Wee Read - A Morning on the Farm

Early Literacy Tip of the Week:

Speaking to your baby up close will help her see the movements your mouth makes in order to produce sounds. -- Kt Paxton “Enhancing Language Development in Childhood”

Good Morning

Hello, How are You?

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

E-I-E-I-O

And on his farm he had a cow

E-I-E-I-O

With a moo-moo here

And a moo-moo there

Here a moo

There a moo

Everywhere a moo-moo

Old MacDonald had a farm

E-I-E-I-O

(repeat using pig, chicken, and horse)

--Traditional

Open Shut Them

Book One

Hush, Little Horsie by Jane Yolen

The Shaker Hop

You put your shakers in,

You take your shakers out.

You put your shakers in,

And you shake them all about.

You do the shaker hop and you turn yourself around.

That's what it's all about!

--Miss Mollie

Egg Shaker Song

A-Shake shake shake, A-Shake shake shake,

A-Shake shake shake shake - STOP!

If you have a pink egg,

shake your egg, shake your egg

If you have a pink egg shake your egg

(repeat with different colors)

--Nancy Stewart

Scales

start with the shakers low and move them up higher...

Do Re Me Fa Sol La Ti Do

--Library Meow

I Wiggle My Fingers

Book Two

That’s Not My Pony by Fiona Watt

This Little Cow

This little cow eats grass

This little cow eats hay

This little cow drinks water

This little cow runs away

This little cow lies in the grass all day

Let's tickle, tickle, tickle her until she wants to play.

--Storytime with Miss Tara and Friends

Rickety, Rickety Rocking Horse

--Babies in the Library by Jane Marino. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, 2003.

Read Together

Touch and Feel Farm by Julie Aigner-Clark

The More We Get Together

Wee Read - Patty Cake

Early Literacy Tip of the Week:

Babies under six months can learn to tune out irritating noises and focus on their caregivers’ voices. --Kt Paxton “Enhancing Language Development in Childhood”

Good Morning

Hello, How are You?

What Shall We Do with a Lazy Baby?

What shall we do with a lazy baby?

What shall we do with a lazy baby?

What shall we do with a lazy baby?

Early in the morning.

Roll her on the bed and tickle all over

Roll her on the bed and tickle all over

Roll her on the bed and tickle all over

Early in the morning.

Heave ho and up she rises,

Heave ho and up she rises,

Heave ho and up she rises,

Early in the morning.

--Jbrary

Open Shut Them

Book One

All of Baby Nose to Toes by Victoria Adler

See Saw Margery Daw

--Babies in the Library by Jane Marino. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, 2003.

Dance to Your Daddy

Sung to: "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"

--Babies in the Library by Jane Marino. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, 2003.

Patty Cake

Patty cake, patty cake, baker’s man,

Bake me a cake as fast as you can

Roll it

And pat it

And mark it with a “B”

And put it in the oven for baby and me.

--Traditional

I Wiggle My Fingers

Book Two

The Stars Will Still Shine by Cynthia Rylant

Up, Up, Up in the Sky Like This

Sung to: "Little Cabin in the Woods"

Up, up, up in the sky like this

Down, down, down for a great big kiss

Up like this, down for a kiss

There goes baby, there goes baby, there goes baby, baby mine.

--Jbrary

All the Little Babies

Sung to: “Short’nin’ Bread”

All the little babies love bouncing, bouncing
All the little babies just to love bounce!

All the little babies love bouncing, bouncing
All the little babies just to love bounce!

Lean to the left, lean to the right

Hug that baby nice and tight!

--Katie at Sharing Soda

Read Together

Peek-A-Baby by Karen Katz

The More We Get Together

Wee Read - Baby It's Cold Outside

Early Literacy Tip of the Week:

Get your little one actively involved in telling the story by pointing to objects in the book and naming them.

Good Morning

Hello, How are You?

Boots, Jacket, Scarf, and Hat

Sung to: “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes”

Boots, jacket, scarf, and hat,

Scarf and hat.

Boots, jacket, scarf, and hat,

Scarf and hat.

In wintertime we dress like that.

Boots, jacket, scarf, and hat,

Scarf and hat.

--Mel’s Desk

Open Shut Them

Book One 

No Two Alike by Keith Baker

Where is Baby? (with scarves)

Sung to: “Where is Thumbkin?”

Where is baby? Where is baby?

There you are! There you are!

I’m so glad to see you, I’m so glad to see you

Peek-a-boo! Peek-a-boo!

--ALSC

If You're Happy and You Know It (with scarves)

Sung to: "If You're Happy and You Know It"

wave your scarf, throw your scarf

hide your scarf, scrunch your scarf in your hands

--Story Time with the Library Lady

Mix a Pancake

--from Lapsit Services for the Very Young II by Linda L. Ernst. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc, 2001.

I Wiggle My Fingers

Book Two 

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin, Jr.

Four Little Snowflakes

One little snowflake with nothing to do,

Along came another and then there were… two!

Two little snowflakes laughing with me,

Along came another and then there were…three!

Three little snowflakes looking for some more,

Along came another and then there were…four!
Four little snowflakes having so much fun!

Out came the sun, and then there were none!

--Loons and Quines at Librarytime

My Mittens

Mittens for the snow time,

          (Fingers flutter down like snow)

When the world is white,

Mittens for my two hands

          (Hold up two hands)

Mittens left and right,

(Wave left hand, then right hand)

Mittens with a thumb in place,

          (Thumbs up)

Mittens warm and snug,

          (Hug baby)

Mittens make me feel like

A bug inside a rug

          (Hug baby snug)

--Michigan Library Association

Read Together 

What’s On My Head? by Margaret Miller

The More We Get Together

Wee Read - Snowflakes, Snowflakes

Early Literacy Tip of the Week:

Provide feedback - if a baby says "ma-ma-ma" answer her attempts at speech with "Yes, mama is right here."

Good Morning

Hello, How are You?

The Winter Pokey
Sung to: "The Hokey Pokey"

You put your mittens in,
you take your mittens out,
you put your mittens in
and you shake it all about.

You do the winter pokey
and you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about.

Additional verses:
You put your boots in . . .
You put your hat in . . .
You put your snowsuit in . . .

--PreschoolEducation

Open Shut Them

Book One

Snow! by Christine Ford

Putting on Mittens

Sung to: "The Farmer in the Dell"

The Thumb in the Thumb place
Fingers all together
This is the song we sing
When it is mitten weather.

--PreschoolEducation.com

Warm Hands Warm

--from Lapsit Services for the Very Young II by Linda L. Ernst. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc, 2001.

Four Little Snowmen

Four little snowmen riding on a sled
One fell off and bumped his head
Frosty called the doctor and the doctor said,
“No more snowmen riding on that sled!”
(Continue in this fashion until you get to zero)

--PreschoolEducation

I Wiggle My Fingers

Book Two

Baby Loves Winter! by Karen Katz

Two Little Snowflakes
Way up high in the winter sky,
Two little snowflakes caught my eye.
Down to the ground they fell without a sound.
And before very long,
It was snowing all around.

--PreschoolEducation

Snowflakes, Snowflakes

Snowflakes, snowflakes,

Dance around (wiggle fingers)

Touch the ground (touch floor)

Snowflakes, snowflakes,

In the air (flutter fingers upward)

Snowflakes, snowflakes,

Everywhere (flutter fingers outward)

-- PreschoolEducation.com

Read Together

What Do You Do? by Mandy Stanley

Wee Read - Shake Your Shakers

Early Literacy Tip of the Week:

Going for a walk and talking about all of the things you see, hear, and smell stimulates your baby’s language development, his attention span, and his observation skills. It will also strengthen your emotional connection. --TheBump.com

Good Morning

Hello, How are You?

I Touch My Eyes

--Mother Goose on the Loose by Betsy Diamant-Cohen. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2006.

Open Shut Them

Book One

When Autumn Falls by Kelli Nidey

One, Two, Shake It On Your Shoe

One, two, shake it on your shoe.

Three, four, shake it on the floor.

Five, six, stir and mix.

Seven, eight, stand up straight.

Nine, ten, wave to all your friends.

--Lisa's Library Land

Shake Your Egg With Me

Sung to: “London Bridge”

use shaker eggs

Can you shake your egg with me,

Shake your egg along with me

It’s as easy as can be

Now put it on your knee!

Repeat with head, tummy, etc.

--Nancy Stewart

Shake Your Shaker

Shake your shaker in the air, in the air,

Shake it here and everywhere.

Shake it up,

And shake it down.

Shake it, shake it all around the town.

Shake your shaker in the air, in the air.

--Lisa's Library Land

I Wiggle My Fingers

Book Two

Hot, Cold, Shy, Bold by Pamela Harris

Reach for the Ceiling

--from Lapsit Services for the Very Young II by Linda L. Ernst. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc, 2001.

I’ll Touch My Chin

--Mother Goose on the Loose by Betsy Diamant-Cohen. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2006.

Read Together

Counting Kisses by Karen Katz

The More We Get Together

Wee Read - We're Going to the Zoo

Early Literacy Tip of the Week:

To keep your baby focused, remove everything that competes with your face and voice. –KT Paxton

Good Morning

Hello, How are You?

Animals Wake Up

Bunnies wake up with a hop, hop, hop.

Horses wake up with a clop, clop, clop.

Cows wake up with a moo, moo, moo.

Roosters wake up with a cock-a-doodle-doo.

Monkeys wake up with a scratch, scratch, scratch.

But I wake up with a yaaaaaaaawn and a stretch.

--Children’s Programming Monthly v. 1 no. 5 pg. 5 by Kathy MacMillan and Christine Kirker

Open Shut Them

Book One

Dotty by Paola Opal

I Went to the Zoo One Day

I went to the zoo one day.

I saw a [lion] across the way.

And what do you think the [lion] did say?

[roar, roar, roar].

Substitute other animals.

--Originally "I Went to the Farm One Day" from Mother Goose on the Loose by Betsy Diamant-Cohen. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2006.

An Elephant Goes Like This and That

An elephant goes like this and that.

(Move on all fours, slowly like an elephant)

He's terribly big.

(Stand up, reach arms high)

And he's terribly fat.

(Stretch arms out to the sides)

He has no fingers,

(Make fists, hiding fingers.)

He has no toes,

(Wiggle toes)

But goodness gracious, what a nose!

(Point to nose)

-- PreschoolEducation.com

One Elephant Went Out to Play

One Elephant went out to play

Upon a spider’s web one day

He had such enormous fun

He called another elephant to come.

(HEY, ELEPHANT!)

Two elephants went out to play

Upon a spider’s web one day

They had such enormous fun,

They called another elephant to come…

etc.

--Miss Mary Liberry

I Wiggle My Fingers

Book Two

One Gorilla by Atsuko Morozumi

Jump, Jump, Kangaroo Brown

--Babies in the Library by Jane Marino. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, 2003.

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Row, row, row your boat,

Gently down the stream.

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,

Life is but a dream!

--Traditional

Read Together

Saffy and Ollie by Paola Opal

The More We Get Together

Wee Read - Down on the Farm

Early Literacy Tip of the Week:

By the time your baby reaches six months, he realizes that some objects have purposes. He now realizes that books have fun pictures and include time spent with his caregiver. –-KT Paxton

Good Morning

Hello, How are You?

To Market, to Market

--Mother Goose on the Loose by Betsy Diamant-Cohen. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2006.

Open Shut Them

Book One

Barnyard Banter by Denise Fleming

I Went to the Farm One Day

-- Mother Goose on the Loose by Betsy Diamant-Cohen. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2006.

Cluck Cluck, Red Hen

Use a chicken puppet and two plastic eggs

Sung to: "Baa Baa, Black Sheep”

Cluck, cluck, red hen, have you any eggs?

Yes, sir, yes, sir, as many as my legs: 1,2

--Storytime Source Page

This Little Cow

This little cow eats grass

This little cow eats hay

This little cow drinks water

This little cow runs away

This little cow lies in the grass all day

Let's tickle, tickle, tickle her until she wants to play.

--Storytime with Miss Tara and Friends

I Wiggle My Fingers

Book Two

Wee Little Lamb by Lauren Thompson

Three Dirty Piggies

Three dirty piggies rolling in the mud.

Squishy, squashy, felt so good!

Then along came the farmer,

who took one for a bath.

Continue to one little piggy

-- PreschoolEducation.com

Three Pigs So Squeaky Clean

Five pigs so squeaky clean

Cleanest you’ve ever seen

Wanted to go outside and play

Oink! Oink!

One jumped into the mud

Landed with a great big THUD

Then there were two clean squeaky pigs.

--Mel’s Desk

Read Together

Touch and Feel Farm Animals by Julie Aigner-Clark

The More We Get Together

Wee Read - Pumpkin Time

Early Literacy Tip of the Week:

Hearing a caregiver’s voice can be the most soothing portion of reading for a baby. –KT Paxton

Good Morning

Hello, How are You?

Jack-O'-Lantern, Jack-O'Lantern

--Artsy Toddler Storytimes: A Year's Worth of Ready-To-Go Programming by Carol Garnett Hopkins. Chicago: Neal-Schuman, 2013.

Open Shut Them

Book One

Five Little Pumpkins by Iris Van Rynbach

Mr. Pumpkin

Sung to: “Are You Sleeping”

Mr. Pumpkin, Mr. Pumpkin

Eyes so round, eyes so round

Fall is coming, Fall is coming,

To my town, to my town.

--Everything Preschool

Pumpkin Pumpkin

Pumpkin, Pumpkin

Sitting on the wall

Pumpkin, Pumpkin

Tip and fall

Pumpkin, Pumpkin

Rolling down the street

Pumpkin, Pumpkin

Trick-or-Treat

--Harris County Public Library

Pumpkin, Pumpkin!

Sung to: “Ten Little Indians”

Pumpkin, pumpkin, orange pumpkin

Pumpkin, pumpkin, orange pumpkin

Pumpkin, pumpkin, orange pumpkin

Hi Ho!  Halloween is here!

--PreKandKSharing

I Wiggle My Fingers

Book Two

It’s Pumpkin Day by Laura Numeroff

Ring Around the Pumpkin

Sung to: “Ring Around the Rosie”

Ring around the pumpkin

Orange, big and round.

Pumpkin seeds, Pumpkin seeds

We all fall down!

--Harris County Public Library

Three Little Bats

Sung to: "Five Little Ducks"

Three little bats went on a flight

by the light of the moon one night

Mama bat said squeak squeak squeak swack!

but only 2 little bats came back.

--Naturally Educational

Read Together

Baby Farm Friends by Jeanie Lee

The More We Get Together