Baby & Me Storytime

This Baby & Me Storytime was presented at Bellevue Public Library on Tuesday, February 25, 2014.

Book: 
I Love You Through and Through/Te Quiero, Yo Te Quiero 
by Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak, illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church

Songs:

Where is Baby?
(tune: "Frere Jacques")

Where is (child's name)?  Where is (child's name)? 
(Cover child's face with a blanket or scarf)

There you are!  There you are!
(pull cover away)

I'm so glad to see you!  I'm so glad to see you!

Peek-a-boo!  Peek-a-boo!
(cover and uncover child's face again)


Wave Your Bells In The Air
(tune: "If You're Happy and You Know It")

Wave your bells up in the air, in the air!
Wave your bells up in the air, in the air!
Wave your bells up in the air,
Oh, wave them way up there!
Wave your bells up in the air, in the air!

Shake your bells up and down, up and down!
Shake your bells up and down, up and down!
Shake your bells up and down,
and shake them all around!
Shake your bells up and down, up and down!




Itsy-Bitsy Spider

The itsy bitsy spider went up the waterspout.
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.



Activities:

One Little Baby Rocking in a Tree

One little baby rocking in a tree. (adult gently rocks 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)


Where Are Baby's Fingers?

Where, oh where are Baby's fingers?
Where, oh where are Baby's toes?
Where is Baby's belly button?
'Round and 'round it goes!

Where, oh where are Baby's ears?
Where, oh where is Baby's nose?
Where is Baby's belly button?
'Round and 'round it goes!



Our activity this week was Musical Instruments!

Library News:
This week we welcomed new friends Noah and Mason!

Next week's Baby and Me Storytime will be held on March 4th & 6th, 2014!

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).