Here are 20 preschool music and movement songs for your preschool or Pre-K children. These actions songs will get your children singing and moving, exercising, and learning while having fun.
Music and movement songs are a great way to integrate gross motor activities into your home and classroom routines. You can easily use these action songs as part of a preschool curriculum. They’re just right for morning meetings, circle time and afternoon break time.
You can also use action songs for indoor physical education time or anytime your children need to wiggle and dance!
Music and movement activity breaks help children in so many ways. They help them physically, emotionally, mentally, and socially.
They strengthen their gross motor muscles, channel their attention, challenge them to look, listen and move and work in groups.
PRESCHOOL MUSIC AND MOVEMENT SONGS
When children move, the brain is stimulated while strengthening and making connections between the body and the brain. This improves learning and physical abilities.
Music and movement activities help children in real life too. Marching helps them with climbing stairs. Dancing and freezing helps them learn to control their body and move in their own space.
It’s important to add in intentional opportunities for them the move frequently throughout the day.
This will help them stay focused and engaged in learning activities.
You can use these FREE YouTube videos as part of your daily routine. You don’t need to do any prep-we’ve done that for you. Show these videos on the computer, phone, or big screen tv and get moving.
Repetition also helps children learn. By making these activities a part of your daily routine, the children will be able to grow physically through repetition.
Sing Play Create wants children to move and learn with music and so Ms. Sandra has created music and movement activities to help children around the world.
HEAD SHOULDERS KNEES AND TOES
This is a favorite warm up and brain break activity. Try using this during the afternoon in between station activities or when you have an indoor recess.
WE’RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT
Everyone loves a story action adventure with a song. This favorite can be used as part of your circle time activities. Try using this activity in the fall when the leaves are changing colors and you are learning the color “brown”. Ms. Sandra get’s muddy and you can help the children see what the color “brown” looks like.
PIRATE- I’M A PIRATE
Pretend to be a pirate in this fun action song that’s great for “Talk Like a Pirate Day”
THE MORE WE GET TOGETHER
Sing and play this fun children’s game song “The More We Get Together”. Sing and move to this nursery rhyme anytime.
CAPYBARA DANCE
Are you ready to dance with the capybara? It’s a great brain break for kids. Do the capybara dance in your classroom or at home. The capybara dance is an adventure song. He surfs, he swims, he struts and dances!
HALLOWEEN- STIRRING MY BREW
Pretend to stir the witches brew as you sing this favorite Halloween Song
THERE WAS AN OLD WITCH ACTION SONG ADVENTURE
Halloween action Song “There Was an Old Witch” adventure with Ms. Sandra is a 15 minute Halloween Adventure Song.
TURKEY LURKEY DANCE
Flap your turkey feathers all around and do the Turkey Lurkey. Good for moving in a circle and learning left and right, up and down.
SNOWMAN DANCE
Fast paced action song with dance movement right and left and jumping. Good for an indoor brain break.
BUILD A SNOWMAN MOVEMENT SONG
Sing the song and pretend to build a snowman. Connect with winter culture activities, shapes and sizes.
VALENTINE DANCE
Valentine’s Day music “Valentine Dance” is a brain break, action song, movement activity is a fun and easy to do dance at home, online or in person classes.
LEPRECHAUN BEAT MOVEMENT SONG
Follow the actions of Ms. Sandra as she looks for the leprechaun and the pot of gold. Fun St. Patrick’s Day Brain Break and movement activity.
FARM ANIMAL ACTION SONG COME ON DOWN TO THE BARNYARD DANCE
Move and Sing like animals on the farm in this fun barnyard dance movement activity.
SPRINGTIME DANCE
Springtime Dance is a great brain break activity for your spring themed classes.
CELEBRATE EARTH DAY MOVEMENT SONG
“Celebrate Earth Day” Earth Day Song for kids and Brain Break Activity by Sing Play Create Let’s “Celebrate Earth Day” with an environment dance & song that’s also a fun brain break activity! Easy lyrics to learn and fun actions to do, this song will help your students remember why we celebrate Earth Day. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to keep earth clean.
I WANT TO MOVE LIKE AN ANIMAL
Animal action and movement activities are so fun! Let’s get kids moving with fun animal actions! Kids sing along with the easy to learn lyrics and melody. Moving and singing together helps kids learn.
SUMMERTIME ACTION SONG
Summertime action song about all the different things kids can do in the summer. Really great movement opportunities and to discussion topics like weather, places around the world, habitats and animals.
“THERE’S A CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE ON MY HEAD” ACTION SONG
It’s time for a kids movement break with the song “There’s a Chocolate Chip Cookie on My Head” Children’s song is a fun brain break activity for kids. The cookie’s on my head, on my nose, on my shoulders, on my chest, on my belly, on my knees, and on my toes! Yum, Yum! Pat the parts of the body as you sing and move to this fun song. Learn body parts: head, nose, shoulders, chest, belly, knees and toes. A fun song for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners.
TWINKLE LITTLE STAR CALM DOWN SONG
Sing the classic nursery rhyme “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” then catch the shapes to save Ms. Sandra from being lost in space. A nice calm down activity at the end of the day.
Hi there! I’m Sandra, one of the authors behind Sing Play Create. My goal is to provide teachers with interactive resources and activities to improve the effectiveness of their teaching and enhance student learning.
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