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 in a circle.

Learning Objective

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

Enrichment

  • Talk to children about the shape they made together when they played Ring-Around-A-Rosy (circle). Encourage children to make different shapes as a group.

Activity

How to Play

Instruct children to form a circle and hold hands. Walk in a circle while singing Ring-Around-A-Rosy. The children drop to the floor when the song gets to “We all fall down.” Children jump up again when the song gets to “We all jump up.” The song can be repeated as many times as you like. You can change the direction the children are moving to add variety. Can you think of other lyrics to sing to the same tune?

Lyrics

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.