Whitley Bardrof

Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes

Objective: Students will learn diferent bones in the body by singing the
diferent bones to the song of Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes.
Grade: Third or Fourth Grade
National Core Standards:
#1 Generate and conceptualize music ideas and work
#2 Organize and develop musical ideas and work
#3 Refine and complete musical work
Process:
1. Have the students stand and perform Head, Shoulders, Knees, and
Toes together.
2. Next have the students perform it again, but instead of singing the
words head, shoulders, knees, and toes have them hum the words
but still sing the words eyes and ears and mouth and nose.
3. Ask the students how all of the body parts are connected. (Bones)
4. Separate the students into groups and pass out a hand out of a human
skeleton then have the students lay the disassembled bones out on the
ground and have them reassemble the skeleton. Allow the students a
few minutes to complete this.
5. Now have the students use the names of the bones of the body and
replace them with the words head, shoulders, knees, and toes
everyones will sounds diferent but still sing eyes and ears and mouth
and nose.
6. Now have each group perform their new song to the class but have
everyone sing along to eyes and ears and mouth and nose.
Connection: Music, science, and health.
Resources: Space for the activity and the hand out of the disassembled
human skeleton.