Some of the best storytime activities are the simplest. This is one of them. It basically names the parts of the chicken, rhythmically. I tried it out with my new class of Spanish-only kiddos and they LOVED it. LOVED.
I learned it from my colleague Alberto, and here’s a video of him performing it:
This is the text:
El pollo! (clap hands together)
El pollo con una pata (step one foot forward)
El pollo con la otra pata (step other foot forward)
El pollo con su piquito (hand in front of mouth like beak)
El pollo con sus alitas (move arms like wings)
El pollo con su colita (turn around and shake tail)
The rhyme doesn’t work as well in English, but it can be done. Here’s Alberto again:
And the words:
The chicken! (clap hands together)
The chicken with one leg (step one foot forward)
The chicken with the other leg (step other foot forward)
The chicken with his beak (hand in front of mouth like beak)
The chicken with his wings (move arms like wings)
The chicken shakes his tail (turn around and shake tail)
You can do it again faster, slower, and without words. It’s a good time! ¡Que disfruten!
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