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…