Summary
A movement song from children's music pioneer and dance educator Hap Palmer. Kids follow the words to walk, wiggle, bounce, stretch, and dance — building coordination and body awareness while they explore locomotor and non-locomotor movement. Clear a space and have the whole class move along.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
This Hap Palmer song gets everyone moving.
- Which movement was your favorite — and which was the trickiest?
- How did the music tell your body when to move and when to stop?
- Can you make up one new move to add to the song?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: locomotor (traveling) movement, non-locomotor (in-place) movement, freeze, beat.
Try it: Clear a safe space and move along with the whole class. Then invent a short movement of your own and teach it to a partner.