Movement education activities are a perfect way to foster creativity and develop both fine and gross motor skills in young children. It builds self esteem as well because there are no wrong responses. In this activity we feature the letter K. It's a super way to introduce or reinforce phonics in the home or at school. Why not follow up with some kicking games?
Movements are indicated in BOLD. Put on some Regal sounding trumpet music and read the story slowly. Remember to give time between sentences for children to explore their movements.
Kevin the king was a kindergarten kid with nothing to do. He kept a key hidden in his
kilt. What would the key unlock?
Use the key to
unlock this big box. There’s kelp to eat. There's a kettle of tea to
drink. Kerplunk! A klutzy kitten falls out of the box and
cries. Kiss the kitten and tell him, “It’s alright.”
Let’s use our key
to open the door to the zoo! A kooky
kangaroo is kickboxing. Let’s kick high.
Now kick to the side. The kind koala bear is playing the kazoo. Keep in
line and play with him. Jump into the kayak and paddle down the river.
The key opens
the kitchen door too! Karl, my kin, is making kebob. Yum! Let’s put some ketchup on our kebob.
Eat it all up. Now turn on the karaoke machine and sing and
dance with me!
It’s time to turn our key in the playground gate.
Let’s play kickball. Kick the
ball far and run around the bases. King
Kevin sees a king snake in the
outfield.” Run and hide. It can kill you,” he says. “Just kidding. It won’t hurt you.”
Use the key to
open the kite kit. Let’s make a kite! Tie the sticks
together and glue the paper on. Add the string. Run and let the wind carry
the kite up into the sky. Let’s make believe we are kites. Float on the wind. Dip down and make a circle. Duck down. Watch out for that kiwi vine. Now soar up high!
There’s a kazillion things to do in the king’s
kingdom!
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3 comments:
Looks like Kevin the King found lots of things to do.
Thanks for stopping by Susanne.
That's a great way to keep kids involved with learning. :-)
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