Thunder-Turtle
MOVE THEN STOP
Thunder-Turtle Stomps and Stops
In Wiggle Meadow lives Thunder-Turtle, a happy turtle with big strong feet. When the grown-up says GO, Thunder-Turtle stomps — stomp, stomp, STOMP! Loud as thunder!
Can YOU stomp like Thunder-Turtle? Big feet… loud feet… STOMP, STOMP, STOMP!
And now the brave part. When the grown-up says FREEZE… Thunder-Turtle stops his feet and goes quiet. No more stomping. Just a calm turtle, soft and still.
Can you FREEZE like Thunder-Turtle? Feet quiet. Body still. Shhh. So calm. Amazing!
Say it with a grown-up: “Stomp like Thunder, big and loud — then freeze quiet, make us proud.”
Loud stomps are so much fun, and going quiet is so strong. Thunder-Turtle can be BIG and loud, then soft and still. Let’s play again: GO… stomp, stomp, stomp… and FREEZE!
Reading together with a grown-up? A card for the grown-up
For the grown-up: ask one question, then wait. When they answer, add one word to what they said. Tap the button when they have said something — that is one turn each, a circle. Nothing is recorded or kept.
Let them finish it
Say “Stomp like Thunder, big and loud — then …” and stop. Let them finish it.
Now wait. Count slowly to five in your head. Their answer is worth the quiet.
Circles together: 0
The WiggleTots ensemble
Thunder-Turtle is one of the friends in WiggleTots. Each friend shows you one idea by how they act; meet them all and you have the whole subject.
