Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Pictured gestures, a familiar melody, and an ordered body-part sequence combine naming with coordinated movement.
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes by Annie Kubler is estimated to take about 2.5 minutes to read aloud (60 words, 1 sentence a spread). Best for ages 0-3.
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- Estimated read-aloud time
- about 2.5 minutesEstimated read-aloud time
- Words
- 60Approximate
- Sentences per spread
- 1Text density
- Re-read tolerance
- 5/5strong repeat appeal
- Vocabulary level
- 1/5plain words
- Best for
- Ages 0-3Age range
Our review
Kübler’s babies demonstrate the familiar body-part song, allowing a child to match each word to a pictured gesture and then to their own head, shoulders, knees, toes, eyes, ears, mouth, and nose. The tune supplies the memory pattern while tempo changes can add challenge.
Start slowly enough for pointing to succeed; speeding up is fun only after the sequence is comfortable. Mobility varies, so gestures can be adapted or indicated on the page. Wheels on the Bus uses a familiar song for many pretend actions; this title offers the more focused body-mapping routine.
Before you buy it
Fast performance can turn recognition into frustration, and some motions need adapting for different bodies and mobility.
Themes
- nursery rhymes
- body parts
- actions
- singing
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