Early Elementary Children Moving and Learning by Rae Pica

Author:Rae Pica [Pica, Rae]
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781605542720
Publisher: Redleaf Press (Perseus)

Let’s Sway

“Swaying Song” (Length 2:02)—CD Track 11

Demonstrate swaying to the children, explaining that a sway transfers weight from one part of the body to another in an easy, relaxed motion. Then ask them to try swaying from side to side and back and forth.

Next, add some imagery to the activity by asking them to sway like the following things:

•flowers in the breeze

•rocking horses (or rocking chairs)

•bells ringing

•windshield wipers

Extending the Activity: When the children are ready to perform the sway to the accompaniment of music, ask them to stand in a circle, and then put on the “Swaying Song.” Ask the children to sway in the following ways:

•without touching one another

•holding hands

•with arms on one another’s shoulders

•with arms around one another’s waists

Eventually, while in the latter position, challenge them to increase the sway just a bit so one foot is coming slightly off the floor (if they are swaying to the right, the left foot will lift, and vice versa).

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