Dancing, Sunday August 4th, 2013

Begin by Singing Raffi's Shake My Sillies Out

Book: Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae

Action Rhyme: “We Can Jump”
We can jump, jump, jump
We can hop, hop, hop
We can clap, clap, clap
We can stomp, stomp, stomp
We can nod our heads for yes
We can shake our heads for no
We can bend our knees a little bit
And we can sit down really slow

Fingerplay: “Dance Your Fingers Up”
Dance your fingers up, dance your fingers down
Dance your fingers to the side, dance them all around
Dance them on your shoulders, dance them on you head
Dance them on your tummy, and put them all to bed

Book:  I Love to Dance by Anna Walker

Song: “Hokey Pokey”

Book: How Can You Dance?  By Rick Walton

Flannelboard: “Five Dancing Ballerinas”
Five dancing ballerinas, prancing on their toes
The twirl and spin and jump; then off the stage she goes (count down)
Credit: Storytimes Online

Book: Dancing Feet! By Lindsey Craig

Final Activity: “Silly Dance Contest” from the CD Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes. I gave the kids dancing ribbons and they wanted it to do it two more times!

By Sarah