Children will learn the moves to the “Fruit & Veggie Hokey Pokey”. A healthy twist to an all-time favorite dance song for kids!
This is a is a fun action, dance song for children. It promotes healthy food choices through music and movement. This is a great video to include in your theme or curriculum on health, fitness and nutrition.
It’s also great for brain breaks, indoor recess, morning meeting and group activities. Fruit & Veggie Hokey Pokey, also teaches vocabulary, listening skills and following directions. This children’s dance song is perfect for preschool, kindergarten and lower elementary age children.
Fruit & Veggie Hokey Pokey
From Nutrition & Fitness Can Be Fun!
By The Learning Station
℗©Monopoli/The Learning Station
(Directions: We used real fruits and vegetables. You can also use food models or pictures.)
Lyrics:
You put your red fruit in; you take your red fruit out. You put your red fruit in and you shake it all about. You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about!
You put your purple fruit in; you take your purple fruit out. You put your purple fruit in and you shake it all about. You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about!
You put your green fruit in; you take your green fruit out. You put your green fruit in and you shake it all about. You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about!
You put your yellow fruit in; you take your yellow fruit out. You put your yellow fruit in and you shake it all about. You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about!
You put your orange fruit in; you take your orange fruit out. You put your orange fruit in and you shake it all about. You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about!
You put your brown fruit in; you take your brown fruit out. You put your brown fruit in and you shake it all about. You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about!
You put your blue fruit in; you take your blue fruit out. You put your blue fruit in and you shake it all about. You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about!
You put your red veggie in; you take your red veggie out. You put your red veggie in and you shake it all about. You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about!
You put your purple veggie in; you take your purple veggie out. You put your purple veggie in and you shake it all about. You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about!
You put your green veggie in; you take your green veggie out. You put your green veggie in and you shake it all about. You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about!
You put your yellow veggie in; you take your yellow veggie out. You put your yellow veggie in and you shake it all about. You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about!
You put your orange veggie in; you take your orange veggie out. You put your orange veggie in and you shake it all about. You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about!
You put your brown veggie in; you take your brown veggie out. You put your brown veggie in and you shake it all about. You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about!
You put your white veggie in; you take your white veggie out. You put your white veggie in and you shake it all about. You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about!
“Nutrition and Fitness Can Be Fun!” is available in CD and Full CD Download. Full CD Downloads arrive in a zip file with all of the songs and a printable PDF with the entire CD booklet with lyrics and actions.
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