Body parts and freeze movement Song (part of a 10-song collection)

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Incorporate inclusive teaching methods into your science lessons with this unique, multi-sensory resource.

This song is featured in our live school assemblies and interactive STEM workshops. Every booking includes full post-performance classroom activity sets mapped to the KS1 and K-1 science curriculum, giving your teachers ready-to-use resources to continue the learning in class.

Lyrics: Body Parts & Movement Song (Freeze Dance)

Wiggle your fingers
Jiggle your toes
Nod your head
And rub your nose

Bend your elbows
And bend your knees
Turn around once
Then freeze

Rotate your waist
And turn your neck
Touch your chin
And raise one leg

Open your arms
Then touch your knees
Jump up in the air
Then freeze

Open your palms
And flap your ears
Squeeze your thighs
And touch your heels

Straighten your legs
And tap your knees
Fall on the floor
And freeze

Sit on your bum
And watch TV
Sit for ages
And then you'll see

No blood will flow to your extremities
If you don't do a thing
You'll freeze
Wiggle your fingers

Jiggle your toes
Nod your head
And rub your nose
Bend your elbows

And bend your knees
Turn around once
Then freeze
So wiggle your fingers

And jiggle your toes
Nod your head
And rub your nose
Bend your elbows

And bend your knees
Turn around once
Again
Again

Again
Again
Then freeze

Name on YouTube is The Body Parts and Movement Freeze Song

Curriculum Alignment: England & US

National Curriculum of England
Core KS1 Focus: Year 1 Science (Animals, including humans)

The primary scientific value is the identification of basic body parts and their role in movement and sensory perception.

Body Identification: The song explicitly names parts like fingers, toes, head, nose, elbows, knees, waist, and neck, directly supporting the Year 1 objective to "identify and name the basic parts of the human body."

Movement: The commands (wiggle, jiggle, bend, rotate) physically demonstrate how joints (elbows, knees, neck) enable movement, a key observational skill.

Core KS2 Focus: Year 6 Science (Life Processes and Health)

This is where the song's deepest scientific value lies. The final stanza's warning about lack of blood flow due to inactivity provides an early, concrete model for the circulatory system's function.

Circulatory System: The idea that blood needs to "flow to your extremities" and that movement is necessary to prevent the body from "freezing" (going numb/cold) is a powerful, non-technical introduction to the concepts of circulation and blood transport (delivering oxygen/warmth). This prepares students for the Year 6 objective to identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the function of the heart, blood vessels and blood.

Health and Lifestyle: It clearly establishes the fundamental concept that exercise is necessary for a healthy body, a central theme in later science and PSHE teaching.

 

NGSS Standards (K–1 Focus)

The song is an exceptional resource for developing body awareness and relating physical activity to health.

Core LS Focus: Kindergarten (K) & Grade 1 (G1)

Targeted Alignment (K-LS1-1): Supports the requirement for students to use observations to describe patterns of what animals need to survive. The song implicitly reinforces the need for movement and activity, a basic need for a healthy human body.

Physical Science (K-PS2-1): The movement instructions are excellent for developing observational skills on how pushes and pulls affect motion.

Extension Value: The focus on the circulatory system (blood flow to extremities) provides a valuable, non-technical introduction to advanced life science concepts taught in Grade 4/5.