Age: Toddler, Preschool
Equipment: None
Space requirements: On-the-spot
Activity description:
- Sing these lyrics and have children follow along with the movements:
You put your right hand in
You put your right hand out
You put your right hand in
And you shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around
That what it’s all about!
- Repeat the song using the following body parts: left hand, right foot, left foot, head, whole self.
Skill development:
- Physical skills: arm movement; leg movement; coordination; patterns; rhythm
- Non-physical skills: listening and following instructions; vocabulary development; body part identification; learning right from left