Playground Fun!

Alphabet Welcome

Parent Tip

Playing games with your child where you mimic each other’s motions develops your child’s concentration and physical mobility, both of which are important for future learning.  Here’s a song about copying each other’s movements.  You can take turns choosing the action.  I’m going to start with rolling my hands.

Movement Song

Do as I'm Doing

Do as I'm doing

Follow, follow me

Do as I'm doing

Follow, follow me

If I do it high or low

If I do it fast or slow

Do as I'm doing

Follow, follow me

Do as I'm doing

Follow, follow me.

Let's Pretend!

It is a bright, sunny day and you get to go to the playground or park to play!  Let's walk to the park.

I can walk on two feet, on two feet, on two feet

I can walk on two feet all day long.

But we're very excited to get the park!  Let's run!

I can run on two feet, on two feet, on two feet

I can run on two feet all day long.

We just can't wait to get there.  We start jumping up and down!

I can jump on two feet, on two feet, on two feet

I can jump on two feet all day long.

Now, let's try something a little tricky.  Can you hop on one foot?

I can hop on one foot, on one foot, on one foot

I can hop on one foot all day long.

I don't think I would want to hop on one foot all the way to the playground! So let's walk

I can walk on two feet, on two feet, on two feet

I can walk on two feet all day long.

We made it to the playground!  Let's play!

Book

Playground Day!

by Jennifer J. Merz

Published by Clarion Books; read with permission

Parent Tip

The Washington State Early Learning and Development Guidelines recommend providing one to two hours of daily physical activity for young children.  This builds and strengthens muscles and gives children an opportunity to have fun and practice skills such as: bending, twisting, stretching, balancing, walking, running, marching, jumping, hopping or climbing. Let’s move like animals! 

Movement

Monkeys can climb and swing in trees,

Giraffes are tall and they eat leaves.

Parrots are colorful and they can fly,

Elephants can't, but would like to try.

Turtles are green and they can swim

Cheetahs can run and they always win.

Zebras gallop and they're stripped black and whit,

Hippos are big and they snore at night!

Goodbye