Want to continue the story time fun at home? You've come to the right place! This page contains the songs & rhymes we like to use during our story time sessions.
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Babies learn through repetition! Sing these songs and say the rhymes while you do daily tasks like diaper changes, getting dressed, or taking a bath. Singing helps children learn the sounds that make up words through rhythm and separating syllables with a beat.
For March 13 through April 29, 2023
Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on
Baby put your pants on 1, 2, 3
Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on
Baby put your pants on 1, 2, 3
Leg to the left, leg to the right
Wiggle and jiggle and pull them on tight
Leg to the left, leg to the right
Wiggle and jiggle and pull them on tight
- Repeat with shirt, socks, etc. -
We’re washing in the washing in the washing machine
We’re washing in the washing in the washing machine
We’re washing in the washing in the washing machine
Spin around and now we’re clean
- Add bouncing, dancing, spinning -
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes
Knees and toes
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes
Knees and toes
Eyes, and ears, and mouth, and nose
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes
Knees and toes
I wake up my hands with a clap, clap, clap
a clap, clap, clap, a clap, clap, clap
I wake up my hands with a clap, clap, clap
and I wiggle my waggles away
Verses: Feet - stomp, head - nod, belly - beep, eyes - blink, hips - shake
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it, and pat it, and mark it with a "B"
Then put it in the oven for baby and me.
Two little eyes to look around
Two little ears to hear each sound
One little nose to smell what's sweet
And one little mouth that likes to eat.
Here is the beehive but where are the bees?
Hidden away where nobody sees
Watch and you'll see them come out of the hive
1, 2, 3, 4, 5... They're alive!
Buzzzzzzz
Let's take a look at this book
Here is the cover
We open it wide
Here are the pages hidden inside
There are words and pictures
We look and we look
And when we are finished
We close up the book
Where is Thumbkin?
Where is Thumbkin?
Here I am. Here I am.
How are you today, sir?
Very well, I thank you.
Run away, run away.
Verses: Where is pointer? Where is tall man? Where is ring man? Where is pinky?
Popcorn kernels
Popcorn kernels
In a pot, in a pot
Shake them, shake them, shake them
Shake them, shake them, shake them
Till they POP!
Jack in the box
sits so still
Will he come out?
Yes, he will!
Open shut them, open shut them
Give a little clap, clap, clap
Open shut them, open shut them
Put them in your lap, lap, lap
Creep them, crawl them
Creep them, crawl them
Right up to your chin, chin, chin
Open wide your little mouth
But don’t you let them in
These are baby’s fingers
These are baby’s toes
This is baby’s belly button
Round and round it goes
Mix and stir and pat in the pan
I’m going to make a gingerbread man
With a nose so neat
And a smile so sweet
And gingerbread shoes on his gingerbread feet
Zoom zoom zoom,
We’re going to the moon
Zoom zoom zoom,
We’re going to the moon
If you want to take a trip,
Climb aboard my rocket ship
Zoom zoom zoom,
We’re going to the moon
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...BLASTOFF
Hurry hurry drive the firetruck
Hurry hurry drive the firetruck
Hurry hurry drive the firetruck
Ding ding ding ding ding
Other verses: turn the corner, put the ladder up, spray the fire hose
The five practices of early literacy are reading, writing, playing, talking, and singing. Children learn best through repetition, so try singing these songs or saying these rhymes when you do everyday things like taking a walk or taking a bath. Have fun incorporating these practices to help your child learn to speak, read, and write.
For March 13 through April 29, 2023
Popcorn kernels
Popcorn kernels
In a pot, in a pot
Shake them, shake them, shake them
Shake them, shake them, shake them
Till they POP!
Oh, I like red, it's the color of an apple
Orange, it's the color of an orange
Yellow, it's the color a lemon and our wonderful sun, sun, sun
Green, it's the color of the trees and lots of things that grow
And
then, there's blue for the sky
And purple, that's a color that's fun, fun, fun
And when we put those colors side by side
Now, what do you think we've done
We've made a rainbow
We've made a rainbow
We've made a rainbow
And it's a really beautiful one, one, one
We’re washing in the washing in the washing machine
We’re washing in the washing in the washing machine
We’re washing in the washing in the washing machine
Spin around and now we’re clean
Add bouncing, dancing, spinning
The Jack-in-the-Box jumps up
The Jack-in-the-Box goes flop
The Jack-in-the-Box goes round and round
The lid comes down with a PLOP.
Where is Thumbkin?
Where is Thumbkin?
Here I am. Here I am.
How are you today, sir?
Very well, I thank you.
Run away, run away.
Verses: Where is pointer? Where is tall man? Where is ring man? Where is pinky?
Open shut them, open shut them
Give a little clap, clap, clap
Open shut them, open shut them
Put them in your lap, lap, lap
Creep them, crawl them
Creep them, crawl them
Right up to your chin, chin, chin
Open wide your little mouth
But don’t you let them in
Here is the beehive but where are the bees?
Hidden away where nobody sees
Watch and you'll see them come out of the hive
1, 2, 3, 4, 5... They're alive!
Buzzzzzzz
Wave your scarf up and down
Up and down, up and down
Wave your scarf up and down
Wave your scarf!
Also do: side to side, round and round, fast and slow, out of sight
Can also do shake your shaker
I wake up my hands with a clap, clap, clap
a clap, clap, clap, a clap, clap, clap
I wake up my hands with a clap, clap, clap
and I wiggle my waggles away
Verses: Feet - stomp, head - nod, belly-beep, eyes- blink, hips – shake
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes
Knees and toes
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes
Knees and toes
Eyes, and ears, and mouth, and nose
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes
Knees and toes
Hurry hurry drive the firetruck
Hurry hurry drive the firetruck
Hurry hurry drive the firetruck
Ding ding ding ding ding
Other verses: turn the corner, put the ladder up, spray the fire hose
Johnny works with one hammer,
One hammer, one hammer
Johnny works with one hammer,
Now he works with two
Go all the way up to five.
When you mix red and yellow, it makes orange
When you mix red and yellow, it makes orange
When you mix these two, you see a new color magically
When you mix red and yellow, it makes orange
When you mix blue and yellow, it makes green
When you mix blue and yellow, it makes green
When you mix these two, you see a new color magically
When you mix blue and yellow, it makes green
When you mix blue and red, it makes purple
When you mix blue and rеd, it makes purple
When you mix thеse two, you see a new color magically
When you mix blue and red, it makes purple
Zoom zoom zoom,
We’re going to the moon
Zoom zoom zoom,
We’re going to the moon
If you want to take a trip,
Climb aboard my rocket ship
Zoom zoom zoom,
We’re going to the moon
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...BLASTOFF