Book read:
We've All Got Bellybuttons by David Martin
ASL Sign of the Week: Bath
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)
Hickory dickory dock (adapted from Perry Public Library)
Hickory dickory dock, (start with baby on ground)
The the mouse ran up the clock, (lift baby)
The clock struck one, (lift high once)
The mouse ran down. (bring baby down)
Hickory dickory dock. (tickle hands down baby's body)
Hop along (to the tune of "Row, row, row your boat", found here)
Hop, hop, hop along,
Or bounce on someone's knee.
Higher and higher and higher,
Bunny hop with me!
Motorboat, Motorboat
Patacake
Head and Shoulders Baby 1, 2, 3 (found at King County Library and Jbrary)
Head and shoulders baby 1, 2, 3.
Head and shoulders baby 1, 2, 3.
Head and shouders, head and shoulders,
Head and shoulders baby 1, 2, 3.
(Additional verses can included any two body parts. Examples: Eyes and Ears, Tummy and Back, Knees and Toes)
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
Literacy tip of the Week: Most songs can be done in a variety of ways. For instance "Hickory Dickory Dock can be done by lifting baby's whole body or just lifting their legs. Trying songs different ways will keep things interesting for you and your baby.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Chickens and Eggs Storytime 4/7/15 and 4/8/15
Books read:
Whose Chick Are You? by Nancy Tafuri
The Cow Who Laid an Egg by Andy Cutbill
Other book suggestions:
Roly Poly Egg by Kali Stileman
Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert
Charlie Chick by Nick Denchfield
ASL Sign of the Week: Bird
If You're a Chicken and You Know It
If you're a chicken and you know it cluck like this,
If you're a chicken and you know it cluck like this,
If you're a chicken and you know it, then your face will surely show it.
If you're a chicken and you know it, cluck like this.
Additional actions: flap wings, scratch, peck
Shake, Shake, Shake (to the tune of "Do your ears hang low?", from Storytimes and More)
Can you shake your egg up high?
Can you shake your egg down low?
Can you shake it side to side?
Can you shake it by your toe?
Can you shake it really fast?
Can you shake it really slow?
Can you shake your egg?
I Know a Chicken (from Laurie Berker's CD "Whaddaya Think of That?")
Chick in the Egg (modified version of "Jack in the Box" found on Jbrary)
Jack in the box,
Sits so still.
Will he come out?
Yes he will!
So Many Eggs (from "Liven Up Your Storytimes" a 2010 ALA Presentation by Kathy MacMillan and Christine Kirkner)
Animal pictures are placed in plastic eggs, kids can come up and open each egg for the group as you say this rhyme:
I found a nest while walking one day.
"Look at all the eggs!" I had to say.
I waited and waited, and what did I see?
Crack! Who hatched? A baby ______ was looking at me!
Literacy tip of the Week: Acting out songs with lots of movement is a great way to develop your child's large motor skills.
Whose Chick Are You? by Nancy Tafuri
The Cow Who Laid an Egg by Andy Cutbill
Other book suggestions:
Roly Poly Egg by Kali Stileman
Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert
Charlie Chick by Nick Denchfield
ASL Sign of the Week: Bird
If You're a Chicken and You Know It
If you're a chicken and you know it cluck like this,
If you're a chicken and you know it cluck like this,
If you're a chicken and you know it, then your face will surely show it.
If you're a chicken and you know it, cluck like this.
Additional actions: flap wings, scratch, peck
Shake, Shake, Shake (to the tune of "Do your ears hang low?", from Storytimes and More)
Can you shake your egg up high?
Can you shake your egg down low?
Can you shake it side to side?
Can you shake it by your toe?
Can you shake it really fast?
Can you shake it really slow?
Can you shake your egg?
I Know a Chicken (from Laurie Berker's CD "Whaddaya Think of That?")
Chick in the Egg (modified version of "Jack in the Box" found on Jbrary)
Jack in the box,
Sits so still.
Will he come out?
Yes he will!
So Many Eggs (from "Liven Up Your Storytimes" a 2010 ALA Presentation by Kathy MacMillan and Christine Kirkner)
Animal pictures are placed in plastic eggs, kids can come up and open each egg for the group as you say this rhyme:
I found a nest while walking one day.
"Look at all the eggs!" I had to say.
I waited and waited, and what did I see?
Crack! Who hatched? A baby ______ was looking at me!
Literacy tip of the Week: Acting out songs with lots of movement is a great way to develop your child's large motor skills.
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Baby Storytime 4/2/15
Book read:
Charlie Chick by Nick Denchfield
ASL Sign of the Week: More
Hop along (to the tune of "Row, row, row your boat", found here)
Hop, hop, hop along,
Or bounce on someone's knee.
Higher and higher and higher,
Bunny hop with me!
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)
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
She'll be Coming Around the Moutain (from Jbrary)
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
Yee Haw! (lift baby)
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
Yee Haw! (lift baby)
She'll be coming around the mountain.
She'll be coming around the mountain.
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes.
Whoa there! (lean back)
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes.
Whoa there! (lean back)
She'll be riding six white horses.
She'll be riding six white horses.
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes.
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes.
Yum! Yum! (rub tummy)
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes.
Yum! Yum! (rub tummy)
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings.
We'll all eat chicken and dumpling.
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes.
Baby Fell Into the Bathtub (modified from Perry Public Library)
Baby fell into the bathtub, (tip baby back as if falling)
Baby fell into the sink (repeat)
Baby fell into the raspberry jam (repeat)
And came out pink! (lift baby up)
Itsy Bitsy Spider
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)
Wheels on the Bus
Literacy tip of the week: Your baby will learn to pay attention to their name very early on. If you use their name right before a new word, your baby is more likely to learn the new word.
Charlie Chick by Nick Denchfield
ASL Sign of the Week: More
Hop along (to the tune of "Row, row, row your boat", found here)
Hop, hop, hop along,
Or bounce on someone's knee.
Higher and higher and higher,
Bunny hop with me!
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)
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
She'll be Coming Around the Moutain (from Jbrary)
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
Yee Haw! (lift baby)
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
Yee Haw! (lift baby)
She'll be coming around the mountain.
She'll be coming around the mountain.
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes.
Whoa there! (lean back)
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes.
Whoa there! (lean back)
She'll be riding six white horses.
She'll be riding six white horses.
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes.
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes.
Yum! Yum! (rub tummy)
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes.
Yum! Yum! (rub tummy)
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings.
We'll all eat chicken and dumpling.
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes.
Baby Fell Into the Bathtub (modified from Perry Public Library)
Baby fell into the bathtub, (tip baby back as if falling)
Baby fell into the sink (repeat)
Baby fell into the raspberry jam (repeat)
And came out pink! (lift baby up)
Itsy Bitsy Spider
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)
Wheels on the Bus
Literacy tip of the week: Your baby will learn to pay attention to their name very early on. If you use their name right before a new word, your baby is more likely to learn the new word.
Bunnies Storytime 3/31/15 and 4/1/15
Books read:
Peek-a-boo Bunny by Holly Surplice
Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
The bunnies are not in their beds by Marisabina Russo
Other book suggestions:Bunnies! by Kevan Atteberry
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming
Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes
ASL Sign of the Week: Bunny
Hop along (to the tune of "Row, row, row your boat", found here)
Hop, hop, hop along,
Or bounce on someone's knee.
Higher and higher and higher,
Bunny hop with me!
Joe the Bunny (from Step by Step Childcare)
I'm a little bunny, my name is Joe.
I hop fast, and I hope slow! (hop fast then slow)
Whenever I get sleepy, my ears droop low, (make droopy ears with hands)
But after my nap, up they go! (lift "ears" up)
Did you ever see a bunny? (to the tune of "Did you ever see a lassie?", inspired by the penguin version at Perpetual Preschool)
Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny,
Did you ever see a bunny jump this way and that?
Jump this way and that way, and this way and that way.
Did you ever see a bunny jump this way and that?
Other actions can include, run dance, clap, spin, stomp, etc.
If you're hoppy and you know it (from Sunflower Storytime)
If you’re hoppy and you know it, hop around
If you’re hoppy and you know it, hop around
If you’re hoppy and you know it
And you really want to show it
If you’re hoppy and you know it, hop around.
…hop around
…shake your tail
…stomp your feet
…wiggle your nose
Bunny Hop song on CD
Funny Bunny Hop (from Preschool Education)
Funny little bunny goes hop, hop, hop!
Funny little bunny please stop, stop, stop!
Wiggle your ears and crinkle your nose.
Then wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, right down to your toes!
Bunny in the hole (adapted from "Jack in the Box" by Jbrary)
Bunny in the hole,
Sits so still,
Will he come out?
Yes he will!
Craft: We decorated a bunny template with cotton balls.
Literacy tip of the week: Rhyming stories help your child identify the sounds of language. This skill becomes increasingly important as your child is learning how to read.
Peek-a-boo Bunny by Holly Surplice
Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
The bunnies are not in their beds by Marisabina Russo
Other book suggestions:Bunnies! by Kevan Atteberry
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming
Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes
ASL Sign of the Week: Bunny
Hop along (to the tune of "Row, row, row your boat", found here)
Hop, hop, hop along,
Or bounce on someone's knee.
Higher and higher and higher,
Bunny hop with me!
Joe the Bunny (from Step by Step Childcare)
I'm a little bunny, my name is Joe.
I hop fast, and I hope slow! (hop fast then slow)
Whenever I get sleepy, my ears droop low, (make droopy ears with hands)
But after my nap, up they go! (lift "ears" up)
Did you ever see a bunny? (to the tune of "Did you ever see a lassie?", inspired by the penguin version at Perpetual Preschool)
Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny,
Did you ever see a bunny jump this way and that?
Jump this way and that way, and this way and that way.
Did you ever see a bunny jump this way and that?
Other actions can include, run dance, clap, spin, stomp, etc.
If you're hoppy and you know it (from Sunflower Storytime)
If you’re hoppy and you know it, hop around
If you’re hoppy and you know it, hop around
If you’re hoppy and you know it
And you really want to show it
If you’re hoppy and you know it, hop around.
…hop around
…shake your tail
…stomp your feet
…wiggle your nose
Bunny Hop song on CD
Funny Bunny Hop (from Preschool Education)
Funny little bunny goes hop, hop, hop!
Funny little bunny please stop, stop, stop!
Wiggle your ears and crinkle your nose.
Then wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, right down to your toes!
Bunny in the hole (adapted from "Jack in the Box" by Jbrary)
Bunny in the hole,
Sits so still,
Will he come out?
Yes he will!
Craft: We decorated a bunny template with cotton balls.
Literacy tip of the week: Rhyming stories help your child identify the sounds of language. This skill becomes increasingly important as your child is learning how to read.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Baby Storytime 3/26/15
Book read:
Funny Face, Sunny Face by Sally Symes
ASL Signs of the Week: Mom and Dad
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)
The Grand Old Duke of York
The grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men.
He marched them up to the top of the hill (lift baby in the air)
And he marched them down again (lower baby)
And when they're up, they're up. (lift baby)
And when they're down their down. (lower baby)
But when they're only halfway up (raise baby halfway)
They're neither up nor down.
Where is Big Toe? (to the tune of "Where is Thumbkin?", from Library Meow)
Where is big toe?
Where is big toe?
Here I am! Here I am! (touch baby's toe)
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe,
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe.
My big toe. My big toe.
Other verses can include:
Where is elbow...bendy, bendy elbow.
Where is tummy... tickle, tickle tummy.
Where are two eyes... peekaboo two eyes.
Where are two hands... happy clappy two hands.
Itsy Bitsy Spider
This Is The Way (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
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
Literacy tip of the week: Even though they may not understand their meaning, rhymes with number concepts will prepare you baby for the idea of counting.
Funny Face, Sunny Face by Sally Symes
ASL Signs of the Week: Mom and Dad
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)
The Grand Old Duke of York
The grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men.
He marched them up to the top of the hill (lift baby in the air)
And he marched them down again (lower baby)
And when they're up, they're up. (lift baby)
And when they're down their down. (lower baby)
But when they're only halfway up (raise baby halfway)
They're neither up nor down.
Where is Big Toe? (to the tune of "Where is Thumbkin?", from Library Meow)
Where is big toe?
Where is big toe?
Here I am! Here I am! (touch baby's toe)
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe,
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe.
My big toe. My big toe.
Other verses can include:
Where is elbow...bendy, bendy elbow.
Where is tummy... tickle, tickle tummy.
Where are two eyes... peekaboo two eyes.
Where are two hands... happy clappy two hands.
Itsy Bitsy Spider
This Is The Way (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
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
Literacy tip of the week: Even though they may not understand their meaning, rhymes with number concepts will prepare you baby for the idea of counting.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Zoo Storytime 3/24/15 and 3/25/15
Books read:
Life Size Zoo by Teruyuki Komiya
Underpants Zoo by by Brian Sendelbach
Other book suggestions:
Animal Strike at the Zoo by Karma Wilson
Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert
Zoo-Looking by Mem Fox
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
ASL Sign of the Week: Monkey
Going to the Zoo (adapted from one of the 2014 ALA Conferences Guerilla Storytimes)
We're going to see some bears,
We're going to the zoo!
To look at all the animals and everything they do.
Shake it, baby, shake it!
Shake it if you can!
Shake it like a milkshake and pour it in a can!
Shake it to the bottom!
Shake it to the top!
Shake it round and round and round,
Until I tell you STOP!
Monkey Dance by the Wiggles
Monkey See, Monkey Do (from Perry Public Library)
Monkey see, monkey do,
Little monkey in the zoo.
Little monkey in the tree,
Can you jump around like me?
Additional actions can include, swing tail, clap hands, nod head, etc.
Kangaroo (from Preschool Education)
Jump, jump, jump, (jump)
Goes the kangaroo!
I thought only one, (hold out one finger)
but now I see two! (hold out two fingers)
Mommy and her baby, with his head popping out.
He holds on tight (hug self)
as they jump all about! (jump)
Elephant Goes Like This (from Preschool Education)
The elephant goes like this, like that (swing arms like a trunk)
He's terrible big (hold arms up high)
and very fat. (hold arms out)
He has no fingers. He has no toes. (wiggle fingers and toes)
But goodness gracious! What a nose! (swing arms like trunk)
Where is Tiger? (adapted from "Where is Brown Bear?" from Preschool Education)
Where is Tiger? Where is Tiger?
Here I am. Here I am.
How are you today sir?
Very, very sleepy.
Go to sleep. Go to sleep.
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Literacy tip of the week: When you read books to your child don't forget that you can always skip words or modify the story to suit their attention span. This will help make reading time even more fun for you both!
Life Size Zoo by Teruyuki Komiya
Underpants Zoo by by Brian Sendelbach
Other book suggestions:
Animal Strike at the Zoo by Karma Wilson
Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert
Zoo-Looking by Mem Fox
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
ASL Sign of the Week: Monkey
Going to the Zoo (adapted from one of the 2014 ALA Conferences Guerilla Storytimes)
We're going to see some bears,
We're going to the zoo!
To look at all the animals and everything they do.
Shake it, baby, shake it!
Shake it if you can!
Shake it like a milkshake and pour it in a can!
Shake it to the bottom!
Shake it to the top!
Shake it round and round and round,
Until I tell you STOP!
Monkey Dance by the Wiggles
Monkey See, Monkey Do (from Perry Public Library)
Monkey see, monkey do,
Little monkey in the zoo.
Little monkey in the tree,
Can you jump around like me?
Additional actions can include, swing tail, clap hands, nod head, etc.
Kangaroo (from Preschool Education)
Jump, jump, jump, (jump)
Goes the kangaroo!
I thought only one, (hold out one finger)
but now I see two! (hold out two fingers)
Mommy and her baby, with his head popping out.
He holds on tight (hug self)
as they jump all about! (jump)
Elephant Goes Like This (from Preschool Education)
The elephant goes like this, like that (swing arms like a trunk)
He's terrible big (hold arms up high)
and very fat. (hold arms out)
He has no fingers. He has no toes. (wiggle fingers and toes)
But goodness gracious! What a nose! (swing arms like trunk)
Where is Tiger? (adapted from "Where is Brown Bear?" from Preschool Education)
Where is Tiger? Where is Tiger?
Here I am. Here I am.
How are you today sir?
Very, very sleepy.
Go to sleep. Go to sleep.
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Literacy tip of the week: When you read books to your child don't forget that you can always skip words or modify the story to suit their attention span. This will help make reading time even more fun for you both!
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Baby Storytime 3/19/15
Book read:
Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera
Where is Big Toe? (to the tune of "Where is Thumbkin?", from Library Meow)
Where is big toe?
Where is big toe?
Here I am! Here I am! (touch baby's toe)
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe,
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe.
My big toe. My big toe.
Other verses can include:
Where is elbow...bendy, bendy elbow.
Where is tummy... tickle, tickle tummy.
Where are two eyes... peekaboo two eyes.
Where are two hands... happy clappy two hands.
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)
Lift one foot and then the other (from Jbrary)
Lift one foot and then the other, (lift baby's legs)
Lift one foot and then the other,
Lift one foot and then the other,
Lift them both together!
Lift one hand and then the other, (lift baby's arms)
Lift one hand and then the other,
Lift one hand and then the other,
Lift them both together!
Clap your hands and keep on clapping, (clap baby's hands)
Clap your hands and keep on clapping,
Clap your hands and keep on clapping,
Clap them both together!
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Motorboat, Motorboat
The Grand Old Duke of York
The grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men.
He marched them up to the top of the hill (lift baby in the air)
And he marched them down again (lower baby)
And when they're up, they're up. (lift baby's legs)
And when they're down their down. (lower baby's legs)
But when they're only halfway up (raise legs halfway)
They're neither up nor down.
Itsy Bitsy Spider
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)
Wheels on the Bus
Literacy tip of the week: Singable books provide your baby with familiarity and repetition. They also slow down the sounds of language, so as your baby grows they will be able to identify them.
Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera
Where is Big Toe? (to the tune of "Where is Thumbkin?", from Library Meow)
Where is big toe?
Where is big toe?
Here I am! Here I am! (touch baby's toe)
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe,
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe.
My big toe. My big toe.
Other verses can include:
Where is elbow...bendy, bendy elbow.
Where is tummy... tickle, tickle tummy.
Where are two eyes... peekaboo two eyes.
Where are two hands... happy clappy two hands.
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)
Lift one foot and then the other (from Jbrary)
Lift one foot and then the other, (lift baby's legs)
Lift one foot and then the other,
Lift one foot and then the other,
Lift them both together!
Lift one hand and then the other, (lift baby's arms)
Lift one hand and then the other,
Lift one hand and then the other,
Lift them both together!
Clap your hands and keep on clapping, (clap baby's hands)
Clap your hands and keep on clapping,
Clap your hands and keep on clapping,
Clap them both together!
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Motorboat, Motorboat
The Grand Old Duke of York
The grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men.
He marched them up to the top of the hill (lift baby in the air)
And he marched them down again (lower baby)
And when they're up, they're up. (lift baby's legs)
And when they're down their down. (lower baby's legs)
But when they're only halfway up (raise legs halfway)
They're neither up nor down.
Itsy Bitsy Spider
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)
Wheels on the Bus
Literacy tip of the week: Singable books provide your baby with familiarity and repetition. They also slow down the sounds of language, so as your baby grows they will be able to identify them.
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