BabyTime

Welcoming Song: “We Wave Hello Like This”

(To the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell”)

We wave hello like this

We wave hello like this

We clap our hands for all our friends

We wave hello like this

Lap Bounce: “Acka Backa Soda Cracker”

Acka backa soda cracker                 

Acka backa boo

Acka backa soda cracker

Up goes you!                                      (lift baby’s arms or whole baby)

Acka backa soda cracker

Acka backa boo

Acka backa soda cracker

I love you!                                          (kiss)

Rhyme: “Wake Up Feet”

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.

(Repeat with hands, ears, elbows, nose, hair, etc…)

Fingerplay/Tickle Rhyme: “There Was a Little Mouse”

There was a little mouse         (tickle)

Looking for his house             (tickle) 

Not here,                                  (tickle)

Not here,                                  (tickle)

But here, here, here                 (tickle tummy)

Nursery Rhyme: “Pat-a-Cake”

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man             (clap)

Bake me a cake as fast as you can                (clap)

Roll it                                                            (circle fists)

And pat it                                                      (pat one palm with the other)

And mark it with a B                                     (trace a letter B on one palm)

And put in the oven for baby and me          

There are several slightly different versions of this rhyme. It's also fun to change the last two lines to use your child's name.

Dancing: “Go In and Out the Window”

(Stand in a circle, holding baby. In the second verse, turn baby to face another child in the circle. If you are alone, you could use a mirror.)

Go in and out the window                (step baby toward middle of circle)

Go in and out the window

Go in and out the window

As we have done before

Turn and face your partner                   (hold baby under arms, turn toward other baby)

Turn and face your partner

Turn and face your partner

As we have done before

Go up and down the staircase              (lift baby up and down)

Go up and down the staircase

Go up and down the staircase

As we have done before

Dancing/Movement: “Ring Around the Rosie”

Ring around the rosie,                    (walk and bounce)

Pocket full of posies,

Ashes, ashes, we all fall down!      (gently drop with baby)

The cows are in the meadow          (walk and bounce)

Eating buttercups

Thunder, lightning,

We all jump up!                             (jump)

Our story today was Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin. 

Instead of reading the story, today I told the story using the flannelboard. This was the first time I've tried the flannelboard with the toddlers and they were fascinated. One of the moms said it was like watching the crowd rush the stage at a concert.  :) 

Shaker song: “Can You Shake Your Egg with Me?”

Can you shake your egg with me?       

Shake you egg along with me?

It's as easy as can be.

Now put it on your knee.

(Repeat: tummy, head, etc.)

Shaker song: “Egg Shakers Up”

Egg shakers up,                                            (shakers above head)

And egg shakers down,                                (shakers on the floor)

Egg shakers dancing all around the town.    (move shakers back and forth)     

Dance them on your shoulders

Dance them on your head

Dance them on your knee

And tuck them into bed                               (fold shaker inside hands, under head)

Closing Song: “We Wave Goodbye Like This”

(to the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell”)

We wave goodbye like this

We wave goodbye like this

We clap our hands for all our friends

We wave goodbye like this

Bubbles with music