Count by 5

Exercise and Count by 5’s is a classroom hit across the world. It’s cool Latin beat makes it easy to exercise and count by 5.

The exercises of stretching their arms and legs across the mid-line of their bodies help kids with engaging both their bodies and their minds.

Making exercise and learning fun for kids is important for their physical and emotional growth. Exercise and Count by 5’s does this beautifully as well as develop children’s gross motor movements.

Follow along with me and count by 5 out loud and exercise.

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Exercise and Count by 5’s

2D Shapes

Based on the title you are probably wondering why I’m posting about shapes on a blog about physical fitness.

The best answer I can give can offer is the song is designed around active learning. The beat is fun, energetic and makes you want to move along. As an educational song it’s good because the lyrics describe the shape and the video is great because it shows children the shape on screen and then has them draw the shape in the air with their arms.

A number of 2D shapes are covered with this children’s song; including the circle, square, triangle, rectangle and oval.

Watch the video and share it with your children, friends and class. Leave me a comment about the video!

The children’s song, Shape Up is on my album, Every 1 Counts.

Educational Songs covering math skills.

Gross Motor Activities

     Gross Motor Movement is the movement of the body. Lifting your arms, walking, running, swimming, biking and dancing are all examples of gross motor movements.

In the Penguin Dance Chant children follow a growing pattern. Children must listen and follow the directions to perform the dance. We mirror the movements in the video so that children can follow along more easily.

To perform the dance you need to follow the simple steps described below.

• Penguins Attention: Children point their nose to the sky
• Left Flipper: Children raise their left arm
• Right Flipper: Children raise both their left arm and right arm
• Left leg: Children raise their left arm, right arm and left leg
• Right leg: Children raise their left arm, right arm, left leg and right leg
• Turn Around: Children Turn in a circle while raising their left and right arms and legs
• Penguin Sound: Repeat all the actions above while making a honking sound

Below is the video you can follow along with. Use it as a brain break to help children get the wiggles out and refocus on the subject you are teaching. This is also a good aerobic exercise for kids.

As an extension activity to use in the classroom we offer an activity booklet with the song and video and free penguin coloring pages and a free penguin hat activity.

The song is on my album, “Get on Board the Transition Train“.

Get on Board the Transition Train album