Choose 4 leaders.
• Each leader will create movement to the beat. The class will copy.
• This is great for reinforcing beat and fast and slow.

This is an Easter egg hiding game. Teach the song. Choose four or five students to be “bunnies.” They hide colored plastic eggs where they can be seen (in plain sight - not under something) in the classroom while the class sings the song. At the end of the song the class opens up their eyes and hunts down the eggs. Choose four or five new students to be “bunnies” and continue the game until all students have had a turn to hide eggs.

Cut out the eggs or use the interactive activity that follows.
Make a pattern with the eggs.
Decide how to play the pattern. You could use body percussion or instruments.
Do you like the pattern? Keep it. If not, change it.

If you do the pattern as a class, you could sing the song as an A section, then perform the rhythms as a B section.

Create word rhythms with "Bunny" or "Egg."
Decide how to play the rhythm.

This song is included to provide an opportunity for the children to create movement. In verse 1, they are to move for eight beats like “bunnies.” In verse 2 they are to move for eight beats like “baby chicks,” and in verse 3 like “lambs.” Verse 4 is left blank so the children can think of something else that they can move like. In verse 4 insert something “springy” - baby bird, ladybug, tadpole, flowers. If you can't sing "Easter" sing the word "April" or "March" instead. The students move only for the eight counts and then stop and sing again.

If you wish, you could have the students play the 8 beats with instruments like jingle taps, jingle bells or squeak hammers tapping on a number strip. A number strip is available from the supporting resources.

Give students different colored shakers to play along with the song.

Use this song to discuss dynamics - quiet and loud sounds with the students. Ask them to think of loud sounds. (balloon popping, rocket ship, lion’s roar) Ask them to think of some quiet sounds. (breathing, clock ticking) Have them listen to the sounds around them and list as many sounds as they can.

Part One: Have the students pretend to be sleeping bunnies. They should lay on the floor. Part Two: After the bunnies have been woken up, they should get up and hop around.