I love Denise Fleming's two books, In the Tall, Tall Grass and In the Small, Small Pond. These two books work beautifully with kids ages 4-7 (preschool, kindergarten, and first grade).
The books are filled with action words describing a variety of animals. There are many options with the books. (Both books are structured in the same way.) In a smaller class of 10 students or so, each student can have his/her own "solo" improvising on one of the pages. Another option would be to read the book from start to finish and have the whole class improvise with each page. Or, you could pull from the text to make a list of about 8 action words to create a short dance together.
I bet these two books will be easy to find at your local library, or use the hyperlinks above to purchase copies through Powell's Books.
Happy summer!
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