Do you remember that old song? The toe bone’s connected to the foot bone the foot bone’s connected to the leg bone the leg bones connected to the hipbone and so on? Add a few movements just some simple joint rotations and you have a great warm up for the kids. Not only are they warming up their joints and getting moving but also they are singing and learning the parts of their body at the same time. You can experiment with the order, speed, volume and the body parts used. You can get quite creative if you want to. I have written down what I do  for a basic one.

Start by siting down with the legs stretched out in front

The toe bones connected to: wiggle the toes
The foot bones, the foot bones connected to the: move the ankles up and down
Leg bones, the leg bones connected to the: bend one knee and straighten bend the other knee and straighten
Hip bones, the hip bones connected to the: bend one knee, take the knee out into half butterfly pose and repeat on the other side
Spine bones, the spine bones connected to the: slide the hands down the legs towards the feet while bending over
The shoulder bones, the shoulder bones connected to the: Move the shoulders up towards the ears and down towards the ground
Arm bones, the arm bones connected to the: Bending and straightening at the elbows
Hand bones, the hand bones connected to the: Moving the wrists up and down
Finger bones, the finger bones connected to Wiggle the fingers then
The head bone (at this point we put the finders on the head): put the fingers on the top of the head and move the head from side to side