Down on the Farm Baby Lap Time, 3/21/13

 Down on the Farm Baby Lap Time, 3/21/13

Rhyme: Cheek Chin

Book: I Love You a Bushel and a Peck illustrated by Rosemary Wells
I opted not to sing this one, and I have no idea whether people even realized it was a song. My grandma used to sing this to me when I was little, and I always got a kick out of it. Alas, I think these folks just thought it was a poorly written picture book.

Song with Stick Puppets: Baa Baa Black Sheep
I did this song stick puppets and changed the color of the sheep each time through. This particular group of babies LOVED puppets.

Rhyme with Puppet: Dickery, Dickery Dare
This was surprisingly well-received and at least one person in the room besides me seemed to know it. 

Book: Animal Sounds by Aurelius Battaglia
I know these types of books seem lame to adults, but the babies were wide-eyed the whole time.

Song with Puppets: All the Cows Say...

Song: Tony Chestnut

Song: All the Little Babies

Song: ABCs

Song: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Song: Itsy Bitsy Spider

Song: Row Your Boat

Song: If You're Happy and You Know It

I use the same hello and goodbye songs at almost every session. Click here for the tunes and words. For descriptions of each of my story times, click here.

Down on the Farm Drop-In Story Time, 3/19/13

 Down on the Farm Drop-In Story Time, 3/19/13

Song with Puppets: When Cows Get Up in the Morning

Book: Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails by Nancy Tafuri
This book has perfect illustrations for large groups, but the guessing game aspect didn't quite catch on.

Song: Over in the Barnyard
The actions to this one didn't seem to click with the kids. I might work on simplifying them for future uses.

Book: Farmyard Beat by Lindsay Craig and Marc Brown
This book is always hit or miss. This week it was miss.



Rhyme with Puppet: Hey Diddle Diddle

Book: Cows in the Kitchen by June Crebbin
I was so glad I had a book to sing, because they were so restless, and this engaged everyone again. Most of the adults sang along, and I saw some kids giggling.

Letter of the Day: L

• Rhyme: Blue is the Lake
• Song with Flannel Board: Mary Had a Little Lamb
• Rhyme  with Puppet: Ladybug

Song: Hands up High

Song: Chickadee

Song: If You're Happy and You Know It 


I use the same hello and goodbye songs at almost every session. Click here for the tunes and words. For descriptions of each of my story times, click here.