I wanted a quick, fun activity to help celebrate Valentine's Day with my second grade classes today. I recalled taking a screenshot of an idea someone shared in a Facebook group. It was a take-off on "Bow, Wow, Wow." They had changed the lyrics for Valentine's. I found the picture I had taken and got busy getting the activity ready.
Suggested lyrics:
- 1, 2, 3.
- Who will it be?
- Who will be my Valentine?
- 1, 2, 3.
Tweaked version:
- 1, 2, 3
- Who will it be?
- Who will be my Valentine?
- Let me see!
- Pat, pat, pat.
- Shrug shoulders now.
- Join your hands and circle round
- Wait, wait, turn!
- Pat hands with partner 3 times.
- Hands out, as if to ask a question, and slightly pulse the 3 beats.
- They actually just trade places, instead of circling all the way around.
- Cover eyes on "Let me" and then turn quickly in place & uncover eyes to discover who the new partner will be.
Students stand in a large circle and face a partner. After they join hands and switch places, they will turn at the end to face a new partner. Song/movements repeat until students return to their original partners.
You can grab a copy of the PowerPoint presentation at the link below:
Here is a video clip of second graders having fun with this activity. (We literally spent 15-20 minutes on this, so it really was quick!) The class was an inclusion class, and the children with special needs were able to participate with success. (I used a filter to protect the privacy of students.)
