Using books that invite movement with preschool students is a fun and playful way to incorporate a variety of speech and language goals.

When the movement is incorporated into the story, you allow the child to DO rather than be told what to do. The instructions are inherent in the text, making it a very meaningful and motivating activity for the child!

Some books are better than others for getting kids moving in therapy sessions. I have complied by TOP 20 list!

• Seasonal Repetitive Gross Motor Books by Anna Dalziel

• Shake a Leg by Constance Allen - watch it on Youtube here.

• Dance by Matthew Van Fleet - watch it on YouTube here

• We're going on a Bear Hunt by Micheal Rosen & Helen Oxenbury - watch it on YouTube here,

• Dancing Feet by Lindsey Craig and Marc Brown - watch it on YouTube here

• Wiggle by Doreen Cronin. Watch it on Youtube

• The Croaky Pokey by Ethan Long - Watch it on Youtube

• Jump by Scott M. Fischer - Watch it on YouTube

• Monster Boogie by Laurie Berkner - Watch it on YouTube

• From Head to Toe by Eric Carle - Watch it on YouTube

• Move! By Robin Page - Watch it on YouTube

• Dinosaurumpus by Tony Mitton - Watch it on YouTube

• Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle - this is a wordless book that is so cute! - Watch it on YouTube

• Keep Our Secrets by Jordan Crane - this book is heat sensitive, so you need to rub the pages to see the hidden pictures!

• Stretch by Doreen Cronin and Scott Menchi - Watch it on YouTube

• Snowmen All Year by Caralyn Buehner - Watch it on YouTube

• It’s a Tiger by David LaRochelle - Watch it on YouTube

• How do you Dance? By Thyra Heder - Watch it on YouTube

• Move by Lolly Hopwood

• I got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison - Watch it on YouTube

Did you find any to add to your list? Let me know!