Book read: I went walking by Sue Williams
ASL Sign of the Week: Please
My Little Baby (to the tune of Shortnin' Bread, modified from Verona Storytime)
My little baby loves bouncing, bouncing,
My little baby loves bouncing round.
My little baby loves bouncing, bouncing,
My little baby loves bouncing round.
Lean to the left, lean to the right, now hug that baby nice and tight!
Other actions include: jumping high, spinning round, dancing fast, flying high, etc)
Come along and march with me (from Storytime Underground)
Come and march along with me,
Along with me.
Come and march along with me,
So early in the morning.
(Other actions can include spinning, hopping, bouncing, flying, etc)
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Pop goes the weasel (from Perry Public Library)
All around the mulberry bush, (bounce baby or have toddlers crouch down)
The monkey chased the weasel.
In and out and all about.
POP goes the weasel! (lift or jump)
All around the cobbler's bench, (bounce or crouch)
The monkey chased the weasel.
That's the way the money goes.
POP goes the weasel! (lift or jump)
All around the mulberry bush, (bounce or crouch)
The monkey chased the weasel.
The monkey stopped to scratch his head.
POP goes the weasel! (lift or jump)
Giddyup, Giddyup (from King County Library System)
Giddyup, giddyup ride to town, (bounce baby on your lap)
Giddyup, giddyup, up and down.
Giddyup fast, (bounce quickly)
Giddyup slow, (bounce slowly)
Giddyup, giddyup, WHOA! (dip baby backwards)
I'm a little cuckoo clock (adapted from Born to Read)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (jump once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (jump twice)
Wheels on the bus
Literacy tip of the week: Books with repeated refrains, such as "I went walking" will provide repetition that benefits your baby's cognitive development.
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