Jan. 11—EAU CLAIRE — Kids at Sherman Elementary School were busy singing “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” on Thursday morning to an accompanying polka accordion beat.

Once everyone seemed to get the hang of it, Mike Schneider started to play the accordion faster as the students tried to keep up with him. When the song was over and students collapsed to the ground, everyone had a good laugh.

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