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Book to add to your child's library: Bubbles Bubbles by Kathi Appelt

Music, Movement, and
Storytime

Baby Games and
Manipulatives

Exploration

Relationship Building


A Rain Song
(Tto the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little
Star)
Pitter, patter, drip, drip, drop
How I wish the rain would stop!
Will the sun come out today
So I can go out to play?
Pitter, patter, drip, drip, drop
How I wish the rain would stop


Bubbles
(sung to "Mary Had a Little Lamb")
Bubbles floating in the air,
in the air, in the air.
Bubbles floating in the air,
Pop, Pop, Wow!

Five Little Monkeys
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell off
And bumped his head
Mama called the doctor
And the doctor said, "No more
monkeys jumping on the bed!"

Repeat for 4, 3, and 2 monkeys. Then:

One little monkey jumping on the bed
HE fell off
And bumped his head
Mama called the doctor
And the doctor said, "KEEP THOSE
MONKEYS OFF THAT BED!!!".

Where is Monkey?
(Tune: Where is Thumbkin?)
Where is monkey?
Where is monkey?
Here I am,
Here I am,
How are you today, sir?
Very well I thank you,
Run away.
Run away.


Monkey See, Monkey Do
Help your child repeat after your
actions. (1) Cover your eyes
(then ask him/help him to cover
his eyes), (2) touch your head,
(3) touch your tummy, (4) shake
your hands, etc.

YMCA
Your baby will love this one!
Move his hand for him to spell
out the letters as you sing the
popular song YMCA.

Wiggle Song
(Let your child watch you act
this out the first time. The
second time, act it out on with
HIS body.)

I wiggle wiggle wiggle my
fingers
I wiggle wiggle wiggle my toes
I wiggle wiggle wiggle my
shoulders
I wiggle wiggle wiggle my nose
Now no more wiggles are left in
me
So I will be as still as can be.


Use a bubble blower to blow
bubbles and let your child
have fun reaching for and
popping the bubbles with
her hand.


Make soapy water by filling
the kitchen sink with water
and dish-washing liquid).
Scoop out the top layer of
foamy bubbles and put  into
a large plastic bowl, and let
your infant use his hands to
explore inside the bowl.
Hide rubber ducky in the
bowl for more fun!

Obtain packing bubbles and
help your child pop the
bubbles with his tiny fingers!


Face to Face Interaction:

Pat A Cake
Pat a Cake, Pat a Cake
Baker's Man
Roll him and roll him and
Throw him in the pan!


Look over the monkey pictures
(see Music, Movement, and
Storytime) with your baby and
talk to her about the monkeys.
Use the monkey picture at the
bottom to point out  the
monkey's eyes, nose, and
mouth.