Game Description:
A silly song to get kids acting like different animals!
Objective:
To go to sleep and wake up a different animal over and over again!
Game Rules:
Tell all the children that you're going to sing a song where they're going to act like all kinds of different animals. To start off this song everybody needs to be sleeping animals so get the children to pretend they're asleep and once everyone is down and quiet you can start the song:
All the little animals asleep under the moon…
But the sun's coming up and they'll be awake soon…
WAKE UP LITTLE BUNNIES AND JUMP JUMP JUMP!
Jump around for a while and then repeat:
Wake up little bunnies and hop…*YAWN* jump….. jummmpp….
Stretch your arms out and slowly lie down again and encourage the children to "go to sleep".
Repeat the same song as above but substitute in different animals and movement skills. For example:
Elephant = stomping,
Spiders = crawling,
Birds = flying,
Cheetah = running,
The possibilities are endless!!!
Saftey Considerations:
Tell children to keep their heads up and watch where they are going
Photos:
Videos:
Age:
2 to 3 years
4 to 6 years
Type of Activity:
Warm up/Cool down
Space Needed:
Large Space (Gym, Multipurpose Room, Playroom)
Medium Space (Classroom, Empty Room)
Small Space (Hall, Furnished Room)
Equipment Needed:
None
How Many Leaders are Needed:
Only 1
How Big of a Group is Needed:
One person
Pair
Small group (3-5 kids)
Medium group (6 - 15 kids)
Large group (16+ kids)
Types of Skills Practiced:
Agility
Balance
Coordination
Gallop
Hop
Jump
Run
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