I’ve Got a Body! : Action Song

I’ve Got a Body is a very lively action song, with endless opportunities to improvise with all of the sounds and actions that we can make with our bodies.

Children always love exploring all these possibilities. It’s such fun to come up with lots of different energetic movements. And you can explore contrasts with soft or loud sounds, depending on your mood.

I’ve Got A Body Action Song

 I’ve Got a body, a very busy body,

And it goes everywhere with me!

On my body, I’ve got some hands,

And they go everywhere with me!

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With a clap, clap here, clap, clap there,

Clap, clap , clap , clap everywhere!

I’ve got a body, a very busy body,

And it goes everywhere with me! 

(repeat with stamping feet, nodding head, clicking tongue, shushing lips, blinking eyes etc.)

I’ve Got A Body Action Song Activities

The beauty of this sort of action song, is that you don’t require any props, you just need your body to sing it!

• After singing, it is fun for children to do some self-portraits.
• First get them to look carefully at themselves in a mirror. Toddlers like pointing to and naming their features.
• Then let them do some lovely drawings!
• If you cut out some cardboard frames you can mount your portraits and make a little gallery – just like the real thing!

Check out the I’ve Got A Body Lesson Plan for a fun packed, structured 35 minute lesson all about our bodies.

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