Baby & Me Storytime

Presented at Bellevue Public Library on Thursday, June 20, 2013.

Book:

Splash! by Roberta Grobel Intrater

Songs:

Hello, Friends!(tune: "Goodnight Ladies")

Hello friends.
Hello friends.
Hello friends.
We're glad you came today!

(After singing the song I invite an adult to introduce him/herself and their child. We repeat the song, substituting the child's name for the word "friends". We do this until everyone has been introduced and all the children have been serenaded!)


Baby, Baby, Wash Your Hands
(tune: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")

Baby, Baby, wash your hands.  Baby's bath is fun!

Baby, Baby, wash your hands.  Now your hands are done!

Baby, Baby, wash your toes.  Baby's bath is fun!

Baby, Baby, wash your toes.  Now your toes are done!

(For additional verses, come up with other parts of baby's body that need washing.)

These Little Fingers
(tune: "The Wheels on the Bus")

These little fingers go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
These little fingers go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
And now they're on my _________.

With this song, the list of possibilities is endless!  Our fingers may end up on baby's leg, nose, elbow, foot, ear, head, tummy, belly button, etc.  And the actions can also be changed, so that our little fingers go tap-tap-tap, pat-pat-pat, rub-rub-rub, tickle-tickle-tickle, etc.  Have fun with this one!




You Are My Sunshine

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,
You make me happy when skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away.




Activities:


One Little Baby Rocking in a Tree

One little baby rocking in a tree.
(gently rock child)
Two little babies splashing in the sea.
(adult/child make "splashing" motion)
Three little babies crawling on the floor.
(move hands in "walking" motion in front of child)
Four little babies knocking at the door.
(make a fist and "knock" in the air)
Five little babies playing hide and seek.
(cover eyes with hands)
Don't look!  Don't look!
Until I say...PEEK!
(uncover eyes)


Popcorn!

Pop! Pop! Pop!
(clap in rhythm each time you say "pop")
Pour the corn into the pot.
(rub palms of hands together briskly)
Pop! Pop! Pop!
(clap in rhythm each time you say "pop")
Take and shake it 'til it's hot.
(rub palms of hands together)
Pop! Pop! Pop!
(clap in rhythm each time you say "pop")
Lift the lid.  What have you got?
(rub palms of hands together)
Pop... pop... pop...
(clap in rhythm each time you say "pop")
POPCORN!
(raise arms or lift baby gently into the air!)

Here are some photos from our morning session:

Our Group Activity was PUPPETS on Thursday morning and BOARD BOOKS for the evening program! 

Our next Baby and Me Storytime will be Thursday, June 27, 2013!

Each Baby & Me Storytime includes activities that support one or more of the five early literacy practices identified as essential in helping your child develop the skills they need before they can learn to read. The five practices – singing, talking, reading, playing and writing –were developed for Every Child Ready to Read®, an initiative of the Association for Library Services for Children (ALSC) and the Public Library Association (PLA).