Book Babies 1.2

Our handouts are printed on both sides of a normal sheet of paper, folded in half to form a brochure of sorts. This go-round I’ve used a high-contrast image (adapted from photographs) on our covers. I also have an image by each rhyme, which creates a nice talking point for children too young to read. …and because I’m a very visual person.

We open each program with Baby Hop, from the CD Diaper Gym.

Then we read the first of two books, which alternate depending on what is available. See my Book Babies/Lapsit Titles page for suggestions.

Here Goes a Turtle

Here goes a turtle up the hill-

Creep, creep, creep, creep. (creep fingers up arm)

Here goes a rabbit up the hill-

Boing, boing, boing, boing! (bounce fingers up arm)

Here goes an elephant up the hill-

Tromp, tromp, tromp, tromp. (move flat palm up arm)

Here goes a snake up the hill-

Slither, slither, slither, slither. (drag a finger up arm)

Here comes a rock down the hill-

Boom, boom, boom, boom, (bounce baby in lap, then tip over for ‘Crash!’)

CRASH!

5 Hungry Ants

5 hungry ants, marching in a line,

came upon a picnic where they could dine.

They marched into the salad,

they marched into the cake,

they marched into the pepper….

Uh oh, what a mistake!

AHHHH-CHOOO!

4 hungry ants….etc….

I Like Wiggling from Animal Tower

I like wiggling fingers, I like wiggling those

I like wiggling fingers, this is how it goes.

(Continue with: elbows, toes, knees,

hands, arms, legs, feet)

We read our second book here.

If You’re Happy and You Know It (We do sign language for each of the emotions.)

If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands,

If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands,

If you’re happy and you know it,

Then your face will surely show it,

If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands!

(Continue with other emotions. We use happy (clap), sad (cry), mad (stomp), scared (shiver and shake), and sleepy (take a nap).

Itsy Bitsy Spider from 118 Songs Kids Love

The itsy-bitsy spider went up the water spout,

Down came the rain and washed the spider out!

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,

And the itsy-bitsy spider went up the spout again!

Goodnight to the Animals

Tune: roughly, Three Little Fishes

In the farmyard at the end of the day,

All the animals politely say,

“Thank you for my food today.”

The cow says “Moo.”

(Continue with other animals, usually five.)

…Then the barn is locked up tight.

And the farmer quietly says, “Goodnight.”

Then we play Personal Penguin by Sandra Boynton while we blow bubbles from our bubble machine.

Book Babies 2.2

Our handouts are printed on both sides of a normal sheet of paper, folded in half to form a brochure of sorts. This go-round I’ve used a high-contrast image (adapted from photographs) on our covers. I also have an image by each rhyme, which creates a nice talking point for children too young to read. …and because I’m a very visual person.

We open each program with Baby Hop, from the CD Diaper Gym.

Then we read the first of two books, which alternate depending on what is available. See my Book Babies/Lapsit Titles page for suggestions.

Springtime on the Farm by Geof Johnson

Springtime on the farm,

All the baby animals in the barn.

Hear the baby chicks go

cheep, cheep, cheep.

Repeat while adding: 

cow – moooo

duck – quack, quack, quack

sheep – baaa

pig – oink, oink, oink

horse – neigh!

Grass

Up to the sky!

Down to the grass.

Up to the sky,

Down to the grass.

Turn around, fall down

Boom!

Roll, Roll, Roll Your Hands

tune: row, row, row your boat

Roll, roll, roll your hands,
As slowly as can be.
Roll, roll, roll your hands,
Do it now with me.
Roll, roll, roll your hands,
As fast, as fast can be.
Roll, roll, roll your hands,
Do it now with me.

Clap, clap, clap your hands…
Shake, shake, shake your hands…
Stamp, stamp, stamp your feet…

We read our second book here.

I Like to Eat (We use sign language for this song, 3 foods, and 1 drink.)

tune: Apples and Bananas

I Like to eat, eat, eat, lots of yummy Apples.

I Like to eat, eat, eat, lots of yummy Apples.

I Like to eat, eat, eat, lots of yummy Apples.

I Like to eat, eat, eat, lots of yummy Apples.

(continue with other foods)

Open Shut Them

(follow instruction with hands)

Open shut them, open shut them.

Give a little clap, clap, clap!

Open shut them, open shut them.

Lay them in your lap, lap, lap.

Creep them, creep them, slowly creep them

Right up to your chin, chin chin.

Open wide your little mouth

(quickly) But do not let them in!

Five Little Frogs by Five Little Monkeys

Five Green and speckled frogs,
Sat on a speckled log,
Eating some most delicious bugs
Yum, Yum.
One jumped into the pool,
Where it was nice and cool,
Then there were four green speckled frogs
Glub, glub.

(count down remaining frogs)

Then we play Personal Penguin by Sandra Boynton while we blow bubbles from our bubble machine.

Book Babies 3.2

Our handouts are printed on both sides of a normal sheet of paper, folded in half to form a brochure of sorts. This go-round I’ve used a high-contrast image (adapted from photographs) on our covers. I also have an image by each rhyme, which creates a nice talking point for children too young to read. …and because I’m a very visual person.

We open each program with Baby Hop, from the CD Diaper Gym.

Then we read the first of two books, which alternate depending on what is available. See my Book Babies/Lapsit Titles page for suggestions.

I Went to the Zoo (We use stuffed animals with this, usually 5)

 I went to the zoo one day,

I met a tiger on my way,

This is what he had to say,

Roar, Roar, Roar, Roar!

I went to the zoo one day,

I met a Gorilla on my way,

This is what he had to say,

Ooo-oooo, Ooo-oooo,

Ooo-oooo, Ooo-oooo!

(continue with other animals)

Roly Poly Caterpillar

Roly-poly caterpillar (creep finger along arm)

Into a corner crept,

Spun himself a blanket (wrap hand around finger, or hug body)

Then for a long time slept. (rest head on hands)

Roly-poly caterpillar

Wakening by and by (stretch arms)

Found himself with beautiful wings

Changed to a butterfly. (hook thumbs and wave hands, or wave arms)

Clap Your Hands from Wiggleworms Love You

Clap your hands, clap your hands,

Everybody clap your hands.

Clap your hands, clap your hands,

clap your hands, clap your hands,

Everybody clap your hands.

Stomp your feet…

Wave ‘hello’…

Brush your teeth…

Touch your nose…

Clap your hands…

We read our second book here.

Can We Find?
(We do this as a signing song. First we introduce the colors as we put them on the board, then use the sign for the animals as we sing. Four – six per program.)

tune: Muffin Man

Can we find an orange cat,
An orange cat,

an orange cat?
Can we find an orange cat?
We want to say hello!

Continue with other animals

I’m a Little Teapot

 I’m a little teapot short and stout.

Here is my handle here is my spout.

When I get all steamed up hear me shout.

Tip me over and pour me out!

Wheels on the Bus from Wiggleworms Love You

 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 through the town.

The doors…

The driver…

The wipers…

The horn…

The muffler…

The people…

The babies…

The mommies

and the daddies…

Then we play Personal Penguin by Sandra Boynton while we blow bubbles from our bubble machine.

Book Babies 4.2

Our handouts are printed on both sides of a normal sheet of paper, folded in half to form a brochure of sorts. This go-round I’ve used a high-contrast image (adapted from photographs) on our covers. I also have an image by each rhyme, which creates a nice talking point for children too young to read. …and because I’m a very visual person.

We open each program with Baby Hop, from the CD Diaper Gym.

Then we read the first of two books, which alternate depending on what is available. See my Book Babies/Lapsit Titles page for suggestions.

When Cats Get Up  from Wiggleworms Love You (We also used stuffed animals with this)

When cats get up in the morning

They always say “Good day!”

When cat’s get up in the morning

This is what they say,

“Meow, meow, meow, meow,”

This is what they say.

(continue with bird, cow, duck, etc.)

Airplane

The airplane has great big wings, (stretch arms wide)

Its propeller spins and sings, “Vvvvvv….”

(arms spin around)

The airplane goes up, (lift arms up)

The airplane goes down, (lower arms)

The airplane flies high, (raise up)

all over town! (spin in circle)

Two Little Blackbirds

Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill

One named Jack and One named Jill

Fly away Jack

Fly away Jill

Come back Jack

Come back Jill

…sitting in the snow, one named fast, on named slow…

…sitting on a cloud, one named quiet, one named loud…

…sitting on a pole, one named high, one named low…

We read our second book here.

Rainbow Colors (We identify each color as we put it on the board, then sing through the song a couple of times.)

tune: Hush, Little Baby
Rainbow purple, rainbow blue
Rainbow green and yellow, too
Rainbow orange, rainbow red
Rainbow smiling overhead.

Mix a Pancake

 Mix a pancake, (roll hands)

stir a pancake, (stirring motion)

Pop it in the pan. (bounce baby in lap)

Fry the pancake (rock)

Toss the pancake (lift)

Catch it if you can!

(bring baby down and cuddle)

Wiggle Your La-de-dah! from Ralphs World

Wiggle your fingers, wiggle your fingers, hey la-de-dah.

Who is wiggling I am wiggling hey la-de-dah!

Move your hands, move your hands, hey la-de-da.

Who is moving, you are moving hey la-de-dah!

Up and down and up and down

Walk and wave and hey la-de-dah, hey la-de-dah.

Bend you elbows, bend your elbows, hey la-de-dah.

Who is bending, I am bending, hey la-de-dah.

Straighten your arms, straighten your arms, hey la-de-dah

Who is moving you are moving hey la-de-dah!

Up and down and up and down

Walk and wave and hey la-de-dah, hey la-de-dah.

Then we play Personal Penguin by Sandra Boynton while we blow bubbles from our bubble machine.

Book Babies 5.2

Our handouts are printed on both sides of a normal sheet of paper, folded in half to form a brochure of sorts. This go-round I’ve used a high-contrast image (adapted from photographs) on our covers. I also have an image by each rhyme, which creates a nice talking point for children too young to read. …and because I’m a very visual person.

We open each program with Baby Hop, from the CD Diaper Gym.

Then we read the first of two books, which alternate depending on what is available. See my Book Babies/Lapsit Titles page for suggestions.

Hop your bunny

Hop your bunny up and

(hold up two fingers and lift hand)

Hop your bunny down

(bring two fingers down toward floor)

Hop your bunny side to side

(wave hand back and forth)

Hop him all around!

(move fingers around in a circle)

Hop him on your shoulder,

hop him on your head,

hop him on your knee,

and then put him to bed!

(Repeat with two bunnies)

Something In My Garden (For this we use stuffed animals, hidden behind the flannel board, usually 4 of them.)

There’s something in my garden,

That I can’t really see.

There’s something in my garden,

Now what can it be?

(noise)

Hear its funny sound?

(noise)

a _____ is what I found!

Put Your Finger On
by Parachute Express

Put your finger on,

put your finger on,

put your finger on your…nose!

Put your finger on,

put your finger on,

put your finger on your…nose!

Turn around and clap clap,

Turn around and clap clap,

Turn around and clap clap,

Turn around and clap clap.

Continue with other body parts

We read our second book here.

We Can Wear  (This is our signing song for the program)

Tune: Mary Wore Her Red Dress

We can wear our new shoes, new shoes, new shoes.

We can wear our new shoes all day long!

(Continue with other clothing)

Rocket

I am a rocket crouched on the ground,

(put arms over baby’s head for rocket’s nose)

Waiting quietly  Without a sound (put finger to lips)

Light this fuse on my little toe, (wiggle baby’s toe)

Ready for take-off? Here we go!

5…4…3…2…1… Whoooooooosh!

(let baby jump, or lift baby into air)

Five Little Ducks  by Raffi

Five little ducks went out one day,

Over the hills and far away.

When the mother duck said

Quack, quack, quack, quack!

Four little ducks came back!

Four little ducks…

Three little ducks…

Two little ducks…

One little duck…

Sad mother duck went out one day,

Over the hills and far away.

Mother duck said,

Quack, quack, quack, quack!

five little ducks came hurrying back!

(These duckling rest in a wrapping paper tube with slits for the sticks)

Then we play Personal Penguin by Sandra Boynton while we blow bubbles from our bubble machine.

Book Babies 5.1

(One of the programs rotated with our younger group)

Baby Hop from the CD Diaper Gym

Snuggle up together, babies in your lap.

Snuggle up together. Clap, Clap, Clap!

Snuggle up together, don’t you nap.

Snuggle up together. Tap, Tap, Tap!

You’re working out together, baby don’t stop!

You’re working out together. Hop, Hop, Hop!

(repeat first two verses)

Now our song is over, get ready to stop.

Now our song is over, so Hop, Hop, Hop!

–Book–

When Cats Get Up in the Morning (From the CD Wiggleworms Love You)

(With stuffed animals)

When cats get up in the morning

They always say “Good day!”

When cat’s get up in the morning

This is what they say, they say

“Meow, meow, meow,

meow, meow, meow

meow, meow meow”

This is what they say.

(continue with bird, cow, duck, etc.)

Rainbow Colors

tune: Hush, Little Baby

(With flannel board rainbow. Introduce each color as it’s built then sing the song!)

Rainbow purple, rainbow blue
Rainbow green and yellow, too
Rainbow orange, rainbow red
Rainbow smiling overhead.

Can You Be?

Can you be an elephant?

Stomp, stomp, stomp!

Or a big green alligator,

Chomp, chomp, chomp!

Can you be a little mouse?

Creep, creep, creep.

Chow about a little chick?

Peep, peep, peep.

Can you be a little frog?

Hop, hop, hop.

Now it’s time for quiet, so

stop, stop, stop.

–Book–

Five Little Frogs (from the CD Five Little Monkeys)

Five green and speckled frogs,

sat on a speckled log,

eating the most delicious bugs,

Yummm! Yummm!

One jumped into the pool

where it was nice and cool,

then there were

four green speckled frogs!

Glub! Glub!

(count down remaining frogs)

Airplane

The airplane has great big wings, (stretch arms wide)

It’s propeller spins and sings, “Vvvvvv….”

(arms spin around)

The airplane goes up, (lift arms up)

The airplane goes down, (lower arms)

The airplane flies high, (raise up)

all over town! (spin in circle)

Little Hands

tune: Wheels on the Bus

You take you little hands and go

Clap, clap, clap Clap, clap, clap

Clap, clap, clap.

You take you little hands and go

Clap, clap, clap. Clap your little hands!

You take your little feet and go

Tap, tap, tap…

You take your little arms and go

Hug, hug, hug…

You take your little head and go

Nod, nod, nod…

You take your little hand and wave

Bye, bye, bye…

-End with Bubble machine for duration of Personal Penguin from the CD Blue Moo by Sandra Boynton-

Book Babies 4.1

(One of the programs rotated with our younger group)

Baby Hop from the CD Diaper Gym

Snuggle up together, babies in your lap.

Snuggle up together. Clap, Clap, Clap!

Snuggle up together, don’t you nap.

Snuggle up together. Tap, Tap, Tap!

You’re working out together, baby don’t stop!

You’re working out together. Hop, Hop, Hop!

(repeat first two verses)

Now our song is over, get ready to stop.

Now our song is over, so Hop, Hop, Hop!

–Book–

 

Something In My Garden

(With stuffed animals, about four each time)

There’s something in my garden,

That I can’t really see.

There’s something in my garden,

Now what can it be?

 (noise)

Hear its funny sound?

(noise)

a _____ is what I found!

Itsy Bitsy Spider (With music from the CD 118 Songs Kids Love to Sing by Star Song Music)

The itsy-bitsy spider went up the water spout,

Down came the rain and washed the spider out!

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,

And the itsy-bitsy spider went up the spout again!

 

 

 

If you’re Happy and you Know it

(With sign language for the emotions, and faces to put on the flannel board)

If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands,

If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands,

If you’re happy and you know it,

Then your face will surely show it,

If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands!

(Continue with other emotions)

–Book–

 

 

 

Hop your bunny

(tune: Tommy Thumb)

Hop your bunny up and (hold up two fingers and lift hand)

Hop your bunny down (bring two fingers down toward floor)

Hop your bunny side to side (wave hand back and forth))

Hop him all around! (move fingers around in a circle)

Hop him on your shoulder,

hop him on your head,

hop him on your knee,

and then put him right to bed!

(Repeat with two bunnies)

 

 

              

5 Hungry Ants

(With a flannel board display, the kids love the sneezed ants flying through the air!)

5 hungry ants,

marching in a line,

came upon a picnic

where they could dine.

They marched into the salad,

they marched into the cake,

they marched into the pepper….

Uh oh, what a mistake!

AHHHH-CHOOO!

4 hungry ants….etc….

 

Wiggle Your La-de-dah! (From the CD Ralph’s World by Ralph Covert)

Wiggle your fingers, wiggle your fingers, hey la-de-dah.

Who is wiggling I am wiggling hey la-de-dah!

Move your hands, move your hands, hey la-de-da.

Who is moving, you are moving hey la-de-dah!

Up and down and up and down

Walk and wave and hey la-de-dah, hey la-de-dah.

Bend you elbows, bend your elbows, hey la-de-dah.

Who is bending, I am bending, hey la-de-dah.

Straighten your arms, straighten your arms, hey la-de-dah

Who is moving you are moving hey la-de-dah!

Up and down and up and down

Walk and wave and hey la-de-dah, hey la-de-dah.

-End with Bubble machine for duration of Personal Penguin from the CD Blue Moo by Sandra Boynton-

Book Babies 3.1

(One of the programs I rotate through for our younger group)

Baby Hop from the CD Diaper Gym

Snuggle up together, babies in your lap.

Snuggle up together. Clap, Clap, Clap!

Snuggle up together, don’t you nap.

Snuggle up together. Tap, Tap, Tap!

You’re working out together, baby don’t stop!

You’re working out together. Hop, Hop, Hop!

(repeat first two verses)

Now our song is over, get ready to stop.

Now our song is over, so Hop, Hop, Hop!

–Book–

I Went to the Zoo

(I use stuffed animals as a visual for this)

I went to the zoo one day,

I met a tiger on my way,

This is what he had to say,

Roar, Roar, Roar, Roar!

I went to the zoo one day,

I met a Gorilla on my way,

This is what he had to say,

Ooo-oooo, Ooo-oooo,

Ooo-oooo, Ooo-oooo!

(continue with other animals)

I Like to Eat
(tune: Apples and Bananas, we also do signs with this song and I put up the foods on the flannelboard)
I like to eat , eat , eat lots of yummy APPLES.
I like to eat , eat , eat lots of yummy APPLES.

(Continue with other foods)

Hammers

We can work with 1 hammer, 1 hammer, 1 hammer
We can work with 1 hammer, all day long.
(1 hammer-fist pounding)
We can work with 2 hammers, etc.
(2 hammers-2 fists pounding)
We can work with 3 hammers, etc.
(3 hammers-2 fists & 1 foot pounding)
We can work with 4 hammers, etc.
(4 hammers-2 fists & 2 feet pounding)
We can work with 5 hammers, etc.
(5 hammers-2 fists & 2 feet & head nodding)

–Book–

Wheels on the Bus (I use the version from the CD Wiggleworms Love You)

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 through the town.

The doors…

The driver…

The wipers…

The horn…

The muffler…

The people…

The babies…

The mommies and the daddies…

Two Little Blackbirds

 (match the flying actions with the descriptors!) 

Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill

One named Jack and One named Jill

Fly away Jack

Fly away Jill

Come back Jack

Come back Jill

…sitting in the snow, one named fast, on named slow…

…sitting on a cloud, one named quiet, one named loud…

…sitting on a pole, one named high, one named low…

 

I’m a little bumblebee

 (jump or lift baby on  ‘Fly Away’)

I’m a little bumblebee
And I buzz all day (buzzzzzzzz)
If you get too close to me,
I’ll FLY away!

I’m a little ladybug

And I wiggle all day (wiggle!)
If you get too close to me,
I’ll FLY away!

I’m a little butterfly

And I flutter all day (link thumbs and flutter hands)
If you get too close to me,
I’ll FLY away!

-End with Bubble machine for duration of Personal Penguin from the CD Blue Moo by Sandra Boynton-

Book Babies 2.1

(One of the programs I rotate through for our younger group)

Baby Hop from the CD Diaper Gym

Snuggle up together, babies in your lap.

Snuggle up together. Clap, Clap, Clap!

Snuggle up together, don’t you nap.

Snuggle up together. Tap, Tap, Tap!

You’re working out together, baby don’t stop!

You’re working out together. Hop, Hop, Hop!

(repeat first two verses)

Now our song is over, get ready to stop.

Now our song is over, so Hop, Hop, Hop!

–Book–

Here Goes a Turtle

(Use arm as hill, suite actions to animals)

Here goes a turtle up the hill-

Creep, creep, creep, creep.

Here goes a rabbit up the hill-

Boing, boing, boing, boing!

Here goes an elephant up the hill-

Tromp, tromp, tromp, tromp.

Here goes a snake up the hill-

Slither, slither, slither, slither.

Here comes a rock down the hill-

Boom, boom, boom, boom, (bounce, then fall over on crash!)

CRASH!

(printed in B&W it looks red!)

Little Red Tractor

(modified from ‘Little Red Wagon’. Kids don’t know what wagons are anymore!)

Bouncing up and down in my little red tractor

Bouncing up and down in my little red tractor

Bouncing up and down in my little red tractor

Bouncing all day long!

Scooping up some dirt…

Lifting Dirt up high…

Waving to my friends…

Five Little Monkeys

(traditional)

 Five little monkeys

Swingin’ in the tree,

Teasing Mr. Alligator,

“You can’t catch me!”

“You can’t catch me!”

Along comes Mr. Alligator,

Swimming very slowly

and…SNAPPED that monkey right out of the tree.

(repeat with remaining monkeys)

–Book–

Put Your Finger On…  (from the CD Feel the Music by Parachute Express)

Put your finger on, put your finger on, put your finger on

your…nose!

Put your finger on, put your finger on, put your finger on

your…nose!

Turn around and clap clap,

Turn around and clap clap,

Turn around and clap clap,

Turn around and clap clap.

Continue with other body parts

Here is the train

Here is the train (hold up fist)

And here is the track (hold out arm)

Chugga-chugga forward (run fist along arm)

And chugga-chugga back

Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga

Chugga, Choo-Choo (pull imaginary cord)

Up goes the smoke,

And so do you! (Jump or lift baby!)

Say Goodnight to the Animals

(I use stuffed animals as a visual for this. Tune is close to ‘Down by the banks of the hanky panky’)

 In the farmyard at the end of the day,

All the animals politely say,

“Thank you for my food today.”

The cow says “Moo.”

(Continue with other animals)

Then the barn is locked up tight.

And the farmer quietly says, “Goodnight.”

-End with Bubble machine for duration of Personal Penguin from the CD Blue Moo by Sandra Boynton-

Book Babies 1.1

(One of the programs I rotate through for our younger group.)

Baby Hop from the CD Diaper Gym

Snuggle up together, babies in your lap.

Snuggle up together. Clap, Clap, Clap!

Snuggle up together, don’t you nap.

Snuggle up together. Tap, Tap, Tap!

You’re working out together, baby don’t stop!

You’re working out together. Hop, Hop, Hop!

(repeat first two verses)

Now our song is over, get ready to stop.

Now our song is over, so Hop, Hop, Hop!

–Book–

Springtime on the Farm from the CD Animal Songs by Geof Johnson

(I used stuffed animals as visuals for this)

Springtime on the farm,

All the baby animals in the barn.

Hear the baby chicks go

cheep, cheep, cheep.

Repeat while adding:

cow – moooo

duck – quack, quack, quack

sheep – baaa

pig – oink, oink, oink

horse – neigh!

Rocket

I am a rocket crouched on the ground,

(put arms over baby’s head for rocket’s nose)

Waiting quietly  Without a sound (put finger to lips)

Light this fuse on my little toe, (wiggle baby’s toe)

Ready for take-off? Here we go! (Count down with fingers against the floor)

5…4…3…2…1… Whoooooooosh!

(let baby jump, or lift baby into air)

Dinosaur, Dinosaur (Modified from traditional)

Dinosaur, Dinosaur, turn around,
Dinosaur, Dinosaur, touch the ground,
Dinosaur, Dinosaur, roar out loud,
Dinosaur, Dinosaur, touch a cloud,
Dinosaur, Dinosaur, win a race,
Dinosaur, Dinosaur, jump in place,

Dinosaur, Dinosaur, stop and pause,
Dinosaur, Dinosaur, touch your claws,
Dinosaur, Dinosaur, sit right down,
Dinosaur, Dinosaur, make no sound.

–Book–

The Way We Ride

This is the way the camel goes,

Humpity-hump, humpity-hump. Humpity-hump, humpity-hump.

(tip baby side to side on knees)

This is the way the donky goes,

Hee-haw, hee-haw. Hee-haw, hee-haw.

(raise baby up and down on knees)

This is the way the horsy goes.

A-gallop, a-gallop, a-gallop,

a-gallop, a-gallop, a-gallop neeeeigh!

(quickly bounce baby, then rear back)

 “Can We Find?”

tune: Muffin Man

(I have flannel board circles in different colors with animals on the other sides: orange cat, purple puppy, white owl, yellow fish, blue cow, brown horse, red bird, green snake. And we also sign the animals. Five each session.)

Can we find an orange cat,
An orange cat,

an orange cat?
Can we find an orange cat?
We want to say hello!

Continue with other animals:

Five Little Ducks  from the CD Rise and Shine by Raffi

Five little ducks went out one day,

Over the hills and far away.

When the mother duck said

Quack, quack, quack, quack!

Four little ducks came back!

Four little ducks…

Three little ducks…

Two little ducks…

One little duck…

Sad mother duck went out one day,

Over the hills and far away.

Mother duck said,

“Quack, quack, quack, quack!”

five little ducks came hurrying back!

-End with Bubble machine for duration of Personal Penguin from the CD Blue Moo by Sandra Boynton-