Fun with Character: Lean on Me - Reprise

Humility
Written By Sarah Crawford

This activity can be paired with the “Lean On Me ” activity. The song “Lean On Me” was written and released by Bill Withers in 1972. It has been performed and recorded by many artists since then. Let the students listen to the song after doing the exercise. Encourage them to come up with hand motions or body language that can be performed to the tune and then all sing/perform it together. If you’re brave, ask your students to perform the song for a younger classroom and then let your students teach the younger ones the leaning exercise. 

To process this activity, ask these or similar questions:

  • Had you heard this song before today?

  • Did you like the song?

  • Was it fun to make hand motions to the song?

  • Will you teach the song and motions to anyone else?

  • In the future, will this song remind you that “we all need somebody to lean on”?

Sarah Crawford
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