For the Birds

 









Early Literacy Tip: Read and Play

Having fun with your child as they hear and make animal sounds helps your child to learn. As they develop listening skills they learn more about small sounds in words which help them to sound out words later on.  You can read more about young children, sounds and literacy from the Center for Early Literacy Learning at http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/cellpract_pract/toddler/PGPrac_T_SoundsGood_WM.pdf

Ducks on the Bus

Tune: The Wheels on the Bus

      

The ducks on the bus go quack quack quack!  
 Quack quack quack! Quack quack quack!

The ducks on the bus go quack quack quack!

All through the town!

The ducks on the bus go flap flap flap!….

The ducks on the bus go waddle waddle waddle!….

The ducks on the bus go Quack Quack Quack!….

 Little Geese

Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb

Little geese go honk, honk, honk

Honk, honk, honk

Honk, honk, honk-

Little geese go honk, honk, honk

In the springtime.

I'm a Goose

Tune: "Frere Jacques"

I'm a goose, I'm a goose,

Watch me waddle, watch me waddle.

Hear me when I talk,

Hear me when I talk.

Honk, honk, honk. Honk, honk, honk.

Little Birds

Little birds, little birds, jump up and down.

Little birds, little birds, don’t make a sound!

Little birds, little birds, tip-toe to me.

Little birds, little birds, bend your knees!

Little birds, little birds, peep, peep, peep.

Little birds, little birds, sleep, sleep, sleep.

Little birds, little birds, fly to the leaves!

Little birds, little birds, sit down, please.

Baby's Body Moves

Early Literacy Tip: Talk and Play

Today we used lots of positional words and moved our bodies in those ways which helped babies to understand the meaning of our words.

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom 

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom (rub hands together, back and forth while pointing them up in the air)

We're going to the moon.

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom

We're going to the moon.

If you want to take a trip, (pat legs)

Climb aboard my rocket ship.

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom (rub hands together, back and forth while pointing them up in the air)

We're going to the moon.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, (hold 5 fingers up and count down)

Blast off! (jump up or toss child up gently in the air)

Baby Hokey Pokey

Arms up, arms down, arms up

And wave them all around

Then tickle tickle wiggle giggle

Everybody knows

That’s how baby’s hokey pokey goes

Legs up, legs down, legs up

And kick them all around

Then tickle tickle wiggle giggle

Everybody knows

That’s how baby’s hokey pokey goes!

Wheels on the Bus, Tickle Version

The wheels on the bus go round and round

Round and round, round and round

The wheels on the bus go round and round

All over town

The horn on the bus goes beep beep beep…

The babies on the bus go bounce bounce bounce…

The parents on the bus go tickle tickle tickle…

The babies on the bus go hee hee hee …

Go in and Out the Window

 Go in and out the window,

(reach their arms forward on "in")

Go in and out the window,  

(raise their arms straight up on "out")

Go in and out the window,

As we have done before.  (bounce child)

Let's clap our hands together...

We'll tickle, tickle, tickle...

And now we'll wave bye-bye...

more actions to try: go from side to side (lean), stamp feet, fly up in the sky (lift child)

Make Your Arms Go Up

to the tune of London Bridge 

Make your arms go up and down

Up and down, up and down.

Make your arms go up and down

Just like me.

Repeat with

make your hands go clap clap clap…

make your feet go stomp stomp stomp…

move your body round and round…

move your body up and down…

Ocean Fun

          


Five Little Fishes

Five little fishes, Swimming in the sea.
Teasing Mr. Shark, You can`t catch me, Along comes Mr. Shark, As quiet as can be... Snap!
(Repeat with:)
Four little fishes, etc...

http://fingerplays-b3ok.blogspot.com/2012/08/teasing-mr-shark.html

Baby Shark

(Make hand like a puppet, with thumb underneath and fingers above.)
Baby shark doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo.
Baby shark doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo.

Baby shark doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. CHOMP!
(Put palms together and open and shut fingers, while bottom of palms remain touching)
Mama shark doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo….

(Put elbows, forearms, and palms together. Hinge on elbows and clap hands together.)
Papa shark doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo.  
(Make "mama shark", but roll fingers in so knuckles clap.) 

Grandpa gums, doo, doo, doo, doo….

The Animals Live in the Sea

Tune: Farmer in the Dell

The whales live in the sea.

The whales live in the sea.

Heigh-ho watch them blow.

The whales live in the sea.

The crabs….heigh-ho they scurry so.

The octopus…Heigh-ho they live in holes.

The sharks…Heigh-ho, they snap so.

The sharks live in the sea.

Fish in the Sea

Tune: Wheels on the bus

The fish in the sea go swim, swim, swim

Swim, swim, swim, swim, swim, swim,

The fish in the sea go swim, swim, swim

All through the day.

The lobsters in the sea go pinch, pinch, pinch…

The octopus in the sea go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle…

The sharks in the sea go chomp, chomp, chomp…

The sea horse in the sea rocks back and forth…

Bounce Song: Bumpin' Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon 

Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,

Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,

Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,

Up and down, we’re having fun.

*Swayin’ side to side in my little red wagon,

Side to side, we’re having fun

*Rockin’ back in forth in my little red wagon,

Back and forth we’re having fun.

Be My Valentine

Will You Be My Valentine?

(Sung To: 'London Bridge Is Falling Down)
Will you be my Valentine, Valentine, Valentine?
Will you be my Valentine?

 Be a friend of Mine.

Look Who's Coming

(Sung to: "This old Man")

Look who's coming,
Down the walk
Mr. mailman won't you stop,
With a Knock, knock, knock,
Anyone at home?
A Valentine for you has come!

The Valentines are Here

(sung to the tune of “the farmer in the dell”)

The valentines are here.

The valentines are here.

Hi-ho, the valentines are here and everywhere.

The valentine’s are up.

The valentine’s are down.

Hi-ho, the valentine’s are all around the town.

The valentine’s are in.

The valentine’s are out.

Hi-ho, the valentine’s are scattered all about.

The valentine’s are low.

The valentine’s are high.

Hi-ho, the valentine’s wave and say good-bye!

Bright Red Valentine

(sung to: 'London Bridge')
I'll make a bright red valentine, Valentine, Valentine.
I'll make a bright red valentine, and give it right to you.
I'll trim it with lace and bows,

Lace and bows, lace and bows.
I'll trim it with lace and bows, and give it right to you.

Let it Snow!

Snow is Falling
Tune: Jingle Bells
Snow is falling, snow is falling,
Some fell on my toes.
Snow is falling, snow is falling,
Some fell on my nose!
Snow is falling, snow is falling,
Some fell on my head.
Snow is falling, snow is falling,
Let’s go get the sled!

Dance Like Snowflakes

Tune: Frere Jacques

Dance like snowflakes,

Dance like snowflakes,

In the air.

In the air.

Whirling, twirling snowflakes,

Whirling, twirling snowflakes,

Here and there. Here and there.