It is important to share songs and rhymes with your
children.
Here are some reasons why:
Say and read nursery rhymes so that your child hears words that
rhyme.
Rhyming is the beginning of understanding that words are made
up of smaller parts. This will help develop their Phonological
Awareness.
Babies and young toddlers often have short attention spans but
rhymes and songs are perfect for quick sharing.
Songs and rhymes you can share with your child:
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
(open and shut hands)
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
(put hands like a diamond above head)
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
How I wonder what you are
(open and shut hands)
The Eensy Weensy Spider
The eensy weensy spider
Climbed up the water spout
Down came the rain
and washed the spider out
Out came the sun
and dried up all the rain
And the eensy weensy spider
climbed up the spout again.
(For babies: For the spider, climb up your child’s
body with your fingers.
Climb down her body.
When the spider is washed out, throw your arms to the sides.
When the sun comes out, raise hands above head to make a circle
for sun. Climb up your child’s body again and tickle him/her)
(For older children: To make a spider, move thumbs
and index fingers back and forth touching each other.
When the rain comes down, move fingers down like rain falling
from the clouds. When the spider is washed out, throw arms to
the sides.
When the sun comes out, raise hands above head to make a circle
for sun.
When the spider goes down the spout, move thumbs and index fingers
back and forth touching each other.)
If You’re Happy and You Know It
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
(clap, clap)
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands. (clap,
clap)
If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will surely
show it.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands (clap,
clap)
Other verses:
Stomp your feet (stomp, stomp)
Shake your head (shake, shake)
Pat your knees (pat, pat)
Touch your head (touch, touch)
Head and Shoulders
Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
And eyes, ears, mouth and nose.
Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
Ankles, elbows, feet and seat, feet and seat,
Ankles, elbows, feet and seat, feet and seat,
And hair, hips, chin and cheeks.
Ankles, elbows, feet and seat, feet and seat,
Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
And eyes, ears, mouth and nose.
Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
Grandma’s Glasses
Here are Grandma's glasses, (Make little circles with fingers
over eyes to resemble glasses.)
Here is Grandma's hat, (Circle head and pretend to be tying ribbon
underneath chin.)
This is the way she folds
Her hands and puts them in her lap. (Fold hands sweetly on lap.)
Here are Grandpa's glasses (Make circles bigger
than grandma's.)
Here is Grandpa's hat (Make a big hat overhead with hands and
arms.)
This is the way he folds
His arms and takes a little nap (Fold arms across chest and snore.)
|
 Brown, Marc
Finger
Rhymes
NY. Dutton, 1980
Presents 14 rhymes with instructions for accompanying finger play.
J793.4 BRO |
 Stetson,
Emily
Little
Hands Fingerplays & Actions Songs: Seasonal activities &
creative play for 2- to 6- year olds
VT. Williamson Pub, 2001
This ultimate collection of more than 100 activities for smaller
children includes dozens of action songs and rhyming games set
to familiar tunes, and calls for kids to clap, tap, shake, stomp,
and more.
J793.4 STE |
 Wilner,
Isabel.
The
Baby’s Game Book
NY. Greenwillow, 2000
Rhymes, illustrations, and instructions present a variety of simple
games to play with babies, including foot tapping, knee rides,
finger play, peek-a-boo, and tickle games.
E649.5 WIL |
Ra, Carol F.
Trot,
Trot to Boston: Play Rhymes for Baby
NY. Lothrop, Lee & Shepherd, 1987
A collection of traditional nursery rhymes with instructions for
accompanying finger plays.
J398.8 |
 Newcome,
Zita
Head,
Shoulders, Knees and Toes: and other Action Rhymes
MA. Candlewick Press, 2002
A collection of approximately fifty nursery and counting rhymes,
most accompanied by fingerplays or other activities.
E398.8 NEW |
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