Hello Rhyme – Welcome, Welcome Everyone
Welcome, welcome everyone.
Now you’re here, we’ll have some fun.
First we’ll clap our hands just so.
Then we’ll bend and touch our toes.
Welcome, welcome everyone.
Now you’re here, we’ll have some fun!
Literacy Tip - SING
Singing slows language down and breaks words into syllables. Early literacy tip for caregivers-Sing “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” with an adult and choose the animals. Act the animals out together or use puppets or stuffed animals.
Song – Wake Up Toes by Joanie Bartels
Board Book – Whose Toes are Those? by Jabari Asim
I pass out copies of this board book to encourage one-on-one reading.
Rhyme – Baby Hokey Pokey
You put your arms up
You put your arms down
You put your arms up
And you wave them all around
You tickle, tickle, tickle
And you wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
Baby that’s what it’s all about.
(Legs up, Baby up)
Rhyme – Have You Ever Seen a Sailboat
Have you ever seen a sailboat, a sailboat, a sailboat.
Have you ever seen a sailboat, waving it’s sails.
Wave this way and that way,
That way and this way.
Have you ever seen a sailboat, waving it’s sails.
Prop/Flannel - Five Little Kernels
Five little kernels sizzling in the pot
All of a sudden, one went POP!
(Repeat until all your kernels are popped)
Book – The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin
Rhyme – Popcorn Kernels
Popcorn Kernels (wave scarves overhead)
In the pot (make their scarves ‘disappear’ by bunching in your fists)
Shake them shake them shake them (shake fists)
’til they POP (Toss scarves up into the air)
Song – 1,2,3 Whee! By Piccolo Music
Lift – Icka Bicka Soda Cracker
Icka bicka soda cracker, icka bicka boo
Icka bicka soda cracker, up goes you! (lift baby)
Icka bicka soda cracker, icka bicka boo
Icka bicka soda cracker, I love you! (hugs and kisses)
Bounce – I Bounce You Here
I bounce you here, I bounce you there
I bounce you, bounce you everywhere.
I tickle you here, I tickle you there
I tickle you, tickle you everywhere.
I hug you here, I hug you there
I hug you, hug you everywhere.
Song/Shakers - Magic by Kidz Bop
Song/Bubbles - Splish Splash from the You’ve Got Mail Soundtrack
Goodbye Rhyme – With My Little Hands
With my little hands I go clap, clap, clap
With my little feet I go tap, tap, tap
With my little arms I wave bye, bye, bye
With my little legs I kick high, high, high
With my little eyes I play peek-a-boo
With my little mouth I say “I love you”
Song – Clean It Up by Laurie Berkner
Song – Goodbye, So Long, Farewell by K. Guilmartin
How'd it go:
That's all for now!
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