Dance Around the Snowman with Sign Language

I’d like to introduce a great activity for the winter season. This can be done with your children at home or with students in the classroom. Children will have fun moving around and being active while learning sign language.

 

For this song, I suggest you sign the word snowman. To do so, first make the sign for snow, which is to start with your hands held up and wiggle your fingers as you bring your hands down, as if snowflakes are falling to the ground. Follow this by the sign for man, which is to touch your thumb to your forehead and then chest, keeping your hand open.

 

The following are the lyrics to “Dance around the Snowman,” which is sung to the tune of “Here We Go ‘Round the Mulberry Bush:”

 

This is the way we dance around

Dance around, dance around

This the way we dance around

Our snowman in the morning

 

This it the way we hop around

Hop around, Hop around

This is the way we hop around

Our snowman in the morning

 

This is the way we sneak around

Sneak around, sneak around

This is the way we sneak around

Our snowman in the morning

 

You can replace the words dance, hop, and sneak with any other movement activities, such as jump or skip. I have used this with students in the past and they have enjoyed this song and activity. They are more engaged since they are up and active, and the repetition helps them learn and practice the sign for snowman.

 

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