Baby & Me Storytime ~ Feb. 3 & 5, 2015

This Baby & Me Storytime was presented at Bellevue Public Library on February 3 & 5, 2015.

Book:
Splash! by Roberta Grobel Intrater

Songs:

Hello, Friends!

(tune: "Goodnight Ladies")

Hello friends.

Hello friends.

Hello friends.

We're glad you came today!

Skinnamarink

Skinnamarink-a-dink-a-dink,

Skinnamarink-a-doo!

I love you!

Skinnamarink-a-dink-a-dink,

Skinnamarink-a-doo!

I love you!

I love you in the morning,

And in the afternoon.

I love you in the evening,

And underneath the moon, oh,

Skinnamarink-a-dink-a-dink,

Skinnamarink-a-doo!

I love you!

I Can Make My Hands Go Clap
(tune: "Do You Know the Muffin Man?")

I can make my hands go clap,
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap.
I can make my hands go clap.
They're a part of me!

I can make my feet go tap...
I can use my hands to wave...
I can use my mouth to talk...
I can use my ears to hear...



This is the Way We Take a Bath

This is the way we take a bath,
Take a bath, take a bath.
This is the way we take a bath
So early in the morning.

Pat our heads...
Wash our tummies...
Blow a kiss...
Wave hello...


Rhymes:

Pat-a-Cake!

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake,

Baker's man,

Bake me a cake

As fast as you can.

Roll it and pat it

And mark it with a "B",

And put it in the oven

For baby and me!

Everybody Know I Love My Toes

(Barbara Allyn, copyright SOCAN)

Everybody knows I love my toes,

Everybody knows I love my toes.

I love my noggin, my knees,

My neck and my nose,

And everybody knows I love my toes!

Everybody knows I love my eyes.

Everybody knows I love my eyes.

I love my legs, my lips,

My neck and my nose,

And everybody knows I love my toes.

Everybody knows I love my feet.

Everybody knows I love my feet.

I love my skin, my chin,

My knees and my nose,

And everybody knows I love my toes.

Our activity this week was SCARVES!

“Play is the work of children”….. J. Piaget

Over the years I have enjoyed watching the adults interact with their children and I always come away with new insights and a renewed appreciation (and thankfulness!) for the parents who actively invest in the precious early years of their children's lives.  Playing is so important for children.  As you might be able to tell from the photos and videos below, our parents/caregivers know how to have fun with something as simple as a square of fabric! 

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).