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Appendix iiUseful movement vocabularyWind the bobbin upWind… the bobbin up(roll hands over each other, in frontof the body)Wind… the bobbin upPull, pull, clap,clap clapWind… it back again(roll hands over each other, in front ofthe body, but opposite way round topreviously)Wind… it back againPull, pull, clap, clap, clap(bring fingers and thumb together in frontof the body and pull outwards to the sidesof the body)Point to the ceiling(do as the rhyme suggests until end)Point to the floorPoint to the windowPoint to the doorClap your hands together, 1, 2, 3And put your hands upon your knees.Two little dickey birds(Helps with learning left and right)Two little dickey birds(both hands closed, index (pointer)finger out)Sitting on a wall(resting against shoulders or knees)One called Peter(waggle finger on right hand)One called Paul(waggle finger on left hand)Fly away Peter(waggle right finger and move behind back)Fly away Paul(waggle left finger and move behind back)Come back Peter(bring right hand back to shoulder or knee)Come back Paul(bring left hand back to shoulder or knee.) Discover many more on the internet. For detailsof resources which include songs, nursery andaction rhymes see Section 1, page 22.Locomotion wordswalkingrunningstompingwadingcreepingtiptoeingskippinggallopingrollingslitheringslidingclimbinghangingjumpinghoppingturningtwistingside-steppingsteppingrollingleapingridingscootingcrawlingDirection andposition wordsforwardsbackwardssidewayszig zagcurvedupwardsdownwardsaway fromtowardsalongbehindin front ofunderabovestopstartchangebetweeninoutonthrougharoundchangeShape words(add ‘er’ and/or ‘est’to these words also)small/tinybig/largewidenarrowshortlonglowhighstraightbendybroadroundbetweenreachcrouch98 Early movers – Helping under-5s live active & healthy livesSection 5 – Practical ideas for physically active play 99