Groove on What Makes You Beautiful

What can I use instead of a prop or a camera/phone if I don't have them?

If you don't have a prop, use a scarf, hat, or towel from home, and if you don't have a camera/phone ask an adult to record with another device or place a tablet/phone on a stable stack of books when you reach the step to 'Ask an adult to help set up a camera or phone to record your performance.'

My child keeps losing the beat or can't find the chorus — how can we fix that?

Replay the song and follow the instruction to 'Tap your foot or clap along to the music for 30 seconds' to feel the beat, then mark where the chorus starts on your paper and count aloud in steady '1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8' while practicing each move slowly to keep timing consistent.

How should we change the activity for younger or older children?

For younger kids choose only two simple moves and reduce the counts to four while practicing, and for older kids use three to five moves, combine more sequences, add expressive facial moves, and run through the whole routine three times before recording with a camera/phone to share on DIY.org.

What are simple ways to extend or personalize the routine after finishing the basic steps?

You can personalize the routine by naming moves on your paper, adding a costume piece or special prop in step 8, creating longer transitions between verse and chorus, editing the camera/phone recording, and then sharing the polished performance on DIY.org.