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The Best Preschool Music for Energetic Kids

March 9, 2020 by Sheryl Cooper

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Inside: Looking for preschool music that helps energetic kids? This collection is perfect for getting those wiggles out, especially when stuck indoors!

You are cooped up indoors and need to get those kids moving. You might not even have a lot of space. This is when you turn on some music and get those wiggles out.

Our preschool resides in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It rains. Okay, it rains A LOT. And while we do take the children outside as much as possible, we still need more activities indoors to let them release that energy. I keep our favorite songs in our classroom, but also take them to the gym for even more movement.

These get-up-and-move songs are also handy when you have to wait in between transitions. You know, those times when a child needs to use the restroom just as you are about to line up to go outside. Young children do not like to wait, and don’t normally do it well. Why not try singing and moving to one of these songs instead?

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The Best Preschool Music for Energetic Kids


 

The Best Preschool Music for Energetic Kids

 

The Goldfish

Baby Shark

Drive My Car

Stand Up, Sit Down


Party Freeze Dance Song

Animals Freeze Dance Song

Run Baby Run

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom, We’re Going to the Moon!


Shake My Sillies Out

Shake, Shake, Shake

Hokey Pokey

If You’re Happy and You Know It


The Farmer in the Dell

Stepping

Bunny Hop

We’ll All Join in the Circle


Do Your Ears Hang Low

The Mulberry Bush

Punchinello

I’m a Little Teapot


Everybody Dance

Wiggle and Freeze

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Ring Around the Rosy


Jack in the Box

Doctor Knickerbocker

We are the Dinosaurs

Tooty Ta


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About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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  1. Susan Pflug

    February 24, 2016 at 5:43 pm

    Tooty Ta! You can download this hilarious movement song on Amazon. You can see it demonstrated on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwoTsWlz60I It is very easy to learn, so if you don’t want to use a download, you can memorize and perform it! A guaranteed hit.

    • Sheryl

      February 24, 2016 at 10:04 pm

      Oh yes! We love Tooty Ta! I forgot to add it to the list. Thank you!

  2. Kirstyn H

    April 20, 2019 at 5:40 am

    There are 2 animal action songs that my 3s just love!

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