Baby & Me Storytime - 10/6 & 10/8

This Baby & Me Storytime was presented at Bellevue Public Library on October 6 and 8, 2015.

Book:
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr., illustrated by Eric Carle

Songs:

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.


Hello, Friends!

(tune: "Goodnight Ladies")

Hello friends.

Hello friends.

Hello friends.

We're glad you came today!

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

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

Rhymes:

As I Went Walking to Town One Day

As I went walking to town one day,

(walking motions with hands on lap – or - children bounce)

Oh it was a sunshiny day. (make big sun with hands)

As I went walking to town one day,

I met a cow along the way.

And what do you think that cow did say?

Moooo!

(repeat using other animals and sounds)

Pudding on the Plate

Pudding on the plate, pudding on the plate,
(sway gently from side to side with your child)
Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble,
Pudding on the plate.

Candies in the jar, candies in the jar,
(shake* or bounce gently with your child)
Shake them up, shake them up,
Candies in the jar.

Candles on the cake, candles on the cake,
Blow them out, blow them out,
Candles on the cake.
(gently blow in your child's face!)

*  Remember that any playtime activity that involves shaking should be done very gently.  One way to let your child experience the feeling of shaking is to gently bounce him on your lap.

Our activity this week was Musical Instruments!

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).