SECONDS |embodying seconds| |seconds sequence| |henry’s heart|

(1.) EMBODYING SECONDS
(a.) Tell children that a second is the time it takes to jump in the air, or to wave or to turnaround or to wink.
(b.) Ask children  to think of other things that take about one second - there are lots. Make a list. eg. a skip, a clap, a kiss, a yawn, a slap, a smile, a breath, a step, a scratch, a knock, a click, a bounce, a flick, fold arms, a puff, a sigh, a yelp, a hand shake, a nod, a tongue poke, a nudge, a grab, a pop, a drip, a bark.
(c.) Going around the circle, ask each child to choose one action that takes about a second to do.
(d.) Then go around the circle with each child doing their action in turn.
(e.) Ask the children how many seconds it should take to get around the circle. If each of their actions takes one second, how many seconds will 15 actions take?