I use totally different lyrics, but this video will give you an idea of the tune:
Here are the lyrics we use here:
This is the way we wave hello,
Wave hello, wave hello.
This is the way we wave hello,
Hello, hello, hello.
Repeat with clap, wiggle (wiggling fingers), and then close it out with another chorus of wave.
After that, we continued with the rest of our regular Baby Lapsit hello, minus the first song. Then, our first book was Where is Baby's Puppy? by Karen Katz. I don't usually use lift-the-flap or pop-up books in storytime because of the size of the group, but our Baby Lapsit rarely has more that 30 people. Plus, today it was nice to have a more interactive book since I had one older sibling in the room. She is almost three, and really enjoyed that I let her lift the flaps for me before we showed the surprise picture to all the babies.
Next it was time for our lap bounce journey and it began, as always, with "Bumpy Road." I have a few regulars who have come to Baby Lapsit continuously since their babies were only a couple months old, and they know this chant by heart now. Grownups are instructed to seat their baby facing forward on their laps and bounce along with me as I demonstrate with a roughly baby-sized teddy bear. Here is the chant:
Bumpy road, bumpy road. (Bounce baby on lap)
Smooth road, smooth road. (Move baby smoothly back and forth)
Bumpy road, bumpy road. (Bounce baby on lap)
Smooth road, smooth road. (Move baby smoothly back and forth)
Rough road, rough road! (Bounce baby higher than before)
Bumpy road, bumpy road. (Bounce baby on lap)
Rough road, rough road! (Bounce baby higher than before)
Hole! (Hold baby under armpits and let them fall between your legs)
Since it's been a while, I brought back the "pop" theme for our musical lap bounce today. "Pop Goes the Weasel," and then "Popcorn" by Raffi (twice through because it's very short).
Our second board book today was Olivia Loves Owl by David McPhail. Short and sweet with cute illustrations, this one was a big hit with the grownups.
Before recorded songs with gestures, I did an a capella fingerplay today. "Two Little Blackbirds" is a bit of an antiquated nursery rhyme, but I'm trying to bring it back. I like to sing it to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," which adds an extra line onto the end of the original version:
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill
One named Jack and one named Jill
Fly away Jack and fly away Jill
Come back Jack and come back Jill
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill
One named Jack and one named Jill
The fun thing about this song is, once you learn the original melody you can substitute "Jack and Jill" for any set of opposites. It's a great way to teach rhyming words and opposites to any age of child. Example:
Two little blackbirds sitting on a gate
One named Early and one named Late
Fly away Early and fly away Late
Come back Early and come back Late
Two little blackbirds sitting on a gate
One named Early and one named Late
You can even give your fingers personalities that match their names; Late could move slower than Early to show he is always late. Here is Jbrary giving a great example of this song.
I plan to teach more songs where you can substitute the words as a fun game. It's something I grew up with, and I feel it's very important for kids to grow up playing with language and letters. It helps them become better communicators later on, and also makes them more confident and comprehensive readers.
Our next song was "One, Two Hands" because these are great hits with the kiddos as well as grownups, and there's no limit to how often babies and toddlers should practice the names of body parts.
After that, we said goodbye to our friends until next time!
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