Rhyme Time

OPENING RHYMES

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.

Humpty dumpty sat on a wall.

Humpty dumpty had a great fall.

And all the king's horses,

And all the king's men,

Couldn't put Humpty together again.

Literacy Tip: When you add physical movement to these rhymes, your child can feel the rhythm of language in addition to hearing it. Encourage younger chidren to use large movements, while older children can use small, more finite ones.

Wombat walkabout By Carol Diggory Shields

Literacy Tip:This is trickster tale set in Australia so it is great for building vocabulary. You can disocover dingos, gum trees and billabongs! Knowing the names of things and words is the first necessary step in learning to read.

Here's a cup. And here's a cup.
And here's a cup of tea.
Pour a cup. And pour a cup.
And have a drink with me.

RHYMING SONG – adapted by Nancy Stewart

Literacy Tip: Playing with songs that have strong rhymes helps your child build phonological awareness. All the time you are giggling, your child is building an awareness of the smaller parts of words.
To market, to market, to buy a fat pig
Home again, home again, jiggety jig

To market, to market to buy a sweet dog

Home again, home again, jiggety jog

To market, to market to buy some apples

Home again, home again, jiggety japples

To market, to market to buy some bananas

Home again, home again, jiggety janas

WORD OF THE DAY: FUN

CIRCLE DANCE
Here we go loopy loo

From Pete Seeger’s Song and play time

Ring around the rosie

A pocket full of posies.

Ashes, ashes.

We all fall down.

Cows are in the meadow, eating buttercups.

Thunder, ligthning. We all stand up.

Hickory Dickory Dock.

The mouse ran up the clock.

The clock struck one,

The mouse ran down.

Hickory dickory dock.

Clock struck one By Trudy Harris

Literacy Tip: This rhyming books is great for reading repeatedly. You can leave the rhyming word out in each line and have your child fill in the blank.

MOVEMENT RHYME

Icky sticky, icky sticky bubblegum.

Bubblegum, bubblegum.

Icky sticky, icky sticky bubblegum

Sticking my hands on my head.

Ew, ick. You better come quick.

Ew, yuck. I'm stuck, stuck, stuck.

Repeat this rhyme sticking your hands on different parts of your body. When we shared this rhyme at storytime children started telling stories about what happened when they got all sticky. When children create stories they are building narrative skills.

Clock struck one By Elizabeth Scanlon

Literacy Tip: This is a heartwarming book with simple rhymes. See if you can figure out other pockets in the world.

GOODBYE SONGS

See you later alligator.

After awhile crocodile.

See you soon, little baboon.

Bye bye butterfly.

I'm out the door dinosaur.

Make new friends and keep the old.

One is silver and the other is gold.

A circle is round.

It has no end.

That's how long I want to be your friend.

Bears

OPENING RHYMES
Hello toes. Goodbye toes.
My toes are feeling shy today.
And now they're feeling better!
Repeat this rhyme with different parts of the body, including elbows or hands. This is a great way to turn a grumpy morning into a silly one! Try saying hello to your tongue!

A visitor for Bear By Bonny Becker
Literacy Tip: This charming story is great for dialogic reading, which basically means having a dialogue or conversation about the book as you read. Ask your child what will happen next or why bear doesn't like visitors.

RHYME

Here's a cup (make cup with thumb and fingers of one hand)
And here's a cup (do the same with other hand)
And here's a pot of tea. (use first hand to make pot of tea with thumb for spout)
Pour a cup (pour tea and hand to your child)
And pour a cup (pour tea for yourself)
And have a sip with me! (pretend to sip)

WORD OF THE DAY – W-A-R-M
What do you do to stay warm when it’s cold outside? The library has many CD's with music and movement.

One potato, two potato, Three potato, four.

Five potato, six potato, Seven potato more.

Eight potato, nine potato. All the way to ten.

Let's have mashed potatoes and sing it again.

Grizzly Dad By Joanna Harrison

MOVEMENT Take a walk little bear, take a walk. (Clap, Clap)

Take a walk little bear, take a walk. (Clap, Clap)

Take a walk little bear, throw your paws up in the air.

Take a walk little bear, take a walk.

Little bear finds some honey!

Take a lick little bear, take a lick…

Little bear finds friend rabbit!

Take a hop little bear, take a hop...

Little bear goes down to the pond!

Take a swim little bear, take a swim...

Little bear feels the wind!

Take a twirl little bear, take a twirl...

Little bear had a full day!

Take a nap little bear, take a nap...

Teddy bear, teddy bear turn around.

Teddy bear, teddy bear touch the ground.

Teddy bear, teddy bear climb the stairs.

Teddy bear, teddy bear comb your hair.

Teddy bear, teddy bear turn off the light.

Teddy bear, teddy bear say goodnight!

Every Autumn comes the bear By Jim Arnosky

SONG WITH FELT ANIMALS(Lyrics by Nancy Stewart)

When bears get up in the morning they always say good day.

When bears get up in the morning they always say good day.

Growl. Growl. Growl. Growl. That is what they say, they say:

Growl. Growl. Growl. Growl. That is what they say.

Continue this song using a variety of animals. You can use stuffed animals for pretend play or just sing the song in the car making lots of fun animal sounds.

GOODBYE SONGS

See you later, alligator. After awhile crocodile.

See you soon, little baboon. Bye, bye butterfly.

I'm out the door, dinosaur.

Make new friends. And keep the old.

One is silver. And the other is gold.

A circle is round. It never ends.

That's how long I want to be your friend.

Goldilocks and more

OPENING RHYMES
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.

Open them, shut them.

Open them, shut them.

Give a little clap, clap, clap.

Open them, shut them.

Open them, shut them.

Lay them in your lap, lap, lap.

Goldilocks By Ruth Sanderson

Literacy Tip: Favorite folktales are fun to act out and retell. When you share stories your child is building narrative skills. Be sure to include fun voices and ask how the story should end. Some people say Goldilocks ran away from the bears. Others say she stayed to share tea and blueberry muffins. What do you think?

SONG
Do you know the muffin man,

The muffin man, the muffin man.
Do you know the muffin man

Who lives in Drury Lane.
Let’s sing this song with different voices. Let’s start with a big voice, like papa bear. Reach inside your pocket, and find your big voice. Now let’s find mama bear’s voice. And finally, let’s find baby bear’s voice.

WORD OF THE DAY: B-E-A-R

MOVEMENT

Teddy bear, teddy bear turn around.

Teddy bear, teddy bear touch the ground.

Teddy bear, teddy bear climb the stairs.

Teddy bear, teddy bear comb your hair.

Teddy bear, teddy bear turn off the light.

Teddy bear, teddy bear say "Good night."

FELT
There were five in the bed and the little one said,
Roll over, roll over.
So they all rolled over,
And one fell out!
Now there were four in the bed…
Continue singing this song counting down until you get to one left in bed. This is a fun active rhyme to do with stuffed animals, play toys, or friends and family.

Never ask a bear By Louise Bonnett-Rampersaud

Literacy Tip: This book includes fun tips on what to do when you have a bear come over for a play date. Children will love to hear this story over and over. When you repeat the story, leave the last rhyming word out and encourage your child to fill in the blank. This builds your child's phonological awareness.

MOVEMENT
5 little monkeys jumping on the bed (Hap Palmer’s CD, "So Big")

QUIETING RHYMES
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill.

One named Jack. And one named Jill.

Fly away Jack. Fly away Jill.

Come back Jack. Come back Jill.

Here is a nest for robin.

Here is a hive for bee.

Here is a hole for rabbit.

And here is a house for me.

Knock! Knock! By Anna-Clara Tidholm

GOODBYE SONGS

See you later, alligator. After awhile crocodile.

See you soon, little baboon. Bye bye butterfly.

I'm out the door, dinosaur.

Make new friends, and keep the old.

One is silver, and the other is gold.

A circle is round. It has no end.

That's how long I want to be your friend.