Set the scene for preschoolers and ask them to pretend to be certain things. For instance, you may ask them to be their favorite animal at the zoo. Watch as the preschoolers take the form and motion of animals. Guess what each child is pretending to be and highlight what motions were made to resemble the animal to help other children learn about different animals and characteristics of behavior.
Record five or more sounds and play the sounds to the preschoolers. Ask them to guess what the sound is. This activity will help preschoolers learn to associate certain sounds with objects even if they are unable to see it. After hearing all the sound and pointing out what the sounds are, turn it around to ask children to make the sounds they heard. For instance, you make ask, "How does a door bell sound?" Children can recreate the sound by saying "ding-dong." The telephone is another example where children may respond to the question by saying "thring-thring."
Dancing allows children to get on their feet and move different parts of their body. Teach preschoolers different moves they can make with their body, such as waves with their arms. For instance, a wacky dance move you can do as a group is gathering the children in circle form and asking them to hold the hand of the person on each side of them to make waves with their arms. Children can also take turns stepping into the center of the circle to show off wacky dance moves using different parts of their body.
Many children's songs may be reworded to incorporate more wackiness, such as making sounds of different animals. For instance, the song "Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round," may be changed to "The ducks in the pond, go quack, quack, quack..." Other songs that work include "99 Bottles of Pop on the Wall." It may be changed to, "There are 10 little kids standing up tall... 10 little kids standing up tall. If one of those little kids should happen to fall, there are nine little kids standing up tall." Before singing this song, line up your preschoolers in a line and ask the children to drop to the ground in order as the song reaches the lyric "If one of those little kids should happen to fall..." Adjust the number in the song to match the number of children you are working with.