Follow the actions of a morning routine. Supporting young children to move through play builds healthy lifelong habits.
Move whenever you can. Children need at least three hours of physical activity each day, including energetic play that gets them huffing and puffing. This supports their physical, emotional, and cognitive development.
Song - This is the way we wake up in the morning
Follow the leader doing actions of a morning routine. Song recorded so you can play while doing the activity
This is the way we get up in the morning, up in the morning, up in the morning,
This is the way we get up in the morning,
On a lovely sunny day (stretching).
This is the way we get dressed in the morning, dressed in the morning, dressed in the morning,
This is the way we get dressed in the morning,
On a lovely sunny day (pretend to put clothes on),
Run with your scarf flying behind you like a superhero cape.
This is the way we eat our breakfast, eat our breakfast, eat our breakfast,
This is the way we eat our breakfast,
On a lovely sunny day (pretend to eat cereal).
This is the way we go to playgroup, go to playgroup, go to playgroup,
This is the way we go to playgroup,
On a lovely sunny day (pretend to jog, jump, change words and actions)
This is how we say hello at playgroup, hello at playgroup, hello at playgroup,
This is how we say hello at playgroup,
On a lovely sunny day (wave to friends)
Use this part of the video as a SPARK for the activity
Establishing routines with children provides a sense of security, predictability, confidence and responsibility which supports practical life skills, emotional regulation and learning.
Playgroup WA has been supporting, servicing and establishing playgroups throughout Western Australia since 1972.
