Materials
old books or workbooks
scissors (adult only)
index cards
glue stick
Instructions
1. Gather a small group of children and have them stand in a circle.
2. Ask one child to stand in the middle of the circle and do an action, such
as jump.
3. Invite the rest of the children to copy the child's action. Ask them, "What
are we doing?"
4. Encourage the children to say, "Jumping! We are jumping!"
5. Sing the following song to the tune of "Are You Sleeping?" as the
children jump.
We are jumping.
We are jumping.
Yes, we are.
Yes, we are.
Now we're done.
Now we're done.
We just jumped.
We just jumped.
6. Select another child to do an action. Repeat as directed above.