Skeleton Shake
What you need
- a phone or speaker for music
How to do it
- Talk about the bones inside us. We can't see them, but we can feel them in our arms, knees and fingers.
- Put some music on and shake one set of bones at a time as you call it out: finger bones, arm bones, knee bones.
- Make up a little pattern to repeat, like shake, shake, rattle, stamp, and do it together a few times.
- End by flopping down like a skeleton with no bones left to hold it up, then building back up slowly, toes first.
Why it matters
Calling each part of the body by name and shaking it turns a silly dance into a body map, and the repeated pattern is a little routine to remember.
What they're learning
- Body parts
- Knees, elbows, shoulders and toes.
- A move pattern
- Shake, shake, rattle, stamp.
- Moving to music
- Fast shakes and slow flops.
What to look for
Notice them starting the pattern before you do.
A tip
Feel for the bones in an arm or a knee together first. It helps the idea make sense.
Make it easier or harder
Easier: you call the bones and they copy you
Harder: let them call the bones and the pattern while you follow
