Let’s read and move like ANIMALS! Moving and singing along with animals in this animated video is sure to be a hit in your movement activities!  Easy to learn lyrics will help students sing and move-and that helps them with reading and math skills, along with developing gross motor skills and getting a brain break. “I Want to Move Like an Animal” is sure to get your students moving and learning with music. Best for preschool through 3rd graders.

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What child doesn’t want to pretend to be a monkey? An elephant? A crocodile? These adorable characters will have your children STOMPING, SWAYING, CRAWLING as they sing the easy to learn song.  Please listen to the preview video for a sample of the music.

Movement is so important for young children and helps them develop their reading skills and helps them with developing gross motor skills, balance and provides a positive and focused brain break. Sing a long with the fun video that has the lyrics.

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MOVEMENT ACTIVITY

Use this song as creative movement activities with your other animal songs. Coordinates well with jungle themes, habitat units, and animals around the world.

Use this as a BRAIN BREAK, a REWARD for excellence, RAINY DAY activity, DRAMA, DANCE, SUB LESSON.

READ the words aloud without the Music.

READ the words as students sing.

RESOURCE INCLUDES:

Animal Moves Presentation

Animal Moves pdf.

Creating a Slide Show Directions

Activity Directions

Activity Rules

Teaching Ideas

Video sing-a-long

Mp3 Vocal and Performance Tracks

SONG LYRICS:

REFRAIN:

I want to move like an animal. I want to move today.

REPEAT

1)I want to swing like a monkey swings.

I want to swing like a monkey swings.

ACTION MUSIC

REFRAIN

2)  ELEPHANT “I want to stomp like an elephant stomps.”

3)  CROCODILE “I want to walk like a crocodile walks.”

4)  EAGLE “I want to fly like an eagle flies.”

5)FROG “I want to hop like a froggy hops.”

MORE ANIMAL ACTION IDEAS

HORSE “I want to gallop like a horsie gallops.”

LIZARD “I want to crawl like a lizard crawls.”

WHALE “I want to swim like a whale swims.”

SNAKE “I want to slither like a snake slithers.”

PANDA “I want to climb like a panda climbs.”

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