hop like a bunny or a frog, squat and waddle like a duck

prance like a horse, hop like a bunny, move like a turtle, walk like an elephant
float like a butterfly
Parade like a giraffe
slither like a snake
swim like a fish
slide like a snail
scurry like a crab
hop like a bunny
prance like a fawn
stomp like an elephant
zip like a dragonfly
gallop like a horse
waddle like a penguin
fly like a bird
leap like a frog
crawl like a turtle
march like an ant
like a duck
wiggle like a worm
.. like an owl
....
t like a fox
paddle
Read back over the animals and movement words, asking students if they can think of any other words
that can be added to the chart. Possible words include: trot, run,
climb, hop, crawl, swing, jump, waddle, slither, fly, swim, wriggle, glide, stalk, swoop, dive, flutter,
stomp, paddle, soar, scamper, wallow, and roll.
. Sample answers: When a (bat, squirrel) moves it glides but when a
worm moves it (wiggles, squirms). Ask, "Why is it important to learn new words?"
2. Ask, "Do different types of movements take different amounts of energy to make? How do you
know?" Discuss. The teacher will choose 3-4 related words to compare
based on their intensity. For example, the teacher could choose waddle, walk, stomp, and run.
Flutter like a butterfly
glide like a swan
swans gliding over the lake

Wings
Fins
Hop
Fly
Swim
Jump
Bounce

Spring
Waddle
Float
crawl
creep
Glide
Backward
Forward

Teach them the distinct actions required for each animal (hop, jump, waddle, run, fly, swim, etc)
Rabbits, kangaroos and frogs hop and jump because they have larger and stronger back legs. Their strong back legs give
their body a push and they spring up or jump up with a bouncy movement which is called a hop. They land back on the
ground on their smaller front legs.
Ducks waddle because they have large bodies (so that they can float well) and small feet. (Analogy Tip: Ask the children if
they have seen very fat characters in cartoons or films walking (like Hardy in Laurel and Hardy). Do they walk straight? No.
Since they are too heavy, they sway sideways when walking). Their feet are also shaped like paddles more for swimming and
not so much for walking. So when they walk, they move from side to side. This is called waddling.
Birds use their wings in repeated quick forward and backward movements to fly in the air. When they need to slow down or
float or glide in air, they reduce the back and forth movements. In fact when a bird needs to start flying, it needs to push itself
off the ground using its legs to first hop or jump into the air, and then only can it start flying.
Fish swim in water using their fins which they move back and forth in short movements. This is very similar to the birds
flying movements but only this is in water while birds fly in air. The other difference is that fins are much smaller than a fish
while wings can be larger than the bird itself.
Sing the following poem. Then instruct the children that all of them must recite the first and the last lines.
Lines 2 to 7 must be recited by the group concerned.
While reciting the lines of the assigned animal roles, the group concerned must step forward and enact the appropriate
movement.
I can be any animal
I can hop like a rabbit
I can jump like a frog
I can waddle like a duck
I can run like a dog
I can fly like a bird
I can swim like a fish
I can be any animal that I wish
(slither or slide like a snake, glide like an eagle, gallop like a horse, crawl like a caterpillar, leap like a monkey, swoop like a
kingfisher, stand on one leg like a crane, etc).

The ducks quack but the hens cluck

The canary chirps
The python hisses