Turn a Book into a Song--Baby Storytime

On Friday I demonstrated how to turn a book into a song for baby storytime.  First we read the book through like usual, stopping to name the animal, talk about the colors and make animal sounds.  We did a wiggle song, then I told the parents that sometimes we just a nice calming book and one way to do that is to sing a book.  Because the book was well known and very repetitive the parents were able to join in singing with me!  The babies loved it!

Songs/Rhymes/Bounces

Clap, Clap, Clap Your Hands
Good Morning to You
Little Bear
When Cows Get Up in the Morning (included bunny hopping today)
Roly-Poly
I'm a Little Teapot
Wheels on the Bus
Hey Diddle Diddle
Toast
Scarf Song
Tickle the Clouds

Read {Sing} Aloud 

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

by Bill Martin Jr., illustrated by Eric Carle

Sung to tune of: Baa, Baa Black Sheep

Shared Reading

A variety of board books that parents could sing to their child including:

Itsy Bitsy Spider

by Annie Kubler

The Itsy Bitsy Snowman

by Jeffrey Burton; illustrated by Sanja Rescek

(sung to [of course] Itsy Bitsy Spider)

Play and Learn

I finally, finally, finally pulled out something new for our play time today!!  Jumbo muffin tins with balls/shapes from other toys.  The babies loved putting the things in the cups, pulling them out, then putting them back in!  Other toys made it into the muffin tins too including wooden blocks.