Baby & Me Storytime: 10/9/17-10/12/17

This Baby & Me Storytime was presented at Bellevue Public Library on October 9,10,&12, 2017.

Book:

Wild Animals 

Songs:

Hello, Friends!

(tune: "Goodnight Ladies")

Hello friends.

Hello friends.

Hello friends.

We're glad you came today!

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. 

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

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

Come Along and Sing with Me
(tune: "London Bridge")

Come along and sing with me,
Sing with me, sing with me,
Come along and sing with me,
On a (chilly) (Monday/Tuesday/Thursday).

Additional verses:
Come along and 
tap with me...
dance with me...
wave with me...

Along with additional verses, you can also introduce weather and days of the week: 
...on a sunny Wednesday
...on a windy Tuesday
...on the snowy Saturday
etc.

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.

Rhymes:

When Cows Get Up in the Morning
(a gentle bouncing rhyme)

When cows get up in the morning,
They always say "good day!"
When cows get up in the morning,
They always say "good day!"

"Moo, moo, moo!", 
That's how they say "good day!"
"Moo, moo, moo!", 
That's how they say "good day!"

Help your child think of other animals and their respective sounds 
as you continue this rhyme!

One Little Baby Splashing in the Sea

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

Two little babies splashing in the sea. (adult/child make "splashing" motion)

Splash!  Splash!  Splash!  Splash!
Three little babies crawling on the floor. (move hands in "walking" motion in front of child)

Crawl...crawl...crawl...crawl.
Four little babies knocking at the door. (make a fist and "knock" in the air)

Knock...knock...knock...knock.
Five little babies playing hide and seek. (cover eyes with hands)

Don't look!  Don't look!

Until I say...PEEK! (uncover eyes)

Our activity this week was Scarves!

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).