Galloping

Back in my kindy days, I remember the teacher asking me to perform developmental tasks and making check marks in little boxes on the page. One of these was galloping. Have you taught your cowgirls and cowboys to gallop gallantly?

Gallop: An exaggerated slide step composed of a step and a leap.

Cues:
*Take a big step forward
*Keep one foot in front of the body at all times

Galloping Chant

(Preschoolers gallop quickly at first then slow their ponies down)

Galloping, galloping, galloping.

How fast my pony can go?

When he's tired we'll come home.

Slow, slow, slow.

*Variations: Challenge children to gallop forward and backward, in different pathways, and at different speeds.

Dance a Part

Switch on the music and listen to the rhythm. Tell children to dance to the music using one body part at a time. Finger, hand, knee, face, shoulder, leg, toe and so on! This will help sync your preschoolers thoughts and actions, providing for more control over body movement.