PE and Music reinforce language

During PE and Music and Movement: PE time was focused on body part recognition and movement words. Stretching before activities I would reinforce right hand and left hand, right leg and left leg, for one month I even had them wear a bracelet that spelled out left on their left wrist. Other activities we would all repeat as one person did activity. Such as during balance activities done on the i-gym system, I would say step right, step left as they walked on stepping stone like cones. As they walked over a balance beam we reinforced, “step on” “walk across” “step off.” Music and Movement has been great learning too. Learning actions to songs reinforces the meanings and vocabulary. Also, Koreans in general have difficulty with the “w” sound especially in “wolf” so any game that helps practice this words and is fun for the kids is great. I stumbled upon one, the music curriculum includes this month, “Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf.” At first, the children didn’t want to do the activity for what ever reason. So, I added the chasing game they love. Blending “What time is it Mr. Wolf” with this song, I came up with a game. All the children, except one (who is the wolf), dance sort of like the pigs in the Disney cartoon and sing, “Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf...” I stop the CD and yell wolf and the wolf chases the class trying to catch one who will be the wolf next time.