Kid Connections added
9-1-01
Original Author Unknown
Each child finds a partner. As you call out body parts, each child
connects with his partner. 'Toe to toe! Elbow to elbow! Knee to knee!'
Then try calling 'finger to shoulder' or 'lips to ear' or 'heel to back.'
Experiment with connecting cheeks, thighs and knuckles. The children will
watch and learn as they successfully bond in these 'kid connections.' They
will discover more and more body parts and all the ways these different
parts move, bend, twist, turn.
Mirror Anatomy
added 9-1-01 Original Author Unknown
Children can practice naming
the parts of their bodies while looking in a mirror. They will also enjoy
practicing different facial expressions. Observing how they look when they
have different feelings inside helps children to understand the Body
Language of others.
Body Match up added
9-1-01 Original Author Unknown
Beat a drum, or ring a bell...as you say
"You walk and you walk and you walk and you stop!" after you
stop you call out a body part . "Hands!" then the children match
their hands to those of another child. You can change the action: run,
hop, skip, crawl and body part, hand, foot, elbow, head....
Changing Body Game
added 9-1-01
Original Author Unknown
Get a picture of your child and glue it to
a piece of paper. Then allow the children to go through magazines,
newspapers, etc... and cut out pictures of animals, people, characters.
Then cut off the heads of all of these pictures and they can place them
over their picture to see what they would look like in someone else's
body! Example: cut the head off of Bozo the clown and place the rest over
the body of your picture and you can see what it looks like! How about
cutting off the head of a giraffe and having a body like a giraffe...it is
a lot more fun than it is written.
Copycats
added 9-1-01
Original Author Unknown
Everyone copycats the actions and sound of
the leader. The leader sings the rhyme below. Go first to give the
children examples of the range of sounds and movements possible. Use any
sounds motions should involve body parts moved in different ways. Repeat
the same sounds and movements until everyone is able to imitate. Repeat
the musical rhyme and begin again. This is a wonderful activity for even
the introverted child.
Copycat, Copycat
That's what I am,
Copycat, Copycat
Do what__________ does, if you can
Feet on hands
added 9-1-01
Original Author Unknown
Make handprint tracks across a hard floor.
For more durability, cover the handprints
with contact paper. Put on music and have the kids play follow the
handprints. For
added fun, have the handprints track squiggle and turn, going into or
under small places just the right size for the little ones.
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