More babies! I’m close to a full year of virtual storytimes now–not quite there yet, but more on that soon. There are more than 50 virtual storytime outlines on this blog already! We are now officially one year since my last in-person baby storytime. (And playtime! I miss playtime.) I’m proud of the virtual work I’ve done over the last year, but I am starting to get itchy for some kind of change. I don’t necessarily know if I want things to be what they were, entirely, but I want…something? Hmmmm. Not entirely sure, but for now, more baby content.
More Baby Storytime Content:
Find additional storytime content at the links below:
– Storytime Resources (includes all storytime outlines)
– Virtual Toddler Storytimes
– Virtual Baby Storytimes
– Virtual Preschool Storytimes
– Virtual Family Storytimes (including themed special events)
– All Virtual Storytime Outlines
Baby Storytime Intro Song & Rhyme – Wake Up Toes & We Clap and Sing Hello
Early Literacy Tip: Grasping objects helps build finger muscles that help with writing.
Book Recommendation: Welcome to the Party by Gabrielle Union
Song: What Shall We Do with the Sleeping Baby by Rainbow Songs
Action Rhyme: Zoom Down the Freeway
Zoom down the freeway,
Zoom down the freeway,
Zoom down the freeway,
FAST!
Continue with:
Up goes the drawbridge…a ship is going past.
Down goes the drawbridge…ship has passed at last.
Zoom down the freeway!
Bounce: A Hippopotamus on a City Bus
A hip, a hip, a hippopotamus
Got on, got on, got on a city bus
And all, and all, and all the people said,
“You’re squishing us!” (hug)
A cow, a cow
A cow got on the bus
And all, and all, and all the people said,
“Mooooove over!“ (tilt sideways
A sheep, a sheep,
A sheep got on the bus
And all, and all, and all the people said,
“Baaaack up!“ (lean back)
— Find more Baby Bounces in this post. —
Bounce/Movement: Humpty Dumpty
Rock and rock and rock on the wall
Rock and rock; I hope we don’t fall!
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall (tilt backwards or sideways)
All the kings horses and all the kings men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again!
— Find more Baby Bounces in this post. —
Song: Hands Together, Hands Apart by Rainbow Songs
Puppets/Animal Sounds: Dear Zoo
Manipulative: Stuffed Animals & Little Red Wagon by Old Town School of Folk Music
Closing Song: If You’re Happy and You Know It by Old Town School of Folk Music