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Shake
a Hand! Shake a Hand!
The more high tech our world becomes, the more we need to balance it with a sense of touch. Use these handshakes to greet your children and to start your day by letting them know how much you care!
BUTTERFLY
HANDSHAKE - Clasp right thumbs together. Extend fingers and flutter
hands around like a butterfly.
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"H" HELLO - Go up to each child and ask them which "H" they would
like to have - a "high five," "hug," or "handshake." They can also ask
for a "triple play" which means they want all three!
LUMBERJACK
HANDSHAKE - Stick right thumbs in the air. Clasp with left fist. Grasp
partner's right fingers and pretend to "saw" back and forth.
GHOST
HANDSHAKE - Extend both arms and cross them over as you wave them
in the air and go "Oooooo!"
BIKER
HANDSHAKE - One person pretends to be the motorcycle by sticking their
thumbs up in front of them. The other person grabs their thumbs and pretends
to turn them as they make a "rrrrrmmm" noise.
FISHERMAN
HANDSHAKE - Partners place right palms on each other's forearms and
tap gently. (It will feel like a wiggling fish!)
GARBAGEMAN
HANDSHAKE - Partners take right hands, extend them, and slide down
each other's arm from the elbow to fingertips. Then they pretend to shake
their hand as if trying to shake off garbage.
FARMER
HANDSHAKE - One partner is the cow. Cross fingers, stick up thumbs,
then bring thumbs in toward body and point down. (You guessed it - the
cow's udders!) The partner grasps "udders" and pretends to milk. "Udderly"
fun!
THUMBS,
BACKS, ELBOWS, ETC. - Challenge children to say "hello" with their
elbows, thumbs, wrists, ankles, patellas, and other body parts. (Easily
adaptable for ESL classrooms.)
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