Circle Round the Zero is a fun folk song. Players stand in a circle clapping the beat, spaced slightly apart from each other. The leader walks around the outside of the circle; at “Back, back zero,” he stands back to back with one of the players; at “Side, side zero,” he stands beside him; at “Front, front zero,’ he stands facing the child chosen and claps hands with the child; at “Swing your special zero,’ s/he links elbows and does an elbow swing. The game is repeated, with the first leader ta