Baby Storytime 3/12/20

Book read: 
Chicken, chicken, duck! by Nadia Krilanovich

On our way to the farm (modified from Storytimes and More, to the tune of "Here we go round the Mulberry Bush")
Here we go marching down the road, down the road,
Here we go marching down the road, on our way to the farm today!
Additional verses can include: running, tiptoeing, stomping, flying, etc. 

We Hit the Floor Together (to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell", from Abby Librarian)
We hit the floor together,
We hit the floor together,
We hit the floor together,
Because it's fun to do!
Repeat with different actions: clap hands, nod heads, sway side to side, say hello, etc.

Wheels on the bus

I'm a little cuckoo clock
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)

1, 2 Shake It On Your Shoe (from Jbrary)
1, 2, shake it on your shoe.
3.4 shake it on the floor.
5. 6 shake it really quick.
7, 8 hold it up straight.
9, 10 shake it with your friends!

Literacy tip of the week: Reading animatedly and with inflection will help keep your baby's attention.

Baby Storytime 3/5/20

Book read:
Little Sleepyhead by Elizabeth McPike

Goodnight Everybody (modified from Jbrary)
Goodnight everybody can you touch your nose, touch your nose, touch your nose?
Well hello everybody can you touch your nose, touch your nose?

Well hello everybody can you touch your toes, touch your toes, touch your toes?
Well hello everybody can you touch your toes?
(Other actions can include clap your hands, jump up high, stomp your feet, etc)

Wheels on the bus

My pony Macaroni (done as a walking rhyme, from Eugene Library)
I have a little pony (bounce baby)
His name is Macaroni.
He trots and trots and then he STOPS! (stop)
My funny little pony!

Round and round the garden (done as a walking rhyme, from CSLP Early Literacy manual)
Round and round the garden,
with my teddy bear.
One step, two steps,
Tickle you under there!

I'm a little cuckoo clock
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)

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed (as flannelboard)

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Floating Bubble Song

Literacy tip of the week: Respond to the noises your baby makes. This will help teach them how conversations work!

Baby Storytime 2/13/20

Book read:
All kinds of kisses by Nancy Tafuri

Let's All Do a Little Clapping 
(Tune:"We Wish You a Merry Christmas", modified from Storytime Katie)
Let's all do a little clapping,
Let's all do a little clapping,
Let's all do a little clapping,
and spread love right here!
Other actions can include stomping, jumping, twirling, etc. 

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes 

Acka backa soda cracker (from Northport Library)
Acka backa soda cracker
Acka backa boo! (rock or bounce baby)
Acka backa soda cracker,
I love you! (give baby a hug)

Acka backa soda cracker,
Acka backa boo!
Acka backa soda cracker,
Up goes you! (lift baby)

Wheels on the bus

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Floating Bubble Song

Bouncing flannel "snowballs" on parachute

Row, row, row your boat (with parachute)

Literacy tip of the week: Encourage your baby to use their hands to do things like point to objects and pick up toys. This will help develop the strength and fine motor skills they will need for writing.

Baby Storytime 2/6/20

Book read: 
Are you sleeping? by Constanze von Kitzing

Where is Lion? (adapted a variety of animal puppets from "Where is Brown Bear?" found on Preschool Education)
Where is Lion?
Where is Lion?
Here I am. Here I am.
How are you this winter?
Very very tired.
Go to sleep, go to sleep.

We Hit the Floor Together (to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell", from Abby Librarian)
We hit the floor together,
We hit the floor together,
We hit the floor together,
Because it's fun to do!

Here we go up, up, up (from Reading With Red)
Here we go up, up, up! (reach up)
Here we go down, down, down! (touch floor)
Here we go back and forth! (sway side to side)
And here we go round and round! (turn around)

I'm a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby)
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) 

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Floating Bubble Song

Literacy tip of the week: Puppets are a fun way to change up the familiar stories and songs that you share with your child.

Baby Storytime

Book read: 
Up, up up, down by Kimberly Gee

Bumping up and down (from Jbrary)
Bumping up and down on my little blue sled, (bounce)
Bumping up and down on my little blue sled,
Bumping up and down on my little blue sled,
Won't you be my darling? (hug)
Other verses: Snow is falling down, Waving to my friends

This is Big (from Mel's Desk)
This is big, big, big. (arms wide)
This is small, small, small. (bring arms together)
This is short, short, short. (crouch down)
This is tall, tall, tall. (reach high)
This is fast, fast, fast. (run fast)
This is slow, slow, slow. (run slowly)
This is yes, yes, yes. (shake head yes)
This is no, no, no. (shake head no)

Let's All Do a Little Clapping 
(Tune:"We Wish You a Merry Christmas", modified from Storytime Katie)
Let's all do a little clapping,
Let's all do a little clapping,
Let's all do a little clapping,
and spread winter cheer!
Other actions can include stomping, jumping, twirling, etc. 

Wheels on the bus

I'm a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby)
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) 

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Floating Bubble Song

Row, row, row your boat (with parachute)

Bouncing flannel "snowballs" on the parachute

Literacy tip of the week: You can reinforce new words in a variety of fun ways. For instance we practiced "up" with lifts and songs and by lifting our "snowballs" up on the parachute.

Baby Storytime 1/23/20

Book read:
Hello Baby by Mem Fox

Hello Everybody (modified from Jbrary)
Hello everybody can you touch your nose, touch your nose, touch your nose?
Well hello everybody can you touch your nose, touch your nose?

Well hello everybody can you touch your toes, touch your toes, touch your toes?
Well hello everybody can you touch your toes?
(Other actions can include clap your hands, jump up high, stomp your feet, etc)

Silly Scarf Song (with scarves, modified from SurLaLune Storytime)
On my head, there is a scarf.

It is such a silly hat
And that scarf will wiggle waggle to and fro
Where else can my silly scarf go?
(Repeat using foot, elbow and knee)

 

Peekaboo (with scarves)

 

I'm a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby)
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)

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Floating Bubble Song

If you're happy and you know it (with parachute)

The chute is on my head (to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell" from Laughter and Literacy)
The chute is on my head, the chute is on my head!
Hi ho the dairy-o, the chute is on my head!
The chute goes up and down, the chute goes up and down!
Hi ho the dairy-o, the chute goes up and down!
The chute goes fast and slow, the chute goes fast and slow!
Hi ho the dairy-o, the chute goes fast and slow!
The chute is on my head, the chute is on my head!
Hi ho the dairy-o the chute is on my head!

Literacy tip of the week: Babies learn best from their caregivers, so it is just fine to stick to books, songs and rhymes that feel comfortable to you.

Baby Storytime 1/16/20

Book read: 
How do you go to sleep? by Kate McMullan

Goodnight Everybody (modified from Jbrary)
Goodnight everybody can you touch your nose, touch your nose, touch your nose?
Well hello everybody can you touch your nose, touch your nose?

Well hello everybody can you touch your toes, touch your toes, touch your toes?
Well hello everybody can you touch your toes?
(Other actions can include clap your hands, jump up high, stomp your feet, etc)

Here we go up, up, up (from Reading With Red)
Here we go up, up, up! (reach up)
Here we go down, down, down! (touch floor)
Here we go back and forth! (sway side to side)
And here we go round and round! (turn around)

I'm a little airplane (to the tune of "I'm a little teapot", from here)
I'm a little airplane, in the sky!
Here is my left wing and here is my right (reach one arm up at a time)
First I speed to take off (run)
Then I fly!
I tip my wings as I soar by!

Wheels on the bus 

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Floating Bubble Song

If you're happy and you know it (with parachute)

Literacy tip of the week: Diaper changing time is a perfect opportunity to sing songs together!

Baby Storytime 12/12/19

Book read: 
Silly Little Goose by Nancy Tafuri

We Hit the Floor Together (to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell", from Abby Librarian)
We hit the floor together,
We hit the floor together,
We hit the floor together,
Because it's fun to do!
Repeat with different actions: clap hands, nod heads, sway side to side, say hello, etc.

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

I'm a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby)
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)

Jingle Bells (with bells)

1, 2 Shake It On Your Shoe (from Jbrary)
1, 2, shake it on your shoe.
3.4 shake it on the floor.
5. 6 shake it really quick.
7, 8 hold it up straight.
9, 10 shake it with your friends!

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Floating Bubble Song

If you're happy and you know it (with parachute)

Literacy tip of the week: Sensory experiences are important to your baby's learning. Try to allow them to interact with the world around them as much as possible.

Baby Storytime 12/5/19

Book read:
Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton (board book set)

The Jingle Song (from Pasadena Library)
We jingle up high,
We jingle down low,
We jingle fast,
We jingle slow,
We jingle to the ceiling,
We jingle to the ground,
We jingle and we jangle and we dance all around!

Mother and Father and Uncle John (from Mother Goose on the Loose Workshop)
Mother and Father and Uncle John (child on adult's knees)
Went to town one by one. (bounce)
Father fell off (lean to one side)
Mother fell off (lean to other side)
But Uncle John rode on and on! (bounce) 

Wheels on the bus

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Floating Bubble Song

Parachute play: We bounced flannel "peas" on our parachute to make "pea soup".  

Literacy tip of the week: Correctly recalling animal sounds (like in Moo, Baa, La La La) will help build your baby's self confidence.

Baby Storytime 11/21/19

Book read:
Big fat hen by Keith Baker

We Hit the Floor Together (to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell", from Abby Librarian)
We hit the floor together,
We hit the floor together,
We hit the floor together,
Because it's fun to do!
Repeat with different actions: clap hands, nod heads, sway side to side, say hello, etc.

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Mother and Father and Uncle John (from Mother Goose on the Loose Workshop)
Mother and Father and Uncle John (child on adult's knees)
Went to town one by one. (bounce)
Father fell off (lean to one side)
Mother fell off (lean to other side)
But Uncle John rode on and on! (bounce)

Swing me over the ocean (from Jbrary)
Swing me over the ocean,
Swing me over the sea,
Swing me over the garden,
And have me home for tea! 

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Floating Bubble Song

Wheels on the Bus 

I'm a little cuckoo clock (from Born to Read)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby)
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)

Literacy tip of the week: Experiences that involve several senses (like bubbles) help strengthen brain connections.

Baby Storytime 10/17/19

Book read: 
Tickle Monster by Edouard Manceau

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Hands are Clapping (from Reading with Red)
Hands are clapping,
Clap, clap, clap,
Hands are clapping,
Clap, clap, clap,
Hands are clapping,
Clap, clap, clap,
Clap your hands my darling!
Repeat with other actions

Where oh where are baby's fingers? (from Jbrary)
Where oh where are baby's fingers?
Where oh where are baby's toes?
Where oh where is baby's bellybutton?
Round and round it goes!

Wheels on the Bus

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Floating Bubble Song

Hickory Dickory Dock (with parachute)

Literacy tip of the week: Diaper changing time is a great opportunity to fit in a song together.

 

Baby Storytime 10/10/19

Book read:
Faster, faster by Leslie Patricelli (board book set)

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)

These little hands of mine (to the tune of "This Little Light of Mine", from 2019 CSLP manual)
These little hands of mine,
I'm going to make them clap!
These little hands of mine,
I'm going to make them clap!
Make them clap, make them clap, make them clap!
Other verses: feet stomping, body bouncing

Wheels on the bus

I'm a little cuckoo clock (from KCLS)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock!
CUCKOO! (jump once)

Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock!
CUCKOO! CUCKOO! (jump twice)

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Floating Bubble Song

Pop goes the weasel (with parachute)

Motorboat, motorboat (with parachute)

The Elevator Song (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: Babies tend to love reading books with pictures of other babies.

Baby Storytime 10/3/19

Book read:
I love all of me! by Lorie Ann Grover

Wake up Feet (modified from Jbrary)
Wake up feet and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle!
Wake up feet and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle!
Wake up and wiggle in the morning!
(for additional verses use different body parts)

Come along and march with me (from Storytime Underground)
Come and march along with me,
Along with me.
Come and march along with me,
So early in the morning.
(Other actions can include spinning, hopping, bouncing, flying, etc)

Here we go up, up, up (from Reading With Red)
Here we go up, up, up! (reach up)
Here we go down, down, down! (touch floor)
Here we go back and forth! (sway side to side)
And here we go round and round! (turn around) 

Let's Go Riding in an Elevator (from Jbrary)
Let's go riding in an elevator (hold baby in front of you)
An elevator, elevator. (rock back and forth)
Let's go riding in an elevator!
First floor (lift baby, raise up on each floor)
Second floor,
Third floor,
Fourth floor,
Down, down, down! (bring baby down to ground) 

Wheels on the bus

I'm a little cuckoo clock (from KCLS)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock!
CUCKOO! (jump once)

Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock!
CUCKOO! CUCKOO! (jump twice)

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Floating Bubble Song

Literacy tip of the week: Repeating songs and rhymes will help you baby remember them.

Baby Storytime 9/26/19

Book read:
Early Bird by Toni Yuly

Little Bird (from Storytime Katie)
I saw a little bird go hop, hop, hop. (hop)
I told the little bird to stop, stop, stop. (hold hand out for stop)
I went to the window to say "How do you do?" (handshake)
He wagged his little tail and away he flew. (shake tail and fly away)

Here we fly up, up, up (modified from Reading With Red)
Here we fly up, up, up! (reach up)
Here we fly down, down, down! (touch floor)
Here we fly back and forth! (sway side to side)
And here we fly round and round! (turn around)

Autumn leaves are falling down (adapted from Jbrary)
Autumn leaves are falling down, falling down, falling down, (flutter hands towards ground)
Autumn leaves are falling down, all around town.

The wind will blow them round and round, round and round, (spin)
The wind will blow them round and round, all around town.

Autumn leaves are dancing round, dancing round, dancing round (dance)
Autumn leaves are dancing round, all around town.

Wheels on the Bus

I'm a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (jump once)

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

10 Little Bubbles (while popping bubbles, to the tune of "Ten Little Indians")
One little,
Two little,
Three little bubbles,
Four little,
Five little,
Six little bubbles.
Seven little,
Eight little,
Nine little bubbles.
Ten little bubbles in the air.  

If you're happy and you know it (with parachute)

Literacy tip of the week: Babies may have a short attention span but every little bit of reading time matters!

Baby Storytime 9/19/19

Book read: 
Look at the baby by Kelly Johnson

Wake up Feet (modified from Jbrary)
Wake up feet and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle!
Wake up feet and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle!
Wake up and wiggle in the morning!
(for additional verses use different body parts)

1, 2, 3 Baby's on my knee (from Jbrary)
1, 2, 3 Baby's on my knee! (bounce baby)
Rooster crows, and away they go! (lift baby)

We Hit the Floor Together (to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell", from Abby Librarian)
We hit the floor together,
We hit the floor together,
We hit the floor together,
Because it's fun to do!
Repeat with different actions: clap hands, nod heads, sway side to side, say hello, etc.

Wheels on the Bus

If you're happy and you know it

I've got rainbows in my bubbles (from Yogibrarian)
I've got rainbows in my bubbles yes I do.
I've got rainbows in my bubbles yes I do.
When I look up at the sun I've got rainbows everyone.
I've got rainbows in my bubbles yes I do.

Literacy tip of the week: Bouncing songs are a great way to help your baby physically feel the sounds in words.

Baby Storytime 9/12/19

Book read: 
My hands say hello by Mary Murphy

My hands say hello (to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell", from Abby the Librarian)
My hands say hello
My hands say hello
Every time I see my friends
My hands say hello
Repeat using other body parts.

1, 2, 3 Baby's on my knee (from Jbrary)
1, 2, 3 Baby's on my knee! (bounce baby)
Rooster crows, and away they go! (lift baby)

If you're happy and you know it

Wheels on the bus

I'm a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (jump once)

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

10 Little Bubbbles (while popping bubbles, to the tune of "Ten Little Indians")
One little,
Two little,
Three little bubbles,
Four little,
Five little,
Six little bubbles.
Seven little,
Eight little,
Nine little bubbles.
Ten little bubbles in the air. 

Literacy tip of the week: Animal sounds are a great way to expose babies to the sounds in language.

Baby Storytime 8/8/19

Book read:
Baby Bedtime by Mem Fox

This Is The Way (with scarves, from Mel's Desk)
This is the way we wash our arms,
Wash our arms, wash our arms.
This is the way we wash our arms,
When we're in the bathtub.
(repeat using legs, tummy, head, etc)

Peekaboo (with scarves, from Jbrary) 
Peekaboo, peekaboo,
I see you! I see you!
I see your button nose.
I see your tiny toes.
Peekaboo! Peekaboo!  

My Little Baby (to the tune of Shortin' Bread, modified from Verona Storytime)
My little baby loves bouncing, bouncing,
My little baby loves bouncing round.
My little baby loves bouncing, bouncing,
My little baby loves bouncing round.
Lean to the left, lean to the right, now hug that baby nice and tight!
Other actions include: jumping high, spinning round, dancing fast, flying high, etc)

I'm a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (jump once)

Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (jump twice) 
 
10 Little Bubbles (while popping bubbles, to the tune of "Ten Little Indians")
One little,
Two little,
Three little bubbles,
Four little,
Five little,
Six little bubbles.
Seven little,
Eight little,
Nine little bubbles.
Ten little bubbles in the air.

The Elevator Song (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: Repetition is an important way to build connections in your baby's brain.

Baby Storytime 8/1/19

Book read: 
Higher, Higher by Leslie Patricelli

Here we fly up, up, up (modified from Reading With Red)
Here we fly up, up, up! (reach up)
Here we fly down, down, down! (touch floor)
Here we fly back and forth! (sway side to side)
And here we fly round and round! (turn around)
 
Let's go riding in a rocket ship (modified from "Let's go riding in an elevator", with parachute)
Let's go riding in a rocket ship!
Let's go riding in a rocket ship!
Up, up, up we go!
Down, down, down we come!

We Hit the Floor Together (to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell", from Abby Librarian)
We hit the floor together,
We hit the floor together,
We hit the floor together,
Because it's fun to do! 

Wheels on the bus 

10 Little Bubbles (while popping bubbles, to the tune of "Ten Little Indians")
One little,
Two little,
Three little bubbles,
Four little,
Five little,
Six little bubbles.
Seven little,
Eight little,
Nine little bubbles.
Ten little bubbles in the air.

Literacy tip of the week: Try to point out items in the pictures as you read with your baby. It helps them learn about the world and build their vocabulary.

Baby Storytime 7/25/19

Book read: 
Five little chicks by Nancy Tafuri

Bumpin' up and down in my little space shuttle (from Jbrary)
Bumpin' up and down in my little space shuttle,
Bumpin' up and down in my little space shuttle,
Bumpin' up and down in my little space shuttle,
Won't you go to the moon with me?

Other verses:
My space suit's on and my boots are too...
We step on the moon and we bounce up and down...

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

I'm a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (jump once)

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

10 Little Bubbles (while popping bubbles, to the tune of "Ten Little Indians")
One little,
Two little,
Three little bubbles,
Four little,
Five little,
Six little bubbles.
Seven little,
Eight little,
Nine little bubbles.
Ten little bubbles in the air.

Literacy tip of the week: Reading to your baby should not be stressful. Go with the flow and know that every minute counts!

Baby Storytime 7/11/19

Book read:
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (big book)

Twinkle Little Star

Wheels on the Bus

I'm a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (jump once)

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

10 Little Bubbles (while popping bubbles, to the tune of "Ten Little Indians")
One little,
Two little,
Three little bubbles,
Four little,
Five little,
Six little bubbles.
Seven little,
Eight little,
Nine little bubbles.
Ten little bubbles in the air.

Pretending countdown and "blastoff" into space

Literacy tip of the week: Babies have eyesight that is still developing, so larger books are a great way to help them see the pictures as you read with them.