kids Dance Party by Party Cats

bull Space to move

Activity

bull Dance

BUBBLES

bull Flyswatter bubbles

bull Individual bubble bottles

bull Bubble machine

FRISBEES

Needed

Soft Frisbee discs

Activity

Toss Frisbee retrieve repeat

SIDEWALK CHALK

Needed Chalk sidewalk or driveway

Activity

bull hopscotch

bull writing the alphabet

bull write your name

bull trace our body outline

bull make bike ldquoroadsrdquo bull sidewalk cornstarch paint

TARGET THROW

Needed

bull Bean bags

bull small balls

bull hula hoops

bull basket

bull Child safe lawn darts

Activity

Toss or kick ball into goal or through target

CRAB RACES

Needed Just yourself

Activity Pretend to be a crab and race to the finish line

RIBBON STREAMERS

Great for encouraging running or on a windy day

DUCK DUCK GOOSE

Needed Space to run

Activity Everyone sits in a circle on the floor One person is the goose

and the rest are the ducks The goose walks around the outside of the

circle patting each duck on the head and saying Duck The player

touches someones head and says Goose The tagged duck gets up

and chases the goose around the circle The goose tries to get back

around to the empty seat and sit down before being tagged If

successful the goose rejoins the seated ducks and the new goose now

starts the game again If the first goose is tagged he or she sits in the

center of the circle as the game goes on As more people get tagged

the circle gets tighter and the chase gets tighter The last person

standing is the goose

Tips for adults This game can be played indoors or out but if youre

inside make sure the room is safe for running kids Although this can be

a competitive game keep the mood light by asking everyone to quack

like a duck (or honk like a goose) and waddle like a duck Try different

animals and practice their sounds and walks while playing

MR WOLF

Needed Any number of children Space to run

Activity

1 One player is chosen to be Mr Wolf and will be stand a distance

away from the rest with hisher back facing them

2 The other players would then call out Whats the time Mr Wolf

3 Mr Wolf will shout out a time (For example 5 oclock) and the players

would take 5 steps forward

4 This goes on until Mr Wolf decides to shout DINNER TIME When

this happens Mr Wolf would turn back and start chasing the other

players who will be running back to the starting line

5 When heshe catches someone before they reach the finishing line

that person will then become Mr Wolf

MUSICAL HULA HOOPS

Needed Several hula hoops

Activtity

Play just like musical chairs only have children dance around several

hula-hoops as you play music for them When the music stops everyone

must run and get into a hula-hoop The catch is that no one looses

because more than one kid can get into one hula-hoop

CHOO-CHOO TRAIN

Needed Space to move two or more children

Activity

1 Two or more children form a train and chug around the yard

maintaining contact by keeping both hands on the hips or

shoulders of the child in front of them

2 Cars begin to link together until there is one big train moving in

unison

3 The train can go up a steep hill really slowly swoosh down the

hill go backwards make train noises and squat down to go

through a low tunnel

BALANCE amp FLEXIBILITY SKILLS KIT

ACTIVITIES

INDOOR MUSIC amp MOVEMENT

ACTIVITIES

DANCE PARTY

Needed

bull Dance music Kids Dance Party by Party Cats

bull Space to move

Activity

bull Dance

FRISBEES

Needed

Soft Frisbee discs

Activity

Toss Frisbee retrieve repeat

SIDEWALK CHALK

Needed Chalk sidewalk or driveway

Activity

bull hopscotch

bull writing the alphabet

bull write your name

bull trace our body outline

bull make bike ldquoroadsrdquo bull sidewalk cornstarch paint

TARGET THROW

Needed

bull Bean bags

bull small balls

bull hula hoops

bull basket

bull Child safe lawn darts

Activity

Toss or kick ball into goal or through target

CRAB RACES

Needed Just yourself

Activity Pretend to be a crab and race to the finish line

RIBBON STREAMERS

Great for encouraging running or on a windy day

DUCK DUCK GOOSE

Needed Space to run

Activity Everyone sits in a circle on the floor One person is the goose

and the rest are the ducks The goose walks around the outside of the

circle patting each duck on the head and saying Duck The player

touches someones head and says Goose The tagged duck gets up

and chases the goose around the circle The goose tries to get back

around to the empty seat and sit down before being tagged If

successful the goose rejoins the seated ducks and the new goose now

starts the game again If the first goose is tagged he or she sits in the

center of the circle as the game goes on As more people get tagged

the circle gets tighter and the chase gets tighter The last person

standing is the goose

Tips for adults This game can be played indoors or out but if youre

inside make sure the room is safe for running kids Although this can be

a competitive game keep the mood light by asking everyone to quack

like a duck (or honk like a goose) and waddle like a duck Try different

animals and practice their sounds and walks while playing

MR WOLF

Needed Any number of children Space to run

Activity

1 One player is chosen to be Mr Wolf and will be stand a distance

away from the rest with hisher back facing them

2 The other players would then call out Whats the time Mr Wolf

3 Mr Wolf will shout out a time (For example 5 oclock) and the players

would take 5 steps forward

4 This goes on until Mr Wolf decides to shout DINNER TIME When

this happens Mr Wolf would turn back and start chasing the other

players who will be running back to the starting line

5 When heshe catches someone before they reach the finishing line

that person will then become Mr Wolf

MUSICAL HULA HOOPS

Needed Several hula hoops

Activtity

Play just like musical chairs only have children dance around several

hula-hoops as you play music for them When the music stops everyone

must run and get into a hula-hoop The catch is that no one looses

because more than one kid can get into one hula-hoop

CHOO-CHOO TRAIN

Needed Space to move two or more children

Activity

1 Two or more children form a train and chug around the yard

maintaining contact by keeping both hands on the hips or

shoulders of the child in front of them

2 Cars begin to link together until there is one big train moving in

unison

3 The train can go up a steep hill really slowly swoosh down the

hill go backwards make train noises and squat down to go

through a low tunnel

BALANCE amp FLEXIBILITY SKILLS KIT

ACTIVITIES

INDOOR MUSIC amp MOVEMENT

ACTIVITIES

DANCE PARTY

Needed

bull Dance music Kids Dance Party by Party Cats

bull Space to move

Activity

bull Dance

SIDEWALK CHALK

Needed Chalk sidewalk or driveway

Activity

bull hopscotch

bull writing the alphabet

bull write your name

bull trace our body outline

bull make bike ldquoroadsrdquo bull sidewalk cornstarch paint

TARGET THROW

Needed

bull Bean bags

bull small balls

bull hula hoops

bull basket

bull Child safe lawn darts

Activity

Toss or kick ball into goal or through target

CRAB RACES

Needed Just yourself

Activity Pretend to be a crab and race to the finish line

RIBBON STREAMERS

Great for encouraging running or on a windy day

DUCK DUCK GOOSE

Needed Space to run

Activity Everyone sits in a circle on the floor One person is the goose

and the rest are the ducks The goose walks around the outside of the

circle patting each duck on the head and saying Duck The player

touches someones head and says Goose The tagged duck gets up

and chases the goose around the circle The goose tries to get back

around to the empty seat and sit down before being tagged If

successful the goose rejoins the seated ducks and the new goose now

starts the game again If the first goose is tagged he or she sits in the

center of the circle as the game goes on As more people get tagged

the circle gets tighter and the chase gets tighter The last person

standing is the goose

Tips for adults This game can be played indoors or out but if youre

inside make sure the room is safe for running kids Although this can be

a competitive game keep the mood light by asking everyone to quack

like a duck (or honk like a goose) and waddle like a duck Try different

animals and practice their sounds and walks while playing

MR WOLF

Needed Any number of children Space to run

Activity

1 One player is chosen to be Mr Wolf and will be stand a distance

away from the rest with hisher back facing them

2 The other players would then call out Whats the time Mr Wolf

3 Mr Wolf will shout out a time (For example 5 oclock) and the players

would take 5 steps forward

4 This goes on until Mr Wolf decides to shout DINNER TIME When

this happens Mr Wolf would turn back and start chasing the other

players who will be running back to the starting line

5 When heshe catches someone before they reach the finishing line

that person will then become Mr Wolf

MUSICAL HULA HOOPS

Needed Several hula hoops

Activtity

Play just like musical chairs only have children dance around several

hula-hoops as you play music for them When the music stops everyone

must run and get into a hula-hoop The catch is that no one looses

because more than one kid can get into one hula-hoop

CHOO-CHOO TRAIN

Needed Space to move two or more children

Activity

1 Two or more children form a train and chug around the yard

maintaining contact by keeping both hands on the hips or

shoulders of the child in front of them

2 Cars begin to link together until there is one big train moving in

unison

3 The train can go up a steep hill really slowly swoosh down the

hill go backwards make train noises and squat down to go

through a low tunnel

BALANCE amp FLEXIBILITY SKILLS KIT

ACTIVITIES

INDOOR MUSIC amp MOVEMENT

ACTIVITIES

DANCE PARTY

Needed

bull Dance music Kids Dance Party by Party Cats

bull Space to move

Activity

bull Dance

TARGET THROW

Needed

bull Bean bags

bull small balls

bull hula hoops

bull basket

bull Child safe lawn darts

Activity

Toss or kick ball into goal or through target

CRAB RACES

Needed Just yourself

Activity Pretend to be a crab and race to the finish line

RIBBON STREAMERS

Great for encouraging running or on a windy day

DUCK DUCK GOOSE

Needed Space to run

Activity Everyone sits in a circle on the floor One person is the goose

and the rest are the ducks The goose walks around the outside of the

circle patting each duck on the head and saying Duck The player

touches someones head and says Goose The tagged duck gets up

and chases the goose around the circle The goose tries to get back

around to the empty seat and sit down before being tagged If

successful the goose rejoins the seated ducks and the new goose now

starts the game again If the first goose is tagged he or she sits in the

center of the circle as the game goes on As more people get tagged

the circle gets tighter and the chase gets tighter The last person

standing is the goose

Tips for adults This game can be played indoors or out but if youre

inside make sure the room is safe for running kids Although this can be

a competitive game keep the mood light by asking everyone to quack

like a duck (or honk like a goose) and waddle like a duck Try different

animals and practice their sounds and walks while playing

MR WOLF

Needed Any number of children Space to run

Activity

1 One player is chosen to be Mr Wolf and will be stand a distance

away from the rest with hisher back facing them

2 The other players would then call out Whats the time Mr Wolf

3 Mr Wolf will shout out a time (For example 5 oclock) and the players

would take 5 steps forward

4 This goes on until Mr Wolf decides to shout DINNER TIME When

this happens Mr Wolf would turn back and start chasing the other

players who will be running back to the starting line

5 When heshe catches someone before they reach the finishing line

that person will then become Mr Wolf

MUSICAL HULA HOOPS

Needed Several hula hoops

Activtity

Play just like musical chairs only have children dance around several

hula-hoops as you play music for them When the music stops everyone

must run and get into a hula-hoop The catch is that no one looses

because more than one kid can get into one hula-hoop

CHOO-CHOO TRAIN

Needed Space to move two or more children

Activity

1 Two or more children form a train and chug around the yard

maintaining contact by keeping both hands on the hips or

shoulders of the child in front of them

2 Cars begin to link together until there is one big train moving in

unison

3 The train can go up a steep hill really slowly swoosh down the

hill go backwards make train noises and squat down to go

through a low tunnel

BALANCE amp FLEXIBILITY SKILLS KIT

ACTIVITIES

INDOOR MUSIC amp MOVEMENT

ACTIVITIES

DANCE PARTY

Needed

bull Dance music Kids Dance Party by Party Cats

bull Space to move

Activity

bull Dance

CRAB RACES

Needed Just yourself

Activity Pretend to be a crab and race to the finish line

RIBBON STREAMERS

Great for encouraging running or on a windy day

DUCK DUCK GOOSE

Needed Space to run

Activity Everyone sits in a circle on the floor One person is the goose

and the rest are the ducks The goose walks around the outside of the

circle patting each duck on the head and saying Duck The player

touches someones head and says Goose The tagged duck gets up

and chases the goose around the circle The goose tries to get back

around to the empty seat and sit down before being tagged If

successful the goose rejoins the seated ducks and the new goose now

starts the game again If the first goose is tagged he or she sits in the

center of the circle as the game goes on As more people get tagged

the circle gets tighter and the chase gets tighter The last person

standing is the goose

Tips for adults This game can be played indoors or out but if youre

inside make sure the room is safe for running kids Although this can be

a competitive game keep the mood light by asking everyone to quack

like a duck (or honk like a goose) and waddle like a duck Try different

animals and practice their sounds and walks while playing

MR WOLF

Needed Any number of children Space to run

Activity

1 One player is chosen to be Mr Wolf and will be stand a distance

away from the rest with hisher back facing them

2 The other players would then call out Whats the time Mr Wolf

3 Mr Wolf will shout out a time (For example 5 oclock) and the players

would take 5 steps forward

4 This goes on until Mr Wolf decides to shout DINNER TIME When

this happens Mr Wolf would turn back and start chasing the other

players who will be running back to the starting line

5 When heshe catches someone before they reach the finishing line

that person will then become Mr Wolf

MUSICAL HULA HOOPS

Needed Several hula hoops

Activtity

Play just like musical chairs only have children dance around several

hula-hoops as you play music for them When the music stops everyone

must run and get into a hula-hoop The catch is that no one looses

because more than one kid can get into one hula-hoop

CHOO-CHOO TRAIN

Needed Space to move two or more children

Activity

1 Two or more children form a train and chug around the yard

maintaining contact by keeping both hands on the hips or

shoulders of the child in front of them

2 Cars begin to link together until there is one big train moving in

unison

3 The train can go up a steep hill really slowly swoosh down the

hill go backwards make train noises and squat down to go

through a low tunnel

BALANCE amp FLEXIBILITY SKILLS KIT

ACTIVITIES

INDOOR MUSIC amp MOVEMENT

ACTIVITIES

DANCE PARTY

Needed

bull Dance music Kids Dance Party by Party Cats

bull Space to move

Activity

bull Dance

RIBBON STREAMERS

Great for encouraging running or on a windy day

DUCK DUCK GOOSE

Needed Space to run

Activity Everyone sits in a circle on the floor One person is the goose

and the rest are the ducks The goose walks around the outside of the

circle patting each duck on the head and saying Duck The player

touches someones head and says Goose The tagged duck gets up

and chases the goose around the circle The goose tries to get back

around to the empty seat and sit down before being tagged If

successful the goose rejoins the seated ducks and the new goose now

starts the game again If the first goose is tagged he or she sits in the

center of the circle as the game goes on As more people get tagged

the circle gets tighter and the chase gets tighter The last person

standing is the goose

Tips for adults This game can be played indoors or out but if youre

inside make sure the room is safe for running kids Although this can be

a competitive game keep the mood light by asking everyone to quack

like a duck (or honk like a goose) and waddle like a duck Try different

animals and practice their sounds and walks while playing

MR WOLF

Needed Any number of children Space to run

Activity

1 One player is chosen to be Mr Wolf and will be stand a distance

away from the rest with hisher back facing them

2 The other players would then call out Whats the time Mr Wolf

3 Mr Wolf will shout out a time (For example 5 oclock) and the players

would take 5 steps forward

4 This goes on until Mr Wolf decides to shout DINNER TIME When

this happens Mr Wolf would turn back and start chasing the other

players who will be running back to the starting line

5 When heshe catches someone before they reach the finishing line

that person will then become Mr Wolf

MUSICAL HULA HOOPS

Needed Several hula hoops

Activtity

Play just like musical chairs only have children dance around several

hula-hoops as you play music for them When the music stops everyone

must run and get into a hula-hoop The catch is that no one looses

because more than one kid can get into one hula-hoop

CHOO-CHOO TRAIN

Needed Space to move two or more children

Activity

1 Two or more children form a train and chug around the yard

maintaining contact by keeping both hands on the hips or

shoulders of the child in front of them

2 Cars begin to link together until there is one big train moving in

unison

3 The train can go up a steep hill really slowly swoosh down the

hill go backwards make train noises and squat down to go

through a low tunnel

BALANCE amp FLEXIBILITY SKILLS KIT

ACTIVITIES

INDOOR MUSIC amp MOVEMENT

ACTIVITIES

DANCE PARTY

Needed

bull Dance music Kids Dance Party by Party Cats

bull Space to move

Activity

bull Dance

DUCK DUCK GOOSE

Needed Space to run

Activity Everyone sits in a circle on the floor One person is the goose

and the rest are the ducks The goose walks around the outside of the

circle patting each duck on the head and saying Duck The player

touches someones head and says Goose The tagged duck gets up

and chases the goose around the circle The goose tries to get back

around to the empty seat and sit down before being tagged If

successful the goose rejoins the seated ducks and the new goose now

starts the game again If the first goose is tagged he or she sits in the

center of the circle as the game goes on As more people get tagged

the circle gets tighter and the chase gets tighter The last person

standing is the goose

Tips for adults This game can be played indoors or out but if youre

inside make sure the room is safe for running kids Although this can be

a competitive game keep the mood light by asking everyone to quack

like a duck (or honk like a goose) and waddle like a duck Try different

animals and practice their sounds and walks while playing

MR WOLF

Needed Any number of children Space to run

Activity

1 One player is chosen to be Mr Wolf and will be stand a distance

away from the rest with hisher back facing them

2 The other players would then call out Whats the time Mr Wolf

3 Mr Wolf will shout out a time (For example 5 oclock) and the players

would take 5 steps forward

4 This goes on until Mr Wolf decides to shout DINNER TIME When

this happens Mr Wolf would turn back and start chasing the other

players who will be running back to the starting line

5 When heshe catches someone before they reach the finishing line

that person will then become Mr Wolf

MUSICAL HULA HOOPS

Needed Several hula hoops

Activtity

Play just like musical chairs only have children dance around several

hula-hoops as you play music for them When the music stops everyone

must run and get into a hula-hoop The catch is that no one looses

because more than one kid can get into one hula-hoop

CHOO-CHOO TRAIN

Needed Space to move two or more children

Activity

1 Two or more children form a train and chug around the yard

maintaining contact by keeping both hands on the hips or

shoulders of the child in front of them

2 Cars begin to link together until there is one big train moving in

unison

3 The train can go up a steep hill really slowly swoosh down the

hill go backwards make train noises and squat down to go

through a low tunnel

BALANCE amp FLEXIBILITY SKILLS KIT

ACTIVITIES

INDOOR MUSIC amp MOVEMENT

ACTIVITIES

DANCE PARTY

Needed

bull Dance music Kids Dance Party by Party Cats

bull Space to move

Activity

bull Dance

Tips for adults This game can be played indoors or out but if youre

inside make sure the room is safe for running kids Although this can be

a competitive game keep the mood light by asking everyone to quack

like a duck (or honk like a goose) and waddle like a duck Try different

animals and practice their sounds and walks while playing

MR WOLF

Needed Any number of children Space to run

Activity

1 One player is chosen to be Mr Wolf and will be stand a distance

away from the rest with hisher back facing them

2 The other players would then call out Whats the time Mr Wolf

3 Mr Wolf will shout out a time (For example 5 oclock) and the players

would take 5 steps forward

4 This goes on until Mr Wolf decides to shout DINNER TIME When

this happens Mr Wolf would turn back and start chasing the other

players who will be running back to the starting line

5 When heshe catches someone before they reach the finishing line

that person will then become Mr Wolf

MUSICAL HULA HOOPS

Needed Several hula hoops

Activtity

Play just like musical chairs only have children dance around several

hula-hoops as you play music for them When the music stops everyone

must run and get into a hula-hoop The catch is that no one looses

because more than one kid can get into one hula-hoop

CHOO-CHOO TRAIN

Needed Space to move two or more children

Activity

1 Two or more children form a train and chug around the yard

maintaining contact by keeping both hands on the hips or

shoulders of the child in front of them

2 Cars begin to link together until there is one big train moving in

unison

3 The train can go up a steep hill really slowly swoosh down the

hill go backwards make train noises and squat down to go

through a low tunnel

BALANCE amp FLEXIBILITY SKILLS KIT

ACTIVITIES

INDOOR MUSIC amp MOVEMENT

ACTIVITIES

DANCE PARTY

Needed

bull Dance music Kids Dance Party by Party Cats

bull Space to move

Activity

bull Dance

MR WOLF

Needed Any number of children Space to run

Activity

1 One player is chosen to be Mr Wolf and will be stand a distance

away from the rest with hisher back facing them

2 The other players would then call out Whats the time Mr Wolf

3 Mr Wolf will shout out a time (For example 5 oclock) and the players

would take 5 steps forward

4 This goes on until Mr Wolf decides to shout DINNER TIME When

this happens Mr Wolf would turn back and start chasing the other

players who will be running back to the starting line

5 When heshe catches someone before they reach the finishing line

that person will then become Mr Wolf

MUSICAL HULA HOOPS

Needed Several hula hoops

Activtity

Play just like musical chairs only have children dance around several

hula-hoops as you play music for them When the music stops everyone

must run and get into a hula-hoop The catch is that no one looses

because more than one kid can get into one hula-hoop

CHOO-CHOO TRAIN

Needed Space to move two or more children

Activity

1 Two or more children form a train and chug around the yard

maintaining contact by keeping both hands on the hips or

shoulders of the child in front of them

2 Cars begin to link together until there is one big train moving in

unison

3 The train can go up a steep hill really slowly swoosh down the

hill go backwards make train noises and squat down to go

through a low tunnel

BALANCE amp FLEXIBILITY SKILLS KIT

ACTIVITIES

INDOOR MUSIC amp MOVEMENT

ACTIVITIES

DANCE PARTY

Needed

bull Dance music Kids Dance Party by Party Cats

bull Space to move

Activity

bull Dance

MUSICAL HULA HOOPS

Needed Several hula hoops

Activtity

Play just like musical chairs only have children dance around several

hula-hoops as you play music for them When the music stops everyone

must run and get into a hula-hoop The catch is that no one looses

because more than one kid can get into one hula-hoop

CHOO-CHOO TRAIN

Needed Space to move two or more children

Activity

1 Two or more children form a train and chug around the yard

maintaining contact by keeping both hands on the hips or

shoulders of the child in front of them

2 Cars begin to link together until there is one big train moving in

unison

3 The train can go up a steep hill really slowly swoosh down the

hill go backwards make train noises and squat down to go

through a low tunnel

BALANCE amp FLEXIBILITY SKILLS KIT

ACTIVITIES

INDOOR MUSIC amp MOVEMENT

ACTIVITIES

DANCE PARTY

Needed

bull Dance music Kids Dance Party by Party Cats

bull Space to move

Activity

bull Dance

CHOO-CHOO TRAIN

Needed Space to move two or more children

Activity

1 Two or more children form a train and chug around the yard

maintaining contact by keeping both hands on the hips or

shoulders of the child in front of them

2 Cars begin to link together until there is one big train moving in

unison

3 The train can go up a steep hill really slowly swoosh down the

hill go backwards make train noises and squat down to go

through a low tunnel

BALANCE amp FLEXIBILITY SKILLS KIT

ACTIVITIES

INDOOR MUSIC amp MOVEMENT

ACTIVITIES

DANCE PARTY

Needed

bull Dance music Kids Dance Party by Party Cats

bull Space to move

Activity

bull Dance

BALANCE amp FLEXIBILITY SKILLS KIT

ACTIVITIES

INDOOR MUSIC amp MOVEMENT

ACTIVITIES

DANCE PARTY

Needed

bull Dance music Kids Dance Party by Party Cats

bull Space to move

Activity

bull Dance

INDOOR MUSIC amp MOVEMENT

ACTIVITIES

DANCE PARTY

Needed

bull Dance music Kids Dance Party by Party Cats

bull Space to move

Activity

bull Dance

DANCE PARTY

Needed

bull Dance music Kids Dance Party by Party Cats

bull Space to move

Activity

bull Dance

I LIKE TO MOVE IT

Needed

bull I Like to Move It song from Madagascar

bull Space to move

Activity

bull Dance

WHO LET THE DOGS OUT

Needed

bull Who Let the Dogs Out song

bull Space to move

Activity

bull Dance

bull Act like dogs

YMCA

Needed

bull YMCA song from Kids Dance Party CD

bull Space to move

Activity

bull Dance

THE PINOCCIHO

Needed

bull Super Simple Songs 3 CDDownload

bull Space to move

Activity

bull Do the Pinocciho

THE PINOCCIHO

Needed

bull Super Simple Songs 3 CDDownload

bull Space to move

Activity

bull Do the Pinocciho

COTTON EYED JOE

Needed

bull Cotton Eyed Joe Song Dance music Kids Dance Party by

Party Cats

bull Space to move

Activity

bull Dance

OBSTACLE COURSE

Around

Under

Over

Up

Down

in amp out

through

Items tables chairs collapsable tunnel pop up tent stools blocks cones down hall around

room etc Be creative

EGG amp SPOON GAME

Needed

bull Egg amp Spoon set

bull Bucket

Activity

bull Race to the bucket

bull Pick up your egg and spoon

bull Walk back to the line without dropping your egg off the spoon

SIMON SAYS

Needed What you need Just people to play

Activity First choose one player to be Simon Simon stands in front of the group while the rest of the players stand facing him The object of the game for Simon is to eliminate players from the round by tricking them into disobeying his commands The object of the game for the players is to stay in the round until theyrsquore the last one remaining

So Simon gets to give commands in two formats He can say a command with the words ldquoSimon saysrdquo before it like this ldquoSimon says touch your toesrdquo ldquoSimon says jump in the airrdquo ldquoSimon says put your arms uprdquo

BEAN BAG TOSS

Needed

bull bean bags

bull basket

bull or bean bag board

Activity

bull toss bean bags to target

ACTIVITY SCARVES

Needed

colored activity scarves or playsilks

music

o Letrsquos Go Fly A Kite

o Over the Rainbow

o Under the Sea

ACTIVITY SCARVES

IDEAS FROM PRE-KINDERS

I play clips of music with varying tempos for the children to do creative movement with the scarves I sometimes use classical music but the children also enjoy it when I put on Disney music Some examples of Disney music tempos SOFT AND SLOW A Whole New World (Aladdin) Candle on the Water (Petersquos Dragon) When You Wish Upon a Star Someday My Prince Will Come Once Upon a Dream (Sleeping Beauty) God Help the Outcasts (Hunchback of Notre Dame) Colors of the Wind (Pocahontas)

ACTIVITY SCARVES

FAST AND UPBEAT Everybody Wants to Be a Cat (Aristocats) I Wanna Be Like You (Jungle Book) Mickey Mouse Club March Itrsquos a Small World Bare Necessities (Jungle Book) Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Under the Sea (Little Mermaid) Hakuna Matata (Lion King)

Musical Scarves amp Activities by Kimbo

SLEEPING ANIMALS

Needed Space to move Call out the name of an animal such as horse and have the children move like that animal When you call out ldquoNighttimerdquo the children pretend to ldquogo to sleeprdquo When you call out the next animal name the children get up and move again

CAN YOU

1 Form a large circle Spread out

2 Guide children through a variety of movements

Can youhellip

make circles

with your arms

clap your hands

march and clap

jump up and

down

hop on one foot

turn in a circle

do jumping jacks

run in place

crawl like a crab

touch your toes

balance on one foot

dance with a partner

BEAR HUNT

Needed

bull ldquoGoin On A Bear Huntrdquo song by Greg amp Steve Kids in Action

bull cameras

bull binoculars

bull hats

bull stuffed bear

ANTS GO MARCHING

Needed Ants Go Marching song

Activity Marching with flags (optional)

CHICKEN DANCE

Show them how to make a chicken beak flap their wings shake

their tail feathers and clap 4 times (with children ages 3 and under

I omit the clapping and just let them shake their tail feathers for

those beats) While the music plays I will sing these words

Do a little bit of this

Do a little bit of that

Shake your feathers

(clap-clap-clap-clap)

MUSIC PARADE

Marching to music with musical instruments

Optional Circus March Theme

EGG amp SPOON GAME

Needed

bull Egg amp Spoon set

bull Bucket

Activity

bull Race to the bucket

bull Pick up your egg and spoon

bull Walk back to the line without dropping your egg off the spoon

SIMON SAYS

Needed What you need Just people to play

Activity First choose one player to be Simon Simon stands in front of the group while the rest of the players stand facing him The object of the game for Simon is to eliminate players from the round by tricking them into disobeying his commands The object of the game for the players is to stay in the round until theyrsquore the last one remaining

So Simon gets to give commands in two formats He can say a command with the words ldquoSimon saysrdquo before it like this ldquoSimon says touch your toesrdquo ldquoSimon says jump in the airrdquo ldquoSimon says put your arms uprdquo

BEAN BAG TOSS

Needed

bull bean bags

bull basket

bull or bean bag board

Activity

bull toss bean bags to target

ACTIVITY SCARVES

Needed

colored activity scarves or playsilks

music

o Letrsquos Go Fly A Kite

o Over the Rainbow

o Under the Sea

ACTIVITY SCARVES

IDEAS FROM PRE-KINDERS

I play clips of music with varying tempos for the children to do creative movement with the scarves I sometimes use classical music but the children also enjoy it when I put on Disney music Some examples of Disney music tempos SOFT AND SLOW A Whole New World (Aladdin) Candle on the Water (Petersquos Dragon) When You Wish Upon a Star Someday My Prince Will Come Once Upon a Dream (Sleeping Beauty) God Help the Outcasts (Hunchback of Notre Dame) Colors of the Wind (Pocahontas)

ACTIVITY SCARVES

FAST AND UPBEAT Everybody Wants to Be a Cat (Aristocats) I Wanna Be Like You (Jungle Book) Mickey Mouse Club March Itrsquos a Small World Bare Necessities (Jungle Book) Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Under the Sea (Little Mermaid) Hakuna Matata (Lion King)

Musical Scarves amp Activities by Kimbo

SLEEPING ANIMALS

Needed Space to move Call out the name of an animal such as horse and have the children move like that animal When you call out ldquoNighttimerdquo the children pretend to ldquogo to sleeprdquo When you call out the next animal name the children get up and move again

CAN YOU

1 Form a large circle Spread out

2 Guide children through a variety of movements

Can youhellip

make circles

with your arms

clap your hands

march and clap

jump up and

down

hop on one foot

turn in a circle

do jumping jacks

run in place

crawl like a crab

touch your toes

balance on one foot

dance with a partner

BEAR HUNT

Needed

bull ldquoGoin On A Bear Huntrdquo song by Greg amp Steve Kids in Action

bull cameras

bull binoculars

bull hats

bull stuffed bear

ANTS GO MARCHING

Needed Ants Go Marching song

Activity Marching with flags (optional)

CHICKEN DANCE

Show them how to make a chicken beak flap their wings shake

their tail feathers and clap 4 times (with children ages 3 and under

I omit the clapping and just let them shake their tail feathers for

those beats) While the music plays I will sing these words

Do a little bit of this

Do a little bit of that

Shake your feathers

(clap-clap-clap-clap)

MUSIC PARADE

Marching to music with musical instruments

Optional Circus March Theme

SIMON SAYS

Needed What you need Just people to play

Activity First choose one player to be Simon Simon stands in front of the group while the rest of the players stand facing him The object of the game for Simon is to eliminate players from the round by tricking them into disobeying his commands The object of the game for the players is to stay in the round until theyrsquore the last one remaining

So Simon gets to give commands in two formats He can say a command with the words ldquoSimon saysrdquo before it like this ldquoSimon says touch your toesrdquo ldquoSimon says jump in the airrdquo ldquoSimon says put your arms uprdquo

BEAN BAG TOSS

Needed

bull bean bags

bull basket

bull or bean bag board

Activity

bull toss bean bags to target

ACTIVITY SCARVES

Needed

colored activity scarves or playsilks

music

o Letrsquos Go Fly A Kite

o Over the Rainbow

o Under the Sea

ACTIVITY SCARVES

IDEAS FROM PRE-KINDERS

I play clips of music with varying tempos for the children to do creative movement with the scarves I sometimes use classical music but the children also enjoy it when I put on Disney music Some examples of Disney music tempos SOFT AND SLOW A Whole New World (Aladdin) Candle on the Water (Petersquos Dragon) When You Wish Upon a Star Someday My Prince Will Come Once Upon a Dream (Sleeping Beauty) God Help the Outcasts (Hunchback of Notre Dame) Colors of the Wind (Pocahontas)

ACTIVITY SCARVES

FAST AND UPBEAT Everybody Wants to Be a Cat (Aristocats) I Wanna Be Like You (Jungle Book) Mickey Mouse Club March Itrsquos a Small World Bare Necessities (Jungle Book) Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Under the Sea (Little Mermaid) Hakuna Matata (Lion King)

Musical Scarves amp Activities by Kimbo

SLEEPING ANIMALS

Needed Space to move Call out the name of an animal such as horse and have the children move like that animal When you call out ldquoNighttimerdquo the children pretend to ldquogo to sleeprdquo When you call out the next animal name the children get up and move again

CAN YOU

1 Form a large circle Spread out

2 Guide children through a variety of movements

Can youhellip

make circles

with your arms

clap your hands

march and clap

jump up and

down

hop on one foot

turn in a circle

do jumping jacks

run in place

crawl like a crab

touch your toes

balance on one foot

dance with a partner

BEAR HUNT

Needed

bull ldquoGoin On A Bear Huntrdquo song by Greg amp Steve Kids in Action

bull cameras

bull binoculars

bull hats

bull stuffed bear

ANTS GO MARCHING

Needed Ants Go Marching song

Activity Marching with flags (optional)

CHICKEN DANCE

Show them how to make a chicken beak flap their wings shake

their tail feathers and clap 4 times (with children ages 3 and under

I omit the clapping and just let them shake their tail feathers for

those beats) While the music plays I will sing these words

Do a little bit of this

Do a little bit of that

Shake your feathers

(clap-clap-clap-clap)

MUSIC PARADE

Marching to music with musical instruments

Optional Circus March Theme

BEAN BAG TOSS

Needed

bull bean bags

bull basket

bull or bean bag board

Activity

bull toss bean bags to target

ACTIVITY SCARVES

Needed

colored activity scarves or playsilks

music

o Letrsquos Go Fly A Kite

o Over the Rainbow

o Under the Sea

ACTIVITY SCARVES

IDEAS FROM PRE-KINDERS

I play clips of music with varying tempos for the children to do creative movement with the scarves I sometimes use classical music but the children also enjoy it when I put on Disney music Some examples of Disney music tempos SOFT AND SLOW A Whole New World (Aladdin) Candle on the Water (Petersquos Dragon) When You Wish Upon a Star Someday My Prince Will Come Once Upon a Dream (Sleeping Beauty) God Help the Outcasts (Hunchback of Notre Dame) Colors of the Wind (Pocahontas)

ACTIVITY SCARVES

FAST AND UPBEAT Everybody Wants to Be a Cat (Aristocats) I Wanna Be Like You (Jungle Book) Mickey Mouse Club March Itrsquos a Small World Bare Necessities (Jungle Book) Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Under the Sea (Little Mermaid) Hakuna Matata (Lion King)

Musical Scarves amp Activities by Kimbo

SLEEPING ANIMALS

Needed Space to move Call out the name of an animal such as horse and have the children move like that animal When you call out ldquoNighttimerdquo the children pretend to ldquogo to sleeprdquo When you call out the next animal name the children get up and move again

CAN YOU

1 Form a large circle Spread out

2 Guide children through a variety of movements

Can youhellip

make circles

with your arms

clap your hands

march and clap

jump up and

down

hop on one foot

turn in a circle

do jumping jacks

run in place

crawl like a crab

touch your toes

balance on one foot

dance with a partner

BEAR HUNT

Needed

bull ldquoGoin On A Bear Huntrdquo song by Greg amp Steve Kids in Action

bull cameras

bull binoculars

bull hats

bull stuffed bear

ANTS GO MARCHING

Needed Ants Go Marching song

Activity Marching with flags (optional)

CHICKEN DANCE

Show them how to make a chicken beak flap their wings shake

their tail feathers and clap 4 times (with children ages 3 and under

I omit the clapping and just let them shake their tail feathers for

those beats) While the music plays I will sing these words

Do a little bit of this

Do a little bit of that

Shake your feathers

(clap-clap-clap-clap)

MUSIC PARADE

Marching to music with musical instruments

Optional Circus March Theme

ACTIVITY SCARVES

Needed

colored activity scarves or playsilks

music

o Letrsquos Go Fly A Kite

o Over the Rainbow

o Under the Sea

ACTIVITY SCARVES

IDEAS FROM PRE-KINDERS

I play clips of music with varying tempos for the children to do creative movement with the scarves I sometimes use classical music but the children also enjoy it when I put on Disney music Some examples of Disney music tempos SOFT AND SLOW A Whole New World (Aladdin) Candle on the Water (Petersquos Dragon) When You Wish Upon a Star Someday My Prince Will Come Once Upon a Dream (Sleeping Beauty) God Help the Outcasts (Hunchback of Notre Dame) Colors of the Wind (Pocahontas)

ACTIVITY SCARVES

FAST AND UPBEAT Everybody Wants to Be a Cat (Aristocats) I Wanna Be Like You (Jungle Book) Mickey Mouse Club March Itrsquos a Small World Bare Necessities (Jungle Book) Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Under the Sea (Little Mermaid) Hakuna Matata (Lion King)

Musical Scarves amp Activities by Kimbo

SLEEPING ANIMALS

Needed Space to move Call out the name of an animal such as horse and have the children move like that animal When you call out ldquoNighttimerdquo the children pretend to ldquogo to sleeprdquo When you call out the next animal name the children get up and move again

CAN YOU

1 Form a large circle Spread out

2 Guide children through a variety of movements

Can youhellip

make circles

with your arms

clap your hands

march and clap

jump up and

down

hop on one foot

turn in a circle

do jumping jacks

run in place

crawl like a crab

touch your toes

balance on one foot

dance with a partner

BEAR HUNT

Needed

bull ldquoGoin On A Bear Huntrdquo song by Greg amp Steve Kids in Action

bull cameras

bull binoculars

bull hats

bull stuffed bear

ANTS GO MARCHING

Needed Ants Go Marching song

Activity Marching with flags (optional)

CHICKEN DANCE

Show them how to make a chicken beak flap their wings shake

their tail feathers and clap 4 times (with children ages 3 and under

I omit the clapping and just let them shake their tail feathers for

those beats) While the music plays I will sing these words

Do a little bit of this

Do a little bit of that

Shake your feathers

(clap-clap-clap-clap)

MUSIC PARADE

Marching to music with musical instruments

Optional Circus March Theme

ACTIVITY SCARVES

IDEAS FROM PRE-KINDERS

I play clips of music with varying tempos for the children to do creative movement with the scarves I sometimes use classical music but the children also enjoy it when I put on Disney music Some examples of Disney music tempos SOFT AND SLOW A Whole New World (Aladdin) Candle on the Water (Petersquos Dragon) When You Wish Upon a Star Someday My Prince Will Come Once Upon a Dream (Sleeping Beauty) God Help the Outcasts (Hunchback of Notre Dame) Colors of the Wind (Pocahontas)

ACTIVITY SCARVES

FAST AND UPBEAT Everybody Wants to Be a Cat (Aristocats) I Wanna Be Like You (Jungle Book) Mickey Mouse Club March Itrsquos a Small World Bare Necessities (Jungle Book) Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Under the Sea (Little Mermaid) Hakuna Matata (Lion King)

Musical Scarves amp Activities by Kimbo

SLEEPING ANIMALS

Needed Space to move Call out the name of an animal such as horse and have the children move like that animal When you call out ldquoNighttimerdquo the children pretend to ldquogo to sleeprdquo When you call out the next animal name the children get up and move again

CAN YOU

1 Form a large circle Spread out

2 Guide children through a variety of movements

Can youhellip

make circles

with your arms

clap your hands

march and clap

jump up and

down

hop on one foot

turn in a circle

do jumping jacks

run in place

crawl like a crab

touch your toes

balance on one foot

dance with a partner

BEAR HUNT

Needed

bull ldquoGoin On A Bear Huntrdquo song by Greg amp Steve Kids in Action

bull cameras

bull binoculars

bull hats

bull stuffed bear

ANTS GO MARCHING

Needed Ants Go Marching song

Activity Marching with flags (optional)

CHICKEN DANCE

Show them how to make a chicken beak flap their wings shake

their tail feathers and clap 4 times (with children ages 3 and under

I omit the clapping and just let them shake their tail feathers for

those beats) While the music plays I will sing these words

Do a little bit of this

Do a little bit of that

Shake your feathers

(clap-clap-clap-clap)

MUSIC PARADE

Marching to music with musical instruments

Optional Circus March Theme

ACTIVITY SCARVES

FAST AND UPBEAT Everybody Wants to Be a Cat (Aristocats) I Wanna Be Like You (Jungle Book) Mickey Mouse Club March Itrsquos a Small World Bare Necessities (Jungle Book) Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Under the Sea (Little Mermaid) Hakuna Matata (Lion King)

Musical Scarves amp Activities by Kimbo

SLEEPING ANIMALS

Needed Space to move Call out the name of an animal such as horse and have the children move like that animal When you call out ldquoNighttimerdquo the children pretend to ldquogo to sleeprdquo When you call out the next animal name the children get up and move again

CAN YOU

1 Form a large circle Spread out

2 Guide children through a variety of movements

Can youhellip

make circles

with your arms

clap your hands

march and clap

jump up and

down

hop on one foot

turn in a circle

do jumping jacks

run in place

crawl like a crab

touch your toes

balance on one foot

dance with a partner

BEAR HUNT

Needed

bull ldquoGoin On A Bear Huntrdquo song by Greg amp Steve Kids in Action

bull cameras

bull binoculars

bull hats

bull stuffed bear

ANTS GO MARCHING

Needed Ants Go Marching song

Activity Marching with flags (optional)

CHICKEN DANCE

Show them how to make a chicken beak flap their wings shake

their tail feathers and clap 4 times (with children ages 3 and under

I omit the clapping and just let them shake their tail feathers for

those beats) While the music plays I will sing these words

Do a little bit of this

Do a little bit of that

Shake your feathers

(clap-clap-clap-clap)

MUSIC PARADE

Marching to music with musical instruments

Optional Circus March Theme

SLEEPING ANIMALS

Needed Space to move Call out the name of an animal such as horse and have the children move like that animal When you call out ldquoNighttimerdquo the children pretend to ldquogo to sleeprdquo When you call out the next animal name the children get up and move again

CAN YOU

1 Form a large circle Spread out

2 Guide children through a variety of movements

Can youhellip

make circles

with your arms

clap your hands

march and clap

jump up and

down

hop on one foot

turn in a circle

do jumping jacks

run in place

crawl like a crab

touch your toes

balance on one foot

dance with a partner

BEAR HUNT

Needed

bull ldquoGoin On A Bear Huntrdquo song by Greg amp Steve Kids in Action

bull cameras

bull binoculars

bull hats

bull stuffed bear

ANTS GO MARCHING

Needed Ants Go Marching song

Activity Marching with flags (optional)

CHICKEN DANCE

Show them how to make a chicken beak flap their wings shake

their tail feathers and clap 4 times (with children ages 3 and under

I omit the clapping and just let them shake their tail feathers for

those beats) While the music plays I will sing these words

Do a little bit of this

Do a little bit of that

Shake your feathers

(clap-clap-clap-clap)

MUSIC PARADE

Marching to music with musical instruments

Optional Circus March Theme

CAN YOU

1 Form a large circle Spread out

2 Guide children through a variety of movements

Can youhellip

make circles

with your arms

clap your hands

march and clap

jump up and

down

hop on one foot

turn in a circle

do jumping jacks

run in place

crawl like a crab

touch your toes

balance on one foot

dance with a partner

BEAR HUNT

Needed

bull ldquoGoin On A Bear Huntrdquo song by Greg amp Steve Kids in Action

bull cameras

bull binoculars

bull hats

bull stuffed bear

ANTS GO MARCHING

Needed Ants Go Marching song

Activity Marching with flags (optional)

CHICKEN DANCE

Show them how to make a chicken beak flap their wings shake

their tail feathers and clap 4 times (with children ages 3 and under

I omit the clapping and just let them shake their tail feathers for

those beats) While the music plays I will sing these words

Do a little bit of this

Do a little bit of that

Shake your feathers

(clap-clap-clap-clap)

MUSIC PARADE

Marching to music with musical instruments

Optional Circus March Theme

BEAR HUNT

Needed

bull ldquoGoin On A Bear Huntrdquo song by Greg amp Steve Kids in Action

bull cameras

bull binoculars

bull hats

bull stuffed bear

ANTS GO MARCHING

Needed Ants Go Marching song

Activity Marching with flags (optional)

CHICKEN DANCE

Show them how to make a chicken beak flap their wings shake

their tail feathers and clap 4 times (with children ages 3 and under

I omit the clapping and just let them shake their tail feathers for

those beats) While the music plays I will sing these words

Do a little bit of this

Do a little bit of that

Shake your feathers

(clap-clap-clap-clap)

MUSIC PARADE

Marching to music with musical instruments

Optional Circus March Theme

ANTS GO MARCHING

Needed Ants Go Marching song

Activity Marching with flags (optional)

CHICKEN DANCE

Show them how to make a chicken beak flap their wings shake

their tail feathers and clap 4 times (with children ages 3 and under

I omit the clapping and just let them shake their tail feathers for

those beats) While the music plays I will sing these words

Do a little bit of this

Do a little bit of that

Shake your feathers

(clap-clap-clap-clap)

MUSIC PARADE

Marching to music with musical instruments

Optional Circus March Theme

CHICKEN DANCE

Show them how to make a chicken beak flap their wings shake

their tail feathers and clap 4 times (with children ages 3 and under

I omit the clapping and just let them shake their tail feathers for

those beats) While the music plays I will sing these words

Do a little bit of this

Do a little bit of that

Shake your feathers

(clap-clap-clap-clap)

MUSIC PARADE

Marching to music with musical instruments

Optional Circus March Theme

MUSIC PARADE

Marching to music with musical instruments

Optional Circus March Theme

HOP LITTLE BUNNIES

Needed Hop Little Bunnies song

See the little bunnies sleeping til its nearly noon

Come and let us gently wake them

With this happy tune

Oh so still Are they ill

NO

Hop little bunnies hop hop hop

Hop little bunnies hop hop hop

Hop little bunnies hop hop hop

Hop little bunnies hop hop Stop

Activity

See the little bunnies mdash The children all curl up in a ball on the floor

Hop little bunnies mdash The children jump up and start jumping

FREEZE DANCE

Needed Music or Freeze Dance

Activity You will need a tape player or radio

bull Tell the children to feel their hearts

bull Have the children warm up with the stretch and bend song

bull Explain the rules of Freeze Dance to the children

bull While the music is playing they must dance and move

bull around

bull When the music stops they must freeze and feel their hearts

bull beating faster

bull When the music starts again they can dance and move

bull Be sure to cool down afterwards

BEANIE BAG DANCE

Needed Bean bags or small stuffed animals Beanie Bag Dance

song by Greg amp Steve

Activity Dance to the music and follow the movements

TEDDY BEAR TEDDY BEAR

Teddy Bear Teddy Bear turn around

Teddy Bear Teddy Bear touch the ground

Teddy Bear Teddy Bear count to three

Teddy Bear Teddy Bear touch your knee

Teddy Bear Teddy Bear jump real high

Teddy Bear Teddy Bear touch the sky

Teddy Bear Teddy Bear put on a wig

Teddy Bear Teddy Bear dance a jig

Teddy Bear Teddy Bear pat your head

Teddy Bear Teddy Bear go to bed

Teddy Bear Teddy Bear turn out the light

Teddy Bear Teddy Bear say goodnight

WHATrsquoS THE WEATHER Needed Space to move Weather picture cards (optional)

Activity Call out different kinds of weather that the children are to

become such as

Rain falling down

Thunder pounding

Tornado spinning

Snow quietly falling on the ground

Wind blowing gently in the trees

Lightening flashing

Rain pounding on a roof

Sun coming out and shining

Ice-covered trees bending from the weight

Leaves rustling in the breeze

Always end with the sun coming out

THE ANIMAL BOOGIE Needed Animal Boogie book amp CD

Activity

Read Animal Boogie to the children Pause on each page that asks what creature

is doing the movement described to allow the children to answer this question

before you turn the page and reveal the answer Pause on each page that

identifies the creature and ask the children to practice the movement that the

creature does

Play selection 2 on the CD and dance the animal boogie with the children as the

singer guides

You may play selection 3 on the CD and encourage the children to freely dance

along with the music if you wish

3 LITTLE KITTENS

Needed Kittens amp Mittens song from Winter in the Woods

Story 3 Little Kittens Activity Listen to the song Kittens and Mittens Ask the children questions about the song (What did the kittens lose Who found the mittens Where were the mittens) Using Kittens and Mittens create movements to go with each section of the song The minor section should have some type of ponderous heavy movement and the chorus needs light and gentle movements Have children act out the story

WHATrsquoS THE WEATHER Needed Space to move Weather picture cards (optional)

Activity Call out different kinds of weather that the children are to

become such as

Rain falling down

Thunder pounding

Tornado spinning

Snow quietly falling on the ground

Wind blowing gently in the trees

Lightening flashing

Rain pounding on a roof

Sun coming out and shining

Ice-covered trees bending from the weight

Leaves rustling in the breeze

Always end with the sun coming out

THE ANIMAL BOOGIE Needed Animal Boogie book amp CD

Activity

Read Animal Boogie to the children Pause on each page that asks what creature

is doing the movement described to allow the children to answer this question

before you turn the page and reveal the answer Pause on each page that

identifies the creature and ask the children to practice the movement that the

creature does

Play selection 2 on the CD and dance the animal boogie with the children as the

singer guides

You may play selection 3 on the CD and encourage the children to freely dance

along with the music if you wish

3 LITTLE KITTENS

Needed Kittens amp Mittens song from Winter in the Woods

Story 3 Little Kittens Activity Listen to the song Kittens and Mittens Ask the children questions about the song (What did the kittens lose Who found the mittens Where were the mittens) Using Kittens and Mittens create movements to go with each section of the song The minor section should have some type of ponderous heavy movement and the chorus needs light and gentle movements Have children act out the story

THE ANIMAL BOOGIE Needed Animal Boogie book amp CD

Activity

Read Animal Boogie to the children Pause on each page that asks what creature

is doing the movement described to allow the children to answer this question

before you turn the page and reveal the answer Pause on each page that

identifies the creature and ask the children to practice the movement that the

creature does

Play selection 2 on the CD and dance the animal boogie with the children as the

singer guides

You may play selection 3 on the CD and encourage the children to freely dance

along with the music if you wish

3 LITTLE KITTENS

Needed Kittens amp Mittens song from Winter in the Woods

Story 3 Little Kittens Activity Listen to the song Kittens and Mittens Ask the children questions about the song (What did the kittens lose Who found the mittens Where were the mittens) Using Kittens and Mittens create movements to go with each section of the song The minor section should have some type of ponderous heavy movement and the chorus needs light and gentle movements Have children act out the story

3 LITTLE KITTENS

Needed Kittens amp Mittens song from Winter in the Woods

Story 3 Little Kittens Activity Listen to the song Kittens and Mittens Ask the children questions about the song (What did the kittens lose Who found the mittens Where were the mittens) Using Kittens and Mittens create movements to go with each section of the song The minor section should have some type of ponderous heavy movement and the chorus needs light and gentle movements Have children act out the story

GOLDFISH SONG

Needed

ldquoThe Goldfishrdquo by Laurie Berkner

space to move

Activity

Follow the song with swimming actions etc

JINGLE BELLS

Sing amp dance to Jingle Bells while shaking bells

WE ARE THE DINOSAURS

Needed

ldquoWe are the Dinosaursrdquo by Laurie Berkner

space to move

Listendownload here

WE ARE THE DINOSAURS

Needed

ldquoWe are the Dinosaursrdquo by Laurie Berkner

space to move

Listendownload here

HELLO SONG

Hello Hello song

space to move Great way to begin every class with a Hello Song Its very simple and fun and stresses building confidence

Listendownload here

IF YOUrsquoRE HAPPY amp YOU KNOW IT

If youre happy and you know it clap your hands

If youre happy and you know it clap your hands

If youre happy and you know it

And you really want to show it (or then your face will surely show it)

If youre happy and you know it clap your hands

Then you can go on with ie

If youre happy and you know it tap your toe

If youre happy and you know it nod your head

If youre happy and you know it stomp your feet

911 SONG

Needed 911 Song (Mother Goose Time Music amp Movement CD)

Activity Dance and sing 911 song

911 911

Push the buttons 911

If yoursquore hurt or scared or you donrsquot know what to do

Push the buttons 911

COUNT TO FIVE amp EXCERCISE

Count to Five and Exercise plan simply consists of including four to

five different morning stretches or exercises and as we do each one

we count to five

jog in place

jumping jacks

arm swings

tummy twists

toe touches

BALANCE STATIONS

Needed

bull Balance Board

bull Balance Beam

bull Balance Domes stepping stones stumps rocks

bull Circle or other floor shape (masking tape on floor) to balance

on

bull Stop watch (optional)

Activity

bull Balance board

bull Balance beam

bull Stand on one foot spot

bull Timed balance

YOGA PRETZELS

Needed

bull Matscarpet

bull Space for each child

bull Yoga Pretzels Activity Cards

Activity

Take turns selecting cards and

form the movements

911 SONG

Needed 911 Song (Mother Goose Time Music amp Movement CD)

Activity Dance and sing 911 song

911 911

Push the buttons 911

If yoursquore hurt or scared or you donrsquot know what to do

Push the buttons 911

COUNT TO FIVE amp EXCERCISE

Count to Five and Exercise plan simply consists of including four to

five different morning stretches or exercises and as we do each one

we count to five

jog in place

jumping jacks

arm swings

tummy twists

toe touches

BALANCE STATIONS

Needed

bull Balance Board

bull Balance Beam

bull Balance Domes stepping stones stumps rocks

bull Circle or other floor shape (masking tape on floor) to balance

on

bull Stop watch (optional)

Activity

bull Balance board

bull Balance beam

bull Stand on one foot spot

bull Timed balance

YOGA PRETZELS

Needed

bull Matscarpet

bull Space for each child

bull Yoga Pretzels Activity Cards

Activity

Take turns selecting cards and

form the movements

COUNT TO FIVE amp EXCERCISE

Count to Five and Exercise plan simply consists of including four to

five different morning stretches or exercises and as we do each one

we count to five

jog in place

jumping jacks

arm swings

tummy twists

toe touches

BALANCE STATIONS

Needed

bull Balance Board

bull Balance Beam

bull Balance Domes stepping stones stumps rocks

bull Circle or other floor shape (masking tape on floor) to balance

on

bull Stop watch (optional)

Activity

bull Balance board

bull Balance beam

bull Stand on one foot spot

bull Timed balance

YOGA PRETZELS

Needed

bull Matscarpet

bull Space for each child

bull Yoga Pretzels Activity Cards

Activity

Take turns selecting cards and

form the movements

BALANCE STATIONS

Needed

bull Balance Board

bull Balance Beam

bull Balance Domes stepping stones stumps rocks

bull Circle or other floor shape (masking tape on floor) to balance

on

bull Stop watch (optional)

Activity

bull Balance board

bull Balance beam

bull Stand on one foot spot

bull Timed balance

YOGA PRETZELS

Needed

bull Matscarpet

bull Space for each child

bull Yoga Pretzels Activity Cards

Activity

Take turns selecting cards and

form the movements

YOGA PRETZELS

Needed

bull Matscarpet

bull Space for each child

bull Yoga Pretzels Activity Cards

Activity

Take turns selecting cards and

form the movements

ANIMAL STRETCHES YOGA

Needed

bull Matscarpet

bull Space for each child

Activity

bull Cat

bull Dog

bull Butterfly

bull Snake

bull Monkey

bull Mouse

bull Turtle

bull Crocodile

bull Bird on a wire

bull Octopus

Activity cards here

JO JOrsquoS CIRCUS DANCE CARDS

Needed

bull Dance cards

bull Music

Activity bull bend bull bow bull twist bull stretch bull tiptoe bull spin bull jump bull wiggle bull march bull wave bull you choose

ABC YOGA

DVD Activity

Needed DVD

Activity follow DVD

ABC YOGA

DVD Activity

Needed DVD

Activity follow DVD

YOGAKIDS SILLY TO CALM

DVD Activity

Needed DVD

Activity follow DVD

TUMBLING MATS

Needed tumbling (nap) mats

Activity

bull stretching

bull somersaults

bull balance

bull splits

bull jumping

bull animal walks

bull rock amp roll The student rolls backward onto

the back and then rolls forward up to the feet

RIBBON DANCING

Needed

bull Variety of music fast slow classical cultural

bull Ribbon Streamers purchased or handmade

Activity Listen to the music amp dance with ribbon streamers

SHAPE STRETCHIES

Needed

bull Stretchies (made with lycra or swimsuit material)

bull Shape cards

Activity Play or make shapes with stretchie

RIBBON DANCING

Needed

bull Variety of music fast slow classical cultural

bull Ribbon Streamers purchased or handmade

Activity Listen to the music amp dance with ribbon streamers

SHAPE STRETCHIES

Needed

bull Stretchies (made with lycra or swimsuit material)

bull Shape cards

Activity Play or make shapes with stretchie

SHAPE STRETCHIES

Needed

bull Stretchies (made with lycra or swimsuit material)

bull Shape cards

Activity Play or make shapes with stretchie

ANTS IN YOUR PANTS DANCE

Needed

bull Mr Billy Song on ldquoPlaygroundrdquo CD

bull Space to move

Activity Dance amp sing to lyrics

BALLOON GAMES

Needed

bull balloons

bull music

Activity

bull keep balloon in the air

bull play catch with the

balloon

bull balance balloon on feet

bull hang balloons from the

ceiling to hit

bull kick balloon

bull hit with paper plate

paddles

Toss balloon into a basket

ALPHABET EXERCISES

Needed Alphabet Exercise Cards

Activity

bull Choose a card

bull Do the exercise

ALPHABET EXERCISES

Needed Alphabet Exercise Cards

Activity

bull Choose a card

bull Do the exercise

MUSICAL SQUARES

Needed music carpet squares

Activity

Play music

Children walk around square to square until the music stops Play

until each child is eliminated

(great transition activity rather than a game so each child moves on

to another activity not just sits out)

from httpwwwearlylearningactivitiescomPDFmusicmovementpdf

MY BODY ACTION SONG (tune of twinkle twinkle little star)

Two little hands go clap clap clap (children clap both hands)

Two little feet go tap tap tap (children tap both feet)

One little body turns around (children turn around)

One little child sits quietly down (children to sit down quietly)

Two little fists thump thump thump (children clench their fists

and thump on the floor)

Two little feet go stomp stomp stomp

One foot goes hop hop hop (children turn around)

One little child goes squat squat squat (children to squat)

from httpwwwearlylearningactivitiescomPDFmusicmovementpdf

18007899990

HEAD amp SHOULDERS

Head shoulders knees and toes knees and toes

Head shoulders knees and toes knees and toes

Eyes and ears and mouth and nose

Head shoulders knees and toes knees and toes

Add other verses (knee fingers hair elbow etc)m

OCEAN CREATURES MOVEMENTS

Needed Printable Ocean Creatures Cards

Activity Spread cards around the room with space between each one for

movement

from httpwwwtoddlerapprovedcom201007ocean-animal-movementshtml

MUSICAL CHAIRS Needed One chair for each child amp music

Activity Have children move in different ways (skip fly gallop) around

the circle When the music stops they each sit down

Alternate Have one less chair than you have children The child who

does not get a seat when the music stops gets to be the one who stops

the music next then returns to the game replaced by the next child who

did not get a seat

BUBBLE WRAP STOMP Needed large piece of bubble wrap roll of wrap or individual squares of

bubble wrap

Activity Jump and dance on the bubble wrap and pop all the bubbles

BUTTERFLY

Needed I Want to Be A Butterfly by Mr Billy

Activity Dance with scarves and sing

OCEAN CREATURES MOVEMENTS

Needed Printable Ocean Creatures Cards

Activity Spread cards around the room with space between each one for

movement

from httpwwwtoddlerapprovedcom201007ocean-animal-movementshtml

MUSICAL CHAIRS Needed One chair for each child amp music

Activity Have children move in different ways (skip fly gallop) around

the circle When the music stops they each sit down

Alternate Have one less chair than you have children The child who

does not get a seat when the music stops gets to be the one who stops

the music next then returns to the game replaced by the next child who

did not get a seat

BUBBLE WRAP STOMP Needed large piece of bubble wrap roll of wrap or individual squares of

bubble wrap

Activity Jump and dance on the bubble wrap and pop all the bubbles

BUTTERFLY

Needed I Want to Be A Butterfly by Mr Billy

Activity Dance with scarves and sing

MUSICAL CHAIRS Needed One chair for each child amp music

Activity Have children move in different ways (skip fly gallop) around

the circle When the music stops they each sit down

Alternate Have one less chair than you have children The child who

does not get a seat when the music stops gets to be the one who stops

the music next then returns to the game replaced by the next child who

did not get a seat

BUBBLE WRAP STOMP Needed large piece of bubble wrap roll of wrap or individual squares of

bubble wrap

Activity Jump and dance on the bubble wrap and pop all the bubbles

BUTTERFLY

Needed I Want to Be A Butterfly by Mr Billy

Activity Dance with scarves and sing

BUBBLE WRAP STOMP Needed large piece of bubble wrap roll of wrap or individual squares of

bubble wrap

Activity Jump and dance on the bubble wrap and pop all the bubbles

BUTTERFLY

Needed I Want to Be A Butterfly by Mr Billy

Activity Dance with scarves and sing

BUTTERFLY

Needed I Want to Be A Butterfly by Mr Billy

Activity Dance with scarves and sing