JULY Book Babies + Toddler Time: Adventures in the Dark
JULY Book Babies + Toddler Time: Adventures in the Dark
At the end of the day, it’s a great time to establish a routine to help your child prepare for bed. Some of the activities in your routine could include reading a book, taking a bath, singing a song, picking up toys, or perhaps doing a knee bounce. When you follow the same routine, your child knows what to expect and, perhaps, they will be more inclined to lay their head down when the stars begin to shine and the moon beckons them to sleep.
Book Babies: Wednesday @ 9:30am in Community Room
Ages 0 – 10 months
Toddler Time: Monday & Tuesday @ 9:30am in Community Room
Ages 11 – 23 months
Welcome Songs
Here We Are Together
Here we are together, together, together! Oh, here we are together in our library. There’s (sing names)… Here we are together in our library!
Hello Everybody
Hello everybody let’s clap our hands*, clap our hands, clap our hands. Hello everybody let’s clap our hands today! *pat our head, stretch up high, wiggle our fingers, tickle our knees, kick our feet, bounce up high!
S, T, R, W, P
(Sing while pointing to each finger on your child’s hand.) Sing, talk, read, write, play! Sing, talk, read write, play! Sing, talk, read, write, play! Sing, talk, read, write, play each day!
Sing, Talk, Read, Write, Play
TIP
“Child-adult relationships that are responsive and attentive—with lots of back and forth interactions—build a strong foundation in a child’s brain for all future learning and development. This is called “serve and return,” and it takes two to play!” – https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/5-steps-for-brain-building-serve-and-return/
Activity
Try to observe a “serve” from your child. Did she point at something or make a sound or facial expression? Then “return” the “serve” with an acknowledgement, hug, smile, etc. Try this a couple of times a day. When you return a “serve”, your child knows that their thoughts and feelings are understood.
Books Presented
Hen in the Bed by Katrina Charman
Rock-a-bye Baby by Jane Cabrera
Different animals soothe their babies to sleep in this new version of the familiar folk song
Cornelius P. Mud, Are you Ready for Bed? by Barney Saltzberg
Cornelius the pig has his own style when preparing for bed, but he does not really feel ready until he gets a hug.
Do Mommies Ever Sleep? by Kim Howard
A baby imagines all the reasons why mommies never seem to sleep, failing to understand that it is often because babies need so much attention
Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
Big Kid Bed by Leslie Patricelli
When Stars Arise by Evangelene Alaraj
A dusky rural landscape and comforting bedtime routine draw a child closer to sleep in this illustrated lullaby board book.
Good Night, Baby
Babies from all over the world get ready for bed, and say “good night” in fifteen of the world’s most spoken languages.
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
There Were Five in the Bed
There were five in the bed (Hold up five fingers)
And the little one said, “Roll over, roll over!” (Make rolling motion)
So they are rolled over and one fell out. (Hold up one finger & surprised face)
*Countdown until one.
There was one in the bed (Hold up one finger)
And the little one said, “Goodnight!” (Sign language- goodnight)
Source: Storytime Katie
Giddyap Giddyap
Giddyap, giddyap ride to town
Giddyap, giddyap up and down
Giddyap fast, giddyap slow
Giddyap, giddyap WHOA! (lean baby back)
Source: Verona Storytime
Hey Diddle Diddle
Hey, diddle, diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
Elephants at the Zoo
(tune of Farmer in the Dell)
The elephants at the zoo, the elephants at the zoo,
They stomp and stomp and stomp and stomp, the elephants at the zoo
The lions at the zoo…roar
The monkeys at the zoo…jump
The animals at the zoo, the animals at the zoo, they close their eyes and sleep at night. The animals at the zoo.
Source: Adapted from Read Sing Play
Lift One Foot and Then the Other
Lift one foot and then the other,
Lift one foot and then the other
Lift one foot and then the other
Lift them both together.
(Verses: Lift one leg, clap your hands and keep on clapping)
Source: Jbrary
Here is a Baby
Here is a baby ready for a nap
Hold up index finger
Lay her down in her mother’s lap
Place index finger in palm of other hand
Cover her up so she won’t peek
Curl fingers of other hand around index finger
Rock her till she’s fast asleep.
Swing hands gently together.
Source: Mel’s Desk
