ACP Exercise Theme




More Links

Exercise

Crafts

Science

Block Area

Dramatic Play

Circle Time

Songs: Stories: Games:

Water & Sand Play

Outdoor Play

Field Trips / Special Days

Songs

Bend and Stretch

Bend and stretch
Reach for the sky
Bend and stretch
Stretching so high!

Swimming, Swimming

Swimming, swimming in my swimming pool
When days are hot, when days are cool
In my swimming pool
Breast stroke, side stroke
Fancy diving too
Oh don't you wish you never had anything else to do
But...

Repeat song replacing words with actions for first line, then repeat using actions for first two lines, etc until the whole song is done through actions only

Actions:


Swimming, swimming in my swimming pool (move arms as if doing the front crawl)
When days are hot (wipe forehead), when days are cold (hug self and shiver)
In my swimming pool (make a rectangle shape with hands)
Breast stroke (move arms as if doing the breast stroke), side stroke (move arms as if doing the side stroke)
Fancy diving too (put arms in front and pretend to dive)
Oh don't you wish you never had anything else to do! (said loudly and the "But" is omitted on the last verse)

Printables

addition