Summer fun, sun, and stories.
Babies
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Rhyme: "A Sailor Went To Sea" |
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(Scradle baby in arms while you sing this song) |
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A sailor went to sea, sea, sea |
rock baby in arms |
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To see what he could see, see, see |
point to your eyes |
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But all that he could see, see, see |
point to baby's eyes |
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Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea! |
Tickle baby's tummy |
Toddlers
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Rhyme: "Five Baby Turtles" |
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(Count the fingers on your child's hand as you learn this fun rhyme together) |
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One baby turtle alone and new. |
Hold up one finger |
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Finds a friend, and then there are two. |
Hold up two fingers |
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Two baby turtles crawl down to the sea. |
Make a crawling motion with hand |
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They find another, and then there are three. |
Hold up three fingers |
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Three baby turtles crawl along the shore. |
Make a crawling motion with hand |
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They find another, and then there are four. |
Hold up four fingers |
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Four baby turtles go for a dive. |
Make a diving motion with hand |
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Up swims another, and then there are five. |
Hold up four fingers |
Preschoolers
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Rhyme: "Little Black Bag - Margaret Wise Brown" |
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(Encourage your child to make hand motions and sounds for each creature) |
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Little black bug, little black bug, |
pinch fingers together to show a small bug |
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Where have you been? |
shrug shoulders |
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I've been under the rug, |
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said little black bug. |
Cover pinched fingers with other hand |
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Bug-ug-ug-ug. |
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Little green fly, little green fly, |
put fingers together to show fly-size |
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Where have you been? |
Shrug shoulders |
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I've been way up high, |
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said the little green fly. |
Wave hand in the air |
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BZZZZZZZZ! |
Make a buzzing sound |
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Little old mouse, little old mouse, |
put fingers together to show mouse-size |
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Where have you been? |
Shrug shoulders |
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I've been all through the house, |
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Squeak-eak-eak-eak-eak! |
Make a squeaking sound |
