🎵 Sing Head, Shoulders
Canta Cabeza, Hombros
🎵 Music
Emergency
MU.K.1WL.K.1
Objective: Sing a familiar song in Spanish while naming body parts.
🧺 Materials
None needed — just the two of you.
📋 Instructions (parent)
- Sing 'Cabeza, hombros, rodillas y pies' together.
- Touch each body part as you sing its name.
- Sing it faster the second time and giggle.
➕ Extension ideas
- Add a new body part to the song.
- Sing it while sitting and only pointing.
🗣️ Parent script — say it in Spanish
Español
Vamos a cantar y tocar nuestro cuerpo. Cabeza, hombros, rodillas y pies. ¡Sígueme!
💬 Conversation prompts
- ¿Dónde está tu cabeza?
- ¿Puedes tocar tus rodillas?
- ¿Qué parte movemos al final?
🔑 Vocabulary
- cabeza — head
- hombros — shoulders
- rodillas — knees
- pies — feet
- cantar — to sing
Other ways to do it
⚡ 5-minute version
Sing it through one time, slowly.
🚗 Car version
Sing it buckled in, touching head and shoulders only.
😴 No-energy version
Hum the tune and point to parts gently.
🎯 California standards covered
| MU.K.1 | Listening to Music “I can listen to music and tell if it is high or low, loud or soft, fast or slow.” |
| WL.K.1 | Exploring Spanish “I can say hello, count, and name colors in Spanish.” |