We had a big, happy group this morning! It was wonderful to be back. I missed you all! After our hello songs and rhymes, we read...

Splish, Splash, Ducky! by Lucy Cousins

...and shared these fun little songs:

Mmm Ahh Went the Little Green Frogfrom Jbrary

Mmm ahh went the little green frog one day.
Mmm ahh went the little green frog.
Mmm ahh went the little green frog one day.
And they all went mmm, mmm, ahh.

But... We know frogs go (clap) shanananana
(clap) shanananana. (clap) shanananana.
We know frogs go (clap) shanananana.
They don't go mmm, mmm, ahh.

Little Duck from Jen in the Library
Tune: London Bridges

Little duck goes, “Quack, quack, quack,
Quack, quack, quack,
Quack, quack, quack.
Little duck goes, “Quack, quack, quack.”
Swimming all day long.

Repeat with
With her feet she paddle, paddle, paddles, (paddle feet)
With her tail she swish, swish, swishes (shake bottom)
With her wings she flap, flap, flaps ….as she flies away (“flap wings”)

Rain Is Falling Down from Jbrary

Rain is falling down. Splash!
Rain is falling down. Splash!
Pitter patter, pitter patter
Rain is falling down. Splash!

Sun is peeking out. Peek!
Sun is peeking out. Peek!
Peeking here, peeking there,
Sun is peeking out. Peek!

Then we read...

I Love Kisses by Sheryl McFarlane

...and shared this song and fingerplay:

Kiss, Kiss Song from the Verona Storytime page

One little, two little, three little kisses,
Four little, five little, six little kisses,
Seven little, eight little, nine little kisses,
Ten little kisses say “I love you.”

One I Love You from Library Village

One I love you, two I love you, three I love you so!
Four I love you, five I love you, rock you to and fro!
Six I love you, seven I love you, eight you love me too!
Nine I love you, ten I love you, my bouncing buckaroo!

We then learned the baby sign for love. :)

Early Literacy Tip

“The essential factor that determined the future learning trajectory of a child was the early language environment: how much and how a parent talked to a child…. Children in homes in which there was a lot of parent talk did better.” - from "Thirty Million Words" by Dana Suskind. This is such a wonderful book. Stop by the library to get your free copy of this Community Read book from the Children's Reading Connection.

Our puppet friends joined us for this call and repeat song:

I Went Walking
Tune: Frere Jacques

I went walking
What did I see
I saw a _____ following me.

We finished up with scarves and goodbyes. See you next week!