Book:
Peek-a-Boo! by Roberta Grobel Intrater
Songs:
My Little Baby Is _____
(tune
"Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah")
My little baby is (name)
Cutest little baby I kno-o-o-ow.
My little baby is (name)
And I love you so!
Goodbye, Friends!
(tune: "Goodnight Ladies")
Goodbye friends.
Goodbye friends.
Goodbye friends.
We're glad you came today!
Clap Your Hands, 1,2,3
(tune: “This Old Man”
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
(tune: “This Old Man”
Clap your hands, one, two, three.
Play a clapping game with me.
Now your hands have gone away.
* Bring them back so we can play!
(last
time: “We’ll play this game another day!”)
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Rhymes:
Where, Oh Where Are Baby's Fingers?
Where, oh where are baby’s fingers? (touch fingers)
Where, oh where are baby’s toes? (touch toes)
Where’s the baby’s belly button? (tap belly button)
‘Round and ‘round it goes (make circle around belly)
Where, oh where are baby’s ears? (touch ears)
Where, oh where is baby’s nose? (touch nose)
Where’s the baby’s belly button? (tap belly button)
‘Round and ‘round it goes. (make circle around belly)
Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock
Where, oh where are baby’s fingers? (touch fingers)
Where, oh where are baby’s toes? (touch toes)
Where’s the baby’s belly button? (tap belly button)
‘Round and ‘round it goes (make circle around belly)
Where, oh where are baby’s ears? (touch ears)
Where, oh where is baby’s nose? (touch nose)
Where’s the baby’s belly button? (tap belly button)
‘Round and ‘round it goes. (make circle around belly)
Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock
Tick, tock, tick, tock,
I'm a li...ttle cu-ckoo clock
Tick, tock, tick, tock,
Now I'm stri-king one o-clock.
Cu-ckoo!
(This rhyme can be said quite slowly, which makes for a gentle rocking motion. When we slow down our speech we lengthen some of the words, which helps your child hear syllables as well as the cadence of our language. When speaking, put the emphasis on the underlined words or parts of words. Cradle baby in your arms or hold him up with your hands under his underarms. Gently rock child from side to side in rhythm with your words. When you say "CUCKOO", gently lift your child into the air. For older children: have child stand and gently rock from side to side in rhythm with the chant. Invite your child to raise hands above his/her head and/or jump one time for each "CUCKOO" they hear. Continue this chant, changing the verse to "two o'clock...CUCKOO! CUCKOO!, three o'clock...CUCKOO! CUCKOO! CUCKOO!, etc.)
Our activity this week was Bean Bags!
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).
