Thursday, July 31, 2014

Baby Storytime 7/31/14

Book read: Peek-a-moo! by Marie Cimarusti

Jack be Nimble
Jack be nimble (bounce baby on knees)
Jack be quick.
Jack jumped over the candlestick (lift baby to other knee)
Jack jumped high (lift baby up)
Jack jumped low (bring baby down)
Jack jumped over (lift baby to other knee)
And burnt his toe! (tickle toes)

Bouncing, Bouncing (adapted from NIEHS)
Bouncing, bouncing (bounce baby)
Hop, hop, hop! Hop, hop, hop!
Bouncing, bouncing bouncing,
Bouncing, bouncing,
Now we stop! (stop)
Other actions can include clapping, stomping, flying, etc)

Flying Babies
I'm a little baby and I fly high (lift baby and swing through the air).
Here is the ground (lower baby to the ground)
And here is the sky (lift baby high in the air)
Like a bird or a butterfly, (bounce baby)
I'm a baby and I fly high! (lift baby)

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Acka Backa Soda Cracker (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 backa soda cracker,
Acka back boo!
Acka backa soda cracker,
Up goes you! (lift baby)

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,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (lift baby twice)

Wheels on the Bus

The Elevator Song (done with parachute, from Jbrary)
Oh the city is great and the city is grand.
There's a whole lot of people on a little piece of land.
And we live way up on the 57th floor.
This is what we do when we go out the door:
We take the elevator up and the elevator down.
We take the elevator up and the elevator down.
And we turn around.

Literacy tip of the week: Singing slows down the rhythm of language so your baby can hear word sounds more clearly. Sing to your baby whenever possible!

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