Wenesday Lapsit

Books:

I Had a Rooster by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Barnyard Banter by Denise Fleming

I Had a Rooster is one of my all time favorite lapsit books. I generally love doing books that you sing, but the Cock-a-doodle-do is totally out of my singing range and it always makes the parents laugh as I try to make it happen. It's ridiculous but a lot of fun. I didn't do the entire book - I ended after pig, as it tends to drag for the usual short lapsit fair.

We also added a few new signs for these stories. We would use the sign whenever we said the word in one of the books:

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)

Pat a Cake

Pat a cake, pat a cake, baker's men (clap)
bake me a cake as fast as you can. (clap)
roll it  (roll babies hands)
and pat it (pat hands together)
and mark it with a "B" (write a "B" in the air or on the babies belly)

and put it in the oven (bring hands forward as though offering something)
for baby and me. (tickle baby on "baby" and point to yourself on "me")

 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...

 

This is the Way the Farmer Rides

(Bounce baby on knees slowly side to side) 

This is the way the Farmer Rides

The farmer rides, the farmer rides

This is the way the farmer rides

so early in the morning.

This is the way the lady rides (Bounce baby on knees as though riding in side saddle) 

This is the way the gentleman rides, (Bounce baby on knees very fast) 

This is the way the baby rides. (Bounce baby on knees slowly side to side)

Down By the Banks

 Done 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)

Bye Bye Bubbles

(to the tune of Frere Jacques)

Bye bye bubbles, bye bye bubbles,

See you soon, see you soon,  (x2)