Activity

Purpose

The purpose of this lesson is for children to be active. Preschool children should accumulate at least 60 minutes of structured physical activity every day and 60 minutes of unstructured physical activity every day.

Equipment Required

Before the Lesson

Ensure there is enough space for children to move as they please.

Learning Objective

For children to accumulate at least 5–10 minutes of structured physical activity.

Enrichment

  • Have children identify the colors in the rainbow.
  • Read How Can You Dance? by Rick Walton and have children try out the moves described in the book.
  • For a field trip, consider a children’s dance show.

Activity

How to Play

Put on some lively music and allow children to express the rhythms through dance. Next, stop the music and instruct children to lie on the floor and pretend to be asleep. Recite the following rhyme:

Lyrics

At this, clap your hands, turn on some slower music and have the children get up on their feet and move slowly, making rainbow shapes with their arms.

Attention Teachers!

Following this activity, please fill out the teacher’s weekly log form for this lesson.

Weekly Log

Attention Teachers!

Following this activity, please fill out the teacher’s weekly log form for this lesson.