Lyrics: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes Eyes and ears and mouth and nose Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes Touch your eyes, touch your ears touch, your mouth, touch your nose touch your knees, touch your toes great job! Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes Eyes and ears and mouth and nose Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes Game Idea: This is a great game idea sent in by Mercedes B. from Argentina. It's called the Manikin game: I would like to tell you a simple game that I use when dealing with Body parts. I called it the Manikin Game 1- Form two groups and have them standing in 2 lines. 2- Select a kid from each group to be the manikin and stand him/her at the front of the line a bit far away from the rest of his group. 3- Place all the body small flashcards on a table or the floor at the front of the lines so that the 2 first kids can see them and reach them. Before hand, place some tape on the cards so the kids can stick them later on. 4- Call out an item (e.g.: head) and have the two first kids pick it up and run to the Manikin. He/she has to stick the card on the correspondent part of the body. 5- The winner is the team who has more cards on its manikin.

Lyrics I Can Walk: Walk, walk I can walk Walk, walk I can walk Walk, walk I can walk Like a dog. Jump, jump I can jump Jump, jump I can jump Jump, jump I can jump Like a frog. Mommy, Mommy watch me Daddy, Daddy watch me Swim, swim I can swim Swim, swim I can swim Swim, swim I can swim Like a fish Fly, fly I can fly Fly, fly I can fly Fly, fly I can fly Like a bird Mommy, Mommy watch me Daddy, Daddy watch me This song is really easy to teach, and a lot of fun for kids. I start out by doing the actions, and then teaching the kids the English. For example, I start jumping and ask the kids to start jumping. The first step is to teach the kids the word jump. Next, I teach the students the phrase I can ___. As always, be sure to check the meaning in the students native language. Then we put the whole sentence together, I can jump. The Mommy, Mommy watch me part, is just for fun. I have the kids point to themselves and make a cute or funny face while they sing. It is like they are trying to get their parents attention! While we sing the song, we do the actions for: walk, jump, swim, and fly. Sometimes I ask the students to walk in a circle and do the actions, or just standing in place. If there are parents in the class, get them involved as well. Game: Ask the kids, What can you do? They should answer, I can jump! If you have flashcards for the actions, have the kids take turns picking a random flashcard and doing the action. Have the other students ask What can you do? The student who picked the flashcard answers " I can jump!" and does the action.