One of the first circle chasing games we have played this year is called the Turkey Game. Arrange the chairs in a circle and one person walks around the circle holding a small stuffed turkey. On the words, "better run away," the person outside the circle puts the turkey in a student's lap that is seated in the circle and says, "chase me." Then, the student who dropped the turkey runs around the circle and tries to get back to what was the seated student's seat before he/she does. On the surface, these types of musical games look simply like children having fun. But these games can be used to reinforce the basic musical aspects of singing, walking to the beat, and keeping an internal beat. It also supports simple game rules, turn taking, body control and consideration of others. This circle game concept is played throughout the year with different seasonal songs to accompany the game. Have your children show it to other cousins or relatives when your families get together.
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