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Gigi Swenson
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If you’re teaching body parts, a really fun game/activity I’ve used is “Tchic et Tchac”.  It’s active, silly, and teaches body parts and directions/locations.  See a french version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JyCIO4DjoY

The basic words in English are this: (but of course you can add any movements/body parts you want)

Thumbs in front

Elbows back

Knees bent

Butt in the air

Feet turned in

The « th » on the tongue

Hair messed up

Head  moving back and forth

And kids who jump around!

Game instructions:

When teacher calls out a command (thumbs in front!) the kids all repeat it, then all together they put “thumbs in front” then chant “tchic et tchak” or “tschik und tschak” or” chic y chac” depending on your language.

Then teacher calls out the next command and everyone does it, then the first command again, and everyone does it, then tchik et tchak again.  Each time you add a new command you have to go through all the ones you’ve already done before you chant tchik et tchak again.

By the time you’re done they know those body parts and directions pretty well.