Blogging this about another throwback, fun farm-themed baby storytime from pre-pandemic times!
Sing: Good Morning to You*
Welcome
This morning I had us introduce ourselves, our babies and their ages. We had a few recent birthdays to celebrate, so we sang…
Sing: Happy Birthday to You
Rhyme: This is Big, Big, Big (x2)*
Gosh those babies get so big, so fast!
Rhyme: Mix a Pancake (x2)
Must be all those pancakes they have for breakfast!
Sing: I Wake Up My Hands…*
Read: Giant Pop Out Farm
The babies loved the pop-ups!
Tickle: Pitty Patty Polt (x2)
Pitty patty polt,
Shoe the little colt,
Here a nail,
There a nail,
Pitty patty polt.CREDIT: KCLS
First we shoed one foot, then the other. And then we went to market!
Bounce: To Market, To Market
To market, to market,
To buy a fat pig,
Home again, home again,
Jiggety-jig.To market, to market,
To buy a fat hog,
Home again, home again,
Jiggety-jog.CREDIT: CLASSIC NURSERY RHYME
Now that we’re done shopping, let’s take a longer trip!
Bounce: Trot Along to Boston
Trot along to Boston.
Trot along to Dover.
But watch out baby,
Or you might fall OVER!
Trot along to Boston.
Trot along to Lynn.
But watch out baby,
Or you might fall IN!
Trot along to Boston.
Trot along to town.
But watch out baby,
Or you might fall DOWN!
CREDIT: CLASSIC NURSERY RHYME
Lit Tip: Getting Ready to Read with Rhymes
Grown-ups, did you know that when you sing nursery rhymes with your baby, you actually help them get ready to read? Science says that children who know 8 nursery rhymes by preschool become stronger readers. When you rhyme with your baby NOW, you help them get ready to read LATER!
Let’s talk about another animal that starts with the Letter P… PUPPIES!
Sing: The Dog Says Woof…
Tune: The Farmer in the Dell
The dog says “woof.”
The dog says “woof.”
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The dog says “woof!”
Repeat:
bark, yip, howl
CREDIT: PIGGYBACK
Read: Naptime with Theo and Beau by Jessica Shyba
Does it get any cuter than babies and puppies? 😍
Sing: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Speaking of naptime… let’s sing a lullaby!
Bounce: Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
Rhyme: Tick Tock Cuckoo Clock*
Look at that clock! Where does our time together go?
Sing: Goodbye, Goodbye*
Stay and Play
*Please visit this page to learn more about my regular storytime songs and routines.
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