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<\/a><\/p>\nBooks We Shared<\/h4>\n
We read Hush, Little Baby<\/a>, an old lullaby illustrated humorously by Marla Frazee. <\/p>\n Then, we read another book based on that lullaby:<\/p>\n Hush, Little Alien<\/a> by Daniel Kirk has large, imaginative pictures showing the love of a green alien dad, and it can be sung! I recently attended a storytime workshop about the value of “singing” books. It slows the words down so that people learning the language can read them. It also slows things down so that small children can develop print knowledge. And, there is research that shows kids love hearing their parents sing! (Whether we hold our own voices in such high esteem may be a different matter!)<\/p>\n Five Pigs so Squeaky Clean<\/strong><\/p>\n This is one of the songs I put on the handout, and I wanted to bring it back for repetition and learning’s sake.<\/p>\n Five pigs so squeaky clean (Take a pig and flip it over to show it getting dirty. Repeat the rhyme with one fewer pig mentioned, until there are no more clean pigs)<\/p>\n I also showed how the songs “Five Little Ducks” and “Six Little Ducks” have a similar melody:<\/p>\n Six Little Ducks<\/strong><\/p>\n Six little ducks Quack, quack, quack, Down to the river Quack, quack, quack, Back from the river Quack, quack, quack, We took one duck away, and the song became…<\/p>\n Five Little Ducks<\/strong><\/p>\n Five little ducks went out one day Four little ducks went out one day Three little ducks went out one day Two little ducks went out one day One little duck went out one day No little ducks went out one day Our Letter of the Day was R, for “recap” and “remember” and “read.” We made “the world’s biggest R” in the air and talked about words that start with that letter.<\/p>\n Flea<\/strong><\/p>\n On my toe there is a flea One Bright Scarf<\/strong><\/p>\n One bright scarf waiting for the wind to blow Pop Goes the Weasel<\/strong><\/p>\n All around the cobbler\u2019s bench Open Shut Them<\/strong><\/p>\n Open, shut them, open, shut them, Two Little Blackbirds<\/strong><\/p>\n Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill Goodbye Friends<\/strong> (song in sign)<\/p>\n Click here for video:\u00a0 Goodbye Babies (Friends)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Goodbye friends, goodbye friends Did you know singing and dancing improve brain function?\u00a0 Here are some of the songs\/dances on CD that we\u00a0used in storytime to power up our early literacy with some great blood flow!<\/p>\n “Clap Everybody and Say Hello” from Sally Go Round the Sun<\/a> by Kathy Reid-Naiman<\/p>\n “I Know a Chicken” from The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band<\/a><\/p>\n “Goodbye in the Bayou” from Bon Voyage<\/a> by Jazzy Ash<\/p>\n “Goodbye Song” from Shining Like a Star<\/a> by Laura Doherty<\/p>\n We watched several videos about letters from the Sesame Street Alphabet Songs DVD<\/a>. First it was two songs about the letter R, and then a really funny song about the letter N!<\/p>\n For more picture book versions of songs, check here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nFlannel Boards We Shared<\/h4>\n
\nCleanest you’ve ever seen
\nWanted to go outside and play
\nOink! Oink!
\nOne jumped into the mud
\nLanded with a big THUD
\nThen there were four clean squeaky pigs!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\nThat I once knew
\nFat ones, skinny ones,
\nFair ones, too
\nBut the one little duck
\nWith the feather on his back
\nHe led the others
\nWith a quack, quack, quack<\/p>\n
\nQuack, quack, quack
\nHe led the others
\nWith a quack, quack, quack<\/p>\n
\nThey would go
\nWibble, wobble, wibble, wobble,
\nTo and fro
\nBut the one little duck
\nWith the feather on his back
\nHe led the others
\nWith a quack, quack, quack<\/p>\n
\nQuack, quack, quack
\nHe led the others
\nWith a quack, quack, quack<\/p>\n
\nThey would come
\nWibble, wobble, wibble, wobble,
\nHo, hum, hum
\nBut the one little duck
\nWith the feather on his back
\nHe led the others
\nWith a quack, quack, quack<\/p>\n
\nQuack, quack, quack
\nHe led the others
\nWith a quack, quack, quack<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\nOver the hill and far away
\nMama duck said, \u201cQuack, quack, quack, quack,\u201d
\nbut only four little ducks came swimming back\u2026<\/p>\n
\nOver the hill and far away
\nMama duck said, \u201cQuack, quack, quack, quack,\u201d
\nbut only three little ducks came swimming back\u2026<\/p>\n
\nOver the hill and far away
\nMama duck said, \u201cQuack, quack, quack, quack,\u201d
\nbut only two little ducks came swimming back\u2026<\/p>\n
\nOver the hill and far away
\nMama duck said, \u201cQuack, quack, quack, quack,\u201d
\nbut only one little duck came swimming back\u2026<\/p>\n
\nOver the hill and far away
\nMama duck said, \u201cQuack, quack, quack, quack,\u201d
\nbut no little ducks came swimming back\u2026<\/p>\n
\nOver the hill and far away
\nMama duck said, \u201cQuack, quack, quack, quack,\u201d
\nand all five ducks came swimming back.<\/p>\n
\nLetter of the Day<\/h4>\n
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\nAction Songs & Bounces We Shared<\/h4>\n
\nNow he\u2019s climbing on my knee
\nPast my tummy, past my nose
\nOn my head where my hair grows
\nOn my head there is a flea
\nNow he\u2019s climbing down on me
\nPast my tummy, past my knee
\nOn my toe\u2026 Take that, you flea!<\/p>\n
\nToss it up high, and wave it down low
\nWiggle it fast, and wiggle it slow
\n(then cover your face)
\nHey! Where did everybody go?
\n(lift up scarf) There you are!<\/p>\n
\nThe monkey chased the weasel.
\nThe monkey thought it all in fun \u2013
\nPop! goes the weasel!
\nA penny for a spool of thread
\nA penny for a needle
\nThat\u2019s the way the money goes \u2013
\nPop! goes the weasel!<\/p>\n
\nGive a little clap, clap, clap.
\nOpen, shut them, open, shut them,
\nPlace them on your lap, lap, lap.
\nCreep them, crawl them,
\nCreep them, crawl them,
\nRight up to your chin, chin, chin.
\nOpen up your little mouth,
\nBut\u2026 do not let them in!!<\/p>\n
\nOne named Jack and the other named Jill
\nFly away Jack and fly away Jill
\nCome back Jack and come back Jill<\/p>\n
\nGoodbye friends, it\u2019s time to say goodbye.<\/p>\n
\nMusic from CDs We Shared<\/h4>\n
\nVideo We Shared<\/h4>\n
\nContinue the Fun<\/h2>\n