Kindergarten Learns a Music Game Favorite-Cicle Round the Zero

Kindergartners learned a fun music game that has been around at least since I was a child in Kindergrten (we're talking the 80's here!). This game involves spatial awarenes, using a musical cue to perform specific actions and to stop and go. Here are the lyrics to the song:

"Circle round the zero
Find yourself a zero
Back, back, zero
Side, side zero
Front, front zero
Tap your good ole zero!"

Students stood in a circle while another student walked or skipped around the circle. As soon as the group sang, "back, back zero" the student stopped at the closest student to them and put their back to theirs. With each direction sung, the student had to move their body accordingly (side, side; front, front) around their friend until they were facing them. They then gently tapped their friend's shoulders and the next student started the cycle once again. We had a great time!