Exercise

Crafts

*make barbells with paper towel tubes and paper plates
*make sweat bands
*make medals (if you are having an Olympics)

Science

*muscle groups *body chart

Block Area

*add mats to block area

Dramatic Play

*add exercise clothes
*make a gym or workout room

Circle Time

*Barney's Exercise Song
*Morning Stretch
*Bend and Stretch
*One finger, One thumb keep moving
*Hokey Pokey
*A little Bit Up
*Shake My Sillies Out
*My Swimming Pool

*Facing a Challenge
*Little Frog learns to Swim

*indoor races
*dance & exercise to music

Water & Sand Play

*add boats and people for swimming/waterskiing

Outdoor Play

*exercise class
*different types of races>

Field Trips / Special Days

*have an Olympics
*go skating
*go tobogganing

Songs

Bend and Stretch

Bend and stretch
Reach for the sky
Bend and stretch
Stretching so high!

Swimming, Swimming

Swimming, swimming in my swimming pool
When days are hot, when days are cold
In my swimming pool
Breast stroke, side stroke
Fancy diving too
Oh don't you wish you never had anything else to do
But...

repeat song using actions for first line, then repeat using actions for first two lines, etc until the whole song is done through actions only
Actions:
Swimming, swimming in my swimming pool (move arms as if doing the front crawl)
When days are hot (wipe forehead), when days are cold (hug self and shiver)
In my swimming pool (make a rectangle shape with hands)
Breast stroke (move arms as if doing the breast stroke), side stroke (move arms as if doing the side stroke)
Fancy diving too (put arms in front and pretend to dive)
Oh don't you wish you never had anything else to do! (said loudly and the "But" is omitted on the last verse)

Printouts

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