Book read:
Toot Toot, Beep Beep by Emma Garcia
Giddyup, Giddyup (from King County Library System)
Giddyup, giddyup ride to town, (bounce baby on your lap)
Giddyup, giddyup, up and down.
Giddyup fast, (bounce quickly)
Giddyup slow, (bounce slowly)
Giddyup, giddyup, WHOA! (dip baby backwards)
Itsy Bitsy Spider
My Pony Macaroni (from Born to Read)
I have a little pony,
His name is macaroni.
He trots and trots and then he STOPS.
My funny little pony!
Pop Goes the Weasel (from Perry Public Library)
All around the mulberry bush, (bounce baby)
The monkey chased the weasel.
In and out and all about.
POP goes the weasel! (lift baby)
All around the cobbler's bench, (bounce baby)
The monkey chased the weasel.
That's the way the money goes.
POP goes the weasel! (lift baby)
All around the mulberry bush,
The monkey chased the weasel,
The monkey stopped to scratch his head.
POP goes the weasel! (lift baby)
Put your finger on your nose (from Perry Public Library)
Put your finger on your nose, on your nose,
Put your finger on your nose, on your nose. (touch baby's nose)
Put your finger on your nose,
Put your finger on your nose,
Put your finger on your nose, on your nose.
Repeat using other body parts: hand son head, tap knees with hands, clap hands.
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! (lift baby once)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock.
It's two o'clock! (lift baby twice)
Wheels on the Bus
Hickory dickory dock (from Perry Public Library)
Hickory dickory dock, (tickle hands up baby's body)
The the mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck one, (clap once)
The mouse ran down.
Hickory dickory dock. (tickle hands down baby's body)
Literacy tip of the week: Rhymes are so important to baby's language development. One of the many benefits of bouncing rhymes is that they help your baby feel the rhythm of language.
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