Move Together With Elmo, Zoe, and The Big Bird

Do still remember Elmo, Zoe and The Big Bird from the PBS’s Sesame Street? What a show! The show bridged countless cultural and educational gaps with fun games and videos that not only engaged children, but also the adults. Who needed outdoor playground equipment back then?  All you needed to do was turn on your TV and get moving. In fact, it would not be wrong to say that this show is the only show in history that got kids moving right in their living rooms.  So, for this post, I have decided to share some of the greatest poems (that you can dance to) by the Sesame street stars: Elmo Zoe and The Big Bird.

The following poem “Move Together” can be used as a warm up song before exercise.

Move Together!

Look at me! Look at you! Look what our bodies can do.

Dance! Dance!

Run! Run!

Moving our bodies is so much fun!

We can jump. Jump!

We can hop. Hop!

We can wiggle. Wiggle!

We can stop. Stop!

We can twist. Twist!

We can tap. Tap!

We can stomp. Stomp!

We can clap. Clap!

And we can sit...sit

And we can rest...rest So that we can be our very best.

We whisper. We breathe. We smile and then, We start to move all over again!

Next is The Heart Dance. Now this one can be used as an exercise routine song than a warm up song. Move with the kids, and move in accordance with the description of the verses.

The Heart Dance

 Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.

Jiggle, jiggle, jiggle.

 Dance, dance, dance.

(Now dance really fast!)

Prance, prance, prance.

Hop, hop, hop.

Stop, stop, stop!

Feel your lungs breathe in and out,

 As you laugh and sing and dance about!

 Now here comes the resting part,

Stop right there and feel your heart.

 Is it beating fast? How do you know?

When you’re ready to move say, “Go! Go! Go!”

Ready for another exercise song? This one is a great way to pump energy into your kids before you let them play with their commercial playground equipment. This is a great way to warm up kids before they can actually start with their regular physically challenging activities.

Hey Everybody

Hey hey everybody lift your arms
Hey hey everybody lift your arms
Hey hey everybody lift your arms
And smile a smile for me.

Hey hey everybody lift your arms. Turn around
Hey hey everybody lift your arms. Turn around
Hey hey everybody lift your arms. Turn around
And smile a smile for me.

Hey hey everybody lift your arms.
Turn around, stamp your foot.
Hey hey everybody lift your arms.
Turn around, stamp your foot.
Hey hey everybody lift your arms.
Turn around, stamp your foot.
And smile a smile for me.

So what do you think? Having fun yet? Share your opinion with us through our comment section below and let us know about your favorite exercise songs from the Sesame Street.