Wednesday Lapsit

Books:

Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails by Nancy Tafuri
Do Cows Meow? by Salina Yoon

 This week we put together the signs we had used the previous two weeks:

Rhymes:

Opening Song—big group

(to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb)

Hello eyes and hello nose,

Hello fingers, hello toes

Hello shirt and hello shoes,

Hello me and hello you.

Grey Squirrel

Grey squirrel, grey squirrel (bounce)

swish your bushy tail (swish knees side to side)

Grey squirrel, grey squirrel  (bounce)

swish your bushy tail (swish knees side to side)

Wrinkle up your little nose (touch baby’s nose)

Crack some acorns between your toes (touch baby’s toes)

Grey squirrel, grey squirrel  (bounce)

swish your bushy tail. (swish knees side to side)

Hickory Dickory Dock

Hickory dickory dock, 

the mouse ran up the clock,(run fingers up from baby's toes to head)

the clock struck one (clap once)

the mouse ran down (run fingers down from head to toes)

hickory dickory dock.

Other verses:

...the clock struck two, the mouse said boo

...the clock struck three, the mouse said wee!

Round and Round the Garden

(circle finger on baby's palm then walk up the arm and tickle) 

Round and round the garden, 

goes the teddy bear.

One step. Two steps. Tickle under there!

Down By the Banks

Down by the banks of the hanky panky (bounce)  
Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky (bounce)  
With a hip, hop, a hippity hop  (bounce)  
Jump from the lilypad (lift) and kerplop! (set on the floor between legs) 

We Hit the Floor Together
(to the tune of For He's a Jolly Good Fellow)

We hit the floor together, 
we hit the floor together, 
we hit the floor together, 
because it's fun to do!

Other verses:
We clap our hands together...
We wiggle our fingers together...
We hit the floor together...


Hand Clap Song

Can you clap with two hands?
Two hands? Two hands?
Can you clap with two hands?
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap.

Other verses:
Can you kick with two feet?
Can you wiggle ten fingers? 
Can you kiss with two lips?
Can you wave bye bye?

Bye Bye Bubbles
(to the tune of Frere Jacques)

Bye bye bubbles, bye bye bubbles.
See you soon, see you soon.    (x2)