A fun session idea to promote physical movement and listening skills using the song “I Wanna Be Like You” from Disney’s “The Jungle Book” presented by Nathan Mensah!
- Introduce the song “I Wanna Be Like You” from Disney’s The Jungle Book
- Sing and play the song
- During the subsequent verse, adjust the lyrics to incorporate different movements
- Example for jumping: “Everybody jump up high, everybody jump, everybody jump up high, everybody jump”
- Example for clapping: “Everybody clap your hands, everybody clap, everybody clap your hands, everybody clap”
- During the chorus, change the lyric “I wanna be like you” to “I wanna move like you”
- Ask clients for suggestions on what physical movements to incorporate into the song
- Facilitate client’s movement suggestions into the song
- Repeat as appropriate for your group/client