Book read:
All Kinds of Kisses by Nancy Tafuri
Stretching Game (from Perry Public Library)
Baby, baby arms up high! (lift baby's arms)
Baby stretch them to the sky.
Baby, baby arms down low. (lower baby's arms)
Baby now touch your toes! (touch baby's toes)
Pat a Cake
Pat a Cake, pat a cake, (clap baby's hands together)
Bakers man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it (roll baby's arms)
Pat it (pat baby's legs)
And mark it with a B.
And put it in the oven for baby and me!
Acka Backa (from Northport Library)
Acka backa soda cracker
Acka back boo! (rock or bounce baby)
Acka backa soda cracker,
I love you! (give baby a hug)
Acka back soda cracker,
Acka backa boo!
Acka backa soda cracker,
Up goes you! (lift baby)
My Pony Macaroni (do three times with increasing speed) (from Born to Read)
I have a little pony, (bounce baby on lap)
His name is Macaroni.
He trots and trots and then he stops (stop bouncing)
Funny little pony!
Rickety, Rickety Rocking Horse (from Perry Public Library)
Rickety, rickety rocking horse (bounce baby on your lap)
Over the fields we go.
Rickety rickety rocking horse (gradually bounce faster)
Giddyup, giddyup,
WHOA! (lean back)
I'm a little cuckoo clock (from Born to Read)
Tick tock, Tick tock, (rock baby back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, Tick tock,
It's one o'clock!
CUCKOO! (lift baby once)
Tick tock, Tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, Tick tock,
It's two o 'clock!
CUCKOO! CUCKOO! (lift baby twice)
Tick tock, Tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, Tick tock,
It's three o'clock!
CUCKOO! CUCKOO! CUCKOO! (lift baby three times)
Wheels on the Bus
Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Literacy tip of the Week:
Learning animal sounds (like those used in "All Kinds of Kisses") is one way to help your child learn about the different sounds in language. For example, learning "baa" and "maa" is great practice for differentiating between a "b" sound and a "m" sound.
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