Thursday, March 20, 2014

Baby Storytime 3/20/14

Book read: Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins

Acka Backa Soda Cracker (from Northport Library)
Acka backa soda cracker,
Acka back boo! (rock or bounce baby)
Acka backa soda cracker,
I love you! (give baby a hug)

Acka backa soda cracker,
Acka back boo!
Acka backa soda cracker,
Up goes you! (lift baby)

Motorboat, motorboat
Motorboat, motorboat go so slow, (move baby's legs slowly)
Motorboat, motorboat, go so fast, (speed up)
Motorboat, motorboat, step on the gas! (stretch baby's legs out)

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Bumping up and down (from Deschutes Library)
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon, (bounce baby)
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon,
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon,
Won't you be my darling? (hug baby)
One wheel's off and the axle's broken (tilt to one side)
One wheel's off and the axle's broken (tilt to other side)
Won't you be my darling? (hug baby)

Pop goes the Weasel
All around the mulberry bush, (bounce baby)
The monkey chased the weasel,
The monkey thought was all in fun,
Pop goes the weasel! (lift baby)

Flying Man
Flying Man, Flying Man, (bounce baby)
Up in the sky! (lift baby)
Where are you going to, (bounce baby)
Flying so high? (lift baby)
Over the mountains and over the sea,
Flying man, Flying man,
Can't you take me? (hug baby)

I'm a little cuckoo clock (from Born to Read)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (lift baby once)

Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (lift baby twice)

Wheels on the Bus

Literacy tip of the week: It is great to let babies turn the pages of books because it helps them learn how books work. Board books and plastic books are great for this purpose!

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