Baby Storytime: 10/7/19
Hello Rhyme – Wake Up Feet
This is a fun movement rhyme for the babies.
Wake up feet, wake up feet Wake up feet and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle Wake up feet, wake up feet Wake up and wiggle in the morning. (Also: hands, ears, knees, fingers, hips, etc.)
ASL – BABY / MILK / DIAPER
For my babies I teach them three vocabulary words in American Sign Language each week. We do a lot of repeats and stick to the easy movement signs. I generally use Baby Sign Language.com to check my signs.
Song – Fingers, Nose and Toes by Cedarmont Kids
A simple, slow movement song.
Board Book – Home Sweet Home by Little Friends
These are big flap flippers and can be read or used to point out the animals. I pass these out to encourage one-on-one reading.
Rhyme – Open and Shut Them
We all know this one and it is perfect for the babies.
Open, shut them Open, shut them Give a little clap, clap, clap! Open, shut them Open, shut them Lay them in your lap, lap lap. Creep them crawl them , creep them crawl them Right up to your chin, chin chin Open up your little mouth But do not let them in!
Song – Skinamarink
I think I like doing this one more than anyone else.
Finger Play – Baby’s Fingers
These are baby’s fingers (touch fingers) These are baby’s toes (touch toes) This is baby’s belly button (touch stomach) Round and round it goes! (tickle) Rhymes for Babies
Rhyme – Cheek Chin, Cheek Chin
Cheek, chin, cheek, chin, cheek, chin, nose. Cheek, chin, cheek, chin, cheek, chin, toes. Cheek, chin, cheek, chin, up baby goes! (https://kcls.org/content/cheek-chin/)
Book – Littles: and how they grow by Kelly Dipucchio
This may be more of a book for the grownups but it is all about babies and how time flies.
Lift – Roly Poly
This one is fun to say!
Roly poly, roly poly Up, up, up up, up, up Roly roly poly roly roly poly down, down, down down, down, down (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oexBMxMKNFU)
Bounce – Bouncing, Bouncing
Bouncing, Bouncing Baby on my Knee (bounce) Bouncing, bouncing baby 1 2 3! (lift or big bounce) Clapping, clapping baby on my knee (clap) Clapping, clapping baby 1 2 3! (big clap) Hugging, hugging baby on my knee (hug) Hugging, hugging baby 1 2 3! (hug or tilt) https://klmpeace.wordpress.com/
Song/Shakers – Mr. Sun by Raffi
Time to pass those shakers out and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle!
Song/Bubbles – I Took a Bath in a Washing Machine by Jim Gill
Bubbles are great because when we track the bubbles with our eyes, we are actually strengthening the eye muscles we later use when we learn to read.
Goodbye Rhyme – Our Hands Say Thank You
Our hands say thank you with A clap, clap, clap; Our feet say thank you with a Tap, tap, tap. Clap, clap, clap! Tap, tap, tap! We roll our hands around, and say, “Good-bye.” (https://anneslibrarylife.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/baby-storytime-scarves/)
Song – Clean It Up by Laurie Berkner
Song – Goodbye, So Long, Farewell by K. Guilmartin
How’d it go:
We had fun today with all our teeny tiny baby songs and rhymes!
That’s all for now!
-M-