Opening Rhyme
(to the tune of The Farmer in the Dell)
We’re all here today. We’re all here today.
Let’s clap our hands and sing together.
Hip, hip, hooray!
Source: (To be honest, my library was using this before I started so I’m not sure where the previous librarian found it, but it looks like a modified version of Jean Warren’s Preschool Express song here.)
Hello, Hands. Good-bye, Hands.
Hello, hands. (Wave hands in front of face.)
Good-bye, hands. (Hide hands behind back.)
Hello, hands. Good-bye, hands.
My hands were feeling shy today. (Keep hands hidden.)
But now they’re feeling better! (Bring hands out, wave frantically, and smile HUGE.)
Repeat with feet, face, etc.
Source: King County Library System
Book: Who Ate all the Cookie Dough? by Karen Beaumont
Five Little Kangaroos
Five little kangaroos jumping by a door
One jumped away and
Then there were four
Four little kangaroos jumping by a tree
One jumped away and
Then there were three.
Three little kangaroos looking at you
One jumped away and
Then there were two.
Two little kangaroo jumping in the sun
One jumped away and then there was one.
One little kangaroo jumping all alone
That one jumped away and
Then there was none.
Source: King County Library System
Kangaroo, Kangaroo
Kangaroo, kangaroo,
sleeping on the couch,
What is hiding inside your pouch?
Open up your pocket, peek inside.
Why, it’s your baby, trying to hide.
Kangaroo, kangaroo,
Open up your pocket.
Out comes your joey…time to rock it.
Source: King County Library System
Ten Little Cookies
1 little, 2 little, 3 little cookies
4 little, 5 little, 6 little cookies
7 little, 8 little, 9 little cookies
10 little cookies with milk!
Source: King County Library System
Milk (with American Sign Language)
Milk, milk, milk,
More, more, more,
Milk, milk, milk,
Please!
Repeat with cookie
Source: King County Library System
Book – It Looked like Spilt Milk
Patty Cake
Patty-cake, patty-cake, baker’s man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it and pat it and mark it with a “B”
And put it in the oven for baby and me!
Source: Traditional
This is Yes, Yes, Yes
This is big, big, big
This is small, small, small
This is short, short, short
This is tall, tall, tall
This fast, fast, fast
This is slow, slow, slow
This is yes, yes, yes
This is no, no, no
Source: Storyblocks
Bubbles – best bubble machine ever! (IMHO, of course)
Rainbows in my Bubbles
(Tune of She’ll be Coming Round the Mountain)
I’ve got rainbows in my bubbles, yes, I do
I’ve got rainbows in my bubbles, yes, I do
When I look up towards the sun,
They’ve got rainbows every one.
I’ve got rainbows in my bubbles, yes, I do.
Source: Preschool Express
Good-bye Song
Wave with one hand, then with the other
Wave with one hand, then with the other
Wave with one hand, then with the other
Wave with both feet now
Repeat with other body parts
Source: King County Library System
Play Time!
Early literacy tip: Make cookies with your child! Showing a child how to follow a recipe not only introduces print in a new way, but also develops early math skills through measuring. It also teaches the ability to follow directions. For babies, set out a small tub filled with uncooked beans or rice. Give them a scoop, and let them play.
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