ESL children has so much fun with this song and dance.
You can teach them the lyrics and the movements then you can reinforce the vocabulary with some follow up activities. Whilst your young kids enjoy the dance, they can easily learn the vocabulary.
This activity can also be used later as a reward at the end of the class.
Pinocchio
Everybody in. [Move forward.]
Everybody out. [Move back.]
Everybody turn around. [Turn around.]
Everybody shout, "Hey!" [Jump up and shout, "Hey!"]
Everybody ready? Here we go. [Put your hands on your hips and sway side to side.]
Let's do The Pinocchio. [Make a Pinocchio nose by putting two fists in front of your nose, and then make it "grow" by moving one hand forward.]
Right arm! [Hold up your right arm as if it were a puppet's arm and keep it up as you dance in and out.]
Everybody in.
Everybody out.
Everybody turn around.
Everybody shout, "Hey!"
Everybody ready? Here we go.
Let's do The Pinocchio.
Right arm! [Hold up your right arm.]
Left arm! [Hold up your left arm and keep both arms up as you dance in and out.]
Chorus:
Everybody in...
Right arm! [Hold up your right arm.]
Left arm! [Hold up your left arm.]
Right leg! [Hold up your right leg. Keep both arms up and kick your right leg as you dance in and out.]
Chorus:
Everybody in...
Right arm! [Hold up your right arm.]
Left arm! [Hold up your left arm.]
Right leg! [Kick your right leg.]
Left leg! [Kick your left leg. Keep your arms up and kick your legs as you dance in and out.]
Chorus:
Everybody in...
Right arm! [Hold up your right arm.]
Left arm! [Hold up your left arm.]
Right leg! [Kick your right leg.]
Left leg! [Kick your left leg.]
Chin up! [Look up and keep your arms up, kick your legs and look up as you dance in and out.]
Chorus:
Everybody in...
Right arm! [Hold up your right arm.]
Left arm! [Hold up your left arm.]
Right leg! [Kick your right leg.]
Left leg! [Kick your left leg.]
Chin up! [Look up ]
Turn around! [Spin. Keep your arms up, kick your legs, look up and turn around as you dance in and out.]
Chorus:
Everybody in...
Right arm! [Hold up your right arm.]
Left arm! [Hold up your left arm.]
Right leg! [Kick your right leg.]
Left leg! [Kick your left leg.]
Chin up! [Look up ]
Turn around! [Spin.]
Sit down! [Sit down.] ?